Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 was the 14th annual Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held in Orlando, Florida on July 27, 2019. The preliminary competition was held on July 23–25, 2019.
London Hibbs of Texas crowned her successor, Payton May of Washington, at the end of the event.
Judges The panel of judges for the 2020 preliminary and final night of competition will include: Caitlin Brunell-Moore, Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 and Miss Alabama 2014 Willie L. Hill, Jr., Director of the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Margot Menzel, talent manager at Luber Roklin Entertainment Susan Davis Baldino, professor of museum studies at Florida State University and disabilities advocate Candace M. Read, wardrobe stylist and blogger Jeffrey C. McDermott, President/CEO of Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana
Results Placements Placement ContestantMiss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 – Payton May1st runner-up – Katelyn Cai2nd runner-up – Landry Feldmeier 3rd runner-up – Taylor Parsons4th runner-up – Shae SmithTop 10 – Jane Granberry – Brynn McKinney – Claire Grace – Riley Evans – Kellan FeneganTop 15 – Zoé Champion – Kaila Yacuk § – Hadley Abram – Chanley Patterson – Phoenix Stanford § America's Choice
Order of announcements
Top 15
Top 10
Top 5
Awards Preliminary awards AwardContestantsPreliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ) Alabama – Zoé Champion Arizona – Katelyn Cai Washington – Payton May Preliminary Talent Missouri – Shae Smith Pennsylvania – Riley Evans Tennessee – Taylor Parsons
Talent awards Awards Contestant(s) Overall Dance Pennsylvania – Riley Evans Tennessee – Taylor Parsons Overall Instrumental Louisiana – Chanley Patterson Utah – Claire Inouye Overall Vocal Texas – Allie Graves
Other awards Awards Contestant(s)America's Choice Idaho – Kaila YacukChildren's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award Missouri – Shae Smith Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America Alabama – Zoé ChampionOutstanding Achievement in Academic Life Arizona – Katelyn Cai Non-finalist Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ) Rhode Island – Caroline Parente Non-finalist Interview Illinois – Imani Muse Non-finalist Talent Texas – Allie Graves Random Acts of Kindness Utah – Claire InouyeScholastic Excellence South Carolina – Kellan Fenegan Teens in Action Award Winners Delaware – Jacqueline Means (tie) Florida – Hannah Adams (tie) Teens in Action Award Finalists Massachusetts – Rachel Michelle-Marie Perry Oklahoma – Claire Grace South Carolina – Kellan Fenegan Virginia – Morgan Rhudy Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship Texas – Allie Graves
Contestants The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 contestants are:
State NameAgeHometownTalentPlacementAward(s)Notes AlabamaZoé Champion16LeedsJazz Dance, "Lone Ranger"Top 15Preliminary Evening Gown/OSQ Award Spirit of America AwardYounger sister of Miss Alabama 2013, Chandler Champion AlaskaCorinne Johnson16AnchorageVocal, "Never Enough" ArizonaKatelyn Cai15ScottsdaleLyrical Dance, "You Say"1st Runner-upOutstanding Achievement in Academic Life Preliminary Evening Gown/OSQ Award Top 5 InterviewFirst Chinese-American crowned Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen Later Distinguished Young Woman of America 2022 ArkansasSarah Cate Lay16North Little RockTap Dance, "Shout" CaliforniaIsabella Mills15San FranciscoBallet en Pointe, "Tambourine Variation" ColoradoNatalie Orsborn17BrightonAcrobatic Dance, "The Way I Am"Younger sister of Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2009, Janelle Orsborn ConnecticutLindiana Frangu15WoodburyRhythmic Tap Dance, "Cold Hearted" DelawareJacqueline Means16WilmingtonAcro-Jazz Fusion Dance, "Circle of Life" & "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"Teens in Action Award Winner (tie)Founder of Wilmington Urban STEM Initiative District of ColumbiaKianna Kelly-Futch17Washington D.C.Vocal, "Home" FloridaHannah Adams15JacksonvilleContemporary Pointe Dance, Queen MedleyTeens in Action Award Winner (tie)Older sister of Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2022, Hailey Adams GeorgiaMary Wilhelmina Hodges14LouisvilleTap Dance, "Boogie Shoes" HawaiiMakaila Natividad15KapoleiLyrical Dance, "Carry You" IdahoKaila Yacuk17EagleContemporary Dance, "Anything's Possible"Top 15America's Choice IllinoisImani P. Muse16Illinois CityVocal, "The Impossible Dream"Non-finalist Interview AwardFirst African-American to be crowned Miss Illinois' Outstanding Teen IndianaHadley Abram17BloomingtonMusical Theater Jazz Dance, "Let's Be Bad"Top 15 IowaCaitlin Crome17BettendorfJazz Dance, "That's Life" KansasTori Pedruzzi14WichitaLyrical Dance, "Ashes"Miracle Maker Runner-up KentuckyLandry Feldmeier15LouisvilleTap Dance, "Woman Up"2nd Runner-up LouisianaChanley Patterson16RustonPiano, "El Cumbanchero"Top 15Overall Instrumental Talent Award MaineJane Lipp16New GloucesterVocal, "Imagine" MarylandEmily Yi17FrederickJazz Dance, "Show Off" MassachusettsRachel Michelle-Marie Perry17New BedfordRock Fiddle, "Walk This Way"Teens in Action Award Finalist MichiganMadison McElvany16MonroeContemporary Dance, "Sarajevo" MinnesotaRachel Luchsinger16WoodburyPiano, "Don't Stop Me Now" MississippiJane Granberry16HattiesburgJazz Dance, "River Deep - Mountain High"Top 10Later Miss Mississippi 2026 MissouriShae Smith15BolivarJazz Dance, "September"4th Runner-upCMN Miracle Maker Award Preliminary Talent AwardPreviously Miss Missouri Jr High School America 2016 Later Miss Missouri Teen USA 2022
Later Miss Missouri USA 2025 MontanaKarsen Murphy17GlendiveLyrical Dance, "Uphill Battle" NebraskaPhoenix Stanford15PapillionVocal, "Dream On"Top 15First Asian-American to win Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen NevadaMolly Martin16HendersonVocal, "Astonishing" Daughter of Miss Texas 1983, Dana Rogers Martin New HampshireAbigail Conard15AmherstBroadway Jazz Dance, "I Am What I Am" New JerseyBrynn McKinney15SewellVocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade"Top 10 New MexicoBrynn Ayala15AlbuquerqueJazz Dance, "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody" New YorkSarah Lawrence17EltingvilleContemporary Jazz Dance, "Keeping Your Head Up" North CarolinaKarlee Sanderford16WendellJazz Dance, "Proud Mary" North DakotaKaylee Moss15WillistonLyrical Dance, "Speechless" OhioMadison DeFrank18New AlbanyVocal, "Rise Up"Previously auditioned for American Idol and The Voice Older sister of Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2022, Olivia DeFrank OklahomaClaire Grace17StillwaterVocal, "The Girl in 14G"Top 10Teens in Action Award Finalist OregonMarin Gray14RoseburgBallet with Fan Veil, "Fire Dance"Previously Miss Oregon Jr High School America 2017 PennsylvaniaRiley Evans16PittsburghAcrobatic Jazz Dance, "The Greatest Show"Top 10Preliminary Talent Award Rhode IslandCaroline Parente16South KingstownMusical Theater Vocal, "All Falls Down"Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ AwardLater Miss Rhode Island 2024 4th Runner-up at Miss America 2024 South CarolinaKellan Fenegan16LexingtonVocal, "In My Dreams"Top 10Scholastic Excellence Award Teens in Action Award Finalist South DakotaPayton Steffensen16YanktonAcrobatic Musical Theater Dance, "Call Me Back" TennesseeTaylor Parsons16Mountain CityClogging, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"3rd Runner-upOverall Dance Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award TexasAllie Graves17TexarkanaVocal, "Tomorrow"Non-finalist Talent Award Overall Vocal Talent Award Top Advertisement Sales Media Award UtahClaire Inouye16OremPiano, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6"Outstanding Instrument Talent Award Random Acts of Kindness Award VermontDanielle Trottier17BarreJazz Dance, "Gold" VirginiaMorgan Rhudy17MidlothianVocal, "My Strongest Suit"Teens in Action Award Finalist WashingtonPayton May17VancouverVocal, "Over the Rainbow"WinnerPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award West VirginiaLauren Rose16MorgantownLyrical Dance, "A Million Dreams" WisconsinSavannah Horstman17OnalaskaVocal, "Finding Wonderland"Older sister of Miss Wisconsin's Teen 2023, Trinity Horstman WyomingHannah Moore17Rock SpringsContemporary Lyrical Dance
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