Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2012

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2012 is the 7th Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on August 20, 2011.

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2012
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2012 Participants and Results
Date	August 20, 2011
Presenters	Teresa Scanlan
Entrants	52
Placements	15
Winner	Elizabeth Fechtel Florida
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Lacey Russ of Oklahoma crowned her successor Elizabeth Fecthel of Florida at the end of the event.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2012	Florida – Elizabeth Fechtel
1st Runner-Up	Michigan – Marissa Cowens
2nd Runner-Up	Alabama – Mi'a Callens
3rd Runner-Up	Texas – Reilly Johannsen
4th Runner-Up	Minnesota – Alexis Houle
Top 10	Colorado – Meredith Winnefield  Georgia – Julia Martin New Jersey – Natalie Ragazzo Rhode Island – Ivy Shen Utah – Tiare Keeno
Top 15	California – Jessa Carmack Iowa – Francesca Lubecki- Wilde Louisiana – Justine Ker North Carolina – McKenzie Faggart Ohio – Kelsey Barrett

Awards

Preliminary Awards

Award	Contestant(s)
Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ	Florida - Elizabeth Fechtel Illinois - Summer Robbins Minnesota - Alexis Houle Nebraska - Brooke Ludemann
Preliminary Talent	Alabama - Mi'a Callens Rhode Island - Ivy Shen Washington - Nicole Renard

Other Awards

Award	Contestant(s)
Community Service	West Virginia - Isabel Raese
Miss Photogenic	Arkansas - Ashton Campbell
Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ	Missouri - McKensie Garber
Non-finalist Interview	Illinois - Summer Robbins
Non-finalist Talent	Washington - Nicole Renard
Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life	Pennsylvania - Kaitlynne Kline
Outstanding Instrumental Talent	Louisiana - Justine Ker Rhode Island - Ivy Shen
People's Choice	New Jersey - Natalie Ragazzo North Carolina - McKenzie Faggart
Scholastic Excellence	Louisiana - Justine Ker
Spirit of America	Wyoming - Montana Sannes
Teens in Action	Utah - Tiare Keeno
Top Ad Sales	West Virginia - Isabel Raese Texas - Reilly Johhannsen Montana - Jalyssa Gorder

Contestants

Fifty-two contestants competed for the title.

