# Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020

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.

## Judges

The panel of judges for the 2020 preliminary and final night of competition will include:
* 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

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 | Washington – Payton May |
| 1st runner-up | Arizona – Katelyn Cai |
| 2nd runner-up | Kentucky – Landry Feldmeier |
| 3rd runner-up | Tennessee – Taylor Parsons |
| 4th runner-up | Missouri – Shae Smith |
| Top 10 | Mississippi – Jane Granberry  New Jersey – Brynn McKinney  Oklahoma – Claire Grace  Pennsylvania – Riley Evans  South Carolina – Kellan Fenegan |
| Top 15 | Alabama – Zoé Champion  Idaho – Kaila Yacuk §  Indiana – Hadley Abram  Louisiana – Chanley Patterson  Nebraska – Phoenix Stanford |
§ America's Choice

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Award | Contestants |
| Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ) | Alabama – Zoé Champion Arizona – Katelyn Cai Washington – Payton May |
| Preliminary Talent | Missouri – Shae Smith Pennsylvania – Riley Evans Tennessee – Taylor Parsons |

#### Talent awards

| Awards | Contestant(s) |
| Overall Dance | Pennsylvania – Riley Evans Tennessee – Taylor Parsons |
| Overall Instrumental | Louisiana – Chanley Patterson Utah – Claire Inouye |
| Overall Vocal | Texas – Allie Graves |

#### Other awards

| Awards | Contestant(s) |
| America's Choice | Idaho – Kaila Yacuk |
| Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award | Missouri – Shae Smith |
| Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America | Alabama – Zoé Champion |
| Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life | Arizona – Katelyn Cai |
| Non-finalist Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ) | Rhode Island – Caroline Parente |
| Non-finalist Interview | Illinois – Imani Muse |
| Non-finalist Talent | Texas – Allie Graves |
| Random Acts of Kindness | Utah – Claire Inouye |
| Scholastic Excellence | South Carolina – Kellan Fenegan |
| Teens in Action Award Winners | Delaware – Jacqueline Means (tie) Florida – Hannah Adams (tie) |
| Teens in Action Award Finalists | Massachusetts – Rachel Michelle-Marie Perry Oklahoma – Claire Grace South Carolina – Kellan Fenegan Virginia – Morgan Rhudy |
| Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship | Texas – Allie Graves |

## Contestants

The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 contestants are:
* Declared as winner
* Ended as a runner-up
* Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
| State | Name |
| Alabama | Zoé Champion |
| Alaska | Corinne Johnson |
| Arizona | Katelyn Cai |
| Arkansas | Sarah Cate Lay |
| California | Isabella Mills |
| Colorado | Natalie Orsborn |
| Connecticut | Lindiana Frangu |
| Delaware | Jacqueline Means |
| District of Columbia | Kianna Kelly-Futch |
| Florida | Hannah Adams |
| Georgia | Mary Wilhelmina Hodges |
| Hawaii | Makaila Natividad |
| Idaho | Kaila Yacuk |
| Illinois | Imani P. Muse |
| Indiana | Hadley Abram |
| Iowa | Caitlin Crome |
| Kansas | Tori Pedruzzi |
| Kentucky | Landry Feldmeier |
| Louisiana | Chanley Patterson |
| Maine | Jane Lipp |
| Maryland | Emily Yi |
| Massachusetts | Rachel Michelle-Marie Perry |
| Michigan | Madison McElvany |
| Minnesota | Rachel Luchsinger |
| Mississippi | Jane Granberry |
| Missouri | Shae Smith |
| Montana | Karsen Murphy |
| Nebraska | Phoenix Stanford |
| Nevada | Molly Martin |
| New Hampshire | Abigail Conard |
| New Jersey | Brynn McKinney |
| New Mexico | Brynn Ayala |
| New York | Sarah Lawrence |
| North Carolina | Karlee Sanderford |
| North Dakota | Kaylee Moss |
| Ohio | Madison DeFrank |
| Oklahoma | Claire Grace |
| Oregon | Marin Gray |
| Pennsylvania | Riley Evans |
| Rhode Island | Caroline Parente |
| South Carolina | Kellan Fenegan |
| South Dakota | Payton Steffensen |
| Tennessee | Taylor Parsons |
| Texas | Allie Graves |
| Utah | Claire Inouye |
| Vermont | Danielle Trottier |
| Virginia | Morgan Rhudy |
| Washington | Payton May |
| West Virginia | Lauren Rose |
| Wisconsin | Savannah Horstman |
| Wyoming | Hannah Moore |