Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen


The Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Nebraska in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant. The pageant is held each April in Omaha, Nebraska.
Phoenix Stanford of Papillion, Nebraska was crowned Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen on May 11, 2019 at the Scottish Rite Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She competed in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 pageant at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center on July 27, 2019 in Orlando, Florida where she placed in the Top 15 and recognized for a having a Top 5 Interview.

Results summary

The results of Miss Nebraska'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

Preliminary awards

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2019Phoenix StanfordPapillion15Miss Douglas County's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Dream On"Top 15First Asian-American to win Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen
2018Kelsie TherkildsenBennington15Miss Metro's Outstanding TeenJazz Dance, "Swing with Me"
2017Carsyn LongGering17Miss Kearney's Outstanding TeenVocal3rd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2019 competition
2016Hannah MillerElkhornMiss Omaha's Outstanding TeenDanceNon-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Non-finalist Interview Award
Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Top 5 Interview Award
2015Steffany LienOmaha17Miss Douglas County's Outstanding TeenBaton Twirl, “Hollywood" by Michael BubléTop 10Six-time world champion baton twirler
Later University of Louisville's Cardinal Girl Feature Twirler
2014Morgan HolenOmahaDance4th runner-upOutstanding Dance Talent AwardDaughter of Miss Nebraska 1988, Jodi Miller Holen
Later Distinguished Young Woman of Nebraska 2016
Top 10 at Distinguished Young Woman 2016 national finals
2013Samantha WashingtonLincoln15Miss Omaha's Outstanding TeenVocalFirst African American woman to hold title of Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen
Later Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2017
First woman in Nebraska to hold teen titles in both the Miss America and Miss USA organizations
2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska USA 2019 and 2020 pageants
2012Lianna PrillHoldrege17Miss Sandhills' Outstanding TeenVocal2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2016 pageant
3rd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2017 pageant
2011Brooke LudemannNorth Platte17Miss Northwest's Outstanding TeenVocalPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2015 pageant
2010Staci CraigheadOmaha17VocalDaughter of former Nebraska state senator, Joni Craighead
2009JaCee PilkingtonMinatare17VocalLater Miss Nebraska 2013
2008Rachel FoehlingerRalstonMiss Omaha's Outstanding TeenBaton TwirlSister of Christina Foehlinger, Miss Nebraska 2001
1st runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2013 pageant
2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2012 and 2014 pageants
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant
2007Kayla BattAllianceVocalSpirit AwardTop 10 at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant
Later Miss Nebraska 2011
2006Sharla SchreiberColumbus16Jazz/Flag Dance
2005Jessica StatesNorth Platte17Vocal, "I Am What I Am" from La Cage aux Folles