Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss North Carolina Teen USA

Miss North Carolina's Teen

Formation	2005
Type	Scholarship pageant
Location	Raleigh, North Carolina
Membership	Miss America's Teen
Official language	English
Key people	John Norris
Website	Official website

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

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

Kate Ward of Kenansville was crowned Miss North Carolina's Teen 2025 on June 28, 2025, at the High Point Theater in High Point, North Carolina. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2026 in September 2025.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss North Carolina's Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.

Placements

• Winners: Hanley House (2024)
• 1st runners-up: Catherine White (2017)
• 3rd runners-up: Katherine Puryear (2010)
• Top 8: Emili McPhail (2014)
• Top 15: McKenzie Faggart (2012)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Fitness: Hanley House (2024)
• Preliminary Evening Gown: Hanley House (2024)
• Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Catherine White (2017)

Other awards

• America's Choice: McKenzie Faggart (2012)
• Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award: Emili McPhail (2014)
• Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award: Emili McPhail (2014)
• Scholastic Excellence Award: Karson Fair (2015)

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	Kate Ward	Kenansville	18	Miss Johnston County's Teen	Lyrical Dance	TBA	TBA
2024	Kamryn Hollowell	Clayton	17	Miss Statesville's Teen	Dance
2023	Annika Schneider	Stanfield	18	Miss Metrolina's Teen	Dance	Did not compete; originally 3rd runner-up, later assumed the title after House was named Miss America's Teen 2024
	Hanley House	Cleveland	16	Miss Cleveland's Teen	Lyrical Dance, "Don't Stop Believing"	Winner	Preliminary Evening Gown; Preliminary Fitness
2022	Kerrigan Brown	Spivey's Corner	17	Miss Zebulon's Outstanding Teen	Dance
2021	Harley Tilque	Charlotte	17	Miss Metrolina's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance, "Rescue"
2019-20	Karlee Sanderford[1]	Wendell	16	Miss Garner's Outstanding Teen	Jazz Dance, "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner
2018	Caroline Credle[2]	Clayton	17	Miss Clayton's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe, La Esmeralda
2017	Marissa Garrison[3]	Mount Holly	15	Miss Queen City's Outstanding Teen	Contemporary Dance
2016	Catherine White[4]	Clayton	17	Miss Clayton's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance, "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now"	1st runner-up[5]	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[5]
2015	McKenzie Hansley[6]	Hampstead	16	Miss Spivey Corner's Outstanding Teen	Acro-Jazz Dance			Later Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2017[7] Later Miss North Carolina Collegiate America 2019 Later Miss District of Columbia Collegiate America 2020
2014	Karson Fair[8]	Benson	17	Miss Greater Cape Fear's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance, "Smooth Criminal"		Scholastic Excellence Award[9]	3rd runner-up at Miss Alabama 2017 pageant[10] 2nd runner-up at Miss Alabama 2018 pageant[11]
2013	Emili McPhail[12]	Roseboro	17	Miss Fayetteville's Outstanding Teen	Piano, "All Of Me"	Top 8[13]	Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award[14] Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award[14]	Later Miss Virginia 2018[15]
2012	Alexandra Badgett[16]	Reidsville	15	Miss Lake Norman's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance			Later Miss North Carolina 2019[17]
2011	McKenzie Faggart[18]	Concord	16	Miss Cabarrus County's Outstanding Teen	Dance	Top 15	America's Choice[19]	Later Miss North Carolina 2016[4]
2010	Kayla Hollingsworth[20]	Randleman	17	Miss Thomasville's Outstanding Teen	Dance
2009	Katherine Puryear[21]	Thomasville	16	Miss Thomasville's Outstanding Teen	Acrobatic Dance	3rd runner-up[22]		Later Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2012[23] Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2012 pageant Current NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys[24]
2008	Mya Hipps[25]	Gastonia	17	Miss Gastonia's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Half a Moment" from By Jeeves
2007	BrieAnna Hester[26]	Henderson	16	Miss Central Carolina's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance			4th runner-up at Miss North Carolina 2013 pageant[27]
2006	Ciara Newman[28]	Hendersonville		Miss Hendersonville's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Dance
2005	Kayla Moran[29]	Mount Holly	15	Miss Mount Holly's Outstanding Teen	Vocal