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.^[1]

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019 Participants and Results
Date	July 28, 2018 (2018-07-28)
Presenters	Mike Rome (Preliminary) Cara Mund (Finals)
Venue	Linda Chapin Theater, Orlando, Florida, United States
Entrants	51
Placements	12
Winner	London Hibbs Texas
← 2018 2020 →

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
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019	Texas – London Hibbs[3]
1st runner-up	Pennsylvania – Cecilia Petrush
2nd runner-up	Virginia – Emily Kinsey
3rd runner-up	Alabama – Collins McMurray[4]
4th runner-up	Georgia – Rory Pan
Top 7	New Hampshire – Morgane Vigroux  New Jersey – Alaina Murphy
Top 9	California – Cameron Doan  South Carolina – Berkley Bryant
Top 12	Colorado – Sara Al-Bazali[5]  Florida – Jessica Sales  Rhode Island – Macie Johnson §

§ – America's Choice

Order of announcements

Top 12  New Jersey  Georgia  New Hampshire  South Carolina  Colorado  California  Texas  Virginia  Pennsylvania  Florida  Alabama  Rhode Island

Top 9  New Hampshire  Virginia  Alabama  New Jersey  Georgia  Texas  South Carolina  Pennsylvania  California

Top 7  Pennsylvania  Georgia  Virginia  Texas  New Jersey  Alabama  New Hampshire

Awards

Preliminary awards

Award	Contestants
Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ)	California – Cameron Doan Georgia – Rory Pan (tie) Rhode Island – Macie Johnson (tie) Texas – London Hibbs
Preliminary Talent	New Hampshire – Morgane Vigroux Pennsylvania – Cecilia Petrush Texas – London Hibbs

Talent awards

Awards	Contestant(s)
Overall Dance	Florida – Jessica Sales Georgia – Rory Pan Iowa – Cali Wilson New York – Cayla Kumar
Overall Instrumental	Alaska – Jazzie Trotter Missouri – Ashley Whipple
Overall Vocal	New Hampshire – Morgane Vigroux Pennsylvania – Cecilia Petrush

Other awards

Awards	Contestant(s)
America's Choice	Rhode Island – Macie Johnson[citation needed]
Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award	South Carolina – Berkley Bryant
Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America	Hawaii – Sophia Stark
Non-finalist Evening Wear and On-Stage Question (OSQ)	Illinois – Peyton Newman New York – Cayla Kumar
Non-finalist Interview	Nevada – Tia Henderson
Non-finalist Talent	Iowa – Cali Wilson New York – Cayla Kumar
Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life	Arkansas – Camille Cathey
Random Acts of Kindness	North Dakota – Micah Schlittenhardt
Scholastic Excellence	Alabama – Collins McMurray
Teens in Action Award Winner	Missouri – Ashley Whipple
Teens in Action Award Finalists	Arizona – Ashlyn Thompson Mississippi – Presley Caldwell New York – Cayla Kumar Tennessee – Mary Humphrey
Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship	Pennsylvania – Cecilia Petrush

