Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen

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

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

Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen

Formation	2005
Type	Beauty pageant
Location	Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Membership	Miss America's Teen
Official language	English
Key people	Shelly Johnson (Director)
Website	Official website

Natalie Berg of Coon Rapids was crowned Miss Minnesota's Teen on March 25, 2023, at Southwest Christian High School in Chaska, Minnesota. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2024 in Dallas, Texas. On June 21, 2024 she crowned Brynn Olson, 17, of Thief River Falls as Miss Minnesota's Teen 2024 at the Treasure Island Resort in Welch, Minnesota.

Results summary

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

Placements

• 3rd runners-up: Julia Schumacher (2023)
• 4th runners-up: Alexis Houle (2012)
• Top 12: Emily Schumacher (2018)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Alexis Houle (2012), Julia Schumacher (2023)

Other awards

• Academic Achievement Award: Natalie Davis (2007), Chantal Wilson (2008)
• America's Choice: Emily Schumacher (2018)
• National Fundraiser Award 4th Runner-up: Julia Schumacher (2023)
• Teens in Action Award Finalists: Corrina Swiggum (2014), Rachel Weyandt (2016)

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
2024	Brynn Olson	Thief River Falls	17	Miss Northern Lakes Teen	Jazz Dance	TBA	TBA
2023	Natalie Berg[1]	Coon Rapids	16	Miss Heart of the Lakes' Teen	Hardshoe Irish Dance			Title changed to Miss Minnesota's Teen
2022	Julia Schumacher[2]	Mankato	17	Miss Coon Rapids' Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance	3rd Runner-up	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award National Fundraiser 4th Runner-up	Younger sister of Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen 2017 and Miss Minnesota 2024, Emily Rae Schumacher
2020–2021[a]	Bella Grill	Lino Lakes	17	Miss Granite City's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance, "Humble and Kind"
2019	Rachel Luchsinger[4]	Woodbury	16	Miss St. Croix Valley's Outstanding Teen	Piano, "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen
2018	Eden Webb[5]	Minnetonka	16		Contemporary Dance, "Lost"			Miss Tennessee Valley 2022
2017	Emily Rae Schumacher[6]	Mankato	17	Miss Mankato's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance	Top 12[7]	America's Choice[7]	3rd runner-up at Miss Minnesota 2019 competition[8] 4th runner-up at Miss Minnesota 2021 and 2022 Older sister of Miss Minnesota's Outstanding Teen 2022, Julia Schumacher Later Miss Minnesota 2024
2016	Cali Weddle[9]	Andover		Miss River Valley's Outstanding Teen	Vocal/Guitar
2015	Rachel Weyandt[10]	Lino Lakes	16	Miss Chain of Lakes' Outstanding Teen	Piano		Teens in Action Award Finalist	Top 12 at Miss Minnesota 2022
2014	Lauren Algyer[11]	Prior Lake		Miss Southern Valley's Outstanding Teen	Monologue
2013	Corrina Swiggum[12]	Prior Lake	15	Miss South Central's Outstanding Teen	Martial Arts		Teens in Action Award Finalist
2012	Bailey Wachholz[citation needed]	Nisswa	16	Miss Brainerd Lakes' Outstanding Teen	Piano
2011	Alexis Houle[13]	Duluth	16		Vocal	4th runner-up[14]	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[14]	Previously USA National Jr. Teen 2010[15]
2010	Katarina Akridge[16]	Woodbury	16	-	Bollywood Jazz Dance, "Jai Ho"
2009	Katlyn Ziegler[17]	Coon Rapids	15	-	Piano
2008	Alyssa Mayfield[18]	Frazee	16	Miss Frazee Teen	Dance
2007	Chantal Wilson[19]	Greenbush	16		Piano		Academic Achievement Award	1st runner-up at Miss Minnesota 2014 pageant[20]
2006	Natalie Davis[21]	Dassel		-	Vocal		Academic Achievement Award	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant Later Miss Minnesota 2011[22]
2005	Giselle Marie Ugarte[23]	Minnetonka	16	-	Jazz Dance			Later Miss Teen Minnesota International 2007[24] 4th runner-up at Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2007 pageant[citation needed]

Notes

1. State competition took place in 2020, as national pageant postponed to 2021 for the 2022 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]