Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2019

Judges

• 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 summary

Placements

Awards

Preliminary awards

Talent awards

Other awards

Contestants

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement at MAO Teen	Special scholarships at MAO Teen	Notes
Alabama	Collins McMurray	Vestavia Hills	16	Vocal, "Over the Rainbow"	3rd runner-up	Scholastic Excellence Award
Alaska	Jazzie Trotter	Eagle River	14	Piano, "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin		Overall Instrumental Talent Award
Arizona	Ashlyn Thompson	Mesa	17	Clogging, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"		Teens in Action Award Finalist
Arkansas	Camille Cathey	Wynne	16	Vocal, "Dream On"		Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life
California	Cameron Doan	Santa Ana	16	Baton Twirling, "Come Alive"	Top 9	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Colorado	Sara Al-Bazali	Denver	16	Vocal, "How to Return Home"	Top 12
Connecticut	Morgan Mancini	Wolcott	16	Tap Dance, "Happy"
Delaware	Sky Knox	Newark	16	Lyrical Gymnastic Routine, "Titanium"
District of Columbia	Natalie Beckford	Washington, D.C.	15	Ballet en Pointe
Florida	Jessica Sales	Orlando	17	Contemporary Clogging, "Boogie Shoes"	Top 12	Overall Dance Talent Award
Georgia	Rory Pan	Johns Creek	16	Ballet en Pointe, "Fire on Ice"	4th runner-up	Overall Dance Talent Award Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Hawaii	Sophia Stark	Honolulu	13	Operatic Vocal, "Juliet's Waltz"		Spirit of America Award	Appeared on MasterChef Junior
Idaho	Chloe Shelton	Boise	17	Jazz Dance
Illinois	Peyton Newman	Vernon Hills	16	Vocal, "Vienna"		Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award	Previously National American Miss Junior Pre Teen 2012
Indiana	Jenna Zabona	Kendallville	15	Jazz Dance, "The Way You Make Me Feel"
Iowa	Cali Wilson	Norwalk	17	Dance, "Turn Your Face" by Little Mix		Non-finalist Talent Award Overall Dance Talent Award
Kansas	Amelia Benjamin	Leawood	16	Vocal, "God Bless America"
Kentucky	Joanna Clark	Lexington	17	Piano, "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven
Louisiana	Gracie Reichman	Colfax	16	Contemporary Clogging, "Let's Get Loud"
Maine	Macy Grant	Brunswick	16	Contemporary Dance
Maryland	Katie Allen	Easton	16	Ballet en Pointe, "Spanish Rose"
Massachusetts	Jordan St. Onge	Acushnet	17	Irish Step Dance, "Roundtable Rival" by Lindsey Stirling
Michigan	Maria Evola	Macomb	15	Dance, "Maria" from West Side Story
Minnesota	Eden Webb	Minnetonka	16	Lyrical Dance, "Lost"
Mississippi	Presley Caldwell	Grenada	17	Vocal, "Desperado" by The Eagles		Teens in Action Award Finalist
Missouri	Ashley Whipple	Chesterfield	17	Piano		Overall Instrumental Talent Award Teens in Action Winner
Montana	Cammy Heck	Sidney	17	Tap Dance
Nebraska	Kelsie Therkildsen	Bennington	15	Jazz Dance, "Swing With Me"
Nevada	Tia Henderson	Reno	17	Jazz Dance, "No Excuses"		Non-finalist Interview Award
New Hampshire	Morgane Vigroux	Derry	16	Vocal, "California Dreamin'"	Top 7	Overall Vocal Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award
New Jersey	Alaina Murphy	Carneys Point	15	Vocal, "Finding Neverland"	Top 7
New Mexico	Abrianna Morales	Las Cruces	16	Vocal, "All That Matters"
New York	Cayla Kumar	Queens Village	15	Bollywood Fusion Dance		Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award Non-finalist Talent Award Overall Dance Talent Award Teens in Action Award Finalist
North Carolina	Caroline Credle	Clayton	17	Ballet en Pointe, La Esmeralda
North Dakota	Micah Schlittenhardt	Bismarck	16	Ballet en Pointe, Don Quixote		Random Acts of Kindness Award
Ohio	Julianna Heichel	Lexington	15	Vocal, "Feeling Good"			Younger sister of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2016, Madison Heichel
Oklahoma	Sydney Massey	Tulsa	15	Musical Theatre Dance, ”So Much Better” from Legally Blonde
Oregon	Kennedy Hjelte	Tualatin	16	Vocal, "On My Own" from Les Misérables
Pennsylvania	Cecilia Petrush	Murrysville	17	Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl	1st runner-up	Overall Vocal Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship
Rhode Island	Macie Johnson	Wickford	16	Jazz Dance, "Wonder"	Top 12	America's Choice Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
South Carolina	Berkley Bryant	Anderson	17	Tap Dance, "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars	Top 9	CMN Miracle Maker Award
South Dakota	Jessica Benson	Rapid City	17	Vocal, "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" from Wonderful Town
Tennessee	Mary Humphrey	Jackson	16	Dance en Pointe, "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz		Teens in Action Award Finalist
Texas	London Hibbs	Tyler	17	Vocal, "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera	Winner	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Talent Award
Utah	Axuray Talbot	Spanish Fork	16	Dance, "This Is Me"
Vermont	Shannon Adams	Warren	16	Celtic Harp, "The Mad River Set"
Virginia	Emily Kinsey	Richmond	16	Pointe Dance, "Friend Like Me"	2nd runner-up
Washington	Novalee Lewis	Tacoma	14	Tap Dance			Previously Miss Junior High School America 2016 Later Miss Rhode Island High School 2020
West Virginia	Katelin Bocchetti	Shepherdstown	17	Flute, "Dueling Banjos"
Wisconsin	Mandi Genord	Montello	16	Lyrical Dance, Glee version of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables
Wyoming	Taylor Greig	Sheridan	17	Contemporary Dance