Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020
Appearance
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 | |
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Date | July 27, 2019 |
Presenters | Mike Rome |
Venue | Linda Chapin Theater Orlando, Florida |
Entrants | 51 |
Winner | Payton May Washington |
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 was the 14th annual Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held in Orlando, Florida on July 27, 2019. The preliminary competition was held on July 23-25, 2019.
London Hibbs of Texas crowned her successor, Payton May of Washington, at the end of the event.[1]
Judges
The panel of judges for the 2020 preliminary and final night of competition will include:[2]
- Caitlin Brunell-Moore, Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 and Miss Alabama 2014
- Willie L. Hill, Jr., Director of the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Margot Menzel, talent manager at Luber Roklin Entertainment
- Susan Davis Baldino, professor of museum studies at Florida State University and disabilities advocate
- Candace M. Read, wardrobe stylist and blogger
- Jeffrey C. McDermott, President/CEO of Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 |
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1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up | |
4th runner-up |
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Top 10 |
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Top 15 |
§ America's Choice
Awards
Preliminary awards
Award | Contestants |
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Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ) |
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Preliminary Talent |
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Talent awards
Awards | Contestant(s) |
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Overall Dance |
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Overall Instrumental | |
Overall Vocal |
Other awards
Awards[6] | Contestant(s) |
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America's Choice | |
Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award |
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Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America |
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Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life |
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Non-finalist Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ) |
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Non-finalist Interview |
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Non-finalist Talent | |
Random Acts of Kindness |
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Scholastic Excellence |
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Teens in Action Award Winners | |
Teens in Action Award Finalists |
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Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship |
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Contestants
The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 contestants are:
State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
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Alabama | Zoé Champion[7] | Leeds | 16 | Jazz Dance, "Lone Ranger" | Top 15 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Spirit of America Award |
Younger sister of Miss Alabama 2013, Chandler Champion[8] |
Alaska | Corinne Johnson[9] | Anchorage | 16 | Vocal, "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman | |||
Arizona | Katelyn Cai[10] | Scottsdale | 15 | Lyrical Dance, "You Say" by Lauren Daigle | 1st runner-up[3] | Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award |
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Arkansas | Sarah Cate Lay[11] | Little Rock | 16 | Tap Dance, "Shout" by The Isley Brothers | |||
California | Isabella Mills[12] | San Francisco | 15 | Ballet en Pointe, "Tambourine Variation" from La Esmeralda | |||
Colorado | Natalie Orsborn | Brighton | 17 | Acrobatic Dance, "The Way I Am" | Younger sister of Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2009, Janelle Orsborn | ||
Connecticut | Lindiana Frangu[13] | Woodbury | 15 | Rhythmic Tap Dance, "Cold Hearted" | |||
Delaware | Jacqueline Means[14] | Wilmington | 16 | Acro-Jazz Fusion Dance, "Circle of Life" & "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | Teens in Action Award Winner (tie) | Founder of the Wilmington Urban STEM Initiative[14] | |
District of Columbia | Kianna Kelly-Futch[15] | Washington, D.C. | 17 | Vocal, "Home" from The Wiz | |||
Florida | Hannah Adams[16] | Jacksonville | 16 | Contemporary Pointe Dance, Queen Medley | Teens in Action Award Winner (tie) | ||
Georgia | Mary Wilhelmina Hodges[17] | Louisville | 14 | Tap Dance, "Boogie Shoes" by KC and The Sunshine Band | |||
Hawaii | Makaila Natividad[18] | Kapolei | 14 | Lyrical Dance, "Carry You" | |||
Idaho | Kaila Yacuk | Eagle | 17 | Contemporary Dance, "Anything's Possible" | Top 15[3] | America's Choice[3] | |
