Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Georgia Teen USA.

The Miss Georgia's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Georgia in the Miss America's Teen pageant. The pageant is held each June in Columbus, Georgia.

Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen

Formation	2001
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Columbus
Location	Georgia
Membership	Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language	English
Key people	Trina Pruitt (CEO/Executive Director)[1]
Website	Official website

Charlie Key of LaGrange was crowned Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen on June 17, 2023, at the RiverCenter of the Performing Arts in Columbus, Georgia. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2024.

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

Results summary

The results of Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen as they participated in the national Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

• Miss America's Outstanding Teen: Olivia McMillan (2015)
• 1st runners-up: Annie Swan (2018)
• 2nd runners-up: Camille Sims (2011), Kelsey Hollis (2017)
• 3rd runners-up: Jameson Kenerly (2013), Megan Wright (2022)
• 4th runners-up: Rory Pan (2019)
• Top 10: Julia Martin (2012), Victoria Smith (2016)
• Top 11: Rebecca Zhang (2023), Charlie Key (2024)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Annie Swan (2018) (tie), Rory Pan (2019) (tie), Megan Wright (2022)
• Preliminary Talent: Jameson Kenerly (2013), Olivia McMillan (2015), Kelsey Hollis (2017)

Non-finalist awards

• Non-finalist Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Lauren Edmunds (2007)

Other awards

• Advertising Award: Jameson Kenerly (2013)
• Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life: Jameson Kenerly (2013)
• Outstanding Dance Award: Annie Swan (2018)
• Outstanding Vocalist Award: Olivia McMillan (2015), Kelsey Hollis (2017)
• Overall Dance Award: Rory Pan (2019)

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
2023	Charlie Key[2]	LaGrange	17	Miss Cobb County's Teen	Vocal	Top 11
2022	Anna Kate Robinson	Wrightsville	18	Miss Rome’s Outstanding Teen	Dance	N/A	N/A	2nd runner-up at Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen 2022 Assumed the title of Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen when Zhang resigned
	Rebecca Zhang	Johns Creek	18	Miss Gwinnett County's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe	Top 11		Resigned due to academic obligations on December 29, 2022
2021	Megan Wright[3]	Calhoun	18	Miss Cobb County's Outstanding Teen	Broadway Vocal, "Astonishing" from Little Women	3rd runner-up[4]	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[4]	4th Runner Up at Miss Georgia 2024
2019-20	Mary Wilhelmina Hodges[5]	Louisville	14	Miss Greater Atlanta’s Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance, "Boogie Shoes" by KC and The Sunshine Band			Later Miss Atlantic Coast 2022
2018	Rory Pan[6]	Johns Creek	16	Miss Heart of Atlanta's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe, "Fire on Ice"	4th runner-up	Overall Dance Award[7] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award (tie)[7]
2017	Annie Swan[8]	Wadley	15	Miss International City's Outstanding Teen	Tap dance, "Hit the Road Jack"	1st runner-up[9]	Outstanding Dance Award[10] Preliminary Evening Gown/OSQ Award (tie)[10]
2016	Kelsey Hollis[11]	Warner Robins	16	Miss Houston County's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	2nd runner-up[12]	Outstanding Vocalist Award[13] Preliminary Talent Award[13]	2nd runner-up at Miss Georgia 2019 competition[14] 3rd runner-up at Miss Tennessee 2021 Miss Capital City 2022 and Miss Georgia 2022
2015	Victoria Smith[15]	Sandersville	17	Miss Macon's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance, "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz	Top 10[16]
2014	Abigail Feltner[17]	Fayetteville		Miss Starr's Mill's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	N/A		Assumed title when McMillan was named Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2015[18]
	Olivia McMillan[19]	Centerville	17	Miss Warner Robins' Outstanding Teen	Classical Vocal, "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's opera, Turandot	Winner[17][20][19]	Outstanding Vocalist Award[20] Preliminary Talent Award[20]	3rd runner-up at Miss Georgia 2021
2013	Kelly Hutchinson[21]	Marietta	15	Miss Marietta's Outstanding Teen	Dance			Miss Alabama USA 2020[22] 4th runner-up at Miss USA 2020 pageant[23]
2012	Jameson Kenerly[24]	Jesup	17	Miss Capital City's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Twirl/Dance	3rd runner-up[25]	Advertising Award[25] Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life[25] Preliminary Talent Award[25]	Sister of Adeline Kenerly, Miss Georgia 2015[citation needed]
2011	Julia Martin[26]	Marietta	16	Miss University of Georgia's Outstanding Teen	Cello	Top 10[27]		Later Miss Georgia Teen USA 2013[28] 3rd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2013 pageant[citation needed]
2010	Camille Sims[29]	Atlanta	17	Miss Capital City's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	2nd runner-up[30]		Later Miss New York 2016[31] 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2017 pageant[32]
2009	Brianna Godshalk	Acworth	16	Miss Cobb County's Outstanding Teen	Violin, "Zigeunerweisen" by Pablo de Sarasate
2008	Hilary Pulos	Jesup	13	Miss Satilla's Outstanding Teen	Dance, "It's a Spy Thing"
2007	Michaela Lackey[33]	Marietta	17	Miss Cobb County's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe			Later Miss Georgia 2011[33]
2006	Lauren Edmunds[34]	Americus		Miss Heart of Georgia's Outstanding Teen	Jazz en Pointe Dance, "I Run For Life"		Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award	1st runner-up at Miss Georgia 2008 and 2013 pageants[35][36] 3rd runner-up at Miss Georgia 2012 pageant[24] Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant
2005	Kristen Springer[37]	Snellville	16	Miss Atlanta's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe
2004	Mandy Best[38]			Miss Teen Warner Robins		No national pageant
2003	Addie Hampton[39]	Atlanta	15	Miss Teen Cobb County	Vocal from Funny Girl
2002	Diana DeGarmo[40]	Snellville	14	Miss Teen Gwinnett County	Vocal			Finalist on America's Most Talented Kid[40] 1st runner-up on 3rd season of American Idol[41] Made Broadway debut in Hairspray in 2006 as Penny Pingleton[42] Later appeared in 2009 Broadway revival of Hair[43]
2001	Joanna Smith[44]	Blakely			Vocal