Miss South Carolina Teen USA

The Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant is the competition that selects the representatives for the state of South Carolina in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by RPM Productions since its inception.

South Carolina is in the top 10 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements, this state has placed 18 times at Miss Teen USA and has produced two winners. Vanessa Minnillo won the Miss Teen USA title on August 17, 1998, in Shreveport, Louisiana and later went on to become successful in the entertainment industry and K. Lee Graham won the Miss Teen USA title on August 2, 2014, in Nassau, Bahamas.

South Carolina holds the record for the most Miss Congeniality awards. It has won three: 1994, 1998, and 2002. In 1998, Minnillo became the first teenager to win both Miss Congeniality and the national title, and is one of only two contestants to achieve this.

Nine Miss South Carolina Teen USA titleholders have won the Miss South Carolina USA title and competed at Miss USA.

Leah Mary Scarmeas of Charleston was crowned Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2025 on August 31, 2025, at The Twichell Auditorium in Spartanburg. She represented South Carolina at Miss Teen USA 2025.