Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006 was the first Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant, held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on August 20, 2005. At the conclusion of the event, Meghan Miller of Texas was crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006 by Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs.
Results
Placements
Other awards
Pageant
Selection of contestants
One delegate from each state, District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands were chosen in state pageants held from September 2004 to June 2005.Preliminaries
During the 3 days prior to the final night, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a show where they compete in talent, evening wear, casual wear, lifestyle and fitness in active wear, and on-stage question. They were held from August 17-19, 2005.Finals
During the final competition, the top 15 compete in casual wear and evening wear, the top 10 compete in talent, and the top 5 compete in on-stage question.Contestants
52 delegates participated:| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
 Alabama | Jenna Bryant | Hoover | 17 | Jazz Dance | Top 10 | ||
 Alaska | Kimberly Carr | Wasilla | 17 | Vocal | Scholastic Excellence Award | Previously Alaska's National Junior Teen-Ager 2004 | |
 Arizona | Adrienne Nurss | Sierra Vista | 17 | Lyrical Dance | Top 10 | Sister of Erin Nurss, Miss Arizona 2008 | |
 Arkansas | Hannah Joiner | Maumelle | 17 | Tap Dance | Top 10 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award | |
 California | Arianna Afsar | San Diego | 13 | Broadway Vocal | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | Top 36 Contestant on American Idol Later Miss California 2010 Top 10 at Miss America 2011 pageant Cast as Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton in the Chicago production of Hamilton |
 Colorado | Jocelyn Story | Parker | 16 | Lyrical Dance | Top 15 | ||
 Connecticut | Sarah Lord | Norwich | 17 | Musical Theatre Dance | |||
 Delaware | Carly Economos | Georgetown | 16 | Classical Vocal | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant | ||
 District of Columbia | Virginia Ryan | Washington D.C. | 17 | Vocal | |||
 Florida | Sierra Minott | Fort Myers | 17 | Musical Theater Jazz Dance | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Later Miss Florida 2008 4th runner-up at Miss America 2009 pageant |
 Georgia | Kristen Springer | Snellville | 16 | Ballet en Pointe | |||
 Hawaii | Jalee Kate Fuselier | Haleiwa | 17 | Vocal | Later Miss Hawaii 2010 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2011 pageant | ||
 Idaho | Amanda Workman | American Falls | 17 | Ballet/Hip Hop Dance | |||
 Illinois | Kathryn Strause | Classical Piano | |||||
 Indiana | Sarah Gorecki | LaPorte | 16 | Vocal | Top 10 | ||
 Iowa | Amanda Sabin | Walcott | 17 | Tap Dance | Later Mrs. Nebraska America 2014 | ||
 Kansas | Lauren Susong | Wellington | 17 | Vocal | |||
 Kentucky | Erin Clark | Louisville | 15 | Musical Theatre Dance | |||
 Louisiana | Bethany Moore | Bastrop | 18 | Vocal | |||
 Maine | Katelyn Smith | Enfield | 16 | Tap Dance | |||
 Maryland | Lindsay Morris | Church Creek | 15 | Piano | |||
 Massachusetts | Tanya Lee Bonefant | Taunton | 17 | Lyrical Dance | |||
 Michigan | Ashley Noelle Loader | Blissfield | 17 | Ballet en Pointe | |||
 Minnesota | Giselle Marie Ugarte | Minnetonka | 16 | Jazz Dance | |||
 Mississippi | Natalie Wood | Oxford | 15 | Theatrical Jazz Dance | |||
 Missouri | Airen Ferguson | Hannibal | 17 | Clogging | |||
 Montana | Jacqueline Ingoin | Lambert | 17 | Tap Dance | |||
 Nebraska | Jessica States | North Platte | 17 | Vocal, "I Am What I Am" from La Cage aux Folles | |||
 Nevada | Raechel Prosser | Gardnerville | 15 | Tap Dance | |||
 New Hampshire | Meghan Lemontagne | Pelham | 17 | Dance/Twirl | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant Later Purdue University's 25th "Golden Girl" | ||
 New Jersey | Katie Berry | Mount Laurel | 16 | Ballet en Pointe | Top 15 | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2011 pageant 4th runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2009 pageant 2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2010 and 2011 pageants 1st runner-up to Mallory Hagan at Miss New York 2012 pageant | |
 New Mexico | Sara Elizabeth Ryan | Roswell | 16 | Tap Dance | |||
 New York | Amanda Lee Alicea | Staten Island | 16 | Vocal | |||
 North Carolina | Kayla Moran | Mount Holly | 15 | Vocal | |||
 North Dakota | Laura Peinovich | Fargo | 17 | Jazz Dance | |||
 Ohio | Ali Nance | Warren | 15 | Musical Theatre Dance | Top 15 | ||
 Oklahoma | Becca Hester | Tulsa | 17 | Vocal | Top 15 | Spirit of America Award | |
 Oregon | Katie Ericson | North Bend | 16 | Classical Piano | |||
 Pennsylvania | Annie Rosellini | Butler | 13 | Lyrical Dance | Later Miss Pennsylvania 2013 | ||
 Rhode Island | Kacie Ferraro | Wakefield | 17 | Tap Dance | |||
 South Carolina | Lindley Mayer | Greenville | 16 | Tap Dance | Top 15 | ||
 South Dakota | Hailey Soyland | Madison | 17 | Vocal | Currently a country singer who goes by the name "Hailey Steele" | ||
 Tennessee | Madeline Littrell | Germantown | 16 | Vocal | Top 10 | ||
 Texas | Meghan Miller | Beaumont | 17 | Ventriloquism | Winner | Overall Talent Award Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Talent Award | Appeared on America's Got Talent |
 Utah | Jennifer Gulbrandsen | Provo | 17 | Classical Piano | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
 Vermont | Brittany Rhodes | Jericho | 17 | Vocal | |||
 Virginia | Elle Elizabeth Bunn | Virginia Beach | 16 | Vocal | |||
 Virgin Islands | Shakyma Roshundia Mercado | Saint Croix | Sign Language/Dance | ||||
 Washington | Shalane Larango | Ridgefield | 16 | Tap/Jazz Dance | 2nd runner-up | Later Miss Washington Teen USA 2007 First former Miss America's OutstandingTeen state titleholder to compete in Miss Teen USA pageant | |
 West Virginia | Veronika Ohlinger | Letart | 17 | Vocal | Outstanding Academic Achievement Award | Later Miss Montana 2011 | |
 Wisconsin | Tonya Popowski | St. Francis | 17 | Baton/Twirl | |||
 Wyoming | Courtney Gifford | Sheridan | 17 | Art |