Miss Kansas' Outstanding Teen

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Miss Kansas' Outstanding Teen
Formation2004
Type Beauty pageant
Location
Membership
Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Misty Beck
Website Official website

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

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Erin Rolfe of Wichita was crowned Miss Kansas' Teen on March 18, 2023 at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2024 in Dallas, Texas.

In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Kansas’ Outstanding Teen, to Miss Kansas’ 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.

Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Kristen Boxman (2014)

Non-finalist Awards

  • Non-finalist Talent: Taylor Clark (2018)

Other awards

  • Outstanding Instrumental Talent: Taylor Clark (2018)
  • Random Acts of Kindness: Paige Kauffman (2017)
  • Miracle Maker Runner-Up, raising $17,000 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals: Tori Pedruzzi (2020)
  • National Fundraiser Winner: Niomi Ndirangu (2023)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2023 Erin Rolfe [1] Wichita Vocal
2022 Niomi Ndirangu [2] El Dorado 16VocalNational Fundraiser Winner AwardFirst African-American to be crowned Miss Kansas' Outstanding Teen
2021 Gracie Hendrickson [3] Wichita 16Miss Johnson County's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Over the Rainbow"Previously Princess of America Junior Ambassador 2018

Later Miss Kansas Teen USA 2022

2019 (2020*) Tori Pedruzzi [4] 14Miss Wichita's Outstanding TeenLyrical Dance, "Ashes" by Celine Dion Miracle Maker Runner-Up, raising $17,000 for Children's Miracle Network HospitalsTitleholder term extended to a second full year in 2020 after state and national pageants postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018 Amelia Benjamin [5] Leawood 16Vocal, "God Bless America"Previously USA National Miss Kansas Jr. Teen 2017
2017 Taylor Clark [6] St. John 17Miss Butler County's Outstanding TeenPercussion, "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "In the Mood"Non-finalist Talent Award [7]

Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award [7] 		Later Miss Kansas 2021
2016 Paige Kauffman [8] Hesston 17Miss Harvey County's Outstanding TeenVocalRandom Acts of Kindness Award [9]
2015 Ashley Pringle [10] Yates Center 17Miss Hay Capital's Outstanding TeenVocal, “O Mio Babbino”
2014 Megha Gangadhar [11] Wichita 17Miss Asian Festival's Outstanding TeenBollywood Fusion Dance, "Jai Ho" by The Pussycat Dolls
2013 Kristen Boxman [12] Arkansas City 17Miss Cowley County's Outstanding TeenTap Dance, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" by Whitney Houston Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award [13]
2012 Stevie Mack [14] Wichita 16Miss Heartland's Outstanding TeenMusical Theatre Dance, “I Wanna Be a Rockette”
2011 Caitlyn Webb [15] Manhattan Miss Manhattan's Outstanding TeenTae Kwon Do, "Stand Out"
2010 Leslie Carrillo [16] Wichita 17Miss Wooded Hills' Outstanding TeenVocal, "Kiss Me in the Rain"Semifinalist at Miss Kansas USA 2013 competition [17]
2009 Chelsea Chilcott [18] Derby 16Ventriloquism, "Coffee in a Cardboard Cup"
2008 Alasyn Zimmerman [19] Derby 14Miss Sunflower's Outstanding TeenDance, "So Much Better" from Legally Blonde 1st runner-up at Miss Colorado 2014 pageant [19]
2007 Maggie Delaney [20] Overland Park 17Miss Johnson County's Outstanding TeenVocal
2006 Erica Mahan [21] Neosho Rapids 17Miss Capital City's Outstanding TeenFlute
2005 Lauren Susong [22] Wellington 17Vocal, "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie
2004Haley Hannah [23] Leawood 16Jazz DanceNo national pageant

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  2. ↑ "Ndirangu wins Miss Kansas' Outstanding Teen 2022" (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
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  13. ↑ "2013 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  14. ↑ Bronson, Carol (June 9, 2012). "Stevie Mack is Pageant Week's first winner". Pratt Tribune.
  15. ↑ Guggisberg, Grant (June 13, 2011). "Martial artistry captures teen title for Webb". Pratt Tribune.
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  19. 1 2 "Zimmerman is first runner-up at Miss Colorado". Derby Informer. June 28, 2014. Among her many titles are Miss Kansas Outstanding Teen in 2008...
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