For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Hawaii Teen USA
Formation: | 2005 |
Type: | Beauty pageant |
Language: | English |
Key People: | Muriel Anderson (executive director) |
Headquarters: | Kaneohe |
Location: | Hawaii |
Membership: | Miss America's Outstanding Teen |
Website: | Official website |
The Miss Hawaii's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative of the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Miss America's Teen pageant.
Lauryn Trader of Makiki was crowned Miss Hawaii's Outstanding Teen on June 2, 2023, at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2024.
In January of 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Hawaii’s Outstanding Teen, to Miss Hawaii’s Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.
The year in parentheses indicates the year of Miss America's Outstanding Teen the award/placement was garnered.
Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local title | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes | |
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2024 | Nicole McClain | Nuuanu | 17 | Miss Nuuanu's Teen | Vocal | TBA | TBA | ||
2023 | Lauryn Trader[1] | Makiki | 18 | Miss Manoa's Teen | Tahitian Dance | Top 11 | |||
2022 | Kylee Amoroso-Kawamoto | Kaneohe | 15 | Contemporary Dance, "Body Love" | Top Dance Talent Award | ||||
2021 | Ilima Sexton[2] | Ewa Beach | 15 | Hip Hop Dance, "Fallin'" | Top 11 | ||||
2019-20 | Makaila Natividad[3] | Kapolei | 15 | Lyrical Dance, "Carry You" | |||||
2018 | Sophia Stark[4] | Honolulu | 13 | – | Vocal, "Juliet's Waltz" | Spirit of America Award[5] | Appeared on MasterChef Junior[6] Semi-finalist at Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2020[7] Later Miss Hawaii Teen Volunteer 2022 Top 5 at Miss Volunteer Teen America 2022 | ||
2017 | Maia Mayeshiro[8] | Honolulu | 16 | – | Ukelele | Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award[9] Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
2016 | Carly Yoshida[10] | Waikoloa | 17 | Hula | 2nd runner-up at Miss Hawaii 2021[11] | ||||
2015 | Kealani Tanizaki-Hudson[12] | Honolulu | 16 | – | Lyrical Dance | 4th runner-up at Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2015 pageant[13] 1st runner-up at Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2017 pageant | |||
2014 | Tarah Driver[14] | St. Louis Heights | 15 | Miss East Oahu's Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Dance | ||||
2013 | Hayley Cheyney Kane[15] | Kaneohe | 16 | Hula, “Imagine” by Nohelani Cypriano | Later placed 1st runner up in Miss Hawaii 2023 Later Miss Hawaii 2024 | ||||
2012 | Hulali Brown[16] | Maui | Hula | ||||||
2011 | Briana Garrido[17] | Oahu | |||||||
2010 | Lena Merrill[18] | Wailuku | 15 | Lyrical Monologue using American Sign Language | Spirit of America Award | First deaf person to compete for the title of Miss America's Outstanding Teen | |||
2009 | Napua Salbedo[19] | Makawao | 17 | Miss Maui's Outstanding Teen | Contemporary Tahitian Hip Hop Dance | ||||
2008 | Hali'alani Parish[20] | Ewa Beach | 15 | Piano/Vocal, "Wind Beneath My Wings" | 3rd runner-up at the Miss Hawaii 2015 pageant[21] | ||||
2007 | Moani Hara[22] | Honolulu | Later Miss Hawaii USA 2014 | ||||||
2006 | Katrina Kem[23] | Wahiawa | 16 | Piano/Vocal | |||||
2005 | Jalee Kate Fuselier[24] | Haleiwa | 17 | Vocal | Later Miss Hawaii 2010[25] 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2011 pageant[26] |