# Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2017

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2017 was the 11th Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held at Linda Chapin Theatre in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on August 6, 2016. Allie Nault of New Hampshire crowned her successor Nicole Jia of Oklahoma at the end of the program.

## Results summary
### Placement

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2017 | Oklahoma — Nicole Jia |
| 1st Runner-Up | North Carolina — Catherine White |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Georgia — Kelsey Hollis |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Florida — Anjelica Jones |
| 4th Runner-Up | Louisiana — Sarah McCallum |
| Top 11 | Alabama — Tiara Pennington  Idaho — Mady Thornquest  Missouri — Christina Stratton  Pennsylvania — Alysa Bainbridge §  Texas — Heather King  Wisconsin — Kylene Spanbauer |
§ America's Choice

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

| Award | Contestants |
| Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ) | North Carolina - Catherine White Idaho - Mady Thornquest Nebraska - Hannah Miller |
| Preliminary Talent | Georgia - Kelsey Hollis Florida - Anjelica Jones Wisconsin - Kylene Spanbauer |

#### Talent awards

| Awards | Contestants |
| Dance | Florida - Anjelica Jones Massachusetts - Alyssa Maitoza |
| Instrumental | Oklahoma - Nicole Jia Kentucky - Chapel Tinius |
| Vocal | Georgia - Kelsey Hollis Maine - Madison Leslie |

#### Other awards

| Awards | Contestants |
| Ad Sales Award | South Carolina - Makayla Stark |
| Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker | Pennsylvania - Alysa Bainbridge |
| Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America | Texas - Heather King |
| Non-finalist Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ) | Nebraska - Hannah Miller |
| Non-finalist Interview | Nebraska - Hannah Miller |
| Non-finalist Talent | Kentucky - Chapel Tinius Maine - Madison Leslie Massachusetts - Alyssa Maitoza |
| Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life | Delaware - Ashley Swanson |
| Teen in Action | Arkansas - Emily Brewer |
| Scholastic Excellence | South Carolina - Makayla Stark |
| Random Acts of Kindness | Kansas - Paige Kauffman |

