Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen

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Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen
Formation2005
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Chandler
Location
Membership
Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Stacey Kole (Executive Director)
Website Official website

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

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Alexis Miranda of Buckeye was crowned Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen on June 25, 2023, at the Madison Center of the Arts in Phoenix, Arizona. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2024 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida in January 2024.

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

Results summary

The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Jessi Gradillas (2016), Katelyn Cai (2020)
  • Preliminary Talent: Jessi Gradillas (2016)

Other awards

  • Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life: Katelyn Cai (2020)
  • Top 5 Interview: Katelyn Cai (2020)
  • Teens in Action Award Winners: Kate Lynn Blair (2022)
  • Teens in Action Award Finalists: Ashlyn Thompson (2019)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal TitleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2023 Alexis Miranda [1] Buckeye 18Miss North Phoenix's TeenLyrical Dance
2022 Saray Ringenbach Maricopa 14Miss Tempe's Outstanding TeenDanceTop 11Youngest winner to be crowned Miss Arizona’s Outstanding Teen
2021 Kate Lynn Blair [2] Phoenix 16Miss Maricopa County's Outstanding TeenLyrical Dance, "Something in the Water"Teens in Action Award Winner
2019–20Katelyn Cai [3] Scottsdale 15Miss North Phoenix's Outstanding TeenLyrical Dance, "You Say"1st runner-up [4] Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life

Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award

Top 5 Interview		First Chinese-American crowned Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen

Later Distinguished Young Woman of America for 2022
2018 Ashlyn Thompson [5] Mesa 17Miss North Phoenix's Outstanding TeenClogging, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"Teens in Action Award Finalist
2017 Dimon Sanders [6] Glendale 17Miss Glendale's Outstanding TeenDanceFirst African American to be crowned Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen [6]
2016 Elan Morris [7] Chandler 17Miss Surprise's Outstanding TeenDance
2015 Jessi Gradillas [8] Chandler 17Miss Grand Canyon's Outstanding TeenVocal/Guitar3rd runner-up
2014 Amber Barto [9] Ahwatukee 16Miss City of Maricopa's Outstanding TeenJazz DanceLater Miss Arizona 2021
2013 MaddieRose Holler [10] [11] Surprise 15Miss Surprise's Outstanding TeenVocalLater Miss Arizona 2017 [10]
2012 Madison Esteves [12] Chandler 17Miss Maricopa County's Outstanding TeenDanceLater Miss Arizona 2015 [8]
2011 Marissa Mezzatesta [13] Scottsdale 17At-LargeDance4th runner-up at Miss Arizona 2019 competition
2010 Elizabeth Stolper [14] Glendale 16Miss Phoenix's Outstanding TeenDance
2009 Katelyn Niemiec [15] [16] Scottsdale 15Miss Teen Twirling AthleteTwirling routineContestant at National Sweetheart 2013 pageant

Later Miss Arizona 2016 [7]
2008 Kelsey Hartley [17] Cave Creek 16Miss Teen Twirling AthleteBaton Twirl
2007 Danielle Dastrup [18] Holbrook 16Miss Teen Navajo CountyVocal
2006 Brittany Mazur [19] Tucson 16At-LargeVocalContestant on season 10 of American Idol [19] [20]

Top 5 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant[ citation needed ]
2005 Adrienne Nurss [21] Sierra Vista 17At-LargeDanceTop 10 [22] [23] Sister of Erin Nurss, Miss Arizona 2008 [24]

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