Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 was the 2nd Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on August 19, 2006. At the conclusion of the event, Meghan Miller of Texas crowned her successor Maria DeSantis of New York. The pageant was hosted by Miss America 2006 Jennifer Berry and N'SYNC singer Joey Fatone.
The program was televised on The N, a branch of MTV Networks.
Results summary
Placements
Awards
Preliminary awards
Other awards
Pageant organization
Selection of contestants
One delegate from each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, were chosen in local pageants held from September 2005 to July 2006.Preliminary competitions
During the 3 days prior to the final night, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which include private interview with the judges and a show where they compete in talent, evening wear, lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, and on-stage question. They were held August 16–18, 2006.Final night of competition
During the finals, the top 10 contestants competed in lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, talent, and evening gown, and the top 5 completed on-stage questions.Contestants
The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 contestants were:State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Awards | Notes |
Alabama | Abby Lynn Steverson | Smiths Station | Piano, "Maple Leaf Rag" | Top 10 | |||
Alaska | Kaela Larson | Willow | 15 | Vocal | Previously America's National Jr. Sweetheart 2005 | ||
Arizona | Brittany Mazur | Tucson | 16 | Vocal, "Adagio" | Contestant on season 10 of American Idol Top 5 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant | ||
Arkansas | Dorothy Shepard | Pine Bluff | 17 | Tap Dance, "Hot Chocolate!" | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | |
California | Summer Clark | Elk Grove | 16 | Drums, "Turn the Beat Around" | |||
Colorado | Kelsi Johnston | Pueblo West | 16 | Piano/Vocal, "Someone Like You" | |||
Connecticut | Melanie Sanches | Prospect | 16 | Character Tap Dance | Former NFL cheerleader for the New England Patriots | ||
Delaware | Lauren Gagliardino | Bear | 16 | Tap Dance | |||
District of Columbia | Elizabeth Ann Payne | Washington, D.C. | Operatic Vocal | ||||
Florida | Sydney Keister | Jacksonville | 17 | Lyrical Jazz Dance, Disney's "Fantasmic" | 4th runner-up at Miss Florida 2013 pageant | ||
Georgia | Lauren Edmonds | Americus | Ballet en Pointe, "I Run for Life" | Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award | 1st runner-up at Miss Georgia 2008 and 2013 pageants 3rd runner-up at Miss Georgia 2012 pageant Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant | ||
Hawaii | Katrina Kem | Wahiawa | 16 | Piano/Vocal, "Imagine" | |||
Idaho | Genevieve Nutting | Boise | 17 | Classical Piano | Later Miss Idaho 2011 | ||
Illinois | Campbell Hunt | Marion | Vocal, "God Help the Outcasts" | ||||
Indiana | Leanna Ross | New Carlisle | 17 | Dance/Baton | |||
Iowa | Erica Lester | Muscatine | Lyrical Jazz Dance | Academic Scholarship Award | |||
Kansas | Erica Mahan | Neosho Rapids | 17 | Flute, "Can Can" | |||
Kentucky | Alison Lovely | Sayerville | 16 | Vocal, "Blue Moon of Kentucky" | Later Kentucky's Junior Miss 2008 | ||
Louisiana | Jeremeka Bradley | Bossier City | 16 | Vocal | Overall Interview Award Spirit of America Award | ||
Maine | Mallory Lavole | Madawaska | 16 | Piano | |||
Maryland | Hannah Mollerick | Jessup | Jazz en Pointe | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant | |||
Massachusetts | Cherise Marie Leclerc | Hampden | Harp | Top 10 | |||
Michigan | Nina Davuluri | St. Joseph | 16 | Modern Classical Indian Dance | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Later Miss New York 2013 Crowned Miss America 2014 |
