Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007


Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 was the 2nd Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on August 19, 2006. At the conclusion of the event, Meghan Miller of Texas crowned her successor Maria DeSantis of New York. The pageant was hosted by Miss America 2006 Jennifer Berry and N'SYNC singer Joey Fatone.
The program was televised on The N, a branch of MTV Networks.

Results summary

Placements

Awards

Preliminary awards

Other awards

Pageant organization

Selection of contestants

One delegate from each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, were chosen in local pageants held from September 2005 to July 2006.

Preliminary competitions

During the 3 days prior to the final night, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which include 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 16–18, 2006.

Final night of competition

During the finals, the top 10 contestants competed in lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, talent, and evening gown, and the top 5 completed on-stage questions.

Contestants

The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 contestants were:
StateNameHometownAgeTalentPlacementAwardsNotes
AlabamaAbby Lynn SteversonSmiths StationPiano, "Maple Leaf Rag"Top 10
AlaskaKaela LarsonWillow15VocalPreviously America's National Jr. Sweetheart 2005
ArizonaBrittany MazurTucson16Vocal, "Adagio"Contestant on season 10 of American Idol
Top 5 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant
ArkansasDorothy ShepardPine Bluff17Tap Dance, "Hot Chocolate!"4th runner-upPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
CaliforniaSummer ClarkElk Grove16Drums, "Turn the Beat Around"
ColoradoKelsi JohnstonPueblo West16Piano/Vocal, "Someone Like You"
ConnecticutMelanie SanchesProspect16Character Tap DanceFormer NFL cheerleader for the New England Patriots
DelawareLauren GagliardinoBear16Tap Dance
District of ColumbiaElizabeth Ann PayneWashington, D.C.Operatic Vocal
FloridaSydney KeisterJacksonville17Lyrical Jazz Dance, Disney's "Fantasmic"4th runner-up at Miss Florida 2013 pageant
GeorgiaLauren EdmondsAmericusBallet en Pointe, "I Run for Life"Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award1st runner-up at Miss Georgia 2008 and 2013 pageants
3rd runner-up at Miss Georgia 2012 pageant
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant
HawaiiKatrina KemWahiawa16Piano/Vocal, "Imagine"
IdahoGenevieve NuttingBoise17Classical PianoLater Miss Idaho 2011
IllinoisCampbell HuntMarionVocal, "God Help the Outcasts"
IndianaLeanna RossNew Carlisle17Dance/Baton
IowaErica LesterMuscatineLyrical Jazz DanceAcademic Scholarship Award
KansasErica MahanNeosho Rapids17Flute, "Can Can"
KentuckyAlison LovelySayerville16Vocal, "Blue Moon of Kentucky"Later Kentucky's Junior Miss 2008
LouisianaJeremeka BradleyBossier City16VocalOverall Interview Award
Spirit of America Award
MaineMallory LavoleMadawaska16Piano
MarylandHannah MollerickJessupJazz en PointeContestant at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant
MassachusettsCherise Marie LeclercHampdenHarpTop 10
MichiganNina DavuluriSt. Joseph16Modern Classical Indian Dance1st runner-upPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardLater Miss New York 2013
Crowned Miss America 2014
MinnesotaNatalie DavisDasselVocalAcademic Achievement AwardContestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant
Later Miss Minnesota 2011
MississippiKasey WilderPontotocVocal, "New York State of Mind"
MissouriMelanie CollierKirksvilleLyrical Jazz Dance
MontanaHolly MatzMissoula16Jump Rope RoutineContestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant
NebraskaSharla SchreiberColumbus16Jazz/Flag
NevadaJordan BowlerMesquiteFreestyle Taekwondo Routine, "Feel the Beat"
New HampshireJanine MitchellDerry17Lyrical Jazz Dance, "Man in the Mirror"
New JerseyLindsey PetroshEgg Harbor City17VocalLater Miss New Jersey 2012
New MexicoEllen StriepekeSilver CityTap Dance
New YorkMaria DeSantisStaten Island17Classical VocalWinnerPreliminary Talent Award3rd runner-up at Miss New York 2012 pageant
Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant
North CarolinaCiara NewmanHendersonvilleLyrical Dance
North DakotaRachel DoutsPowers LakeVocal, "One Moment in Time"
OhioKelsey BallewChillicothe16Vocal
OklahomaMolly ColvardElm Grove16VocalTop 10Sister of Chelsea Colvard, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2009
OregonKylee WillardGrants Pass17Latin/Jazz Dance to a Mix of "Represent Cuba/Do You Only Wanna Dance?"
PennsylvaniaTawni DarbyHermitage15Lyrical DanceNon-finalist Talent AwardFounder of Miss America's Outstanding Teen Teens in Training Camp
Rhode IslandLindsay RogersLincoln17VocalPreviously National Miss Junior Teen America 2002
3rd runner-up at Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2005
South CarolinaMaggie HillGilbert17Classical Vocal, "Think of Me" from Phantom of the OperaTop 10Preliminary Talent Award
South DakotaAja KesslerRapid City17Ballet en Pointe, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"2nd runner-up at Miss South Dakota 2009 pageant
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant
TennesseeLeah Beth BoltonJacksonTap Dance3rd runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award2nd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2008 pageant
TexasKendall MorrisEnnis15Classical Piano, "Chopsticks"Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Later Miss Texas 2011
Top 10 at Miss America 2012 pageant
UtahTasha SmedleySyracuseModern Lyrical DanceLater Miss Utah Teen USA 2009
Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009 pageant
NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys since 2016
VermontHeather BartlettJerichoClassical Vocal, "Laughing Song"
VirginiaBrittany YoungMechanicsville17Classical Vocal2nd runner-upDaughter of Miss Virginia 1982, Beverly Cooke
4th runner-up at Miss Virginia 2011 pageant
Virgin IslandsEsconica VeiraSaint ThomasHip Hop DanceLater represented the Virgin Islands at the Miss World 2011 pageant and placed in the Top 15
4th runner-up at Miss Supranational 2013 pageant
Represented the Virgin Islands at Miss Earth 2014 pageant
WashingtonStefanie RangeAuburn13Vocal, "Shy"
West VirginiaKaitlin GatesBridgeport14Vocal2nd runner-up at Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2008 pageant
4th runner-up at Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2010 pageant
Later Miss West Virginia 2012
WisconsinAllie RickGreendale15Lyrical Dance, "Here Comes the Sun"Top 10
WyomingCodie Lee Ann MurphySheridan17Japanese Fan Dance