Eighteen-year-old Hilary Carol Cruz, beauty queen from Louisville, Colorado, was chosen as Miss Teen USA 2007. Hilary, who graduated this year from Centaurus High School, is is the first Miss Teen USA from Colorado.

The rest of the winners in the Top five

First Runner Up: Alyssa Campanella, Miss New Jersey Teen USA

Second Runner Up: Kaitlin Coble, Miss North Carolina Teen USA

Third Runner Up: Lauren Caitlin Upton, Miss South Carolina Teen USA

Fourth Runner Up: Chelsea Welch, Miss West Virginia Teen USA

Next five in the top ten

Canden Bliss Jackson, Miss Alabama Teen USA
Jaymie Stokes, Miss Kansas Teen USA
Emily Bruce, Miss Virginia Teen USA
Vanessa Marie VonBehren, Miss Minnesota Teen USA
Rochelle Rose, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA

Congeniality Award: Anne Elise Parks, Miss Mississippi Teen USA.

The judges for Miss Teen USA 2007

1) Coty Beauty Vice President, Jay Clarke;
2) Victoria’s Secret model, Selita Ebanks
3) William Morris Agency’s Senior Vice President, John Ferriter
4) actress, Melissa Joan Hart
5) former Miss Teen USA 2004 and “Days of our Lives” actress, Shelley Hennig
6) actor, Joey Lawrence
7) Warner Bros. Records Vice President of Artist Development Nick Light
8) professional skateboarder and MTV’s “My Life of Ryan” star, Ryan Sheckler
9) “Friday Night Lights'” actress, Aimee Teegarden
10) and President of YMI Jeans, David Vered.