Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022 was the 15th Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held in Orlando, Florida. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned 2021 edition was originally scheduled on August 8, 2020, the preliminary competitions were also scheduled on August 4–6, 2020, but it was postponed indefinitely. It has been announced that pageant would be held on July 10, 2021, with preliminary competitions were held on July 7–8, 2021.
Payton May of Washington crowned her successor, Marcelle LeBlanc of Alabama, at the end of the event.
Overview The COVID-19 pandemic heavily disrupted the MAOT state pageant competitions were originally scheduled from late-March to June 2020 were postponed to 2021 or cancelled outright. However, five contestants had already crowned prior to the pandemic and they were Alabama, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Utah.
Due to restrictions implemented in 50 states and District of Columbia (except those state pageants were held prior to the pandemic), numerous health and safety guidelines have been implemented for contestants, production members, and audiences at state pageants, such as taking a negative COVID-19 test and following social distancing. Additionally, a number of state pageants have had to alter their initial venue choices due to shut-downs implemented by their governor.
Judges
Dolvett Quince – entrepreneur, fitness model, actor and The Biggest Loser trainer Natalie Ellis Ethan Zohn – Survivor winner and motivational speaker Dr. Brittany Revell Jasmine Murray – Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2007, Miss Mississippi 2014 and American Idol season 8 contestant
Results Placements Placement ContestantMiss America's Outstanding Teen 2022 – Marcelle LeBlanc 1st Runner-Up – Kate Wills § 2nd Runner-Up – Katherine Omo-Osagie 3rd Runner-Up – Megan Wright 4th Runner-Up – Jamie Rose Chen Top 11 – Ilima Sexton – Tori Johnston – Ella Phillips – Jaylen Baron – Dabria Aguilar – Charlee Sorensen § – America's/People's Choice
Order of announcements
Top 11
Top 5
Awards
Preliminary Awards AwardContestantPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ – Megan Wright – Katherine Omo-OsagiePreliminary Talent – Marcelle LeBlanc – Charlee Sorensen
Other Awards AwardContestant Advertising Sales – Annika Bennion – Dabria Aguilar America's Choice – Kate Wills Spirit of America – Kate Wills Teens in Action Winner – Kate Lynn Blair Teens in Action Finalists – Marcelle LeBlanc – Ruby Tilghman – Kate Dimmit – Maggie Leach – Annika Bennion – Isabel Povey – Jaylen Baron Top Dance Talent – Dabria Aguilar Top Interview – Marcelle LeBlanc – Jaylen Baron – Katherine Omo-Osagie Top Vocal Talent – Charlee Sorensen
Contestants All 51 state titleholders have been crowned.
State NameAgeHometownTalentPlacementAwardsNotes AlabamaMarcelle LeBlanc16BirminghamVocal, "On My Own"WinnerTeens in Action Award Finalist Preliminary Talent Award Top Interview AwardOlder sister of Miss Alabama Teen USA 2024, Ava LeBlanc Actress featured in Stranger Things, Fear Street Part Two: 1978, Criminal Minds, and Grey's Anatomy AlaskaSycely Wheeles15AnchorageVocal, "Into the Unknown"Previously Miss Alaska Jr High School America 2017 ArizonaKate Lynn Blair16PhoenixLyrical Dance, "Something in the Water"Teen in Action Award Winner Arkansas Shelby Cook18HuntsvilleLyrical Dance, "Via Dolorosa" CaliforniaMaya Alvarez-Coyne18IrvineIrish Fusion DanceFirst Latina to win Miss California's Outstanding Teen ColoradoLila Sacha18CentennialLyrical Dance ConnecticutAicha Diallo17West HavenDance, "Brotsjor" DelawareHaley Alexander18WilmingtonContemporary Dance, "Stand Tall" District of ColumbiaJade Ridout16Washington D.C.Monologue, "Hey Queen" FloridaRuby Tilghman17Panama CityBroadway Vocal, "Finding Wonderland"Teens in Action Award FinalistLater