## Contestants

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2017 contestants are:
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Talent | Placement | Special Awards | Notes |
| Alabama | Tiara Pennington | Helena | 16 | Miss Metropolitan's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Patriotic Medley" | Top 11 | | Later Miss Alabama 2019 |
| Alaska | Danielle Stam | Anchorage | 16 | Miss Anchorage's Outstanding Teen | Interpretive Flamenco | | | |
| Arizona | Elan Morris | Chandler | 17 | Miss Surprise's Outstanding Teen | Dance | | | |
| Arkansas | Emily Brewer | Little Rock | 17 | Miss Greater Little Rock's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance | | Teen in Action Award | |
| California | Jenna Tower | Garden Grove | 17 | Miss Garden Grove's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Colorado | Makenzie Matz | Timnath | 17 | Miss Fort Collins' Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Connecticut | Samantha Anderson | Wolcott | 17 | Miss Constitution's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Delaware | Ashley Swanson | Wilmington | 16 | Miss Wilmington's Outstanding Teen | | | Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award | |
| District of Columbia | Nilah Pettus | Washington D.C. | 16 | | Dance | | 2nd Place in Ad Sales | |
| Florida | Anjelica Jones | Jacksonville | 16 | Miss Orlando's Outstanding Teen | Contemporary Ballet | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent, Outstanding Dance Talent | Previously Miss Junior High School America 2013 |
| Georgia | Kelsey Hollis | Warner Robins | 16 | Miss Houston County's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | 2nd runner-up | Preliminary Talent, Outstanding Vocal Talent | |
| Hawaii | Carly Yoshida | Waikoloa | 16 | | | | | |
| Idaho | Mady Thornquest | Twin Falls | 15 | Miss Magic Valley's Outstanding Teen | | Top 11 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ | |
| Illinois | Christine Bryant | Marion | 17 | Miss Southern Illinois' Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Indiana | Jordan Axel | Kendallville | 17 | Miss Fort Wayne's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance | | | |
| Iowa | Julia Campbell | DeWitt | 16 | Miss Clinton County's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Kansas | Paige Kauffman | Hesston | 17 | Miss Harvey County's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | | Random Acts of Kindness Award | |
| Kentucky | Chapel Tinius | Bowling Green | 16 | Miss Horse Capital of the World's Outstanding Teen | | | Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award, Non-Finalist Talent | |
| Louisiana | Sarah McCallum | Farmerville | 15 | Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding Teen | | 4th runner-up | | |
| Maine | Madison Leslie | Lewiston | 16 | | Vocal | | Outstanding Vocal Talent Award, Non-Finalist Talent | |
| Maryland | Allison LaForce | Damascus | 17 | Miss Mountain City's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Alyssa Maitoza | Dartmouth | 16 | Miss New Bedford's Outstanding Teen | | | Outstanding Dance Talent Award, Non-Finalist Talent | Miss Bristol County 2018 |
| Michigan | Kendra Lodewyk | Bay City | 14 | Miss Auburn/Midland's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Minnesota | Cali Weddle | Andover | | Miss River Valley's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Mississippi | Stella Ford | Brandon | 17 | Miss Southern Grace's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Missouri | Christina Stratton | Sedalia | | Miss Kansas City's Outstanding Teen | | Top 8 | 2nd Place in Ad Sales | Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 2015, Top 15 and Miss Photogenic at Miss Teen USA 2015 |
| Montana | Faith Johnson | Helena | 16 | | | | | |
| Nebraska | Hannah Miller | Elkhorn | | Miss Omaha's Outstanding Teen | | | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ, Non-Finalist Interview, Non-Finalist Evening Wear/OSQ | |
| Nevada | Heather Renner | Reno | 15 | | | | | |
| New Hampshire | Teghan Gregson | Derry | | | Tap Dance, "Hand Jive" | | | |
| New Jersey | Nina Mojares | Freehold | 16 | Miss Monmouth County's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | | | |
| New Mexico | Madison Belcher | | 16 | Miss Portales' Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| New York | Lauryn Whitfield | Rochester | 16 | Miss Upstate New York's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| North Carolina | Catherine White | Clayton | 17 | Miss Clayton's Outstanding Teen | | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ | |
| North Dakota | Lyndsey Scheurer | Bismarck | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Madison Heichel | Lexington | 15 | Miss Shawnee's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Nicole Jia | Oklahoma City | 17 | Miss Bethany's Outstanding Teen | | Winner | Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award | |
| Oregon | Abigail Hoppe | Salem | 17 | Miss Three Rivers' Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Alysa Bainbridge | Leesport | 17 | Miss State Capitol's Outstanding Teen | | Top 11 | America's Choice, CMN Miracle Maker Award, 2nd Place in Ad Sales | |
| Rhode Island | Kate DePetro | East Greenwich | 16 | Miss West Bay's Outstanding Teen | Comedic Monologue | | | |
| South Carolina | Makayla Stark | Inman | 17 | Miss Clemson Teen | | | 1st Place in Ad Sales, Scholastic Excellence Award | |
| South Dakota | Hunter Widvey | Rapid City | 17 | Miss Rapid City's Outstanding Teen | | | | Later Miss South Dakota 2022 |
| Tennessee | Leah Humble | Sevierville | 16 | Miss Music City's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Texas | Heather King | Frisco | 17 | Miss Frisco's Outstanding Teen | | Top 8 | Spirit of America Award | |
| Utah | Madeline Pettit | Bountiful | 16 | Miss Davis County's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Vermont | Alexandra Diehl | St. Albans | 15 | | | | | Later Miss Vermont Teen USA 2018 |
| Virginia | Emily Allara | Salem | 14 | Miss Roanoke Valley's Outstanding Teen | Dance | | | |
| Washington | Vivian Dao | Auburn | 16 | Miss Liberty's Outstanding Teen | Piano, "Game of Thrones Theme" by Ramin Djawadi | | | |
| West Virginia | Grace Aulabaugh | Martinsburg | 16 | Miss Berkeley County's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Wisconsin | Kylene Spanbauer | Fond du Lac | 17 | Miss Fond du Lac's Outstanding Teen | Dance/Twirl, "Explosive" by Bond | Top 11 | Preliminary Talent | |
| Wyoming | Rae Lee Klein | Cheyenne | 17 | | | | | |