Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006 was the first Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant, held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on August 20, 2005.

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006 Participants and Results
DateAugust 20, 2005
Presenters
VenueLinda Chapin Theater, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, United States
Entrants52
Placements15
WinnerMeghan Miller
Texas
2007 →

At the conclusion of the event, Meghan Miller of Texas was crowned Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006[1] by Miss America 2005 Deidre Downs.

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006
  •   Texas – Meghan Miller
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
  •   Utah – Jennifer Gulbrandsen
Top 10
Top 15

Other awards

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Award Contestant
Scholastic Excellence
Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness
Preliminary Talent
Spirit of America
Overall Talent
  •   Texas – Meghan Miller
Outstanding Academic Achievement

Pageant

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Selection of contestants

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One delegate from each state, District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands were chosen in state pageants held from September 2004 to June 2005.

Preliminaries

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During the 3 days prior to the final night, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a show where they compete in talent, evening wear, casual wear, lifestyle and fitness in active wear, and on-stage question. They were held from August 17-19, 2005.

Finals

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During the final competition, the top 15 compete in casual wear and evening wear, the top 10 compete in talent, and the top 5 compete in on-stage question.

Contestants

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52 delegates participated:

State Name Hometown Age Local Title Talent[2] Placement[3] Awards Notes
  Alabama Jenna Bryant[4] Hoover 17 Jazz Dance Top 10
  Alaska Kimberly Carr[5] Wasilla 17 At-Large Vocal Scholastic Excellence Award Previously Alaska's National Junior Teen-Ager 2004
  Arizona Adrienne Nurss[6] Sierra Vista 17 At-Large Lyrical Dance Top 10 Younger sister of Erin Nurss, Miss Arizona 2008
  Arkansas Hannah Joiner Maumelle 17 Miss Teen Greater Little Rock Tap Dance Top 10 Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award

Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award
  California Arianna Afsar San Diego 13 Miss Teen San Diego Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl 1st runner-up Preliminary Talent Award Top 36 Contestant on American Idol

Later Miss California 2010
Top 10 at Miss America 2011 pageant

Cast as Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton in the Chicago production of Hamilton[7][8]
  Colorado Jocelyn Story Parker 16 Lyrical Dance Top 15
  Connecticut Sarah Lord Norwich 17 Musical Theatre Dance
  Delaware Carly Economos Georgetown 16 Classical Vocal Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant
  District of Columbia Virginia Ryan Washington D.C. 17 Vocal
  Florida Sierra Minott[9] Fort Myers 17 Miss Southwest Florida's Outstanding Teen Musical Theater Jazz Dance, "Life of the Party" 3rd runner-up[9] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Later Miss Florida 2008[9]
4th runner-up at Miss America 2009 pageant[9]
  Georgia Kristen Springer Snellville 16 Miss Atlanta's Outstanding Teen Ballet en Pointe
  Hawaii Jalee Kate Fuselier Haleiwa 17 Vocal Later Miss Hawaii 2010[10]
2nd runner-up at Miss America 2011 pageant[11]
  Idaho Amanda Workman American Falls 17 Ballet/Hip Hop Dance
  Illinois Kathryn Strause Rock Island 17 Miss Blackhawk Valley's Outstanding Teen Classical Piano
  Indiana Sarah Gorecki LaPorte 16 Miss Duneland's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "River Deep, Mountain High" Top 10
  Iowa Amanda Sabin Walcott 17 Miss Louisa County's Outstanding Teen Tap Dance Later Mrs. Nebraska America 2014[12]


Later Mrs. Nebraska Universal 2016
Later Mrs. USA Universal 2017[13]
Later Mrs. Universal 2017

  Kansas Lauren Susong[14] Wellington 17 Vocal, "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie
  Kentucky Erin Clark Louisville 15 Miss Jeffersontown's Outstanding Teen Musical Theatre Dance
  Louisiana Bethany Moore Bastrop 18 Miss Louisiana Harvest Festival's Outstanding Teen Vocal
  Maine Katelyn Smith Enfield 16 Tap Dance
  Maryland Lindsay Morris Church Creek 15 Miss Caroline Summerfest's Outstanding Teen Classical Piano
  Massachusetts Tanya Lee Bonefant[15] Taunton 17 Lyrical Dance
  Michigan Ashley Noelle Loader Blissfield 17 Ballet en Pointe
  Minnesota Giselle Marie Ugarte Minnetonka 16 Jazz Dance Later Miss Teen Minnesota International 2007