Miss Alabama 2026 GeorgiaMegan Wright18CalhounBroadway Vocal, "Astonishing" 3rd Runner-upPreliminary Evening Gown/OSQ Award HawaiiIlima Sexton15'Ewa BeachHip Hop Dance, "Fallin'"Top 11 IdahoMadison Andreason18Idaho FallsVocal, "Rise Up"Later Miss Idaho 2024 Daughter of Miss Idaho USA 1987, Vicki Hoffman Andreason IllinoisKylie Ryder18SycamoreLyrical Dance, "Who You Are" Indiana Kate Dimmit18ZionsvilleClassical Violin, "Praeludium and Allegro"Teens in Action Award FinalistLater Miss Illinois 2026 IowaMaggie Leach17PellaMusical Theater Vocal, "You Will Be Found"Teens in Action Award FinalistPreviously Miss Iowa Teen America 2018 Previously Miss Iowa High School 2020 KansasGracie Hendrickson16WichitaVocal, "Over the Rainbow"Later Miss Kansas Teen USA 2022 KentuckyChloe Yates17ProspectGymnastics, "Ease On down the Road"Younger sister of Miss Alabama Volunteer 2022, Claire Yates LouisianaSophia Nawaz17New OrleansPop Vocal, "C'est si Bon" Maine Lauren Jorgensen18WinthropVocal, "The Rainbow Connection" Maryland Kate Wills17FrederickJazz Dance, "Big Time"1st Runner-upAmerica's Choice Spirit of America Award Massachusetts Tess O'Riordan17CantonJazz Dance, "Feeling Good" Michigan Rylie Dewley17Grand BlancBaton Twirling, "Let's Get Loud" MinnesotaBella Grill15Lino LakesLyrical Dance, "Humble and Kind" MississippiTori Johnston18MadisonBroadway Vocal, "Tomorrow"Top 11 Missouri Ashley Berry17ClintonBallet en Pointe, "The Fifth (Requiem)"Later Miss Missouri 2024 MontanaAnnika Bennion17SidneyViolin, "Yankee Doodle, Op. 17"Teens in Action Award Finalist Top Advertisement Sales Award (tie)Older sister of Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2022, Bronté Bennion Daughter of Miss New Mexico USA 1993, Daniela Johnson Bennion NebraskaJamie Rose Chen17ScottsbluffPiano, "Tarantella in A Minor"4th Runner-up NevadaIsabella McGinnis16Las VegasTap Dance, "Proud Mary" New HampshireIsabel Povey17HampsteadJazz Dance, "Think"Teens in Action Award Finalist New JerseyIsabella Freund17Ocean ViewPiano, "Moonlight Sonata" New MexicoDallas Collins18AlamogordoVocal, "What About Us" New YorkGianna Caetano17LancasterPiano, "Midnight Escapade" North CarolinaHarley Tilque17CharlotteLyrical Dance, "Rescue" North DakotaEmma Tong18WillistonLyrical Dance, "Jealous"Later Miss North Dakota 2026 OhioMadison Yuzwa18Broadview HeightsCompetitive Tumbling, "Broken Heels" OklahomaElla Phillips18TulsaClassical Vocal, "The Doll Aria"Top 11 Oregon Moira O'Bryan18Coos BayMusical Theater Vocal PennsylvaniaJaylen Baron19EaglevilleMusical Theater DanceTop 11Teens in Action Award Finalist Top Interview Award (tie) Rhode IslandAlexa Johnsen17North KingstownSaxophone South CarolinaDabria Aguilar17HanahanContemporary Ballet DanceTop 11Top Advertisement Sales Award (tie) Top Dance Talent Award South DakotaKianna Healy18HartfordMusical Theater Vocal, "I'm a Star"Later Miss South Dakota 2026 TennesseeTaylor Black18GallatinVocal, "At Last"First African-American crowned Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen TexasKatherine Omo-Osagie17CarrolltonVocal, "How Far I'll Go"2nd Runner-upPreliminary Evening Gown/OSQ Award Top Interview Award (tie) Utah Charlee Sorensen17AuroraOperatic VocalTop 11Preliminary Talent Award Top Vocal Talent AwardYounger sister of Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2015, Savvy Sorensen VermontEmma Anderson17ShelburneTap Dance, "Another Day of Sun" VirginiaElla Strickland18WarrentonBroadway Vocal WashingtonChloe Furnstahl17Lake TappsJazz Dance West VirginiaOlivia Travis16GerrardstownLyrical DancePreviously Miss West Virginia Jr. High School America 2018 Top 16 at Miss Jr. High School America 2018
Later Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2024 WisconsinEve Vanden Heuvel17FreedomPiano WyomingCassandra "Cassie" Guelde18StoryVocal
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