Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 Participants and Results
Date August 19, 2006 Presenters Venue Linda Chapin Theater, Orlando, Florida , United States Entrants 52 Placements 10 Winner Maria DeSantis New York
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 was the second Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant, held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando , Florida, on August 19, 2006.
At the conclusion of the event, Meghan Miller of Texas crowned her successor Maria DeSantis of New York . The pageant was hosted by Miss America 2006 Jennifer Berry and N'SYNC singer Joey Fatone . The program was televised on The N, a branch of MTV Networks.[ 1]
Results
Placements
Placement
Contestant
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
Awards
Preliminary awards
Award
Contestants
Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ)
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness
Preliminary Talent
Other awards
Award
Contestant(s)
Academic Achievement
Academic Scholarship
Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ
Non-finalist Talent
Overall Interview
Spirit of America
Pageant organization
Selection of contestants
One delegate from each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, were chosen in local pageants held from September 2005 to July 2006.
Preliminary competitions
During the 3 days prior to the final night, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which include private interview with the judges and a show where they compete in talent, evening wear, lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, and on-stage question. They were held August 16–18, 2006.
Final night of competition
During the finals, the top 10 contestants competed in lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, talent, and evening gown, and the top 5 completed on-stage questions.
Contestants
The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 contestants were:
State
Name
Hometown
Age
Local Title
Talent
Placement
Awards
Notes
Alabama
Abby Lynn Steverson
Smiths Station
Piano, "Maple Leaf Rag "
Top 10[ 2]
Alaska
Kaela Larson[ 3]
Willow
15
At-Large
Vocal
Previously America's National Jr. Sweetheart 2005[ 4]
Arizona
Brittany Mazur[ 5]
Tucson
16
At-Large
Vocal, "Adagio"
Contestant on season 10 of American Idol [ 5] [ 6] Top 5 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant
Arkansas
Dorothy Shepard
Pine Bluff
17
Miss Teen South Arkansas
Tap Dance, "Hot Chocolate!"
4th runner-up[ 2]
California
Summer Clark[ 7]
Elk Grove
16
Miss Teen Elk Grove
Drums, "Turn the Beat Around "
Colorado
Kelsi Johnston
Pueblo West
16
Piano/Vocal, "Someone Like You "
Connecticut
Melanie Sanches[ 8]
Prospect
16
Character Tap Dance
Former NFL cheerleader for the New England Patriots [ 8] [ 9]
Delaware
Lauren Gagliardino[ 10]
Bear
16
Miss New Castle County's Outstanding Teen
Tap Dance
District of Columbia
Elizabeth Ann Payne
Washington, D.C.
Operatic Vocal
Florida
Sydney Keister[ 11]
Jacksonville
17
Miss Jacksonville's Outstanding Teen
Lyrical Jazz Dance, Disney's "Fantasmic "
4th runner-up at Miss Florida 2013 pageant[citation needed ]
Georgia
Lauren Edmonds[ 12]
Americus
Miss Heart of Georgia's Outstanding Teen
Ballet en Pointe, "I Run for Life"
Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award
1st runner-up at Miss Georgia 2008 and 2013 pageants[ 13] [ 14] 3rd runner-up at Miss Georgia 2012 pageant[ 15] Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant
Hawaii
Katrina Kem[ 16]
Wahiawa
16
Piano/Vocal, "Imagine "
Idaho
Genevieve Nutting[ 17]
Boise
17
At-Large
Classical Piano
Later Miss Idaho 2011[ 18]
Illinois
Campbell Hunt[ 19]
Marion
Miss John A. Logan's Outstanding Teen
Vocal, "God Help the Outcasts "
Indiana
Leanna Ross[ 20]
New Carlisle
17
Miss Hoosier Heartland's Outstanding Teen
Dance/Baton
Iowa
Erica Lester
Muscatine
Miss Scott County's Outstanding Teen
Lyrical Jazz Dance
Academic Scholarship Award
Kansas
Erica Mahan
Neosho Rapids
17
Miss Capital City's Outstanding Teen
Flute, "Can Can"
Kentucky
Alison Lovely[citation needed ]
Sayerville
16
Miss Belle of the Bluegrass' Outstanding Teen
Vocal, "Blue Moon of Kentucky "
Louisiana
Jeremeka Bradley[ 21]
Bossier City
16
Miss Bossier City's Outstanding Teen
Vocal
Overall Interview Award Spirit of America Award
Maine
Mallory Lavole
Madawaska
16
Piano
Maryland
Hannah Mollerick
Jessup
Miss Howard County's Outstanding Teen
Jazz en Pointe
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant
Later 4th runner-up at Miss Maryland 2010,[ 22] 2011,[ 23] and 2013[ 24]
Later Top 10 at Miss Maryland 2012[ 22]
Massachusetts
Cherise Marie Leclerc
Hampden
Harp
Top 10[ 2]
Later 4th runner-up at Miss Massachusetts 2008
Michigan
Nina Davuluri [ 25]
St. Joseph
16
Miss Southwest Michigan's Outstanding Teen
Modern Classical Indian Dance
1st runner-up[ 2]
Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Later Miss New York 2013[ 26] Crowned Miss America 2014 [ 27]
Minnesota
Natalie Davis
Dassel
Vocal
Academic Achievement Award
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant Later Miss Minnesota 2011[ 28]
Mississippi
Kasey Wilder[ 29]
Pontotoc
Miss Pontotoc's Outstanding Teen
Vocal, "New York State of Mind "
Missouri
Melanie Collier[ 30]
Kirksville
Miss Kirksville's Outstanding Teen
Lyrical Jazz Dance
Montana
Holly Matz[ 31]
Missoula
16
Jump Rope Routine
Later 1st runner-up at Miss Montana 2009[ 32]
Nebraska
Sharla Schreiber[ 33]
Columbus
16
Jazz/Flag
Nevada
Jordan Bowler
Mesquite
Freestyle Taekwondo Routine, "Feel the Beat "
New Hampshire
Janine Mitchell[ 34]
Derry
17
Lyrical Jazz Dance, "Man in the Mirror "
New Jersey
Lindsey Petrosh [ 35]
Egg Harbor City
17
Vocal
Later Miss New Jersey 2012[ 36]
New Mexico
Ellen Striepeke
Silver City
Tap Dance
New York
Maria DeSantis[ 37]
Staten Island
17
Miss Staten Island's Outstanding Teen
Classical Vocal
Winner[ 2]
Preliminary Talent Award
3rd runner-up at Miss New York 2012 pageant Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant
North Carolina
Ciara Newman[ 38]
Hendersonville
Miss Hendersonville's Outstanding Teen
Lyrical Dance
North Dakota
Rachel Douts[ 39]
Powers Lake
Vocal, "One Moment in Time "
Ohio
Kelsey Ballew
Chillicothe
16
Vocal
Oklahoma
Molly Colvard
Elm Grove
16
Miss Oklahoma City University's Outstanding Teen
Vocal
Top 10[ 2]
Sister of Chelsea Colvard, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2009[citation needed ]
Oregon
Kylee Willard
Grants Pass
17
Miss Josephine County's Outstanding Teen
Latin/Jazz Dance to a Mix of "Represent Cuba/Do You Only Wanna Dance?"
Pennsylvania
Tawni Darby[ 40]
Hermitage
15
Miss Moraine State's Outstanding Teen
Lyrical Dance
Non-finalist Talent Award
Founder of Miss America's Outstanding Teen Teens in Training Camp[ 40]
Rhode Island
Lindsay Rogers[citation needed ]
Lincoln
17
Vocal
South Carolina
Maggie Hill[ 41]
Gilbert
17
Miss Lexington Teen
Classical Vocal, "Think of Me " from Phantom of the Opera
Top 10[ 2]
Preliminary Talent Award
South Dakota
Aja Kessler[ 42]
Rapid City
17
Ballet en Pointe, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy "
Older half-sister of Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2013, Nina Mesteth[ 43]
2nd runner-up at Miss South Dakota 2009 pageant[ 44]
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant
Tennessee
Leah Beth Bolton[ 45]
Jackson
Tap Dance
3rd runner-up[ 46]
Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
2nd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2008 pageant[ 47]
Texas
Kendall Morris[citation needed ]
Ennis
15
Miss Teen Southlake
Classical Piano, "Chopsticks "
Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award
Later Miss Texas 2011[ 48] Top 10 at Miss America 2012 pageant[ 49]
Utah
Tasha Smedley[ 50]
Syracuse
Modern Lyrical Dance
Later Miss Utah Teen USA 2009[ 51] Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009 pageant[ 51] NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys in 2016 to 2018[ 52] [ 53]
Vermont
Heather Bartlett[ 54]
Jericho
Classical Vocal, "Laughing Song "
Virginia
Brittany Young[ 55]
Mechanicsville
17
Classical Vocal
2nd runner-up[ 2]
Daughter of Miss Virginia 1982, Beverly Cooke[ 55] [ 56] 4th runner-up at Miss Virginia 2011 pageant[ 57]
Virgin Islands
Esconica Veira
Saint Thomas
Hip Hop Dance
Later represented the Virgin Islands at the Miss World 2011 pageant and placed in the Top 15[ 58] 4th runner-up at Miss Supranational 2013 pageant Represented the Virgin Islands at Miss Earth 2014 pageant[ 59]
Later Miss US Virgin Islands 2017
Washington
Stefanie Range[ 60]
Auburn
13
Miss Lakeland Hills' Outstanding Teen
Vocal, "Shy"
West Virginia
Kaitlin Gates[ 61]
Bridgeport
14
Miss Teen Appalachia
Vocal
2nd runner-up at Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2008 pageant[ 62] Later Miss West Virginia 2012[ 63]
Wisconsin
Allie Rick[ 64]
Greendale
15
At-Large
Lyrical Dance, "Here Comes the Sun "
Top 10[ 64]
Wyoming
Codie Lee Ann Murphy
Sheridan
17
Miss Sheridan's Outstanding Teen
Japanese Fan Dance
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