Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Delaware Teen USA

Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen

Formation	2005
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Dover
Location	Delaware
Membership	Miss America's Teen
Official language	English
Executive Director & President	Sue Kuhling
Website	Official website

The Miss Delaware's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative of Delaware in the Miss America's Teen pageant.

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

Avery Eileen Martinenza of Newark was crowned Miss Delaware's Teen on June 14, 2024, at the Independence School in Newark. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2026, in Orlando, Florida this September.

Results summary

Amanda Debus, Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2008, Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011 & Miss Delaware 2016

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

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Talent: Chelsea Betts (2008)

Non-finalist awards

• Non-finalist Talent: Chelsea Betts (2008)

Other awards

• Teens in Action Award Winners: Jaqueline Means (2020) (tie)
• Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award: Ashley Swanson (2017)
• Random Acts of Kindness Award: Grace Otley (2015)
• Spirit of America Award: Tanee' De Costa (2014)

Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local title	Talent	Placement at MAO Teen	Special scholarships at MAO Teen	Notes
2025	Avery Eileen Martinenza	Newark	18	Miss Wilmington's Teen	HERStory, “For the Ones Still Fighting”
2024	Gabrielle Morgan	Magnolia	17	Miss Kent County’s Teen	Dance, “Sparkling Diamonds”			Injured her leg just prior to Miss America’s Teen, so changed talent to HERStory
2023	Sophia Hughes [1]	Wilmington	17	Miss Wilmington's Teen	Vocal, “The Prayer”
2022	Brynn String	Felton	14	At-Large	Tap Dance, “Confident”			Daughter of Miss Delaware 1996, Aimee Michelle Voshell
2021	Haley Alexander [2]	Wilmington	18		Contemporary Dance, "Stand Tall"
2019-20	Jaqueline Means [3]		16	Miss Diamond State's Outstanding Teen	Acro-Jazz Fusion Dance, "Circle of Life" & "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"		Teens in Action Award Winner (tie)	Founder of the Wilmington Urban STEM Initiative [3]
2018	Sky Knox [4]	Newark	16	Miss Newark's Outstanding Teen	Lyrical Gymnastic Routine, "Titanium"			Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Delaware Teen USA 2020[ citation needed ] Later Miss Delaware Teen USA 2021[ citation needed ]
2017	Nicole Hannah [5]	Middletown	15	Miss Wilmington's Outstanding Teen	Baton Twirling
2016	Ashley Swanson [6]	Wilmington	16		Speed Painting		Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award [7]
2015	Michelle Ley [8]		16	Miss New Castle County's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "On My Own" from Les Misérables			3rd runner-up at Miss New York 2018 and 2019 pageants [9]
2014	Grace Otley [10]	Hockessin	14	Miss Greenville's Outstanding Teen	Vocal		Random Acts of Kindness Award [11]	Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Delaware USA 2021[ citation needed ] Later Miss Delaware 2022
2013	Tanee' De Costa[ citation needed ]	Middletown	16	Miss Middletown's Outstanding Teen	Tahitian Dance		Spirit of America Award [12]
2012	Morgan Burris [13]		16	Miss Wilmington's Outstanding Teen	Vocal
2011	Victoria Brown-O'Brien [14]	Magnolia	16	Miss Diamond State's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe, “La Esmeralda”
2010	Katelynn Mayers[ citation needed ]	Newark	15	Miss New Castle County's Outstanding Teen	Dance			1st runner-up at Miss Delaware 2016 pageant [15]
2009	Danielle Marshall [16]	Middletown	15		Gymnastic Dance
2008	Amanda Debus [15]		15	Miss New Castle County Jr Teen	Baton/Dance			Later, Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011[ citation needed ] Later, Miss Delaware 2016 [15] [17] 3rd runner-up at Miss Delaware USA 2018[ citation needed ] 1st runner-up at Miss Delaware USA 2019[ citation needed ]
2007	Chelsea Betts [18]	Georgetown	15	Miss Sussex County's Outstanding Teen	Vocal		Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award
2006	Lauren Gagliardino [13]	Bear	16	Miss New Castle County's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance
2005	Carly Economos [18]	Georgetown	16		Vocal			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant

References

1. "See who won Miss Delaware and Miss Delaware's Teen". The News Journal. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
2. "Haley Alexander crowned Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen". Cape Gazette. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
3. Quinn, Holly (May 20, 2019). "STEM Queen Jacqueline Means crowned Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2019". Technical.ly Delaware.
4. "Knox crowned Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen". Hockessin Community News. June 16, 2018.
5. Staff Report. "Miss Del. Outstanding Teen from Middletown prepares for national pageant". Middletown Transcript. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
6. "Hockessin teen places second in 2016 Outstanding Teen contest". Hockessin Community News. April 6, 2016.
7. "2016 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
8. "Michelle Ley named Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2015". Cape Gazette. June 21, 2015.
9. Benanti, Carol Ann (July 6, 2018). "ICYMI: Miss Five Boroughs crowned Miss New York at state pageant". SI Live.
10. "Grace Otley is Delaware's Rising Star". Hooked on Everything.
11. "2014 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
12. "2013 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
13. "Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen Forevers". Miss Delaware Scholarship Organization.
14. "Dancer wins Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen crown". Cape Gazette. March 18, 2011.
15. Bittle, Matt (June 12, 2016). "Middletown's Debus 'in such disbelief' after Miss Delaware win". Delaware State News.
16. "Marshall named Del. Outstanding Teen". Newark Post. April 24, 2009.
17. "Amanda Debus Is Miss Delaware 2016". Delaware Today.
18. McVey, Shauna (March 18, 2009). "Nineteen contestants compete for Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2009". Middletown Transcript. ...Carly Economos, Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2005; Chelsea Betts, Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2006;...

External links

• Official website