Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen

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Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen
Formation2004
Type Scholarship Organization
Location
Membership Miss America's Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Taylor Wiebers
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.

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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 DanceTop 11Preliminary Fitness Award
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

References

  1. Geyer, Thomas. "Grace Lynn Keller named Miss Iowa 2021". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. Geyer, Thomas (July 21, 2019). "Bettendorf's Caitlin Crome represents Iowa in Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant in Orlando". Muscatine Journal.
  3. "Miss Iowa competition returns to Adler". Dispatch-Argus. June 6, 2019. ...and Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen 2018 Cali Wilson will perform.
  4. 1 2 "2018 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  5. Geyer, Thomas. "Chelsea Dubczak of Urbandale named Miss Iowa 2017". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  6. "2017 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  7. "Miss Iowa USA & Teen USA pageant results". Pageant Update. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  8. Geyer, Thomas. "Grace Lynn Keller named Miss Iowa 2021". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  9. 1 2 "Former MIO Teens". Miss Iowa Scholarship Program.
  10. Geyer, Thomas (June 6, 2014). "Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen Nina Yu". The Quad-City Times.
  11. "Fifteen-year-old Nina Yu takes aim at diversity in the pageantry world". The Gazette. January 30, 2014.
  12. "2015 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  13. Geyer, Thomas (June 15, 2014). "Miss Iowa crowned Saturday night". The Courier.
  14. "Miss Iowa's OT 2013, Emma Kate Wichman". YouTube. June 15, 2014.
  15. 1 2 Conrad, Natalie (August 12, 2012). "Necker honored at Teen national pageant". Clinton Herald.
  16. "A chance to twirl". University of Northern Iowa. February 26, 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Miss Iowa USA & Teen USA pageant results". Pageant Update. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  18. Witt, Ariana (June 14, 2011). "Necker honored at Teen national pageant". The Daily Iowan.
  19. Geyer, Thomas. "Davenport woman wins Miss Iowa crown". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  20. "2010 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  21. Geyer, Thomas (June 14, 2014). "Miss Scott County crowned Miss Iowa". Quad-City Times . Davenport, IA: Lee Enterprises.
  22. "Special Feature, Miss Iowa 2014 Aly Olson". Anchor's Away. April 23, 2015.
  23. Geyer, Thomas (June 12, 2009). "And the winner of Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen pageant is..." The Quad-City Times.
  24. Geyer, Thomas; Fedderson, Dawn (June 10, 2007). "Reed wins Miss Iowa competition". The Quad-City Times.
  25. "Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 Delegates". GeoCities.
  26. "Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2005 Delegates". GeoCities.
  27. "Omaha woman crowned Mrs. Nebraska/America 2014". Lincoln Journal Star. January 2, 2014.
  28. Klecker, Mara (November 4, 2016). "Mrs. Nebraska USA Universal hopes sharing her story will help heal other victims of sexual abuse". Omaha World-Herald.
  29. "Rockwall woman places Top 5 in Mrs. USA Universal Pageant". Blue Ribbon News. July 3, 2017.
  30. "The Legacy". Mrs. Universal. Amanda Reinert (Nebraska) won Mrs. Universal 2017
  31. Geyer, Thomas (June 16, 2017). "Miss Iowa Scholarship Pageant returns to Adler this weekend". Muscatine Journal. ...Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen pageant which began in 2004 with Ashlie Burroughs of Muscatine taking the first crown.