Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019
- Mike Rome (Preliminary)
- Cara Mund (Finals)
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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.[1]
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:[2]
- 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
Placements
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
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Top 7 |
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Top 9 |
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Top 12 |
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§ – America's Choice
Order of announcements
Top 12
| Top 9
| Top 7
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Awards
Preliminary awards
Award | Contestants |
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Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ) |
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Preliminary Talent |
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Talent awards
Awards | Contestant(s) |
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Overall Dance | |
Overall Instrumental | |
Overall Vocal |
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Other awards
Awards | Contestant(s) |
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America's Choice |
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Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award |
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Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America |
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Non-finalist Evening Wear and On-Stage Question (OSQ) | |
Non-finalist Interview |
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Non-finalist Talent | |
Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life |
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Random Acts of Kindness |
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Scholastic Excellence |
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Teens in Action Award Winner |
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Teens in Action Award Finalists |
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Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship |
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Contestants
The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019 contestants are:
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as a runner-up
- Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
State | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
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![]() | Collins McMurray[6] | Vestavia Hills | 16 | Miss Friendliest City's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Over the Rainbow" | 3rd runner-up[4] | Scholastic Excellence Award | |
![]() | Jazzie Trotter[7] | Eagle River | 14 | Miss Chugiak/Eagle River's Outstanding Teen | Piano, "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin | Overall Instrumental Talent Award | ||
![]() | Ashlyn Thompson[8] | Mesa | 17 | Miss North Phoenix's Outstanding Teen | Clogging, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" | Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
![]() | Camille Cathey[9] | Wynne | 16 | Miss Northeast Arkansas' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Dream On" | Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life | ||
![]() | Cameron Doan[10] | Santa Ana | 16 | Miss Anaheim's Outstanding Teen | Baton Twirling, "Come Alive" | Top 9 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Later Miss California Teen USA 2021 |
![]() | Sara Al-Bazali[5] | Denver | 16 | Vocal, "How to Return Home" | Top 12[5] | |||
![]() | Morgan Mancini[11] | Wolcott | 16 | Miss Farmingbury's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance, "Happy" | |||
![]() | Sky Knox[12] | Newark | 16 | Miss Newark's Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Gymnastic Routine, "Titanium" | |||
![]() | Natalie Beckford | Washington, D.C. | 15 | Ballet en Pointe | ||||
![]() | Jessica Sales[13] | Orlando | 17 | Miss Orlando's Outstanding Teen | Contemporary Clogging, "Boogie Shoes" | Top 12 | Overall Dance Talent Award | |
![]() | Rory Pan[14] | Johns Creek | 16 | Miss Heart of Atlanta's Outstanding Teen | Ballet en Pointe, "Fire on Ice" | 4th runner-up[citation needed] | Overall Dance Talent Award Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award (tie) | |
![]() | Sophia Stark[15] | Honolulu | 13 | Operatic Vocal, "Juliet's Waltz" | Spirit of America Award | Appeared on MasterChef Junior[16] | ||
![]() | Chloe Shelton[17] | Boise | 17 | Miss Star Garnet's Outstanding Teen | Jazz Dance | |||
![]() | Peyton Newman[18] | Vernon Hills | 16 | Miss Chicago's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Vienna" | Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Previously National American Miss Junior Pre Teen 2012[19] | |
![]() | Jenna Zabona[20] | Kendallville | 15 | Miss Metropolitan's Outstanding Teen | Jazz Dance, "The Way You Make Me Feel" | |||
![]() | Cali Wilson[21] | Norwalk | 17 | Miss Central Iowa's Outstanding Teen | Dance, "Turn Your Face" by Little Mix | Non-finalist Talent Award Overall Dance Talent Award | ||
![]() | Amelia Benjamin[22] | Leawood | 16 | Vocal, "God Bless America" | ||||