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Talent	Placement at MAO Teen	Special Awards at MAO Teen	Notes
Alabama	Mi'a Callens[1]	Birmingham	17	Miss Jefferson County's Outstanding Teen	Piano/Vocal, "Hiding Underwater" by Beth Hart	2nd Runner-up[2]	Preliminary Talent Award[2]
Alaska	Hannah Rockwell[3]	Eagle River	17	Miss Anchorage's Outstanding Teen	Piano, "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde
Arizona	Marissa Mezzatesta[4]	Scottsdale	17	At-Large	Dance, "Dreaming In Color" by Jump5
Arkansas	Ashton Campbell[citation needed]	Hindsville	17	Miss South Arkansas' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Via Dolorosa" by Sandi Patti		Miss Photogenic[2]	Later Miss Arkansas 2014[5] 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2015 pageant[6]
California	Jessa Carmack	Santa Clara	17	Miss Mission City's Outstanding Teen	Gymnastic Tumbling, "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez	Top 15		Later Miss California 2016[7] Top 10 at Miss America 2017 pageant[8]
Colorado	Meredith Winnefeld	Centennial	17		Dance/Twirl, "Can Can" from Can-Can	Top 10
Connecticut	Nicole Lynn Nemense[9]	Watertown	15	Miss Westbury's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance, "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" from Guys and Dolls
Delaware	Victoria Brown- O'Brien	Magnolia	16	Miss Diamond State's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe
District of Columbia	Lauren Seely	Washington D.C.	17
Florida	Elizabeth Fechtel[10]	Leesburg	17	Miss Orlando's Outstanding Teen	Musical Theater Jazz Dance, "I Am What I Am"	Winner[10][2]	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[2]	Sister of Miss Florida's Outstanding Teen 2010 and Miss Florida 2015, Mary Katherine Fechtel Dethroned after a tabulation error that resulted in Fechtel being named Miss Florida 2014 was corrected[11][12]
Georgia	Julia Martin[13]	Marietta	16	Miss University of Georgia's Outstanding Teen	Cello	Top 10[2]		Later Miss Georgia Teen USA 2013[14] 3rd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2013 pageant[citation needed]
Hawaii	Briana Garrido	Mililani	16		Vocal, "Astonishing" from the musical version of Little Women
Idaho	Melanie Ross	Idaho Falls	17	At-Large	Piano, "Toccata Op. #15" by Robert Muczynski
Illinois	Summer Robbins[15]	Coffeen	16	Miss Southern Illinois' Outstanding Teen	Violin, "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams		Non-finalist Interview Award Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Indiana	Brianna (Breezy) DeCamp[16]	Kendallville	16	Miss Limberlost's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance, "Dr. Jazz" by Jelly Roll Morton			Later Miss Indiana 2016
Iowa	Francesca Lubecki- Wilde	Iowa City	15	Miss Johnson County's Outstanding Teen	Piano, Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Top 15	Top 5 Interview Award
Kansas	Caitlyn Webb	Manhattan	15	Miss Manhattan's Outstanding Teen	Tae Kwon Do, "Stand Out" by Tevin Campbell
Kentucky	Erynn Landherr	Louisville	16	Miss Louisville's Outstanding Teen
Louisiana	Justine Ker	Choudrant	17	Miss Spirit of Ruston's Outstanding Teen	Classical Piano		Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award[2] Scholastic Excellence Award[2]	Later Miss Louisiana 2016[17] Top 15 at Miss America 2017 pageant[18]
Maine	Alison Folsom[19]	Saco	16		Vocal, "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables			Younger sister of Miss Maine's Outstanding Teen 2008, Shannon Folsom
Maryland	Ally Soule	Frederick	15	Miss Frederick's Outstanding Teen
Massachusetts	Sydney Rachael Levin- Epstein	East Longmeadow	16	Miss Western Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen	Irish Step Dance
Michigan	Marissa Cowans[20]	St. Clair Shores	17	Miss St. Clair Shores' Outstanding Teen	Jazz Dance	1st runner-up[2]
Minnesota	Alexis Houle	Knife River	16		Vocal, "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid	4th runner-up	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Mississippi	France Beard[21]	Madison	18	Miss Madison's Outstanding Teen			Teens in Action Award Finalist
Missouri	McKensie Garber[22]	Hale		Miss Lake of the Ozarks' Outstanding Teen	Theatrical Dance, "I Can Hear the Bells" from Hairspray		Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award[2]	Later Miss Missouri 2015[23]
Montana	Jalyssa S. Gorder	Sidney	15		Dance, "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri		3rd place in Ad Sales
Nebraska	Brooke Ludemann[24]	North Platte	17	Miss Northwest's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen		Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[2]	2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2015 pageant[25]
Nevada	Bailey Gumm[26]	Minden	16	Miss Lake Tahoe's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance, "Misery Business" by Paramore			Older sister to Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2017, Carli Gumm Later Miss Nevada 2016[27]
New Hampshire	Lauren Percy[28]	Bow	17	Miss Strafford County's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe, "Will and Elizabeth" from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl			Later Miss New Hampshire 2017[28][29]
New Jersey	Natalie Ragazzo[30]	Pennington	15		Vocal, "Circle of Life" from The Lion King	Top 10[31]	People's Choice Award[2]	4th runner-up to at Miss New Jersey 2017 pageant[32] 2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2018 pageant
New Mexico	Nicolette Young	Las Cruces	15	Miss Las Cruces' Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe
New York	Lauren Molella[33]	Millbrook	15	Miss Duchess County's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe, "Arabian Nights" from Aladdin			Daughter of Miss Massachusetts 1983 and National Sweetheart 1982, Holly Mayer Niece of Miss New York 1989, Lisa Molella
North Carolina	McKenzie Faggart	Concord		Miss Cabarrus County's Outstanding Teen		Top 15	America's Choice	Later Miss North Carolina 2016[34]
North Dakota	Kylie Helm[35]	Bismarck	15	Miss State Capital's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe			3rd runner-up at Miss North Dakota 2016 pageant
Ohio	Kelsey Barrett[36]	Wapakoneta	17	Miss Crystal Lakes' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Here I Stand" by Usher	Top 15[2]
Oklahoma	Clytee Burchett			Miss Edmond Liberty Fest's Outstanding Teen
Oregon	Alexi Provost- Shean	Medford	16	Miss Southern Gem's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance, "On the Floor" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
Pennsylvania	Kaitlynne Kline[37]	Cochranton	17	Miss Laurel Highland's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "The Wizard and I" from Wicked		Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award[2]
Puerto Rico	Aylín Marí Torres	Bayamón		Miss Bayamon's Outstanding Teen
Rhode Island	Ivy Shen	East Greenwich	16		Classical Violin	Top 10[citation needed]	Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award[2] Preliminary Talent Award[2] Top 5 Interview Award[2]	Older sister of Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2013, Heather Shen[38]
South Carolina	Caitlen Patton[39]	Summerville	17	Miss Columbia Teen	Vocal
South Dakota	Alexis Kosiak	Sioux Falls	16		Vocal / Guitar, "Best Friend", original song by Alexis Kosiak
Tennessee	Madison Snipes[40]		16	Miss Tennessee Valley's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance			4th runner-up at Miss Tennessee 2018 pageant
Texas	Reilly Johannsen[41]	Irving	16	Miss Colleyville's Outstanding Teen	Dance	3rd runner-up[2]	2nd place in Ad Sales[2]
Utah	Tiare Keeno[42]	Spanish Fork	15		Contemporary Dance, "Earth" from Gladiator	Top 10[2]	Teens in Action Award[2]
Vermont	Sophia Hadeka	Fair Haven	13		Dance, "Stand Still, Look Pretty" by The Wreckers			Later Miss Vermont Teen USA 2013[43] Later Distinguished Young Woman of Vermont 2016[44]
Virginia	Dominick Fink[45]	Chesapeake	15	Miss Greater Richmond's Outstanding Teen	Dance			3rd runner-up at Miss Virginia Teen USA 2013 pageant Later Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2014[citation needed] As of 2018[update] NFL cheerleader for the Jacksonville Jaguars[46]
Virgin Islands	Kaylah Charmaine Galloway	Saint Croix
Washington	Nicole Renard[47][48]	Kennewick	16	Miss Tri-Cities' Outstanding Teen	Dance, "Amayzing Mayzie" from Seussical		Non-finalist Talent Award[2] Preliminary Talent Award[2]	Younger sister of Miss Washington's Outstanding Teen 2010, Victoria Renard[48] Later Distinguished Young Woman of America 2013[49] Later Miss Washington 2017[50]
West Virginia	Isabel Raese	Morgantown	13	Miss Mon Valley's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance		Community Service Award[2] Top Ad Seller Award[2]
Wisconsin	Annie Jorgensen[51]	Mequon	16	Miss Milwaukee's Outstanding Teen	Dance, "Cosmic Love" by Florence and the Machine			Later Miss High School America 2013 Later Miss Georgia 2018[52]
Wyoming	Montana Sannes	Lander	16	Miss Hot Springs' Outstanding Teen	Dance, Disco Medley		Spirit of America Award