Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Colorado Teen USA

Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen

Formation	2005
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Parker
Location	Colorado
Membership	Miss America's Teen
Official language	English
Website	Official website

The Miss Colorado's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative of the U.S. state of Colorado in the Miss America's Teen pageant.

Madelynn Nackerud of Westminster was crowned Miss Colorado's Teen on June 14, 2025 at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts in Denver, Colorado. She will compete at Miss America's Teen 2026 pageant at a time and date to be announced by the organization.

In January of 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Colorado’s Outstanding Teen, to Miss Colorado’s Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the results present in table seen below. The year in parentheses indicates year of Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

• Top 10: Meredith Winnefeld (2012)
• Top 12: Abigail Schwartz (2015), Sara Al-Bazali (2019)
• Top 15: Jocelyn Story (2006), Caitlin Quisenberry (2014)

Awards

Other awards

• Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America: Janelle Orsborn (2010)
• Advertising Award: Lexie O'Dowd (2011)
• America's Choice Award: Caitlin Quisenberry (2014)
• Scholastic Excellence Award: Molly Casey (2013)

Winners

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as a runner-up
•   Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local title	Talent	Placement at MAO Teen	Special scholarships at MAO Teen	Notes
2025	Madelynn Nackerud	Westminster	17	Miss Westminster's Teen	Lyrical Dance
2024	Maddie Coombes	Parker	16	Miss Rocky Mountain's Teen	Lyrical Dance
2023	Olivia "Liv" Newman[1]	Colorado Springs	18	Miss Southern Colorado's Teen	Musical Theater Vocal
2022	Allison Carlson	Broomfield	17	Miss Rocky Mountain's Outstanding Teen	Irish Step Dance
2021	Savannah Watson	Elizabeth	18	Miss Eastern Colorado’s Outstanding Teen	Martial Arts	Did not compete		2nd runner-up at the 2021 competition. Assumed title when Sacha was asked to step down by the organization.
	Lila Sacha	Centennial	18	Miss Centennial’s Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance			Was asked to step down by the Miss Colorado Organization in 2021. Her title was reinstated in 2024 by new Miss America leadership.
2020	No national pageant held.[a]
2019	Natalie Orsborn	Brighton	17		Acrobatic Dance, "The Way I Am"			Younger sister of Miss Colorado’s Outstanding Teen 2009, Janelle Orsborn
2018	Sara Al-Bazali[4]	Denver	16		Vocal, "How to Return Home"	Top 12[4][5]	Top 5 Interview
2017	Jordyn Penney[6]	Johnstown	17		Dance
2016	Mackenzie Matz	Timnath	17	Miss Fort Collins' Outstanding Teen	Acrobatic Dance
2015	Maggie O'Grady	Fort Collins	15	Miss Northern Colorado's Outstanding Teen	Baton Twirling
2014	Abigail Schwartz	Broomfield			Piano		Top 12[7]
2013	Caitlin Quisenberry	Cherry Creek			Vocal	Top 15[8]	America's Choice Award[8]	4th runner-up at Miss Colorado 2018 Competition[citation needed]
2012	Molly Casey	Denver			Vocal		Scholastic Excellence Award[9]	2nd runner-up at the Miss Colorado 2021 Competition[citation needed]
2011	Meredith Winnefeld	Highlands Ranch	17		Dance/Twirl	Top 10[10]		Miss Colorado 2017
2010	Lexie O'Dowd[11]	Cherry Hills Village	16
2009	Janelle Orsborn	Brighton	17		Vocal		Spirit of America Award[12]	Older sister of Miss Colorado’s Outstanding Teen 2019, Natalie Orsborn 1st runner-up at Miss Colorado 2015 Competition[citation needed]
2008	Caley-Rae Pavillard	Castle Rock	14		Dance, "I Want to be a Rockette"			Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2011 Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2011 pageant Later Miss Colorado USA 2016
2007	Paige Story	Parker
2006	Kelci Johnston[citation needed]	Pueblo West	16		Piano/Vocal
2005	Jocelyn Story[13]	Parker	16		Lyrical Dance	Top 15[13]

External links

• Official website

Notes

1. Pageant cancelled after state and national pageants postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,^[2] but duties to be "performed by...women in the Forever Miss Colorado Sisterhood, as needed..."^[3]