# Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 was the third Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant, held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on August 11, 2007.
At the conclusion of the event, Maria DeSantis of New York crowned her successor Caitlin Brunell of Virginia. The pageant was hosted by Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson and performer Billy Flanigan.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 | Virginia – Caitlin Brunell |
| 1st Runner-Up | Utah – Lindsey Brinton |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Pennsylvania – Elena LaQuatra |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Louisiana – Mary Jane Hobgood |
| 4th Runner-Up | Kentucky – Ann-Blair Thornton |
| Top 10 | Florida – Alexandra Milbrath  Indiana – Morgan Jackson  Mississippi – Jasmine Murray  Oklahoma – Jamie Butemeyer  Wisconsin – Bishara Dorre |

### Other Awards

| Award | Contestant(s) |
| Academic Achievement | Minnesota - Chantal Wilson |
| Non-finalist Interview | Vermont - Caroline Bright |
| Non-finalist Talent | Delaware - Chelsea Betts |
| Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ | Illinois - MerrieBeth Cox Pennsylvania - Elena LaQuatra Virginia - Caitlin Brunell |
| Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness | Tennessee - Devin Grissom Utah - Lindsey Brinton Wisconsin - Bishara Dorre |
| Preliminary Talent | Delaware - Chelsea Betts Illinois - MerrieBeth Cox Louisiana - Mary Jane Hobgood |
| Spirit of America | Nebraska - Kayla Batt |
| Troy Scholarship | Kentucky - Ann-Blair Thornton |

## Order of Announcement
### Top 10

* Louisiana
* Oklahoma
* Wisconsin
* Utah
* Florida
* Pennsylvania
* Mississippi
* Virginia
* Kentucky
* Indiana

### Top 5

* Virginia
* Utah
* Louisiana
* Kentucky
* Pennsylvania

## Pageant
### Selection of Contestants

One delegate from each state, District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands were chosen in state pageants held between September 2006 to July 2007.

### Preliminaries

During the 4 days prior to the final night, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which includes a private interview with the judges and a show where they compete in talent, evening wear, lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, and on-stage question. They were held August 7–10, 2007.

### Finals

During the finals, the top 10 compete in evening wear, lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, and talent, and the top 5 compete in on-stage question.

