Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019 was the 13th Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on July 28, 2018. Jessica Baeder of Alabama crowned her successor London Hibbs of Texas at the end of the event.
Judges
The panel of judges for the 2019 competition included:- Lacey Russ Randall, Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2011
- Ivan Pulinkala, Dean of the College of the Arts at Kennesaw State University
- Patrick Bowen, Director of World Jazz Studies at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
- Emily Luther, singer and Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2009
- Shaunna Payne Gold, Associate Director of Student Development at the University of Maryland
- Brian Dameris, Chief of Staff at the Charity Network
Results summary
Placements
§ America's ChoiceAwards
Preliminary awards
Talent awards
Other awards
Contestants
The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019 contestants are:State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
Alabama | Collins McMurray | Vestavia Hills | 16 | Vocal, "Over the Rainbow" | 3rd runner-up | Scholastic Excellence Award | |
Alaska | Jazzie Trotter | Eagle River | 14 | Piano, "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin | Overall Instrumental Talent Award | ||
Arizona | Ashlyn Thompson | Mesa | 17 | Clogging, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" | Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
Arkansas | Camille Cathey | Wynne | 16 | Vocal, "Dream On" | Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life | ||
California | Cameron Doan | Santa Ana | 16 | Baton Twirling, "Come Alive" | Top 9 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | |
Colorado | Sara Al-Bazali | Denver | 16 | Vocal, "How to Return Home" | Top 12 | ||
Connecticut | Morgan Mancini | Wolcott | 16 | Tap Dance, "Happy" | |||
Delaware | Sky Knox | Newark | 16 | Lyrical Gymnastic Routine, "Titanium" | |||
District of Columbia | Natalie Beckford | Washington, D.C. | 15 | Ballet en Pointe | |||
Florida | Jessica Sales | Orlando | 17 | Contemporary Clogging, "Boogie Shoes" | Top 12 | Overall Dance Talent Award | |
Georgia | Rory Pan | Johns Creek | 16 | Ballet en Pointe, "Fire on Ice" | 4th runner-up | Overall Dance Talent Award Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | |
Hawaii | Sophia Stark | Honolulu | 13 | Operatic Vocal, "Juliet's Waltz" | Spirit of America Award | Appeared on MasterChef Junior | |
Idaho | Chloe Shelton | Boise | 17 | Jazz Dance | |||
Illinois | Peyton Newman | Vernon Hills | 16 | Vocal, "Vienna" | Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Previously National American Miss Junior Pre Teen 2012 | |
Indiana | Jenna Zabona | Kendallville | 15 | Jazz Dance, "The Way You Make Me Feel" | |||
Iowa | Cali Wilson | Norwalk | 17 | Dance, "Turn Your Face" by Little Mix | Non-finalist Talent Award Overall Dance Talent Award | ||
Kansas | Amelia Benjamin | Leawood | 16 | Vocal, "God Bless America" | |||
Kentucky | Joanna Clark | Lexington | 17 | Piano, "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven | |||
Louisiana | Gracie Reichman | Colfax | 16 | Contemporary Clogging, "Let's Get Loud" | |||
Maine | Macy Grant | Brunswick | 16 | Contemporary Dance | |||
Maryland | Katie Allen | Easton | 16 | Ballet en Pointe, "Spanish Rose" | |||
Massachusetts | Jordan St. Onge | Acushnet | 17 | Irish Step Dance, "Roundtable Rival" by Lindsey Stirling | |||
Michigan | Maria Evola | Macomb | 15 | Dance, "Maria" from West Side Story | |||
Minnesota | Eden Webb | Minnetonka | 16 | Lyrical Dance, "Lost" | |||
Mississippi | Presley Caldwell | Grenada | 17 | Vocal, "Desperado" by The Eagles | Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
Missouri | Ashley Whipple | Chesterfield | 17 | Piano | Overall Instrumental Talent Award Teens in Action Winner | ||
Montana | Cammy Heck | Sidney | 17 | Tap Dance | |||
Nebraska | Kelsie Therkildsen | Bennington | 15 | Jazz Dance, "Swing With Me" | |||
Nevada | Tia Henderson | Reno | 17 | Jazz Dance, "No Excuses" | Non-finalist Interview Award | ||
New Hampshire | Morgane Vigroux | Derry | 16 | Vocal, "California Dreamin'" | Top 7 | Overall Vocal Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award | |
New Jersey | Alaina Murphy | Carneys Point | 15 | Vocal, "Finding Neverland" | Top 7 | ||
New Mexico | Abrianna Morales | Las Cruces | 16 | Vocal, "All That Matters" | |||
New York | Cayla Kumar | Queens Village | 15 | Bollywood Fusion Dance | Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award Non-finalist Talent Award Overall Dance Talent Award Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
North Carolina | Caroline Credle | Clayton | 17 | Ballet en Pointe, La Esmeralda | |||
North Dakota | Micah Schlittenhardt | Bismarck | 16 | Ballet en Pointe, Don Quixote | Random Acts of Kindness Award | ||
Ohio | Julianna Heichel | Lexington | 15 | Vocal, "Feeling Good" | Younger sister of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2016, Madison Heichel | ||
Oklahoma | Sydney Massey | Tulsa | 15 | Musical Theatre Dance, ”So Much Better” from Legally Blonde | |||
Oregon | Kennedy Hjelte | Tualatin | 16 | Vocal, "On My Own" from Les Misérables | |||
Pennsylvania | Cecilia Petrush | Murrysville | 17 | Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl | 1st runner-up | Overall Vocal Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship | |
Rhode Island | Macie Johnson | Wickford | 16 | Jazz Dance, "Wonder" | Top 12 | America's Choice Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | |
South Carolina | Berkley Bryant | Anderson | 17 | Tap Dance, "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars | Top 9 | CMN Miracle Maker Award | |
South Dakota | Jessica Benson | Rapid City | 17 | Vocal, "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" from Wonderful Town | |||
Tennessee | Mary Humphrey | Jackson | 16 | Dance en Pointe, "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz | Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
Texas | London Hibbs | Tyler | 17 | Vocal, "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera | Winner | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Talent Award | |
Utah | Axuray Talbot | Spanish Fork | 16 | Dance, "This Is Me" | |||
Vermont | Shannon Adams | Warren | 16 | Celtic Harp, "The Mad River Set" | |||
Virginia | Emily Kinsey | Richmond | 16 | Pointe Dance, "Friend Like Me" | 2nd runner-up | ||
Washington | Novalee Lewis | Tacoma | 14 | Tap Dance | Previously Miss Junior High School America 2016 Later Miss Rhode Island High School 2020 | ||
West Virginia | Katelin Bocchetti | Shepherdstown | 17 | Flute, "Dueling Banjos" | |||
Wisconsin | Mandi Genord | Montello | 16 | Lyrical Dance, Glee version of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables | |||
Wyoming | Taylor Greig | Sheridan | 17 | Contemporary Dance |