Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Alexandra Plotz | Geneva | 17 | Top 16 | ||
| 2011 | Paige Higgerson | Cutler | 19 | |||
| 2010 | Lexi Atkins | Champaign | 16 | 1st runner-up | ||
| 2009 | Stacie Juris | Tinley Park | 18 | Later Miss Illinois USA 2013 | ||
| 2008 | Nora Downs | Chicago | 16 | |||
| 2007 | Victoria Davis | Thawville | 18 | Top 15 | ||
| 2006 | Ceitlyn Glenn | Effingham | 17 | |||
| 2005 | Kelly Cruse | Marion | 17 | 3rd runner-up | ||
| 2004 | Brittany Acosta | Warrenville | 16 | |||
| 2003 | Tiffiney McCormick | Streator | 18 | |||
| 2002 | Lacey Wilson | Hinsdale | 17 | Later Miss Massachusetts USA 2010 | ||
| 2001 | Brittany Richmond | Bristol | 17 | |||
| 2000 | Kimberly Williamson | Goodfield | 18 | |||
| 1999 | Amber Dusak | Antioch | 18 | |||
| 1998 | Nicole Manske | Roscoe | 18 | Semi-finalist | former cohost of The Speed Report. now of NASCAR Now | |
| 1997 | Autumn Waterbury | Marion | 18 | 1st runner-up | ||
| 1996 | Eisa Istok | Elgin | 18 | |||
| 1995 | Anne-Marie Dixon | Highland | 17 | Finalist | Later Miss Oklahoma USA 1998 | |
| 1994 | Charlotte Martin | |||||
| 1993 | Jaime Lyn Holbrook | |||||
| 1992 | Julee Kleffman | Hoffman Estates | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1991 | Kara Kline | Champaign | ||||
| 1990 | Terri Bollinger | Later Miss Missouri USA 1999 | ||||
| 1989 | Kimberly Hannell | |||||
| 1988 | Kathleen McClelland | Bloomington | 3rd runner-up | Miss Photogenic | ||
| 1987 | Danielle Reese | Riverwoods | ||||
| 1986 | Dyann Lowery | Sandwich | 17 | |||
| 1985 | Lisa Jessen | Macomb | Semi-finalist | Miss Photogenic | ||
| 1984 | Cherise Haugen | Sleepy Hollow | 17 | Winner | Best State Costume | Non-finalist at Miss USA 1984 |
| 1983 | Linda Burkholder | Miss Photogenic |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
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