Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen
Winners
Declared as winner Ended as a runner-up Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen

Section Title: Winners
Table Section Text: Declared as winner Ended as a runner-up Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local title	Talent	Placement at MAO Teen	Special scholarships at MAO Teen	Notes

2018	Kelsie Therkildsen	Bennington	15	Miss Metro's Outstanding Teen	Jazz Dance, "Swing with Me"

2017	Carsyn Long	Gering	17	Miss Kearney's Outstanding Teen	Vocal

2016	Hannah Miller	Elkhorn	Miss Omaha's Outstanding Teen	Dance	Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award Non-finalist Interview Award Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Top 5 Interview Award

2015	Steffany Lien	Omaha	17	Miss Douglas County's Outstanding Teen	Baton Twirl, “Hollywood" by Michael Bublé	Top 10	Six-time world champion baton twirler Later University of Louisville's Cardinal Girl Feature Twirler

2014	Morgan Holen	Omaha	Dance	4th runner-up	Outstanding Dance Talent Award	Daughter of Miss Nebraska 1988, Jodi Miller Holen Later Distinguished Young Woman of Nebraska 2016 Top 10 at Distinguished Young Woman 2016 national finals

2013	Samantha Washington	Lincoln	15	Miss Omaha's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	First African American woman to hold title of Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen Later Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2017 First woman in Nebraska to hold teen titles in both the Miss America and Miss USA organizations 2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska USA 2019 pageant

2012	Lianna Prill	Holdrege	17	Miss Sandhills' Outstanding Teen	Vocal	2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2016 pageant 3rd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2017 pageant

2011	Brooke Ludemann	North Platte	17	Miss Northwest's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award	2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2015 pageant

2010	Staci Craighead	Omaha	17	Vocal	Daughter of former Nebraska state senator, Joni Craighead

2009	JaCee Pilkington	Minatare	17	Vocal	Later Miss Nebraska 2013

2008	Rachel Foehlinger	Ralston	Miss Omaha's Outstanding Teen	Baton Twirl	Sister of Christina Foehlinger, Miss Nebraska 2001 1st runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2013 pageant 2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2012 and 2014 pageants Contestant at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant

2007	Kayla Batt	Alliance	Vocal	Spirit Award	Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant Later Miss Nebraska 2011

2006	Sharla Schreiber	Columbus	16	Jazz/Flag Dance

2005	Jessica States	North Platte	17	Vocal, "I Am What I Am" from La Cage aux Folles

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Kelsie Therkildsen of Bennington was crowned Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen in 2018.

final_sentence: Kelsie Therkildsen of Bennington was crowned Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen in 2018.