Miss America's Teen
Type | Beauty pageant |
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Parent organization | Miss America Organization |
Headquarters | Wellington, Florida |
Country represented | United States |
First edition | 2006 |
Most recent edition | 2024 |
Current titleholder | Hanley House North Carolina |
Robin Ross-Fleming | |
Formerly called | Miss America’s Outstanding Teen |
Language | English |
Website | missamerica |
Miss America's Teen is an American scholarship pageant. It is the sister program to the Miss America Opportunity, and it aims to "promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for America's teens." In order to be eligible to compete, participants must first compete and win at the local level and then win the state title. The competition consists of several parts of competition which consists of an eight-minute interview in front of a panel of judges, talent, lifestyle and wellness, evening wear, and an on-stage question. All competitors must be girls between the ages of 13 and 18 years of age.[1]
More than $113,000 in scholarship grants were distributed among the 51 contestants in the pageant along with $29 Million in in-kind tuition with 7 universities, with a $30,000 scholarship being awarded to the winner. The chairwoman for the Miss America's Teen program is Miss America CEO, Robin Fleming.
The current titleholder is Hanley House of North Carolina, who was crowned in Orlando, Florida, on January 13, 2024.
In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss America’s Outstanding Teen to Miss America’s Teen.
History
[edit]The first competition was held in August 2005 in the Linda W. Chapin Theater at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Meghan Miller, who represented Texas, was the first to win the competition.
Winners
[edit]Year | Crowned | Winner | State | City | Age | Awards | Talent | Notes |
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2006 | August 21, 2005 | Meghan Miller[2][3] | ![]() |
Beaumont | 17 | Overall Talent Award[3] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Talent Award |
Ventriloquism |
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2007 | August 19, 2006 | Maria DeSantis[5][6] | ![]() |
Staten Island | 17 | Preliminary Talent Award | Vocal |
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2008 | August 11, 2007 | Caitlin Brunell[7][8] | ![]() |
Great Falls | 15 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | En Pointe Dance, "Show Off" from The Drowsy Chaperone |
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2009 | August 16, 2008 | Taylor Fitch[14] | ![]() |
Anderson | 17 | Musical Theater Dance | ||
2010 | August 15, 2009 | Jeanette Morelan[15][16] | ![]() |
Racine | 15 | Vocal, "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera |
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2011 | August 28, 2010 | Lacey Russ[20] | ![]() |
Cordell | 16 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Piano, Bach’s "Prelude XXI" and Beethoven’s "Sonata Pathetique" | |
2012 | August 20, 2011 | Elizabeth Fechtel[21] | ![]() |
Leesburg | 17 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Musical Theater Jazz Dance, "I Am What I Am" |
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2013 | August 18, 2012 | Rachel Wyatt[24] | ![]() |
Piedmont | 17 | Dance |
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2014 | August 17, 2013 | Leah Sykes[27] | ![]() |
Jacksonville | 16 | Vocal, “Someone Like You” by Adele | ||
2015 | August 2, 2014 | Olivia McMillan[28] | ![]() |
Centerville | 17 | Outstanding Vocalist Award[29] Preliminary Talent Award[29] |
Classical Vocal, “Nessun dorma” from Puccini's opera, Turandot | |
2016 | August 1, 2015 | Allie Nault[30] | ![]() |
Gilford | 17 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[31] Teens in Action Award[31] |
Dance/Twirl | |
2017 | August 6, 2016 | Nicole Jia[32] | ![]() |
Oklahoma City | 17 | Outstanding Instrumentalist Award | Piano, Variations on Mozart's “Rondo Alla Turca” | |
2018 | July 29, 2017 | Jessica Baeder[33] | ![]() |
Auburn | 17 | Teens in Action Award[34] | Ballet en pointe, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" |
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2019 | July 28, 2018 | London Hibbs[35] | ![]() |
Tyler | 17 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Talent Award |
Vocal, "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera | |
2020 | July 27, 2019 | Payton May[36] | ![]() |
Vancouver | 17 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Vocal, "Over the Rainbow" |
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2021 | No national pageant was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
2022 | July 30, 2021 | Marcelle LeBlanc[37] | ![]() |
Birmingham | 18 | Teens in Action Finalist
Preliminary Talent Award Top Interview Award (tie) |
Broadway Vocal, "On My Own" from Les Miserables | Sister of Miss Alabama Teen USA 2024, Ava LeBlanc |
2023 | August 12, 2022 | Morgan Greco[37] | ![]() |
Camas | 16 | Preliminary Talent Award
Top Vocalist Award |
Operatic Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust | Later crowned Miss Teen International USA 2024 |
2024 | January 13, 2024 | Hanley House | ![]() |
Cleveland | 16 | Preliminary Fitness Award
Preliminary Evening Wear |
Dance |
Winners by state
[edit]State | Number of Titles Won |
Year(s) Won |
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Alabama | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
Florida | 2012, 2014 | |
Oklahoma | 2011, 2017 | |
South Carolina | 2009, 2013 | |
Texas | 2006, 2019 | |
Washington | 2020, 2023 | |
North Carolina | 1 | 2024 |
Georgia | 2015 | |
New Hampshire | 2016 | |
New York | 2007 | |
Virginia | 2008 | |
Wisconsin | 2010 |
See also
[edit]- Miss Teen USA
- Miss Teenage America
- Miss Teen America
- Distinguished Young Women (formerly America's Junior Miss)
References
[edit]- ^ "Become a Contestant". Miss America's Outstanding Teen. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ Reed, Travis (August 21, 2005). "Texas teen ventriloquist wins Orlando Miss America youth pageant". Plainview Herald. Plainview, TX. Associated Press. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Abel, Fred. "A Thunderous Teen Success". Pageantry Magazine.
