Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006 was the first Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant, held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on August 20, 2005.
At the conclusion of the event, Meghan Miller of Texas was crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006 by Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs.
Results
Placements
PlacementContestantMiss America's Outstanding Teen 2006 – Meghan Miller 1st Runner-Up – Arianna Afsar 2nd Runner-Up – Shalane Larango 3rd Runner-Up – Sierra Minott 4th Runner-Up – Jennifer Gulbrandsen Top 10 – Jenna Bryant – Adrienne Nurss – Hannah Joiner – Sarah Gorecki – Madeline Littrell Top 15 – Jocelyn Story – Katie Berry – Ali Nance – Becca Hester – Lindley Mayer
Other awards AwardContestant Scholastic Excellence – Kimberly Carr Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ – Hannah Joiner – Sierra Minott – Meghan Miller Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness – Hannah Joiner Preliminary Talent – Arianna Afsar – Meghan Miller – Jennifer Gulbrandsen Spirit of America – Becca Hester Overall Talent – Meghan Miller Outstanding Academic Achievement – Veronika Ohlinger
Pageant Selection of contestants One delegate from each state, District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands were chosen in state pageants held from September 2004 to June 2005.
Preliminaries During the 3 days prior to the final night, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a show where they compete in talent, evening wear, casual wear, lifestyle and fitness in active wear, and on-stage question. They were held from August 17-19, 2005.
Finals During the final competition, the top 15 compete in casual wear and evening wear, the top 10 compete in talent, and the top 5 compete in on-stage question.
Contestants 52 delegates participated: +StateNameHometownAgeLocal TitleTalentPlacementAwardsNotes AlabamaJenna BryantHoover17Jazz DanceTop 10 AlaskaKimberly CarrWasilla17At-LargeVocalScholastic Excellence AwardPreviously Alaska's National Junior Teen-Ager 2004 ArizonaAdrienne NurssSierra Vista17At-LargeLyrical DanceTop 10Younger sister of Erin Nurss, Miss Arizona 2008 ArkansasHannah JoinerMaumelle17Miss Teen Greater Little RockTap DanceTop 10Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardPreliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award CaliforniaArianna AfsarSan Diego13Miss Teen San DiegoVocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl1st runner-upPreliminary Talent AwardTop 36 Contestant on American IdolLater Miss California 2010Top 10 at Miss America 2011 pageantCast as Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton in the Chicago production of Hamilton ColoradoJocelyn StoryParker16 Lyrical DanceTop 15 ConnecticutSarah LordNorwich17Musical Theatre Dance DelawareCarly EconomosGeorgetown16Classical VocalContestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant District of ColumbiaVirginia RyanWashington D.C.17Vocal FloridaSierra MinottFort Myers17Miss Southwest Florida's Outstanding TeenMusical Theater Jazz Dance, "Life of the Party"3rd runner-upPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardLater Miss Florida 20084th runner-up at Miss America 2009 pageant GeorgiaKristen SpringerSnellville16Miss Atlanta's Outstanding TeenBallet en Pointe HawaiiJalee Kate FuselierHaleiwa17VocalLater Miss Hawaii 20102nd runner-up at Miss America 2011 pageant IdahoAmanda WorkmanAmerican Falls17Ballet/Hip Hop Dance IllinoisKathryn StrauseRock Island17Miss Blackhawk Valley's Outstanding TeenClassical Piano IndianaSarah GoreckiLaPorte16Miss Duneland's Outstanding TeenVocal, "River Deep, Mountain High"Top 10 IowaAmanda SabinWalcott17Miss Louisa County's Outstanding TeenTap DanceLater Mrs. Nebraska America 2014