Minnesota | Natalie Davis | Dassel | Vocal | Academic Achievement Award | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant Later Miss Minnesota 2011 | ||
Mississippi | Kasey Wilder | Pontotoc | Vocal, "New York State of Mind" | ||||
Missouri | Melanie Collier | Kirksville | Lyrical Jazz Dance | ||||
Montana | Holly Matz | Missoula | 16 | Jump Rope Routine | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant | ||
Nebraska | Sharla Schreiber | Columbus | 16 | Jazz/Flag | |||
Nevada | Jordan Bowler | Mesquite | Freestyle Taekwondo Routine, "Feel the Beat" | ||||
New Hampshire | Janine Mitchell | Derry | 17 | Lyrical Jazz Dance, "Man in the Mirror" | |||
New Jersey | Lindsey Petrosh | Egg Harbor City | 17 | Vocal | Later Miss New Jersey 2012 | ||
New Mexico | Ellen Striepeke | Silver City | Tap Dance | ||||
New York | Maria DeSantis | Staten Island | 17 | Classical Vocal | Winner | Preliminary Talent Award | 3rd runner-up at Miss New York 2012 pageant Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant |
North Carolina | Ciara Newman | Hendersonville | Lyrical Dance | ||||
North Dakota | Rachel Douts | Powers Lake | Vocal, "One Moment in Time" | ||||
Ohio | Kelsey Ballew | Chillicothe | 16 | Vocal | |||
Oklahoma | Molly Colvard | Elm Grove | 16 | Vocal | Top 10 | Sister of Chelsea Colvard, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2009 | |
Oregon | Kylee Willard | Grants Pass | 17 | Latin/Jazz Dance to a Mix of "Represent Cuba/Do You Only Wanna Dance?" | |||
Pennsylvania | Tawni Darby | Hermitage | 15 | Lyrical Dance | Non-finalist Talent Award | Founder of Miss America's Outstanding Teen Teens in Training Camp | |
Rhode Island | Lindsay Rogers | Lincoln | 17 | Vocal | Previously National Miss Junior Teen America 2002 3rd runner-up at Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2005 | ||
South Carolina | Maggie Hill | Gilbert | 17 | Classical Vocal, "Think of Me" from Phantom of the Opera | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
South Dakota | Aja Kessler | Rapid City | 17 | Ballet en Pointe, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" | 2nd runner-up at Miss South Dakota 2009 pageant Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant | ||
Tennessee | Leah Beth Bolton | Jackson | Tap Dance | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | 2nd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2008 pageant | |
Texas | Kendall Morris | Ennis | 15 | Classical Piano, "Chopsticks" | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Later Miss Texas 2011 Top 10 at Miss America 2012 pageant | |
Utah | Tasha Smedley | Syracuse | Modern Lyrical Dance | Later Miss Utah Teen USA 2009 Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009 pageant NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys since 2016 | |||
Vermont | Heather Bartlett | Jericho | Classical Vocal, "Laughing Song" | ||||
Virginia | Brittany Young | Mechanicsville | 17 | Classical Vocal | 2nd runner-up | Daughter of Miss Virginia 1982, Beverly Cooke 4th runner-up at Miss Virginia 2011 pageant | |
Virgin Islands | Esconica Veira | Saint Thomas | Hip Hop Dance | Later represented the Virgin Islands at the Miss World 2011 pageant and placed in the Top 15 4th runner-up at Miss Supranational 2013 pageant Represented the Virgin Islands at Miss Earth 2014 pageant | |||
Washington | Stefanie Range | Auburn | 13 | Vocal, "Shy" | |||
West Virginia | Kaitlin Gates | Bridgeport | 14 | Vocal | 2nd runner-up at Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2008 pageant 4th runner-up at Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2010 pageant Later Miss West Virginia 2012 | ||
Wisconsin | Allie Rick | Greendale | 15 | Lyrical Dance, "Here Comes the Sun" | Top 10 | ||
Wyoming | Codie Lee Ann Murphy | Sheridan | 17 | Japanese Fan Dance |