Miss Alabama's Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Alabama Teen USA.

The Miss Alabama's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Alabama in the Miss America's Teen pageant.

Miss Alabama's Teen

Formation	2002
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Birmingham
Location	Alabama
Membership	Miss America's Teen
Official language	English
Key people	Anita Walker (Executive Director) Kevin Hathcock (Co-director) Dr. Billy Jenkins (Co-director)
Website	Official website

Jessica Baeder of Auburn, Alabama was the first contestant from Alabama to win the national title on July 29, 2017.^[1]

Addison Shoemaker of Vestavia Hills was crowned Miss Alabama's Teen on March 9, 2025, at Thompson High School. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen in September 2025.

In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Alabama’s Outstanding Teen, to Miss Alabama’s Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.

Results summary

The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

• Miss America's Teen: Jessica Baeder (2018), Marcelle LeBlanc (2022)
• 1st runners-up: Scarlett Walker (2011), Ali Mims (2025)
• 2nd runners-up: Mi'a Callens (2012), Jessica Procter (2014), Morgan Green (2015)
• 3rd runners-up: Collins McMurray (2019)
• Top 10: Jenna Bryant (2006), Abby Lynn Steverson (2007)
• Top 11: Tiara Pennington (2017)
• Top 15: Zoé Champion (2020)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Jessica Procter (2014), Morgan Green (2015), Zoé Champion (2020)
• Preliminary Evening Gown Award: Ali Mims (2025)
• Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Jessica Procter (2014)
• Preliminary Talent: Scarlett Walker (2011), Mi'a Callens (2012), Jessica Baeder (2018), Marcelle LeBlanc (2022), Elaina Burt (2024)

Non-finalist awards

• Non-finalist Talent: Haley Ates (2009)

Other awards

• Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America: Zoé Champion (2020)
• Outstanding Dance Award: Jessica Baeder (2018)
• Scholastic Excellence Award: Collins McMurray (2019)
• Teens in Action Award: Jessica Baeder (2018), Hailey Adams (2023)
• Teens in Action Finalists: Marcelle LeBlanc (2022)
• Top Interview Award: Marcelle LeBlanc (2022)

Winners

•   Declared as winner
•   Ended as a runner-up
•   Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Talent	Placement at MAO Teen	Special scholarships at MAO Teen	Notes
2025	Addison Shoemaker[2]	Vestavia Hills	16	Miss Historic Springville's Teen	Lyrical Dance, "Humble and Kind"	TBD	TBD
2024	Ali Mims[3]	Harpersville	17	Miss Hoover's Teen	Opera, "O Mio Babbino Caro"	1st Runner-Up[4]	Preliminary Evening Gown Award
2023	Elaina Burt[5]	Hoover	17	Miss Jefferson County's Teen	Ballet en Pointe		Preliminary Talent Award
2022	Hailey Adams[6]	Birmingham	16	Miss Cahaba Valley's Outstanding Teen	Dance, "Proud Mary"		Teens in Action Winner	Younger sister of Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen 2019-2020, Hannah Adams
2020–21[a]	Emma Terry[8]	Leeds	18	Miss Leeds Area's Outstanding Teen 2020	Ballet en Pointe, "GiGi Medley"	Did not compete; 1st runner-up at Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2020, later assumed title after LeBlanc won Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022[8][9]
	Marcelle LeBlanc[9]	Birmingham	16	Miss Coosa Valley’s Outstanding Teen	Vocal, “On My Own”	Winner[10]	Teens in Action Finalist Preliminary Talent Award[10] Top Interview Award[10]
2019	Zoé Champion[11]	Leeds	16	Miss Jefferson County's Outstanding Teen	Jazz Dance, "Lone Ranger"	Top 15	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[12] Spirit of America Award[12]	Younger sister of Chandler Champion, Miss Alabama 2013[13]
2018	Collins McMurray[14]	Vestavia Hills	17	Miss Friendliest City's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Over the Rainbow"	3rd runner-up[15]	Scholastic Excellence Award[16]	2nd runner-up at Miss Alabama 2021[17]
2017	Lauren Bradford[18]	Gulf Shores	17	Miss Coastal Alabama's Outstanding Teen	Violin, "Orange Blossom Special"	Did not compete; originally 1st runner-up, later assumed title after Baeder won Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2018[19][18]		Later Miss Alabama 2021[17]
	Jessica Baeder[19]	Auburn	17	Miss Smith Station's Outstanding Teen[1]	Ballet en pointe, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"	Winner[1]	Outstanding Dance Award[20] Preliminary Talent Award[20] Teens in Action Award[20]	Daughter of Miss North Carolina 1984, Francesca Adler[citation needed]
2016	Tiara Pennington[21]	Helena	16	Miss Metropolitan's Outstanding Teen[21]	Vocal, "Patriotic Medley"	Top 11[22]		1st runner-up at Miss Alabama 2018 pageant[23] Later Miss Alabama 2019[24] Top 7 at Miss America 2020 competition[25]
2015	Kaitlynn Campbell[26][27]	Hayden	17	At-Large[27]	Vocal, "Concrete Angel"
2014	Morgan Green[28]	Tuscaloosa	17	Miss Tuscaloosa's Outstanding Teen[28]	Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl	2nd runner-up[28]	Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question Award[29]
2013	Jessica Procter[30]	Tuscaloosa	17	Miss West Central's Outstanding Teen	Broadway Vocal	2nd runner-up[31]	Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question Award[31] Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award[31]	Later Miss Alabama 2017[30] Top 7 at Miss America 2018 pageant[32]
2012	Callie Walker[citation needed]	Birmingham	14	Miss Point Mallard's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en pointe, "Storms in Africa"			Daughter of Angela Tower Walker, Miss Alabama 1985[33] Sister of Scarlett Walker, Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2010[34] Later Miss Alabama 2018[23] Top 10 at Miss America 2019 pageant
2011	Mi'a Callens[35]	Birmingham	17	Miss Jefferson County's Outstanding Teen	Piano/Vocal, "Hiding Underwater"	2nd runner-up[36]	Preliminary Talent Award[36]
2010	Scarlett Walker	Birmingham	16	Miss Painted Rock's Outstanding Teen	Dance, "The Way You Make Me Feel"	1st runner-up[37]	Preliminary Talent Award	Daughter of Angela Tower Walker, Miss Alabama 1985[33] Sister of Callie Walker, Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2012 and Miss Alabama 2018[34][23] Later Distinguished Young Woman of Alabama 2012 Cast as an ensemble member in the 2018 Broadway production of Carousel[38]
2009	Avery Cooper[39]	Smiths Station		Miss Teen Chattahoochie Valley
2008	Haley Ates[40]	Eufaula		Miss Teen Painted Rock	Vocal, "Defying Gravity" from Wicked		Non-finalist Talent Award[41]
2007	Meg McGuffin[42]	Ozark[42]	14	Miss Teen Trojan/Troy	Dance			Later Miss Alabama 2015[42] 4th runner-up at Miss America 2016 pageant[43]
2006	Abby Lynn Steverson	Smiths			Piano	Top 10[44]
2005	Jenna Bryant[45]	Hoover	17		Dance	Top 10[45]
2004	Whitney Vautier					No national pageant
2003	Whitney Dykes		17

Notes

1. State competition took place in 2020, as national pageant postponed to 2021 for the 2022 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]