Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 was the second Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant, held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, on August 19, 2006.

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 Participants and Results
Date	August 19, 2006
Presenters	Joey Fatone Jennifer Berry
Venue	Linda Chapin Theater, Orlando, Florida, United States
Entrants	52
Placements	10
Winner	Maria DeSantis New York
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At the conclusion of the event, Meghan Miller of Texas crowned her successor Maria DeSantis of New York. The pageant was hosted by Miss America 2006 Jennifer Berry and N'SYNC singer Joey Fatone. The program was televised on The N, a branch of MTV Networks.^[1]

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007	New York – Maria DeSantis
1st Runner-Up	Michigan – Nina Davuluri
2nd Runner-Up	Virginia – Brittany Young
3rd Runner-Up	Tennessee – Leah Beth Bolton
4th Runner-Up	Arkansas – Dorothy Shepard
Top 10	Alabama – Abby Steverson Massachusetts – Cherise Marie LeClerc Oklahoma – Molly Colvard South Carolina – Maggie Hill Wisconsin – Allie Rick

Awards

Preliminary awards

Award	Contestants
Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ)	Arkansas – Dorothy Shepard Michigan – Nina Davuluri Texas – Kendall Morris
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness	Arkansas – Dorothy Shepard Tennessee – Leah Beth Bolton Texas – Kendall Morris
Preliminary Talent	New York – Maria DeSantis South Carolina – Maggie Hill

Other awards

Award	Contestant(s)
Academic Achievement	Minnesota – Natalie Davis
Academic Scholarship	Iowa – Erica Lester
Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ	Georgia – Lauren Edmonds
Non-finalist Talent	Pennsylvania – Tawni Darby
Overall Interview	Louisiana – Jeremeka Bradley
Spirit of America

Pageant organization

Selection of contestants

One delegate from each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, were chosen in local pageants held from September 2005 to July 2006.

Preliminary competitions

During the 3 days prior to the final night, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which include private interview with the judges and a show where they compete in talent, evening wear, lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, and on-stage question. They were held August 16–18, 2006.

Final night of competition

During the finals, the top 10 contestants competed in lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, talent, and evening gown, and the top 5 completed on-stage questions.

Contestants

The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 contestants were:

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Abby Lynn Steverson	Smiths Station			Piano, "Maple Leaf Rag"	Top 10[2]
Alaska	Kaela Larson[3]	Willow	15	At-Large	Vocal			Previously America's National Jr. Sweetheart 2005[4]
Arizona	Brittany Mazur[5]	Tucson	16	At-Large	Vocal, "Adagio"			Contestant on season 10 of American Idol[5][6] Top 5 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant
Arkansas	Dorothy Shepard	Pine Bluff	17	Miss Teen South Arkansas	Tap Dance, "Hot Chocolate!"	4th runner-up[2]
California	Summer Clark[7]	Elk Grove	16	Miss Teen Elk Grove	Drums, "Turn the Beat Around"
Colorado	Kelsi Johnston	Pueblo West	16		Piano/Vocal, "Someone Like You"
Connecticut	Melanie Sanches[8]	Prospect	16		Character Tap Dance			Former NFL cheerleader for the New England Patriots[8][9]
Delaware	Lauren Gagliardino[10]	Bear	16	Miss New Castle County's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance
District of Columbia	Elizabeth Ann Payne	Washington, D.C.			Operatic Vocal
Florida	Sydney Keister[11]	Jacksonville	17	Miss Jacksonville's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Jazz Dance, Disney's "Fantasmic"			4th runner-up at Miss Florida 2013 pageant[citation needed]
Georgia	Lauren Edmonds[12]	Americus		Miss Heart of Georgia's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe, "I Run for Life"		Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award	1st runner-up at Miss Georgia 2008 and 2013 pageants[13][14] 3rd runner-up at Miss Georgia 2012 pageant[15] Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant
Hawaii	Katrina Kem[16]	Wahiawa	16		Piano/Vocal, "Imagine"
Idaho	Genevieve Nutting[17]	Boise	17	At-Large	Classical Piano			Later Miss Idaho 2011[18]
Illinois	Campbell Hunt[19]	Marion		Miss John A. Logan's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "God Help the Outcasts"
Indiana	Leanna Ross[20]	New Carlisle	17	Miss Hoosier Heartland's Outstanding Teen	Dance/Baton
Iowa	Erica Lester	Muscatine		Miss Scott County's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Jazz Dance		Academic Scholarship Award
Kansas	Erica Mahan	Neosho Rapids	17	Miss Capital City's Outstanding Teen	Flute, "Can Can"
Kentucky	Alison Lovely[citation needed]	Sayerville	16	Miss Belle of the Bluegrass' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
Louisiana	Jeremeka Bradley[21]	Bossier City	16	Miss Bossier City's Outstanding Teen	Vocal		Overall Interview Award Spirit of America Award
Maine	Mallory Lavole	Madawaska	16		Piano
Maryland	Hannah Mollerick	Jessup		Miss Howard County's Outstanding Teen	Jazz en Pointe			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant Later 4th runner-up at Miss Maryland 2010,[22] 2011,[23] and 2013[24] Later Top 10 at Miss Maryland 2012[22]
Massachusetts	Cherise Marie Leclerc	Hampden			Harp	Top 10[2]		Later 4th runner-up at Miss Massachusetts 2008
Michigan	Nina Davuluri[25]	St. Joseph	16	Miss Southwest Michigan's Outstanding Teen	Modern Classical Indian Dance	1st runner-up[2]	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award	Later Miss New York 2013[26] Crowned Miss America 2014[27]
Minnesota	Natalie Davis	Dassel			Vocal		Academic Achievement Award	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant Later Miss Minnesota 2011[28]
Mississippi	Kasey Wilder[29]	Pontotoc		Miss Pontotoc's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "New York State of Mind"
Missouri	Melanie Collier[30]	Kirksville		Miss Kirksville's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Jazz Dance
Montana	Holly Matz[31]	Missoula	16		Jump Rope Routine			Later 1st runner-up at Miss Montana 2009[32]
Nebraska	Sharla Schreiber[33]	Columbus	16		Jazz/Flag
Nevada	Jordan Bowler	Mesquite			Freestyle Taekwondo Routine, "Feel the Beat"
New Hampshire	Janine Mitchell[34]	Derry	17		Lyrical Jazz Dance, "Man in the Mirror"
New Jersey	Lindsey Petrosh[35]	Egg Harbor City	17		Vocal			Later Miss New Jersey 2012[36]
New Mexico	Ellen Striepeke	Silver City			Tap Dance
New York	Maria DeSantis[37]	Staten Island	17	Miss Staten Island's Outstanding Teen	Classical Vocal	Winner[2]	Preliminary Talent Award	3rd runner-up at Miss New York 2012 pageant Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant
North Carolina	Ciara Newman[38]	Hendersonville		Miss Hendersonville's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance
North Dakota	Rachel Douts[39]	Powers Lake			Vocal, "One Moment in Time"
Ohio	Kelsey Ballew	Chillicothe	16		Vocal
Oklahoma	Molly Colvard	Elm Grove	16	Miss Oklahoma City University's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	Top 10[2]		Sister of Chelsea Colvard, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2009[citation needed]
Oregon	Kylee Willard	Grants Pass	17	Miss Josephine County's Outstanding Teen	Latin/Jazz Dance to a Mix of "Represent Cuba/Do You Only Wanna Dance?"
Pennsylvania	Tawni Darby[40]	Hermitage	15	Miss Moraine State's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance		Non-finalist Talent Award	Founder of Miss America's Outstanding Teen Teens in Training Camp[40]
Rhode Island	Lindsay Rogers[citation needed]	Lincoln	17		Vocal
South Carolina	Maggie Hill[41]	Gilbert	17	Miss Lexington Teen	Classical Vocal, "Think of Me" from Phantom of the Opera	Top 10[2]	Preliminary Talent Award
South Dakota	Aja Kessler[42]	Rapid City	17		Ballet en Pointe, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"			Older half-sister of Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2013, Nina Mesteth[43] 2nd runner-up at Miss South Dakota 2009 pageant[44] Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant
Tennessee	Leah Beth Bolton[45]	Jackson			Tap Dance	3rd runner-up[46]	Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award	2nd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2008 pageant[47]
Texas	Kendall Morris[citation needed]	Ennis	15	Miss Teen Southlake	Classical Piano, "Chopsticks"		Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award	Later Miss Texas 2011[48] Top 10 at Miss America 2012 pageant[49]
Utah	Tasha Smedley[50]	Syracuse			Modern Lyrical Dance			Later Miss Utah Teen USA 2009[51] Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009 pageant[51] NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys in 2016 to 2018[52][53]
Vermont	Heather Bartlett[54]	Jericho			Classical Vocal, "Laughing Song"
Virginia	Brittany Young[55]	Mechanicsville	17		Classical Vocal	2nd runner-up[2]		Daughter of Miss Virginia 1982, Beverly Cooke[55][56] 4th runner-up at Miss Virginia 2011 pageant[57]
Virgin Islands	Esconica Veira	Saint Thomas			Hip Hop Dance			Later represented the Virgin Islands at the Miss World 2011 pageant and placed in the Top 15[58] 4th runner-up at Miss Supranational 2013 pageant Represented the Virgin Islands at Miss Earth 2014 pageant[59] Later Miss US Virgin Islands 2017
Washington	Stefanie Range[60]	Auburn	13	Miss Lakeland Hills' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Shy"
West Virginia	Kaitlin Gates[61]	Bridgeport	14	Miss Teen Appalachia	Vocal			2nd runner-up at Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2008 pageant[62] Later Miss West Virginia 2012[63]
Wisconsin	Allie Rick[64]	Greendale	15	At-Large	Lyrical Dance, "Here Comes the Sun"	Top 10[64]
Wyoming	Codie Lee Ann Murphy	Sheridan	17	Miss Sheridan's Outstanding Teen	Japanese Fan Dance