Later Mrs. Nebraska Universal 2016Later Mrs. USA Universal 2017Later Mrs. Universal 2017 KansasLauren SusongWellington17Vocal, "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie KentuckyErin ClarkLouisville15Miss Jeffersontown's Outstanding TeenMusical Theatre Dance LouisianaBethany MooreBastrop18Miss Louisiana Harvest Festival's Outstanding TeenVocal MaineKatelyn SmithEnfield16 Tap Dance MarylandLindsay MorrisChurch Creek15Miss Caroline Summerfest's Outstanding TeenClassical Piano MassachusettsTanya Lee BonefantTaunton17Lyrical Dance MichiganAshley Noelle LoaderBlissfield17Ballet en Pointe MinnesotaGiselle Marie UgarteMinnetonka16Jazz DanceLater Miss Teen Minnesota International 2007 Later 4th runner-up at Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2007 MississippiNatalie WoodOxford15Theatrical Jazz Dance MissouriAiren FergusonHannibal17Clogging MontanaJacqueline IngoinLambert17Piano NebraskaJessica StatesNorth Platte17Vocal, "I Am What I Am" from La Cage aux Folles NevadaRaechel ProsserGardnerville15Tap Dance New HampshireMeghan LemontagnePelham17Dance/TwirlContestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageantLater Purdue University's 25th "Golden Girl" New JerseyKatie BerryMount Laurel16Ballet en PointeTop 15Contestant at National Sweetheart 2011 pageant4th runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2009 pageant2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2010 and 2011 pageants1st runner-up to Mallory Hagan at Miss New York 2012 pageant New MexicoSara Elizabeth RyanRoswell16Tap Dance New YorkAmanda Lee AliceaHuguenot16Miss Staten Island's Outstanding TeenVocal North CarolinaKayla MoranMount Holly15Miss Mount Holly's Outstanding TeenVocal North DakotaLaura PeinovichFargo17Jazz Dance OhioAli NanceWarren15Musical Theatre DanceTop 15 OklahomaBecca HesterTulsa 17Miss Oklahoma City University's Outstanding TeenVocalTop 15Spirit of America Award OregonKatie EricsonNorth Bend16Miss Coos County's Outstanding TeenClassical Piano PennsylvaniaAnnie RoselliniButler13At-LargeLyrical DanceLater Miss Pennsylvania 2013 Rhode IslandKacie FerraroWakefield17Tap Dance South CarolinaLindley MayerGreenville16Miss Upstate TeenTap DanceTop 15Later 1st runner-up at Miss South Carolina 2013 Later Miss South Carolina United States 2016 South DakotaHailey SoylandMadison17Vocal, "I Believe"Currently a country singer who goes by the name "Hailey Steele" TennesseeMadeline LittrellGermantown16At-LargeVocal, "If I Can Dream"Top 10 TexasMeghan MillerBeaumont17Miss Teen Farmer's BranchVentriloquism, Disney MedleyWinnerOverall Talent AwardPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardPreliminary Talent Award Appeared on America's Got Talent UtahJennifer GulbrandsenProvo17Classical Piano4th runner-upPreliminary Talent Award VermontBrittany RhodesJericho17Musical Theater Vocal VirginiaElle Elizabeth BunnVirginia Beach16VocalLater 2nd runner-up at Miss Virginia Teen USA 2007 Virgin IslandsShakyma Roshundia MercadoSaint CroixSign Language/Dance WashingtonShalane LarangoRidgefield16Miss Clark County's Outstanding TeenTap/Jazz Dance2nd runner-upLater Miss Washington Teen USA 2007First former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state titleholder to compete in Miss Teen USA pageant West VirginiaVeronika OhlingerLetart17Miss Teen South CentralVocalOutstanding Academic Achievement AwardLater Miss Montana 2011 WisconsinTonya PopowskiSt. Francis17Miss West Allis' Outstanding TeenBaton/Twirl WyomingCourtney GiffordSheridan 17Miss Sheridan's Outstanding TeenArtLater Miss Wyoming 2008Later Miss Wyoming USA 2013First former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state titleholder to compete in Miss USA pageant
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