Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen

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

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Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen
Formation2005
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Indianapolis
Location
Membership
Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Aren (Howell) Straiger (executive director)
Website Official website

Keegan Connor of Westfield was crowned Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen on June 17, 2022 at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center in Zionsville, Indiana. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2024 in January 2024.

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

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Indiana'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 Talent: Lydia Daley (2010)

Other awards

  • Teens in Action Finalist: Kate Dimmett (2022)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2023Keegan Connor [1] Westfield 16Miss South Bend's TeenMusical Theatre Vocal
2022 Kayla Patterson Farmland Miss Duneland's Outstanding TeenVocal
2021 Kate Dimmett [2] Zionsville 18Miss Metropolitan's Outstanding TeenClassical Violin, "Praeludion and Allegro” by Fritz KreislerTeens in Action FinalistWon the state title performing in talent tap dancing to "Sing, Sing, Sing" but switched her talent to violin for the national competition

Later Miss Southern Heartland 2022

2019-20 Hadley Abram [3] Bloomington 17Miss Metropolitan’s Outstanding TeenMusical Theater Jazz Dance, "Let's Be Bad" from Smash Top 15
2018 Jenna Zabona [4] Kendallville 15Miss Metropolitan’s Outstanding TeenJazz Dance, "The Way You Make Me Feel"Miss Limberlost 2022
2017 Ellie Barmes [5] Vincennes 17Miss Metropolitan's Outstanding TeenVocalTop 12 [6]
2016 Jordan Axel [7] Kendallville 17Miss Fort Wayne's Outstanding TeenTap Dance
2015 Audrey Ferguson [8] Evansville 17Miss Central Indiana's Outstanding TeenVocal2nd runner-up [9]
2014 Maddison Bryan [10] LaOtto 16Miss Three Rivers Festival's Outstanding TeenClogging
2013 Kylie Wheeler [11] Georgetown 15Miss Harvest Homecoming's Outstanding TeenTap Dance
2012 Brooke Campbell [12] Avilla 16Miss Limberlost's Outstanding TeenTap Dance
2011 Brianna DeCamp [13] Kendallville 16Tap DanceLater Miss Indiana 2016 [14]
2010 Katelyn Marak [15] Kouts 16Miss Indiana South's Outstanding TeenVocalTop 10 [16]
2009 Lydia Daley [17] Fort Wayne Miss Northeast's Outstanding TeenVocalTop 10 [18] Preliminary Talent Award
2008 Megan Thwaites [19] Garrett 16Miss Three Rivers Festival's Outstanding TeenDance2nd runner-up at Miss Indiana Teen USA 2010 pageant [20]

4th runner-up at Miss Indiana 2012 pageant [21]
2007 Morgan Jackson [22] Charlestown 13Miss Harvest Homecoming's Outstanding TeenDanceTop 10 [23] Daughter of Miss New Mexico 1984, Trina Collins [22]

Later Miss Indiana 2015 [22] [24]
2006 Leanna Ross [25] New Carlisle 17Miss Hoosier Heartland's Outstanding TeenDance/Twirl
2005 Sarah Gorecki [26] LaPorte 16Miss Duneland's Outstanding TeenVocal, “River Deep, Mountain High”Top 10 [26]

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