Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen

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

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Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen
Formation2004
Type Beauty pageant
Location
Membership
Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Lisa Durbin
Website Official website

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

Avery Bradley of Muscatine was crowned Miss Iowa's Teen on June 15, 2024, at the Davenport North High School in Davenport, Iowa. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2025 in January 2025 at the Walt Disney Theater in Orlando, Florida.

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

Results summary

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

Placements

Awards

Non-finalist awards

  • Non-finalist Interview: Aly Olson (2011)
  • Non-finalist Talent: Cali Wilson (2019)

Other awards

  • Academic Scholarship: Erica Lester (2007), Jessica Baker (2010)
  • Outstanding Dance Talent Award: Cali Wilson (2019)
  • Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award: Nina Yu (2016)
  • Teens in Action Award Finalists: Savannah Necker (2013), Anna Masengarb (2014), Maggie Leach (2022)
  • Top 5 Interview: Francesca Lubecki-Wilde (2012)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2024Avery BradleyMuscatine14Miss Clinton County's TeenLyrical DanceTBATBA
2023Juliana Clark Clinton 17Miss Clinton County's TeenMusical Theatre Vocal
2022 Emily Lerch Fruitland 17Miss Greater Des Moines' Outstanding TeenBaton Twirling
2021 Maggie Leach [1] Pella 17Miss Cedar Valley's Outstanding TeenMusical Theater Vocal, "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen Teens in Action FinalistPreviously Miss Iowa Teen America 2018

Previously Miss Iowa High School 2020

2019-20Caitlin Crome [2] Bettendorf 17Miss Greater Des Moines’ Outstanding TeenJazz Dance, "That's Life"
2018 Cali Wilson [3] Norwalk 17Miss Central Iowa's Outstanding TeenDance, "Turn Your Face" by Little Mix Non-finalist Talent Award [4]

Outstanding Dance Talent Award [4]
2017 Lydia Fisher [5] Wapello 14Miss Muscatine's Outstanding TeenTap DanceTop 9 [6] 2nd runner-up at Miss Iowa Teen USA 2020 [7]

3rd runner-up at Miss Iowa 2021 [8]

2016 Julia Campbell [9] DeWitt 16Miss Clinton County's Outstanding TeenPercussion
2015 Nina Yu [10] [11] Cedar Rapids 17Miss Metro's Outstanding TeenPianoOutstanding Instrumentalist Talent Award [12]
2014 Anna Masengarb [13] Muscatine 17Miss Scott County's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie
2013Emma Kate Wichman [14] Bettendorf 16Baton/Twirl
2012Savannah Necker [15] DeWitt 15Miss Clinton County's Outstanding TeenBaton/TwirlTeens in Action Award Finalist [15] Former featured twirler at University of Northern Iowa [16]
1st runner-up in Miss Iowa Teen USA 2015 pageant [17]


1st runner-up in Miss Iowa USA 2017 and 2018 pageants [17]

2011 Francesca Lubecki-Wilde [18] Iowa City 15Miss Johnson County's Outstanding TeenTop 5 Interview Award
2010Aly Olson [19] Des Moines 17Miss Capital City's Outstanding TeenVocalNon-finalist Interview Award [20] Later Miss Iowa 2014 [21]
Top 12 at Miss America 2015 pageant [22]
2009 Jessica Baker [23] Coralville 16Miss Henry County's Outstanding TeenBaton/TwirlAcademic Scholarship Award
2008 Jessica Jennings [9] McCausland 15Miss Scott County's Outstanding TeenDance
2007 Taylor Swartz [24] Fremont 16Miss Southern Iowa's Outstanding Teen
2006 Erica Lester [25] Muscatine Miss Scott County's Outstanding TeenLyrical Jazz DanceAcademic Scholarship Award
2005 Amanda Sabin [26] Walcott 17Miss Louisa County's Outstanding TeenTap DanceLater Mrs. Nebraska America 2014 (under married name, Amanda Reinert) [27]

Later Mrs. Nebraska Universal 2016 [28]
Later Mrs. USA Universal 2017 [29]
Later Mrs. Universal 2017 [30]
2004Ashlie Burroughs [31] Muscatine No national pageant

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