Miss California's Outstanding Teen

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Olivia DeFrank Miss California's Teen 2022
Miss California's Outstanding Teen
Formation1999
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Fresno
Location
Membership
Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Junann Smith (Executive Director)
Website Official website
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Crystal Lee, Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2008

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

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Keira Bixler of Visalia was crowned Miss California's Outstanding Teen on June 18, 2024 at the Visalia Convention Center in Visalia, California. She will compete at Miss America's Teen 2025 in January 2025.

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

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss California's Outstanding Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.

Placements

Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Monica Stainer (2010), Cameron Doan (2019)
  • Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Crystal Lee (2009)
  • Preliminary Talent: Arianna Afsar (2006), Monica Stainer (2010)

Other awards

  • Community Service Award: Shelby Sinkler (2011)
  • Teens in Action 1st Runner-up: Olivia DeFrank (2023)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2024 Keira Bixler18Miss Fresno County's TeenBallet en Pointe
2023 Marlie Wright San Diego 18Miss San Diego's TeenHERStory
2022 Olivia DeFrank Los Angeles 17Miss Anaheim's Outstanding TeenPianoTop 11Teens in Action 1st Runner-upYounger sister of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2019-2020, Madison DeFrank
2021 Maya Alvarez-Coyne [1] Irvine 18Miss Canyon Hills' Outstanding TeenIrish Fusion DanceFirst Latina to win the title of Miss California's Outstanding Teen [1]
2019-20 Isabella Mills [2] San Francisco 15Miss Santa Clara's Outstanding TeenBallet en Pointe, "Tambourine Variation" from La Esmeralda
2018 Cameron Doan [3] Anaheim 16Miss Anaheim's Outstanding TeenBaton Twirling, "Come Alive"Top 9 [4] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award [4] Later Miss California Teen USA 2021
2017 Violet Joy Hansen [5] El Dorado Hills 17Miss Central California's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Olympia's Aria" from The Tales of Hoffmann
2016 Jenna Tower [6] Garden Grove 17Miss Garden Grove's Outstanding Teen [7] Roller Skating3-time National Roller Skating Champion [6]
2015 Avery Grooms [8] [9] Fresno 17Miss Sierra Nevada's Outstanding TeenLyrical Dance
2014 Kyla Reed [10] Tehachapi 17Miss Orange County's Outstanding TeenPiano
2013 Mikaela Harris [11] Clovis 16Miss Clovis' Outstanding TeenPiano1st Runner Up at Miss California 2024
2012 Grace Grant [12] San Francisco 17Miss Golden Gate's Outstanding TeenBalletTop 12 [13]
2011 Jessa Carmack [14] Santa Clara 17Miss Mission City's Outstanding TeenDanceTop 15Later Miss California 2016 [15]
Top 10 at Miss America 2017 pageant [16]
2010 Shelby Sinkler [17] Fremont 17Miss East Bay Cities' Outstanding TeenTap Dance, “Fabulous Feet”Community Service Award [18]
2009 Monica Stainer [19] [20] Huntington Beach 15Miss Teen City of Los AngelesClassical Ballet4th runner-up [21] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award

Preliminary Talent Award
2008 Crystal Lee [22] San Francisco 17Miss Teen San FranciscoBallet en PointeTop 10 [23] Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness AwardLater Miss California 2013 [24]
1st runner-up at Miss America 2014 pageant [22] [25]
2007 Jordan Krinke [26] Placentia 16Miss Teen PlacentiaDanceLater National Sweetheart 2013 [27]
2006 Summer Clark [28] Elk Grove 16Miss Teen Elk GrovePercussion
2005 Arianna Afsar [29] San Diego 13Miss Teen San DiegoVocal, “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from Funny Girl 1st runner-up [29] Preliminary Talent Award [29] Top 36 contestant on America Idol [30]

Later Miss California 2010 [31]
Top 10 at Miss America 2011 pageant [32]

Starred as Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton in the Chicago production of Hamilton [33] [34]
2004Elizabeth Tang [35] Valencia 15Miss Teen Culvur CountyPianoNo national pageant
Isabella Tang [35] 15Miss Teen Los Angeles CountyPiano
2003Devon Guthrie [35] Vocal
2002Katina Mitchell [36] San Diego Miss Teen San DiegoVocal
2001Kendall Lewis [37]
Ashley Newton [38] Vocal
2000Jessica Kloor [39] San Diego Miss Teen San DiegoVocal
1999Shirin Bakhshay [35]

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