![]() | Joanna Clark[23] | Lexington | 17 | Miss Wayne County Area's Outstanding Teen | Piano, "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven | |||
![]() | Gracie Reichman[24] | Colfax | 16 | Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding Teen | Contemporary Clogging, "Let's Get Loud" | |||
![]() | Macy Grant | Brunswick | 16 | Contemporary Dance | ||||
![]() | Katie Allen[25] | Easton | 16 | Miss Baltimore's Outstanding Teen | Ballet en Pointe, "Spanish Rose" | |||
![]() | Jordan St. Onge[26] | Acushnet | 17 | Miss Boston's Outstanding Teen | Irish Step Dance, "Roundtable Rival" by Lindsey Stirling | |||
![]() | Maria Evola[27] | Macomb | 15 | Miss Saginaw County's Outstanding Teen | Dance, "Maria" from West Side Story | |||
![]() | Eden Webb[28] | Minnetonka | 16 | Miss St. Croix Valley's Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Dance, "Lost" | |||
![]() | Presley Caldwell[29] | Grenada | 17 | Miss Northland's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Desperado" by The Eagles | Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
![]() | Ashley Whipple[30] | Chesterfield | 17 | Miss Heartland's Outstanding Teen | Piano, "Solfeggietto" by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Overall Instrumental Talent Award Teens in Action Winner | ||
![]() | Cammy Heck[31] | Sidney | 17 | Tap Dance | ||||
![]() | Kelsie Therkildsen[32] | Bennington | 15 | Miss Metro's Outstanding Teen | Jazz Dance, "Swing With Me" | |||
![]() | Tia Henderson[33] | Reno | 17 | Miss Virginia City's Outstanding Teen | Jazz Dance, "No Excuses" | Non-finalist Interview Award | ||
![]() | Morgane Vigroux[34] | Derry | 16 | Miss Capital Area's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "California Dreamin'" | Top 7 | Overall Vocal Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award | |
![]() | Alaina Murphy[35] | Carneys Point | 15 | Miss Atlantic Shores' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Finding Neverland" | Top 7 | ||
![]() | Abrianna Morales[36] | Las Cruces | 16 | Miss Las Cruces' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "All That Matters" | |||
![]() | Cayla Kumar[37] | Queens Village | 15 | Miss Bronx's Outstanding Teen | Bollywood Fusion Dance, “Mera Mahi Bada Sohna” from Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke | Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award Non-finalist Talent Award Overall Dance Talent Award Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
![]() | Caroline Credle[38] | Clayton | 17 | Miss Clayton's Outstanding Teen | Ballet en Pointe, La Esmeralda | |||
![]() | Micah Schlittenhardt[39] | Bismarck | 16 | Miss Northern Lights' Outstanding Teen | Ballet en Pointe, Don Quixote | Random Acts of Kindness Award | ||
![]() | Julianna Heichel[40] | Lexington | 15 | Miss Northern Ohio's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Feeling Good" | Younger sister of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2016, Madison Heichel[41] | ||
![]() | Sydney Massey[42] | Tulsa | 15 | Miss Oklahoma City's Outstanding Teen | Musical Theatre Dance, ”So Much Better” from Legally Blonde | |||
![]() | Kennedy Hjelte[43] | Tualatin | 16 | Miss Three Rivers' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "On My Own" from Les Misérables | |||
![]() | Cecilia Petrush[44] | Murrysville | 17 | Miss Laurel Highlands' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl | 1st runner-up[citation needed] | Overall Vocal Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship | |
![]() | Macie Johnson[45] | Wickford | 16 | Jazz Dance, "Wonder" | Top 12 | America's Choice[citation needed] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award (tie) | ||
![]() | Berkley Bryant[46] | Anderson | 17 | Miss River City Teen | Tap Dance, "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars | Top 9 | CMN Miracle Maker Award | Later Miss South Carolina Volunteer 2025 |
![]() | Jessica Benson[47] | Rapid City | 17 | Miss Hot Springs' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" from Wonderful Town | |||
![]() | Mary Humphrey[48] | Jackson | 16 | Miss Jackson's Outstanding Teen | Dance en Pointe, "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz | Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
![]() | London Hibbs[49] | Tyler | 17 | Miss Dallas' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera | Winner[3] | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Talent Award | |
![]() | Axuray Talbot[50] | Spanish Fork | 16 | Miss Spanish Fork's Outstanding Teen | Dance, "This Is Me" | |||
![]() | Shannon Adams[51] | Warren | 16 | Celtic Harp, "The Mad River Set" | ||||
![]() | Emily Kinsey[52] | Richmond | 16 | Miss Apple Blossom Festival's Outstanding Teen | Pointe Dance, "Friend Like Me" | 2nd runner-up[citation needed] | ||
![]() | Novalee Lewis[53] | Tacoma | 14 | Miss Emerald City's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance |
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![]() | Katelin Bocchetti[54] | Shepherdstown | 17 | Miss Jefferson County's Outstanding Teen | Flute, "Dueling Banjos" | |||
![]() | Mandi Jo Genord[55] | Montello | 16 | Miss Northern Lights' Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Dance, Glee version of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables | Later named Miss Wisconsin 2024 | ||
![]() | Taylor Greig[56] | Sheridan | 17 | Contemporary Dance |
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