Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022

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.^[1] It has been announced that pageant would be held on July 10, 2021, with preliminary competitions were held on July 7–8, 2021.^[2]

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022
Date	July 10, 2021
Presenters	Ericka Dunlap
Venue	Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Universal Orlando, Orlando, Florida, United States
Entrants	51
Placements	11
Winner	Marcelle LeBlanc Alabama
← 2020 2023 →

Payton May of Washington crowned her successor, Marcelle LeBlanc of Alabama, at the end of the event.^[3]

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.^[4][5]

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	Contestant
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022	Alabama – Marcelle LeBlanc
1st Runner-Up	Maryland – Kate Wills §
2nd Runner-Up	Texas – Katherine Omo-Osagie
3rd Runner-Up	Georgia – Megan Wright
4th Runner-Up	Nebraska – Jamie Rose Chen
Top 11	Hawaii – Ilima Sexton Mississippi – Tori Johnston Oklahoma – Ella Phillips Pennsylvania – Jaylen Baron South Carolina – Dabria Aguilar Utah – Charlee Sorensen

§ – America's/People's Choice

Order of announcements

Top 11  Nebraska  Texas  Pennsylvania  Oklahoma  Georgia  Mississippi  Hawaii  Maryland  Utah  South Carolina  Alabama

Top 5  Alabama  Nebraska  Texas  Georgia  Maryland

Awards

Preliminary Awards

Award	Contestant
Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ	Georgia – Megan Wright Texas – Katherine Omo-Osagie
Preliminary Talent	Alabama – Marcelle LeBlanc Utah – Charlee Sorensen

Other Awards

Award	Contestant
Advertising Sales	Montana – Annika Bennion South Carolina – Dabria Aguilar
America's Choice	Maryland – Kate Wills
Spirit of America	Maryland – Kate Wills
Teens in Action Winner	Arizona – Kate Lynn Blair
Teens in Action Finalists	Alabama – Marcelle LeBlanc Florida – Ruby Tilghman Indiana – Kate Dimmit Iowa – Maggie Leach Montana – Annika Bennion New Hampshire – Isabel Povey Pennsylvania – Jaylen Baron
Top Dance Talent	South Carolina – Dabria Aguilar
Top Interview	Alabama – Marcelle LeBlanc Pennsylvania – Jaylen Baron Texas – Katherine Omo-Osagie
Top Vocal Talent	Utah – Charlee Sorensen

Contestants

All 51 state titleholders have been crowned.

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

State	Name
Alabama	Marcelle LeBlanc[6]
Alaska	Sycely Wheeles
Arizona	Kate Lynn Blair[7]
Arkansas	Shelby Cook[8]
California	Maya Alvarez-Coyne[9]
Colorado	Lila Sacha
Connecticut	Aicha Diallo[10]
Delaware	Haley Alexander[11]
District of Columbia	Jade Ridout
Florida	Ruby Tilghman[12]
Georgia	Megan Wright[13]
Hawaii	Ilima Sexton[14]
Idaho	Madison Andreason[15]
Illinois	Kylie Ryder[16]
Indiana	Kate Dimmit[17]
Iowa	Maggie Leach[18]
Kansas	Gracie Hendrickson[19]
Kentucky	Chloe Yates
Louisiana	Sophia Nawaz[20]
Maine	Lauren Jorgensen
Maryland	Kate Wills
Massachusetts	Tess O'Riordan[21]
Michigan	Rylie Dewley[22]
Minnesota	Bella Grill
Mississippi	Tori Johnston[23]
Missouri	Ashley Berry[24]
Montana	Annika Bennion[25]
Nebraska	Jamie Rose Chen[26]
Nevada	Isabella McGinnis
New Hampshire	Isabel Povey[27]
New Jersey	Isabella Freund[28]
New Mexico	Dallas Collins
New York	Gianna Caetano[29]
North Carolina	Harley Tilque
North Dakota	Emma Tong[30]
Ohio	Madison Yuzwa[31]
Oklahoma	Ella Phillips[32]
Oregon	Moira O'Bryan[33]
Pennsylvania	Jaylen Baron[34]
Rhode Island	Alexa Johnsen[35]
South Carolina	Dabria Aguilar[36]
South Dakota	Kianna Healy[37]
Tennessee	Taylor Black[38]
Texas	Katherine Omo-Osagie
Utah	Charlee Sorensen
Vermont	Emma Anderson[39]
Virginia	Ella Strickland[40]
Washington	Chloe Furnstahl[41]
West Virginia	Olivia Travis[42]
Wisconsin	Eve Vanden Heuvel[43]
Wyoming	Cassandra "Cassie" Guelde[44]