Illinois | Imani P. Muse[19] | Illinois City | 16 | Vocal, "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha | Non-finalist Interview Award | First African American to be named Miss Illinois' Outstanding Teen | |
Indiana | Hadley Abram[20] | Bloomington | 17 | Musical Theater Jazz Dance, "Let's Be Bad" from Smash | Top 15 | ||
Iowa | Caitlin Crome[21] | Bettendorf | 17 | Jazz Dance, "That's Life" | |||
Kansas | Tori Pedruzzi[22] | Wichita | 14 | Lyrical Dance, "Ashes" by Celine Dion | |||
Kentucky | Landry Feldmeier[23] | Louisville | 15 | Tap Dance, "Woman Up" by Meghan Trainor | 2nd runner-up | ||
Louisiana | Chanley Patterson[24] | Ruston | 16 | Piano, "El Cumbanchero" | Top 15 | Overall Instrumental Talent Award | |
Maine | Jane Lipp | Cumberland Center | 16 | Vocal, "Imagine" | |||
Maryland | Emily Yi[25] | Frederick | 17 | Jazz Dance, "Show Off" from The Drowsy Chaperone | |||
Massachusetts | Rachel Michelle-Marie Perry[26] | New Bedford | 17 | Rock Fiddle, "Walk This Way" | Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
Michigan | Madison McElvany[27][28] | Monroe | 16 | Contemporary Dance, "Sarajevo" | |||
Minnesota | Rachel Luchsinger[29] | Woodbury | 16 | Piano, "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen | |||
Mississippi | Jane Granberry[30] | Hattiesburg | 16 | Jazz Dance, "River Deep – Mountain High" | Top 10 | ||
Missouri | Shae Smith[31] | Bolivar | 15 | Jazz Dance, "September" | 4th runner-up | CMN Miracle Maker Award Preliminary Talent Award |
Previously Miss Missouri Junior High School 2016[32] |
Montana | Karsen Murphy[33] | Glendive | 17 | Lyrical Dance, "Uphill Battle" | |||
Nebraska | Phoenix Stanford[34] | Papillion | 15 | Vocal, "Dream On" | Top 15 | ||
Nevada | Molly Martin[35] | Henderson | 16 | Vocal, "Astonishing" from Little Women | Daughter of Miss Texas 1983, Dana Rogers Martin[35] | ||
New Hampshire | Abigail Conard[36] | Amherst | 15 | Broadway Jazz Dance, "I Am What I Am" | |||
New Jersey | Brynn McKinney[37] | Sewell | 15 | Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl | Top 10 | ||
New Mexico | Brynn Ayala[38] | Albuquerque | 15 | Jazz Dance, "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody" by Fergie | |||
New York | Sarah Lawrence[39] | Eltingville | 17 | Contemporary Jazz Dance, "Keeping Your Head Up" by Birdy | |||
North Carolina | Karlee Sanderford[40] | Wendell | 16 | Jazz Dance, "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner | |||
North Dakota | Kaylee Moss[41] | Williston | 15 | Lyrical Dance, "Speechless" | |||
Ohio | Madison DeFrank[42] | New Albany | 18 | Vocal, "Rise Up" | Previously auditioned for American Idol and The Voice[42] | ||
Oklahoma | Claire Grace[43] | Stillwater | 17 | Vocal, "The Girl in 14G" | Top 10 | Teens in Action Award Finalist | |
Oregon | Marin Gray[44] | Roseburg | 14 | Ballet with Fan Veil, "Fire Dance" | Previously Miss Oregon Junior High School 2017[45] | ||
Pennsylvania | Riley Evans[46] | Pittsburgh | 16 | Acrobatic Jazz Dance, "The Greatest Show" from The Greatest Showman | Top 10 | Overall Dance Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award |
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Rhode Island | Caroline Parente[47] | South Kingstown | 16 | Musical Theatre Vocal, "All Falls Down" | Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award | ||
South Carolina | Kellan Fenegan[48] | Lexington | 16 | Vocal, "In My Dreams" | Top 10 | Scholastic Excellence Teens in Action Award Finalist |
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South Dakota | Payton Steffensen[49] | Yankton | 16 | Acrobatic Musical Theatre Dance, "Call Me Back" from Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | |||
Tennessee | Taylor Parsons[50] | Mountain City | 16 | Clogging, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by Charlie Daniels | 3rd runner-up[4] | Overall Dance Talent Award[4] Preliminary Talent Award[4] |
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Texas | Allie Graves[51] | Texarkana | 17 | Vocal, "Tomorrow" | Non-finalist Talent Award[5] Overall Vocal Talent Award[5] Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship |
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Utah | Claire Inouye[52] | Orem | 16 | Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody" by Franz Liszt | Overall Instrumental Talent Award Random Acts of Kindness Award |
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Vermont | Danielle Trottier[53] | Barre | 17 | Jazz Dance, "Gold" | |||
Virginia | Morgan Rhudy[54] | Midlothian | 17 | Vocal, "My Strongest Suit" | Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
Washington | Payton May[55] | Vancouver | 17 | Vocal, "Over the Rainbow" | Winner[1] | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | |
West Virginia | Lauren Rose[56] | Morgantown | 15 | Lyrical Dance, "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman | |||
Wisconsin | Savannah Horstman[57] | Onalaska | 17 | Vocal, "Finding Wonderland" from Wonderland: A New Alice | |||
Wyoming | Hannah Moore[58] | Rock Springs | 17 | Contemporary Lyrical Dance |
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