Gallery of previous titleholders
Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2008, Sierra Slade
Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2009, Veronica Temple
| Formation | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Anchorage |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss America's Outstanding Teen |
Official language | English |
Key people | Bonnie Faulk (Executive Director) |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Alaska's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for Alaska in the Miss America's Teen pageant.
Lynciemae Adams of Anchorage was crowned Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen on June 8, 2023 at the UAA Wendy Williamson Performing Arts Center in Anchorage, Alaska. She will compete in the Miss America's Teen 2024 pageant.
In January of 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Alaska’s Outstanding Teen, to Miss Alaska’s Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lynciemae Adams | Anchorage | 18 | At-Large | Figure Skating | |||
| 2022 | Jasmine Frederick | Eagle River | 18 | Miss Chugiak/Eagle River's Outstanding Teen | Violin | |||
| 2021 | Sycely Wheeles | Anchorage | 15 | At-Large | Vocal, “Into the Unknown” from Frozen 2 | Previously Miss Alaska Jr. High School America 2017 | ||
| 2019–20 | Corinne Johnson [1] | 16 | Miss Cook Inlet's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman | ||||
| 2018 | Jazzie Trotter [2] | Eagle River | 13 | Miss Chugiak/Eagle River's Outstanding Teen | Piano, "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin | Overall Instrumental Talent Award [3] | ||
| 2017 | Emma Broyles [4] | Anchorage | 15 | Miss Anchorage's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | Later Distinguished Young Woman of Alaska 2019[ citation needed ] Later Miss Alaska 2021 Later Miss America 2022 [5] | ||
| 2016 | Danielle Stam [6] | Anchorage | 16 | Interpretive Flamenco | 1st runner-up at Miss Alaska Teen USA 2018 pageant [ citation needed ] 2nd runner-up at Miss Alaska Teen USA 2019 pageant[ citation needed ] | |||
| 2015 | Elle Adkins [7] [8] | Eagle River | 16 | Miss Chugiak/Eagle River Outstanding Teen | Acrobatic Dance | Daughter of Holly Salo Adkins, Miss Alaska 1990 [7] Later, Distinguished Young Woman of Alaska 2017, [7] 1st Runner Up at Miss Alaska 2021 Pageant and Miss Girdwood 2020 Later Miss Alaska 2021 after Emma Broyles won Miss America 2022 | ||
| 2014 | Alyssa Hampton [9] | Anchorage | 16 | Flute Solo, "Take Five" by Paul Desmond | First African American to be crowned Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen | |||
| 2013 | Autumn Harth [10] | Eagle River | 15 | Miss Anchorage's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | |||
| 2012 | Jordan Naylor [11] | Anchorage | 14 | Miss Forget-Me-Not's Outstanding Teen | Dramatic Monologue from The Wizard of Oz | Later Miss Alaska High School 2015 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2017 pageant Miss Chugiak/Eagle River 2018 and Miss Birchwood 2020 Later Miss Alaska USA 2023 | ||
| 2011 | Hannah Rockwell [8] | Eagle River | 17 | Miss Anchorage's Outstanding Teen | Piano | |||
| 2010 | Angelina Klapperich [12] | Wasilla | 16 | Piano | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2013 Later Miss Alaska 2017 [13] Top 15 at Miss America 2018 pageant [14] | |||
| 2009 | Veronica Temple [8] | Eagle River | 16 | Miss Teen Anchorage | Vocal | One of 13 children [15] Sister of Sarah Temple, Miss Alaska USA 2010 Later Miss Alaska Teen USA 2012 [15] | ||
| 2008 | Sierra Slade [8] | Eagle River | 15 | Miss Teen Birchwood | Dramatic Reading | |||
| 2007 | Avianna McKee [16] | Anchorage | 17 | Neo-classical Ballet en Pointe | ||||
| 2006 | Kaela Larson [17] | Willow | 15 | At-Large | Vocal | Previously America's National Jr. Sweetheart 2005 [18] | ||
| 2005 | Kimberly Carr [19] [20] | Wasilla | 17 | At-Large | Vocal | Scholastic Excellence Award | Previously Alaska's National Junior Teen-Ager 2004 [18] |
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