Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen


The Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant. The pageant is held each June at the Hillman Center for Performing Arts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Riley Evans of Pittsburgh was crowned Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen on June 21, 2019 at the Hillman Center for Performing Arts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She competed for the title of Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center on July 27, 2019 in Orlando, Florida where she placed in the Top 10 and received a Preliminary Talent award.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.

Placements

Preliminary awards

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2019Riley EvansPittsburgh16Miss Moraine State's Outstanding TeenAcrobatic Jazz Dance, "" from The Greatest ShowmanTop 10Preliminary Talent Award
2018Cecilia PetrushMurrysville17Miss Laurel Highlands' Outstanding TeenVocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl1st runner-upOverall Vocal Talent Award
Preliminary Talent Award
Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship
2017Madison DompkoskyMountain Top15Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Outstanding TeenTap Dance, "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough"Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship
2016Alysa BainbridgeLeesport17Miss State Capitol's Outstanding TeenLyrical DanceTop 11CMN Miracle Maker Award
America's Choice Award		3rd runner-up at Miss Pennsylvania 2019 competition
2015Samantha RenckNewtown17Miss Philadelphia's Outstanding TeenLyrical DanceNon-finalist Talent Award
Outstanding Dance Award
Teens in Action Award Finalist
2014Page Mackenzie WeinsteinPittsburgh16Miss Laurel Highlands' Outstanding TeenDance Twirl Routine, "Wings" by L'il MixTop 8CMN Miracle Maker Award1st runner-up at Miss Pennsylvania 2019 competition
2013Katie SchreckengastPalmyra16Miss Luzerne County's Outstanding TeenAlto SaxophoneCommunity Service Award
Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Non-finalist Interview Award		Later Miss Pennsylvania 2017
Top 10 at Miss America 2018 pageant
2012Kaitlyn MillerPlymouth17Miss MidState's Outstanding TeenTap Dance
2011Kaitlynne KlineCochranton17Miss Laurel Highland's Outstanding TeenVocalOutstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award
2010Jocelyn GruberGrove City17Miss Greater Johnstown's Outstanding TeenPiano, "Hungary Rapsodie Mignonne Op. 410" by Carl KöllingTop 102nd runner-up at Miss Pennsylvania 2014 pageant
2009Jill WileyWashington Boro16Miss Central Pennsylvania's Outstanding TeenBroadway VocalCast in the national touring company of Beauty and the Beast
Cast as Maria Rainer in national tour of The Sound of Music
2008Julia Rae SchlucterMalvern16At-LargeBroadway Vocal1st runner-upSpirit of America AwardDiagnosed with cystic fibrosis at birth
1st runner-up at Miss Pennsylvania 2015 pageant
2007Elena LaQuatraMount Lebanon15Miss Central Pennsylvania's Outstanding TeenTap Dance, "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray2nd runner-upPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardDeaf since age 4 due to bacterial meningitis
Later Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2010
Later Miss Pennsylvania USA 2016
2006Tawni DarbyHermitage15Miss Moraine State's Outstanding TeenLyrical DanceNon-finalist Talent AwardFounder and director of the Teens in Training camp program for Miss America's Outstanding Teen contestants
2005Annie RoselliniButler13At-LargeLyrical DanceLater Miss Pennsylvania 2013