Vanessa Semrow

Who is Vanessa Semrow?

Vanessa Marie Semrow is a beauty queen from Rhinelander, Wisconsin who held the Miss Teen USA 2002 title.

Semrow won her first title, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA on October 15, 2001, in a pageant paying tribute to the events of September 11, 2001. She had been recruited during a modeling exhibition.

In August 2002, Semrow represented Wisconsin in the Miss Teen USA 2002 pageant held on South Padre Island, Texas, where she became the first semi-finalist from her state since Miss Teen USA 1984. At the conclusion of the final competition, Semrow was crowned Miss Teen USA 2002 by outgoing titleholder Marissa Whitley. Semrow was the first Miss Universe Organization titleholder to wear the newly designed Mikimoto crown.

As Miss Teen USA, Semrow represented the Miss Universe Organization and lived in a Trump apartment in New York City, the first Miss Teen USA titleholder to live there full-time. Her "sister" 2002 titleholders were Shauntay Hinton and Justine Pasek. During her reign, Semrow travelled with Pasek to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on a USO tour, raised money for charities, and attended celebrity events. Her reign ended on 13 August 2003, when she crowned Tami Farrell, Miss Teen USA 2003.