Later 4th runner-up at Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2007[16]

  Mississippi Natalie Wood Oxford 15 Theatrical Jazz Dance
  Missouri Airen Ferguson Hannibal 17 Clogging
  Montana Jacqueline Ingoin[17] Lambert 17 Piano
  Nebraska Jessica States[18] North Platte 17 Vocal, "I Am What I Am" from La Cage aux Folles
  Nevada Raechel Prosser Gardnerville 15 Tap Dance
  New Hampshire Meghan Lemontagne Pelham 17 Dance/Twirl Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant

Later Purdue University's 25th "Golden Girl"[19]
  New Jersey Katie Berry Mount Laurel 16 Ballet en Pointe Top 15 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2011 pageant

4th runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2009 pageant[20]

2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2010 and 2011 pageants[21]

1st runner-up to Mallory Hagan at Miss New York 2012 pageant[22]
  New Mexico Sara Elizabeth Ryan Roswell 16 Tap Dance
  New York Amanda Lee Alicea[23] Huguenot 16 Miss Staten Island's Outstanding Teen Vocal
  North Carolina Kayla Moran Mount Holly 15 Miss Mount Holly's Outstanding Teen Vocal
  North Dakota Laura Peinovich[24] Fargo 17 Jazz Dance
  Ohio Ali Nance Warren 15 Musical Theatre Dance Top 15
  Oklahoma Becca Hester Tulsa 17 Miss Oklahoma City University's Outstanding Teen Vocal Top 15 Spirit of America Award
  Oregon Katie Ericson[25] North Bend 16 Miss Coos County's Outstanding Teen Classical Piano
  Pennsylvania Annie Rosellini Butler 13 At-Large Lyrical Dance Later Miss Pennsylvania 2013[26]
  Rhode Island Kacie Ferraro[27] Wakefield 17 Tap Dance
  South Carolina Lindley Mayer[28] Greenville 16 Miss Upstate Teen Tap Dance Top 15 Later 1st runner-up at Miss South Carolina 2013

Later Miss South Carolina United States 2016[29]

Has appeared in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Dirty Dancing, Bunheads, Glee, and The Walking Dead[30]

  South Dakota Hailey Soyland[31] Madison 17 Vocal, "I Believe" Currently a country singer who goes by the name "Hailey Steele"[32]
  Tennessee Madeline Littrell Germantown 16 At-Large Vocal, "If I Can Dream" Top 10
  Texas Meghan Miller Beaumont 17 Miss Teen Farmer's Branch Ventriloquism, Disney Medley Winner[33] Overall Talent Award

Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award

Preliminary Talent Award
Appeared on America's Got Talent
  Utah Jennifer Gulbrandsen Provo 17 Classical Piano 4th runner-up Preliminary Talent Award
  Vermont Brittany Rhodes Jericho 17 Musical Theater Vocal
  Virginia Elle Elizabeth Bunn[34] Virginia Beach 16 Vocal Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Virginia Teen USA 2007[35]
  Virgin Islands Shakyma Roshundia Mercado Saint Croix Sign Language/Dance
  Washington Shalane Larango Ridgefield 16 Miss Clark County's Outstanding Teen Tap/Jazz Dance 2nd runner-up Later Miss Washington Teen USA 2007[36]

First former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state titleholder to compete in Miss Teen USA pageant
  West Virginia Veronika Ohlinger Letart 17 Miss Teen South Central Vocal Outstanding Academic Achievement Award Later Miss Montana 2011[37]
  Wisconsin Tonya Popowski[38] St. Francis 17 Miss West Allis' Outstanding Teen Baton/Twirl
  Wyoming Courtney Gifford Sheridan 17 Miss Sheridan's Outstanding Teen Art Later Miss Wyoming 2008

Later Miss Wyoming USA 2013[39]

First former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state titleholder to compete in Miss USA pageant

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