## Contestants

52 delegates participated:
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Meg McGuffin | Ozark | 14 | Miss Teen Trojan/Troy | Jazz Dance en Pointe | | | Later Miss Alabama 2015 4th runner-up at Miss America 2016 pageant |
| Alaska | Avianna McKee | Anchorage | 17 | | Neo-Classical Ballet en Pointe | | | |
| Arizona | Danielle Dastrup | Holbrook | 16 | Miss Teen Navajo County | Vocal | | | |
| Arkansas | Morgan Holt | Conway | 16 | Miss Teen Conway | Tap Dance | | | 1st runner-up at Miss Arkansas 2012 pageant |
| California | Jordan Krinke | Placentia | 16 | Miss Teen Placentia | Dance | | | Later National Sweetheart 2013 |
| Colorado | Paige Story | Parker | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Karen Link | Terryville | | Miss Bristol's Outstanding Teen | Spanish-influenced tap dance | | | Former NFL cheerleader and captain for the New England Patriots |
| Delaware | Chelsea Betts | Georgetown | 15 | Miss Sussex County's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award | |
| District of Columbia | LaTonya Abrams | Washington D.C. | | | | | | |
| Florida | Alexandra Milbrath | Winter Park | 15 | Miss City Beautiful's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Georgia | Michaela Lackey | Marietta | 17 | Miss Cobb County's Outstanding Teen | Ballet en Pointe | | | Later Miss Georgia 2011 |
| Hawaii | Moani Hara | Honolulu | | | | | | Later Miss Hawaii USA 2014 |
| Idaho | Cassidy Bronson | Ammon | 14 | | Vocal | | | |
| Illinois | MerrieBeth Cox | Roselle | 16 | Miss Greater Woodville's Outstanding Teen | Baton Twirling | | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Talent Award | Later Purdue University's 27th Golden Girl Later Miss Indiana 2012 Top 12 at Miss America 2013 pageant |
| Indiana | Morgan Jackson | Charlestown | 13 | Miss Harvest Homecoming's Outstanding Teen | Dance | Top 10 | | Daughter of Miss New Mexico 1984, Trina Collins Later Miss Indiana 2015 |
| Iowa | Taylar Swartz | Fremont | 16 | Miss Southern Iowa's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Kansas | Maggie Delaney | Overland Park | 17 | Miss Johnson County's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | | | |
| Kentucky | Ann-Blair Thornton | Bowling Green | 17 | Miss Elizabethtown Area's Outstanding Teen | | 4th runner-up | | 1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant Later Miss Kentucky 2011 |
| Louisiana | Mary Jane Hobgood | Shreveport | | Miss Holiday in Dixie's Outstanding Teen | Ballet en Pointe, Rodeo by Aaron Copland | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Maine | Erin Buck | Caribou | 15 | | Vocal | | | Later Maine's Junior Miss 2010 |
| Maryland | Kasey Stanizewski | Swan Point | 15 | Miss College Park's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | | | Sister of Miss Maryland 2010, Lindsay Staniszewski Triple Crown Winner Later Miss Maryland Teen USA 2009; 3rd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2009 pageant Later Miss Maryland USA 2013; Top 15 at Miss USA 2013 pageant |
| Massachusetts | Hillary Pavao | Dartmouth | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Madelynne Wagner | Rockford | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Chantal Wilson | Greenbush | 16 | | Piano | | Academic Achievement Award | 1st runner-up at Miss Minnesota 2014 pageant |
| Mississippi | Jasmine Murray | Columbia | | Miss Houston/North Central's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | Top 10 | | Top 13 finalist on season 8 of American Idol Later Miss Mississippi 2014 Top 10 at Miss America 2015 pageant |
| Missouri | Mary Bauer | Cape Girardeau | 16 | Miss Maulden's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Popular" from Wicked | | | 4th runner-up at Miss Missouri 2009 pageant |
| Montana | Chantell Bury | Glendive | 16 | | Vocal | | | 2nd runner-up at Miss Montana Teen USA 2009 pageant 3rd runner-up at Miss Montana 2009 and 2013 pageants |
| Nebraska | Kayla Batt | Alliance | | | Vocal | | Spirit of America Award | Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant Later Miss Nebraska 2011 |
| Nevada | Gabrielle Boyadjian | Las Vegas | 14 | | Vocal | | | |
| New Hampshire | Julia Neveu | Manchester | 17 | | Jazz Dance | | | 3rd runner-up at Miss New Hampshire 2012 pageant 4th runner-up at Miss New Hampshire 2013 pageant |
| New Jersey | Kaitlyn Schoeffel | Egg Harbor Township | 13 | Miss Coastal Shore's Outstanding Teen | Dance | | | Later Miss New Jersey 2017 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2018 |
| New Mexico | Madison Tabet | Albuquerque | 15 | | Dance | | | Later Miss New Mexico 2010 |
| New York | Allison Carlos | Watertown | 15 | Miss Adirondack International Speedway's Outstanding Teen | Dance | | | |
| North Carolina | BrieAnna Hester | Henderson | 16 | Miss Central Carolina's Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Dance | | | 4th runner-up at Miss North Carolina 2013 pageant |
| North Dakota | Andrea Berglund | Bismarck | 16 | Teen Miss Northern Lights | | | | |
| Ohio | Ashley Miller | Patriot | 16 | Miss Portsmouth's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Jamie Butemeyer | Lawton | 16 | Miss South OKC's Outstanding Teen | | Top 10 | | |
| Oregon | Abigail Rodriguez | Gresham | 16 | Miss Portland's Outstanding Teen | | | | Born drug-addicted to addict parents and was later adopted |
| Pennsylvania | Elena LaQuatra | Mount Lebanon | 15 | Miss Central Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance, "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Deaf since age 4 due to bacterial meningitis Later Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2010 Later Miss Pennsylvania USA 2016 |
| Rhode Island | Molly Jacobson | Barrington | | | | | | Previously Miss Teen Rhode Island International 2006 |
| South Carolina | Lauren Lytle | Boiling Springs | 17 | Miss Greenville Teen | Vocal | | | |
| South Dakota | Autumn Simunek | Hot Springs | 14 | | Ballet | | | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant Later Miss South Dakota 2015 |
| Tennessee | Devin Grissom | Cordova | 16 | Miss Cordova's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | | Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award | Appeared on season 1 of CMT's Sweet Home Alabama |
| Texas | Callie Thompson | Katy | 17 | Miss Teen Montgomery County | Jazz Dance | | | 4th runner-up at Miss Texas 2013 pageant |
| Utah | Lindsey Brinton | Salt Lake City | 16 | | | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award | Later America's Junior Miss 2008 |
| Vermont | Caroline Bright | St. Albans | 17 | | Vocal | | Non-finalist Interview Award | Later Miss Vermont 2010 |
| Virginia | Caitlin Brunell | Great Falls | 15 | Miss Greater Richmond's Outstanding Teen | En Pointe Dance, "Show Off" from The Drowsy Chaperone | Winner | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Daughter of former New Orleans Saints quarterback, Mark Brunell Later Miss Alabama 2014 Top 10 at Miss America 2015 pageant |
| Virgin Islands | Reisha Alyssa Corneiro | Saint Croix | | | | | | |
| Washington | Genay Tucker | Vancouver | 16 | Miss Greater Vancouver's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance | | | |
| West Virginia | Courtney Nelson | Keyser | | Miss Teen Eastern Panhandle | Vocal, “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from The Phantom of the Opera | | | |
| Wisconsin | Bishara Dorre | Milwaukee | 17 | Miss Milwaukee's Outstanding Teen | Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award | Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2006 First Miss Teen USA state delegate to win a MAOT state title Previously National American Miss 2010 Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2014 Top 10 at Miss USA 2014 pageant |
| Wyoming | Ashley Golden | Gillette | 13 | Miss Campbell County's Outstanding Teen | | | | Later Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2011 |