# Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022 was the 15th Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held in Orlando, Florida. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned 2021 edition was originally scheduled on August 8, 2020, the preliminary competitions were also scheduled on August 4–6, 2020, but it was postponed indefinitely. It has been announced that pageant would be held on July 10, 2021, with preliminary competitions were held on July 7–8, 2021.
Payton May of Washington crowned her successor, Marcelle LeBlanc of Alabama, at the end of the event.

## Overview

The COVID-19 pandemic heavily disrupted the MAOT state pageant competitions were originally scheduled from late-March to June 2020 were postponed to 2021 or cancelled outright. However, five contestants had already crowned prior to the pandemic and they were Alabama, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Utah.
Due to restrictions implemented in 50 states and District of Columbia (except those state pageants were held prior to the pandemic), numerous health and safety guidelines have been implemented for contestants, production members, and audiences at state pageants, such as taking a negative COVID-19 test and following social distancing. Additionally, a number of state pageants have had to alter their initial venue choices due to shut-downs implemented by their governor.

## Judges

* Dolvett Quince – entrepreneur, fitness model, actor and The Biggest Loser trainer
* Natalie Ellis
* Ethan Zohn – Survivor winner and motivational speaker
* Dr. Brittany Revell
* Jasmine Murray – Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2007, Miss Mississippi 2014 and American Idol season 8 contestant

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022 | Alabama – Marcelle LeBlanc |
| 1st Runner-Up | Maryland – Kate Wills § |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Texas – Katherine Omo-Osagie |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Georgia – Megan Wright |
| 4th Runner-Up | Nebraska – Jamie Rose Chen |
| Top 11 | Hawaii – Ilima Sexton  Mississippi – Tori Johnston  Oklahoma – Ella Phillips  Pennsylvania – Jaylen Baron  South Carolina – Dabria Aguilar  Utah – Charlee Sorensen |
§ – America's/People's Choice

### Awards
#### Preliminary Awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ | Georgia – Megan Wright  Texas – Katherine Omo-Osagie |
| Preliminary Talent | Alabama – Marcelle LeBlanc  Utah – Charlee Sorensen |

#### Other Awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Advertising Sales | Montana – Annika Bennion  South Carolina – Dabria Aguilar |
| America's Choice | Maryland – Kate Wills |
| Spirit of America | Maryland – Kate Wills |
| Teens in Action Winner | Arizona – Kate Lynn Blair |
| Teens in Action Finalists | Alabama – Marcelle LeBlanc  Florida – Ruby Tilghman  Indiana – Kate Dimmit  Iowa – Maggie Leach  Montana – Annika Bennion  New Hampshire – Isabel Povey  Pennsylvania – Jaylen Baron |
| Top Dance Talent | South Carolina – Dabria Aguilar |
| Top Interview | Alabama – Marcelle LeBlanc  Pennsylvania – Jaylen Baron  Texas – Katherine Omo-Osagie |
| Top Vocal Talent | Utah – Charlee Sorensen |

## Contestants

All 51 state titleholders have been crowned.
* Declared as winner
* Ended as a runner-up
* Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
| State | Name |
| Alabama | Marcelle LeBlanc |
| Alaska | Sycely Wheeles |
| Arizona | Kate Lynn Blair |
| Arkansas | Shelby Cook |
| California | Maya Alvarez-Coyne |
| Colorado | Lila Sacha |
| Connecticut | Aicha Diallo |
| Delaware | Haley Alexander |
| District of Columbia | Jade Ridout |
| Florida | Ruby Tilghman |
| Georgia | Megan Wright |
| Hawaii | Ilima Sexton |
| Idaho | Madison Andreason |
| Illinois | Kylie Ryder |
| Indiana | Kate Dimmit |
| Iowa | Maggie Leach |
| Kansas | Gracie Hendrickson |
| Kentucky | Chloe Yates |
| Louisiana | Sophia Nawaz |
| Maine | Lauren Jorgensen |
| Maryland | Kate Wills |
| Massachusetts | Tess O'Riordan |
| Michigan | Rylie Dewley |
| Minnesota | Bella Grill |
| Mississippi | Tori Johnston |
| Missouri | Ashley Berry |
| Montana | Annika Bennion |
| Nebraska | Jamie Rose Chen |
| Nevada | Isabella McGinnis |
| New Hampshire | Isabel Povey |
| New Jersey | Isabella Freund |
| New Mexico | Dallas Collins |
| New York | Gianna Caetano |
| North Carolina | Harley Tilque |
| North Dakota | Emma Tong |
| Ohio | Madison Yuzwa |
| Oklahoma | Ella Phillips |
| Oregon | Moira O'Bryan |
| Pennsylvania | Jaylen Baron |
| Rhode Island | Alexa Johnsen |
| South Carolina | Dabria Aguilar |
| South Dakota | Kianna Healy |
| Tennessee | Taylor Black |
| Texas | Katherine Omo-Osagie |
| Utah | Charlee Sorensen |
| Vermont | Emma Anderson |
| Virginia | Ella Strickland |
| Washington | Chloe Furnstahl |
| West Virginia | Olivia Travis |
| Wisconsin | Eve Vanden Heuvel |
| Wyoming | Cassandra "Cassie" Guelde |