Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen

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

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

Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen

Formation	2005
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Southington
Location	Connecticut
Membership	Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language	English
Key people	Nakiya Troth (Executive Director)
Website	Official website

Haylee Patton of Bristol was crowned Miss Connecticut's Teen 2025 on June 28, 2025, at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Connecticut. She will compete at Miss America's Teen 2026 in September 2025.

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

Results summary

The results of Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen as they participated in the national Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was earned.

Placements

• 1st runners-up: Jainé Coann Truex LeFebvre (2013)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Jainé Coann Truex LeFebvre (2013), Peyton Troth (2023)

Non-finalist awards

• Non-finalist Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Logan West (2011)

Other awards

• JoAnna Adkisson Community Service Award: Acacia Courtney (2010)
• Teens in Action Finalist: Peyton Troth (2023)
• Top 3 Community Service Award: Cynthia Moura Dias (2014)
• Top 5 Interview Award: Jainé Coann Truex LeFebvre (2013)
• Top 10 Community Service Award: Jainé Coann Truex LeFebvre (2013)

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	Haylee Patton	Bristol	15	Miss Bristol's Teen	Jazz Dance			Cousin of Miss Connecticut's Teen 2022 and 2024, Peyton Troth and Camryn Patton.
2024	Camryn Patton	Bristol	17	Miss Constitution's Teen	Lyrical Dance
2023	Emily Anastasio	Meriden	18	Miss Bristol's Teen	Tap Dance
2022	Peyton Troth[1]	Bristol	14	Miss Hartford County's Outstanding Teen	Rhythmic Tap Dance, "Belle"		Teens in Action Finalist Preliminary Evening Gown/OSQ Award
2021	Aicha Diallo[2]	West Haven	17	Miss Greater Hamden's Outstanding Teen	Dance, "Brotsjor"
2019-20	Lindiana Frangu[3]	Woodbury	15	Miss Bristol's Outstanding Teen	Rhythmic Tap Dance, "Cold Hearted"
2018	Morgan Mancini[4]	Wolcott	16	Miss Farmingbury's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance, "Happy"
2017	Brooke Cyr[5]	Waterbury	15	Miss Naugatuck Valley's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Acrobatic Dance
2016	Samantha Anderson[6]	Wolcott	17	Miss Constitution's Outstanding Teen	Dance
2015	Sapna Raghavan[7]	Ellington	17	Miss Greater Rockville's Outstanding Teen	Bollywood Dance			Later Miss Connecticut 2021[8]
2014	Cynthia Dias[9]	Wolcott	14	Miss Wolcott's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance			Later Miss Connecticut USA 2022, Top 12 at Miss USA 2022 & Fan Vote Winner[10]
2013	Tiana Dyson[11]	New Haven	15	Miss Elm City's Outstanding Teen	Dance
2012	Jainé Coann Truex LeFebvre[12]	Glastonbury	16	Miss Mountain Laurel's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	1st runner-up[13]	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[13] Top 5 Interview Award[14] Top 10 Community Service Award[12]
2011	Nicole Nemense[15]	Watertown	15	Miss Westbury's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance
2010	Logan West[16]	Southington	16	Miss Southington's Outstanding Teen			Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award[17]	Later Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2012[18] Later Miss Teen USA 2012[19]
2009	Acacia Courtney[20]	Hamden	16	Miss Nutmeg's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe		Community Service Award[21]	Later Miss Connecticut 2014[22] Top 16 at Miss America 2015 pageant[23] Currently a TV reporter and paddock analyst for Gulfstream Park[24] Later Miss Connecticut USA 2019[25]
2008	Rachael Ramonas[26]	Wolcott	16	Miss Wolcott's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance, "Brave"			Stripped of title after police were called to her party at Ramonas' parents' home with numerous underage drinkers[27][28]
2007	Karen Link[29]	Terryville		Miss Bristol's Outstanding Teen	Spanish-influenced Tap Dance			Former NFL cheerleader and cheer captain for the New England Patriots[29][30]
2006	Melanie Sanches[31]	Prospect	16		Character Tap Dance[32]			Former NFL cheerleader for the New England Patriots[31][33]
2005	Sarah Lord[11]	Norwich	17		Musical Theater Dance