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. 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.

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006 Participants and Results
DateAugust 20, 2005
PresentersJoey Fatone and Deidre Downs
VenueLinda Chapin Theater
Entrants51
Placements15
WinnerMeghan Miller
Texas

Results

Placements
Final Results Contestant
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2006
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
  • Utah - Jennifer Gulbrandsen
Top 10
Top 15

Other awards
Award Contestant
Scholastic Excellence
Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness
Preliminary Talent
Spirit of America
Overall Talent
Outstanding Academic Achievement

Pageant

Selection of contestants

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

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

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

52 delegates participated:

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

Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award
California Arianna Afsar San Diego 13 Broadway Vocal 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[6][7]
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 Fort Myers 17 Musical Theater Jazz Dance 3rd runner-up[8] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Later Miss Florida 2008
4th runner-up at Miss America 2009 pageant
Georgia Kristen Springer Snellville 16 Ballet en Pointe
Hawaii Jalee Kate Fuselier Haleiwa 17 Vocal Later Miss Hawaii 2010
2nd runner-up at Miss America 2011 pageant[9]
Idaho Amanda Workman American Falls 17 Ballet/Hip Hop Dance
Illinois Kathryn Strause Classical Piano
Indiana Sarah Gorecki LaPorte 16 Vocal Top 10
Iowa Amanda Sabin Walcott 17 Tap Dance Later Mrs. Nebraska America 2014
Kansas Lauren Susong Wellington 17 Vocal
Kentucky Erin Clark Louisville 15 Musical Theatre Dance
Louisiana Bethany Moore Bastrop 18 Vocal
Maine Katelyn Smith Enfield 16 Tap Dance
Maryland Lindsay Morris Church Creek 15 Piano
Massachusetts Tanya Lee Bonefant Taunton 17 Lyrical Dance
Michigan Ashley Noelle Loader Blissfield 17 Ballet en Pointe
Minnesota Giselle Marie Ugarte Minnetonka 16 Jazz Dance
Mississippi Natalie Wood Oxford 15 Theatrical Jazz Dance
Missouri Airen Ferguson Hannibal 17 Clogging
Montana Jacqueline Ingoin Lambert 17 Tap Dance
Nebraska Jessica States[10] 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"[11]
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[12]

2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2010 and 2011 pageants[13]

1st runner-up to Mallory Hagan at Miss New York 2012 pageant[14]
New Mexico Sara Elizabeth Ryan Roswell 16 Tap Dance
New York Amanda Lee Alicea Staten Island 16 Vocal
North Carolina Kayla Moran Mount Holly 15 Vocal
North Dakota Laura Peinovich[15] Fargo 17 Jazz Dance
Ohio Ali Nance Warren 15 Musical Theatre Dance Top 15
Oklahoma Becca Hester Tulsa 17 Vocal Top 15 Spirit of America Award
Oregon Katie Ericson North Bend 16 Classical Piano
Pennsylvania Annie Rosellini Butler 13 Lyrical Dance Later Miss Pennsylvania 2013
Rhode Island Kacie Ferraro[16] Wakefield 17 Tap Dance
South Carolina Lindley Mayer Greenville 16 Tap Dance Top 15
South Dakota Hailey Soyland Madison 17 Vocal Currently a country singer who goes by the name "Hailey Steele"
Tennessee Madeline Littrell Germantown 16 Vocal Top 10
Texas Meghan Miller Beaumont 17 Ventriloquism Winner[17] 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 Vocal
Virginia Elle Elizabeth Bunn[18] Virginia Beach 16 Vocal
Virgin Islands Shakyma Roshundia Mercado Saint Croix Sign Language/Dance
Washington Shalane Larango Ridgefield 16 Tap/Jazz Dance 2nd runner-up Later Miss Washington Teen USA 2007[19]

First former Miss America's OutstandingTeen state titleholder to compete in Miss Teen USA pageant
West Virginia Veronika Ohlinger Letart 17 Vocal Outstanding Academic Achievement Award Later Miss Montana 2011
Wisconsin Tonya Popowski[20] St. Francis 17 Baton/Twirl
Wyoming Courtney Gifford Sheridan 17 Art

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