# Miss America's Teen

Miss America's Teen is an American scholarship pageant. It is the sister program to the Miss America Opportunity, and it aims to "promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for America's teens." In order to be eligible to compete, participants must first compete and win at the local level and then win the state title. The competition consists of several parts of competition which consists of an eight-minute interview in front of a panel of judges, talent, lifestyle and wellness, evening wear, and an on-stage question. All competitors must be girls between the ages of 13 and 18 years of age.
More than $113,000 in scholarship grants were distributed among the 51 contestants in the pageant along with $29 Million in in-kind tuition with 7 universities, with a $30,000 scholarship being awarded to the winner. The chairwoman for the Miss America's Teen program is Miss America CEO, Robin Fleming.
The current titleholder is Peyton Bolling of Arkansas, who was crowned in Orlando, Florida, on January 4, 2025.
In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss America's Outstanding Teen to Miss America's Teen.

## History

The first competition was held in August 2005 in the Linda W. Chapin Theater at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Meghan Miller, who represented Texas, was the first to win the competition.

## Winners

| Year | Crowned | Winner | State | City | Age | Awards | Talent | Notes |
| 2006 | August 20, 2005 | Meghan Miller | Texas | Beaumont | 17 | Overall Talent Award Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Talent Award | Ventriloquism | Off Broadway actress in The Berenstain Bears LIVE! And national tour casts of Berenstain Bears and John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean Appeared on America's Got Talent |
| 2007 | August 19, 2006 | Maria DeSantis | New York | Staten Island | 17 | Preliminary Talent Award | Vocal | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant |
| 2008 | August 11, 2007 | Caitlin Brunell | Virginia | Great Falls | 15 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | En Pointe Dance, "Show Off" from The Drowsy Chaperone | Daughter of former New Orleans Saints quarterback, Mark Brunell Later Miss Alabama 2014 Top 10 at Miss America 2015 pageant Judge at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 |
| 2009 | August 16, 2008 | Taylor Fitch | South Carolina | Anderson | 17 | | Musical Theater Dance | |
| 2010 | August 15, 2009 | Jeanette Morelan | Wisconsin | Racine | 15 | | Vocal, "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera | Sister of Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2013, JamieNicole Morelan Later Distinguished Young Woman of Wisconsin 2012 4th runner-up at Miss Tennessee 2016 pageant |
| 2011 | August 28, 2010 | Lacey Russ | Oklahoma | Cordell | 16 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Piano, Bach's "Prelude XXI" and Beethoven's "Sonata Pathetique" | |
| 2012 | August 20, 2011 | Elizabeth Fechtel | Florida | Leesburg | 17 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Musical Theater Jazz Dance, "I Am What I Am" | Sister of Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen 2010 and Miss Florida 2015, Mary Katherine Fechtel Initially named Miss Florida 2014 Later dethroned from Miss Florida title after tabulation error, making her the 1st runner-up |
| 2013 | August 18, 2012 | Rachel Wyatt | South Carolina | Piedmont | 17 | | Dance | Later Miss South Carolina 2016 1st runner-up at Miss America 2017 pageant Former NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys |
| 2014 | August 17, 2013 | Leah Sykes | Florida | Jacksonville | 16 | | Vocal, "Someone Like You" by Adele | |
| 2015 | August 2, 2014 | Olivia McMillan | Georgia | Centerville | 17 | Outstanding Vocalist Award Preliminary Talent Award | Classical Vocal, "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's opera, Turandot | |
| 2016 | August 1, 2015 | Allie Nault | New Hampshire | Gilford | 17 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Teens in Action Award | Dance/Twirl | |
| 2017 | August 6, 2016 | Nicole Jia | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 17 | Outstanding Instrumentalist Award | Piano, Variations on Mozart's "Rondo Alla Turca" | |
| 2018 | July 29, 2017 | Jessica Baeder | Alabama | Auburn | 17 | Teens in Action Award | Ballet en pointe, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" | Daughter of Miss North Carolina 1984, Francesca Adler |
| 2019 | July 28, 2018 | London Hibbs | Texas | Tyler | 17 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Talent Award | Vocal, "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera | |
| 2020 | July 27, 2019 | Payton May | Washington | Vancouver | 17 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Vocal, "Over the Rainbow" | Held title for two years since no competition was held in 2020 |
| 2021 | No national pageant was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No national pageant was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No national pageant was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No national pageant was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No national pageant was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No national pageant was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No national pageant was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No national pageant was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2022 | July 30, 2021 | Marcelle LeBlanc | Alabama | Birmingham | 18 | Teens in Action Finalist Preliminary Talent Award Top Interview Award (tie) | Broadway Vocal, "On My Own" from Les Miserables | Sister of Miss Alabama Teen USA 2024, Ava LeBlanc |
| 2023 | August 12, 2022 | Morgan Greco | Washington | Camas | 16 | Preliminary Talent Award Top Vocalist Award | Operatic Vocal, "The Jewel Song" from Faust | Later crowned Miss Teen International USA 2024 |
| 2024 | January 13, 2024 | Hanley House | North Carolina | Cleveland | 16 | Preliminary Fitness Award Preliminary Evening Wear | Dance | |
| 2025 | January 4, 2025 | Peyton Bolling | Arkansas | Rogers | 17 | | Jazz Dance, "Man of La Mancha" | |

## Winners by state

| State | Number of Titles Won | Year(s) Won |
| Alabama | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
| Florida | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 2011, 2017 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 2009, 2013 |
| Texas | 2 | 2006, 2019 |
| Washington | 2 | 2020, 2023 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 2025 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia | 1 | 2015 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 2016 |
| New York | 1 | 2007 |
| Virginia | 1 | 2008 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 2010 |