- ^ The Beaumont Enterprise – West Brook grad on 'America's Got Talent' Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bollenbacher, Abby (August 20, 2006). "Congratulations to Miss America's New Outstanding Teen, Maria DeSantis!". Being Miss Maumee Valley.
- ^ Abel, Fred. "MAOT's Ready for Prime Time Debut". Pageantry Magazine.
- ^ a b Hogencamp, Kevin (August 1, 2014). "Mark Brunell's daughter, Miss Alabama, hoping to be crowned Miss America in September". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
- ^ Abel, Fred. "MAOT's Super Bowl". Pageantry Magazine.
- ^ "Tracks, Tds, and a toddler: keeping up with Caitlin... Brunell's Sporting Life revolves around daughter". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 15, 1993.
- ^ Centazzo, Kim (2007-05-02). "Kniffin Collects Dresses, Makes Prom Reality". Connection Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
- ^ Watkins, Mia (June 7, 2014). "Caitlin Brunell, a University of Alabama graduate, is new Miss Alabama". AL.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- ^ Lala, Diane D'Amico Elisa; Loring, Devin (September 15, 2014). "Miss New York is the new Miss America (again)". The Press of Atlantic City. Atlantic City, New Jersey: BH Media Group.
- ^ "Announcing the 2019 MAOTeen Competition Panel of Judges". Constant Contact. July 16, 2019.
- ^ "Next in Line for Greatness". Pageantry Magazine. August 20, 2008.
- ^ "Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2010". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
- ^ "Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen, Jeanette Morelan, Wins Miss America's Outstanding Teen Competition". Miss America's Outstanding Teen. August 15, 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010.
- ^ Bauter, Alison (August 21, 2013). "Racine's Miss Outstanding Teen makes national top 10". The Journal Times.
- ^ Hill, Emily (June 25, 2012). "Distinguished Young Women enjoy beach day at Dauphin Island (gallery)". AL.com.
- ^ "Miss Mid-South wins Miss Tennessee". The Jackson Sun. June 18, 2016.
- ^ Mendez, Angel-Anthony. "Full of Surprises". Pageantry Magazine.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2012 Rides In The University of Florida's Homecoming Parade". Tampa, FL: Miss America's Outstanding Teen. November 2012.
- ^ Campbell, Theresa (February 18, 2015). "Back-to-back pageant wins as Miss UF for Fechtel sisters". Daily Commercial. Leesburg, FL: New Media Investment Group.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hayes, Stephanie (June 27, 2014). "Miss Florida pageant crowns the wrong winner". St. Petersburg, Florida: Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ a b "Rachel Wyatt Wins Miss South Carolina". WLTX19. June 25, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ "Who Is Rachel Wyatt? The Miss America 2017 Runner-Up Still Wins Big". Bustle.com. September 11, 2016.
- ^ "Rachel W." DallasCowboys.com.
- ^ Holifield, Cindy (October 23, 2013). "Good News: Three scouts earn their Eagle award". The Florida Times-Union.
As the first runner-up, Leah Roddenberry of Bradenton has been passed Sykes' title of Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen.
- ^ Pennell, Julie (November 1, 2014). "How This Teen Pageant Star Refused to Be Fat-Shamed and Went on to Win". Teen Vogue.
- ^ a b "2014 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
- ^ Tracey, Sara (September 12, 2015). "Conversation with Miss America's Outstanding Teen, Allie Nault". Press of Atlantic City.
- ^ a b "2015 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
- ^ Stewart, Kristen (August 8, 2016). "Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2017 Crowned in Orlando". PR Newswire.
- ^ Berson, Scott (31 July 2017). "Miss Smiths Station Jessica Baeder crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen". The Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "2017 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Tyler's London Hibbs is 2019's Miss America's Outstanding Teen". Tyler Morning Telegraph. July 31, 2018.
- ^ Middlewood, Erin (July 27, 2019). "Skyview senior wins Miss America's Outstanding Teen". The Columbian.
- ^ a b "Birmingham teen, actress wins Miss America's Outstanding Teen contest". al. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
External links
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