Miss America's Teen Explained

Miss America's Teen
Leader Title1:Formerly called
Leader Name1:Miss America’s Outstanding Teen
Type:Beauty pageant
Organization:Miss America Organization
Language:English
First:2006
Recent:2024
Current Titleholder:Hanley House
Titleholder Represents:North Carolina
Headquarters:Wellington, Florida
Region Represented:United States
Leader Name:Robin Ross-Fleming
Leader Title:CEO

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

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

YearCrownedWinnerStateCityAgeAwardsTalentNotes
2006August 21, 2005Meghan Miller[2] [3] TexasBeaumont17Overall Talent Award

Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award

Preliminary Talent Award
Ventriloquism
2007August 19, 2006Maria DeSantis[4] [5] New YorkStaten Island17Preliminary Talent AwardVocal
2008August 11, 2007Caitlin Brunell[6] [7] VirginiaGreat Falls15Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardEn Pointe Dance, "Show Off" from The Drowsy Chaperone
2009August 16, 2008Taylor Fitch[8] South CarolinaAnderson17Musical Theater Dance
2010August 15, 2009Jeanette Morelan[9] [10] WisconsinRacine15Vocal, "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera
2011August 28, 2010Lacey Russ[11] OklahomaCordell16Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardPiano, Bach’s "Prelude XXI" and Beethoven’s "Sonata Pathetique"
2012August 20, 2011Elizabeth Fechtel[12] FloridaLeesburg17Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardMusical Theater Jazz Dance, "I Am What I Am"
2013August 18, 2012Rachel Wyatt[13] South CarolinaPiedmont17Dance
2014August 17, 2013Leah Sykes[14] FloridaJacksonville16Vocal, “Someone Like You” by Adele
2015August 2, 2014Olivia McMillan[15] GeorgiaCenterville17Outstanding Vocalist Award[16]

Preliminary Talent Award
Classical Vocal, “Nessun dorma” from Puccini's opera, Turandot
2016August 1, 2015Allie Nault[17] New HampshireGilford17Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[18]

Teens in Action Award
Dance/Twirl
2017August 6, 2016Nicole Jia[19] OklahomaOklahoma City17Outstanding Instrumentalist AwardPiano, Variations on Mozart's “Rondo Alla Turca”
2018July 29, 2017Jessica Baeder[20] AlabamaAuburn17Teens in Action Award[21] Ballet en pointe, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
2019July 28, 2018London Hibbs[22] TexasTyler17Vocal, "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera
2020July 27, 2019Payton May[23] WashingtonVancouver17Vocal, "Over the Rainbow"
  • Held title for two years since no competition was held in 2020
2021No national pageant was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022July 30, 2021Marcelle LeBlanc[24] AlabamaBirmingham18Broadway Vocal, "On My Own" from Les MiserablesSister of Miss Alabama Teen USA 2024, Ava LeBlanc
2023August 12, 2022Morgan Greco WashingtonCamas16Operatic Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from FaustLater crowned Miss Teen International USA 2024
2024January 13, 2024Hanley HouseCleveland16Preliminary Fitness AwardPreliminary Evening WearDance

Winners by state

StateNumber of
Titles Won
Year(s) Won
Alabama22018, 2022
Florida2012, 2014
Oklahoma2011, 2017
South Carolina2009, 2013
Texas2006, 2019
Washington2020, 2023
North Carolina12024
Georgia2015
New Hampshire2016
New York2007
Virginia2008
Wisconsin2010

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Become a Contestant . Miss America's Outstanding Teen . June 12, 2015.
  2. News: Travis . Reed . . Plainview Herald . . Texas teen ventriloquist wins Orlando Miss America youth pageant . August 21, 2005 . July 3, 2015.
  3. Web site: Fred . Abel . A Thunderous Teen Success . Pageantry Magazine .
  4. Web site: Abby . Bollenbacher . Congratulations to Miss America's New Outstanding Teen, Maria DeSantis! . Being Miss Maumee Valley . August 20, 2006.
  5. Web site: Fred . Abel . MAOT's Ready for Prime Time Debut . Pageantry Magazine .
  6. Web site: Kevin . Hogencamp . Mark Brunell's daughter, Miss Alabama, hoping to be crowned Miss America in September . The Florida Times-Union . August 1, 2014 . January 20, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132938/http://jacksonville.com/community/shorelines/2014-08-01/story/miss-america-hopeful-promoting-self-esteem . January 17, 2018 . dead . mdy-all .
  7. Web site: Fred . Abel . MAOT's Super Bowl . Pageantry Magazine .
  8. Web site: Next in Line for Greatness . Pageantry Magazine . August 20, 2008.
  9. Web site: Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2010 . Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  10. Web site: Miss America's Outstanding Teen . Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen, Jeanette Morelan, Wins Miss America's Outstanding Teen Competition . August 15, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100129132904/http://www.maoteen.org/memo/2009/8.15.2009.htm . January 29, 2010.
  11. Web site: Angel-Anthony . Mendez . Full of Surprises . Pageantry Magazine .
  12. News: Miss America's Outstanding Teen . . Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2012 Rides In The University of Florida's Homecoming Parade . November 2012.
  13. Web site: WLTX19 . Rachel Wyatt Wins Miss South Carolina. June 25, 2016 . May 21, 2017.
  14. Web site: Cindy . Holifield . Good News: Three scouts earn their Eagle award . The Florida Times-Union . October 23, 2013 . As the first runner-up, Leah Roddenberry of Bradenton has been passed Sykes’ title of Miss Florida’s Outstanding Teen..
  15. News: Julie . Pennell . How This Teen Pageant Star Refused to Be Fat-Shamed and Went on to Win . . November 1, 2014.
  16. Web site: 2014 Scholarships. Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  17. Web site: Sara . Tracey . Conversation with Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, Allie Nault . Press of Atlantic City . September 12, 2015.
  18. Web site: 2015 Scholarships. Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  19. News: Kristen . Stewart . Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2017 Crowned in Orlando . PR Newswire . August 8, 2016.
  20. News: Miss Smiths Station Jessica Baeder crowned Miss America’s Outstanding Teen. Berson. Scott. 31 July 2017. The Ledger-Enquirer. 30 September 2017.
  21. Web site: 2017 Scholarships. Miss America's Outstanding Teen. 30 September 2017.
  22. News: Tyler's London Hibbs is 2019's Miss America's Outstanding Teen . Tyler Morning Telegraph . July 31, 2018.
  23. News: Erin . Middlewood . Skyview senior wins Miss America’s Outstanding Teen . The Columbian . July 27, 2019.
  24. Web site: 2021-07-31. Birmingham teen, actress wins Miss America's Outstanding Teen contest. 2021-08-03. al. en.