There have been different pageants called Miss Teen International going back to 1966.

The first contest bestowing the title of Miss Teen International took place on Wednesday, April 4, 1966 in Hollywood and was hosted by Adam West, star of TV’s Batman, with guest appearances by actresses Mia Farrow and Barbara Parkins, actors Vic Morrow and John Astin, singers Robert Goulet and Sonny & Cher, and 1965 Miss Teen USA Susan Henning.

The 1967 Miss Teen International pageant was held again in Hollywood on Saturday, March 20, and was hosted by actress Sally Field and actor-singer Noel Harrison, with 1966 Miss Teen USA Cindy Lewis making an appearance, along with the current 1966 and first Miss Teen International, Ewa Aulin, 17, who crowned her successor.

At the 1968 pageant in Hollywood on Saturday, April 13, there were 12 girls from different countries participating in the event, with Miss Teen USA Pamela Martin, 18, representing the United States.

The pageant was produced by Al Burton and the final competition aired as a single one-hour special nationally in prime time in the United States for each of four consecutive years on the ABC Television network in the United States and syndicated airing in foreign TV markets.

TITLEHOLDERS

YEAR	TITLEHOLDER	NAME	COUNTRY
1966		EWA AULIN	SWEDEN
1967		ALICE ALFEIM	NORWAY
1968		JEANETTE McLEOD	AUSTRALIA
1969		MARY LOUISE LEWIS	ENGLAND

The pageant ceased operation after the 1969 competition.

In 2016, plans for a new version of the pageant began by Glamanand Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., owned by Nikhil Anand. Since the first pageant in 2018, it is held annually in India. Glamanand Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. owns the trademark in India for « Miss Teen International » for beauty pageant use.

Odalys Duarte from Mexico emerged as the first winner of Miss Teen International under the ownership of Glamanand Entertainment and Nikhil Anand.