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
Alabama	Collins McMurray[6]	Vestavia Hills	16	Miss Friendliest City's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Over the Rainbow"	3rd runner-up[4]	Scholastic Excellence Award
Alaska	Jazzie Trotter[7]	Eagle River	14	Miss Chugiak/Eagle River's Outstanding Teen	Piano, "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin		Overall Instrumental Talent Award
Arizona	Ashlyn Thompson[8]	Mesa	17	Miss North Phoenix's Outstanding Teen	Clogging, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"		Teens in Action Award Finalist
Arkansas	Camille Cathey[9]	Wynne	16	Miss Northeast Arkansas' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Dream On"		Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life
California	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
Colorado	Sara Al-Bazali[5]	Denver	16		Vocal, "How to Return Home"	Top 12[5]
Connecticut	Morgan Mancini[11]	Wolcott	16	Miss Farmingbury's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance, "Happy"
Delaware	Sky Knox[12]	Newark	16	Miss Newark's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Gymnastic Routine, "Titanium"
District of Columbia	Natalie Beckford	Washington, D.C.	15		Ballet en Pointe
Florida	Jessica Sales[13]	Orlando	17	Miss Orlando's Outstanding Teen	Contemporary Clogging, "Boogie Shoes"	Top 12	Overall Dance Talent Award
Georgia	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)
Hawaii	Sophia Stark[15]	Honolulu	13		Operatic Vocal, "Juliet's Waltz"		Spirit of America Award	Appeared on MasterChef Junior[16]
Idaho	Chloe Shelton[17]	Boise	17	Miss Star Garnet's Outstanding Teen	Jazz Dance
Illinois	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[citation needed]
Indiana	Jenna Zabona[19]	Kendallville	15	Miss Metropolitan's Outstanding Teen	Jazz Dance, "The Way You Make Me Feel"
Iowa	Cali Wilson[20]	Norwalk	17	Miss Central Iowa's Outstanding Teen	Dance, "Turn Your Face" by Little Mix		Non-finalist Talent Award Overall Dance Talent Award
Kansas	Amelia Benjamin[21]	Leawood	16		Vocal, "God Bless America"
Kentucky	Joanna Clark[22]	Lexington	17	Miss Wayne County Area's Outstanding Teen	Piano, "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven
Louisiana	Gracie Reichman[23]	Colfax	16	Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding Teen	Contemporary Clogging, "Let's Get Loud"
Maine	Macy Grant	Brunswick	16		Contemporary Dance
Maryland	Katie Allen[24]	Easton	16	Miss Baltimore's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe, "Spanish Rose"
Massachusetts	Jordan St. Onge[25]	Acushnet	17	Miss Boston's Outstanding Teen	Irish Step Dance, "Roundtable Rival" by Lindsey Stirling
Michigan	Maria Evola[26]	Macomb	15	Miss Saginaw County's Outstanding Teen	Dance, "Maria" from West Side Story
Minnesota	Eden Webb[27]	Minnetonka	16	Miss St. Croix Valley's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance, "Lost"
Mississippi	Presley Caldwell[28]	Grenada	17	Miss Northland's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Desperado" by The Eagles		Teens in Action Award Finalist
Missouri	Ashley Whipple[29]	Chesterfield	17	Miss Heartland's Outstanding Teen	Piano, "Solfeggietto" by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach		Overall Instrumental Talent Award Teens in Action Winner
Montana	Cammy Heck[30]	Sidney	17		Tap Dance
Nebraska	Kelsie Therkildsen[31]	Bennington	15	Miss Metro's Outstanding Teen	Jazz Dance, "Swing With Me"
Nevada	Tia Henderson[32]	Reno	17	Miss Virginia City's Outstanding Teen	Jazz Dance, "No Excuses"		Non-finalist Interview Award
New Hampshire	Morgane Vigroux[33]	Derry	16	Miss Capital Area's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "California Dreamin'"	Top 7	Overall Vocal Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award
New Jersey	Alaina Murphy[34]	Carneys Point	15	Miss Atlantic Shores' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Finding Neverland"	Top 7
New Mexico	Abrianna Morales[35]	Las Cruces	16	Miss Las Cruces' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "All That Matters"
New York	Cayla Kumar[36]	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
North Carolina	Caroline Credle[37]	Clayton	17	Miss Clayton's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe, La Esmeralda
North Dakota	Micah Schlittenhardt[38]	Bismarck	16	Miss Northern Lights' Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe, Don Quixote		Random Acts of Kindness Award
Ohio	Julianna Heichel[39]	Lexington	15	Miss Northern Ohio's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Feeling Good"			Younger sister of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2016, Madison Heichel[40]
Oklahoma	Sydney Massey[41]	Tulsa	15	Miss Oklahoma City's Outstanding Teen	Musical Theatre Dance, ”So Much Better” from Legally Blonde
Oregon	Kennedy Hjelte[42]	Tualatin	16	Miss Three Rivers' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "On My Own" from Les Misérables
Pennsylvania	Cecilia Petrush[43]	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
Rhode Island	Macie Johnson[44]	Wickford	16		Jazz Dance, "Wonder"	Top 12	America's Choice[citation needed] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award (tie)
South Carolina	Berkley Bryant[45]	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
South Dakota	Jessica Benson[46]	Rapid City	17	Miss Hot Springs' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" from Wonderful Town
Tennessee	Mary Humphrey[47]	Jackson	16	Miss Jackson's Outstanding Teen	Dance en Pointe, "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz		Teens in Action Award Finalist
Texas	London Hibbs[48]	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
Utah	Axuray Talbot[49]	Spanish Fork	16	Miss Spanish Fork's Outstanding Teen	Dance, "This Is Me"
Vermont	Shannon Adams[50]	Warren	16		Celtic Harp, "The Mad River Set"
Virginia	Emily Kinsey[51]	Richmond	16	Miss Apple Blossom Festival's Outstanding Teen	Pointe Dance, "Friend Like Me"	2nd runner-up[citation needed]
Washington	Novalee Lewis[52]	Tacoma	14	Miss Emerald City's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance			Previously Miss Junior High School America 2016 Later Miss Rhode Island High School 2020 Later Miss Washington Teen USA 2020
West Virginia	Katelin Bocchetti[53]	Shepherdstown	17	Miss Jefferson County's Outstanding Teen	Flute, "Dueling Banjos"
Wisconsin	Mandi Jo Genord[54]	Montello	16	Miss Northern Lights' Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance, Glee version of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables			Later named Miss Wisconsin 2024
Wyoming	Taylor Greig[55]	Sheridan	17		Contemporary Dance

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