Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen

Last updated
Miss Kentucky’s Teen
Formation1998
Type Beauty pageant
Location
Membership Miss America's Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Destiny Lewis
Website Official website

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

Contents

Blakely Callahan of London was crowned Miss Kentucky's Teen 2025 on June 14, 2023, at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center (SKyPAC) in Bowling Green, Kentucky. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2026.

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

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Kentucky'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 Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Laura Jones (2011)
  • Preliminary Talent: Annie Dauk (2023), Sophia Todd (2024)

Non-finalist awards

  • Non-finalist Talent: Lauren Bohl (2013), Chapel Tinius (2017)

Other awards

  • Outstanding Instrumental Talent: Laura Jones (2011), Lauren Bohl (2013), Chapel Tinius (2017)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
1998Monica Hardin [1] Louisville Miss Louisville TeenNo national pageant

Was previously an independent pageant with the winner earning the title of, "Miss Kentucky Teen"

Changed to current title after a national pageant was created by the Miss America Organization in 2005		Later Miss Kentucky 2001 [2]
1999 Maria Maldonado [1] Lexington Miss Lexington TeenLater Miss Kentucky 2004 [3]
2000Stephanie Jaggers [4] Louisville Miss Heart of Kentucky TeenVocal, "Home" from Beauty and the Beast
2001Bethany Adkins [1] Pikeville Miss Heart of Kentucky Teen
2002Megan Beiswenger [2] Sebree Miss North Central Teen
2003Sarah Billiter [1] Shelbiana 17Miss East Kentucky Teen2nd runner-up at Miss Kentucky 2008 pageant [5]
2004Madalyn Kamkar [6] Barbourville Miss Cumberland Falls Teen
2005 Erin Clark [7] Louisville 15Miss Jeffersontown's Outstanding TeenMusical Theater Dance
2006 Alison Lovely [8] Salyersville 16Miss Belle of the Bluegrass' Outstanding TeenVocalLater Kentucky's Junior Miss 2008 [9]
2007 Ann-Blair Thornton [10] Bowling Green 17Miss Elizabethtown Area's Outstanding Teen4th runner-up [11] 1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant[ citation needed ]

Later Miss Kentucky 2011 [12] [13]
2008 Ashley Ferry [1] Louisville 17Miss Thoroughbred's Outstanding TeenJazz Dance4th runner-up at Miss Kentucky 2011, 2012, and 2014 pageants [12] [14] [15]
2009 Madison McCowan [16] London 17Miss Bowling Green's Outstanding TeenTheatrical Jazz Dance
2010 Laura Jones [17] Fisherville 17Miss Louisville's Outstanding TeenViolinTop 10 [18] Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award [18]

Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award		Later Miss Kentucky 2016 [19]
Top 12 at the Miss America 2017 pageant [20]
2011 Erynn Landherr [21] Louisville 16Miss Louisville's Outstanding Teen
2012 Lauren Bohl [22] Barbourville 16Miss Cumberland Falls' Outstanding TeenPianoNon-finalist Talent Award [23]

Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award [23]
2013 Laura Hancock [24] Eubank 15Miss Monticello's Outstanding TeenPiano
2014 Alex Francke [25] Lexington 17Miss Ohio Valley's Outstanding TeenVocal4th runner-up at National Sweetheart 2018 pageant [26]

Later Miss Kentucky 2019 [27]
2015 Kennedy Sabharwal [28] 15Miss Renfro Valley's Outstanding TeenVocal
2016 Chapel Tinius [29] Bowling Green 16Miss Horse Capital of the World's Outstanding TeenFiddleNon-finalist Talent Award [30]

Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award [30] 		Later Distinguished Young Woman of Kentucky 2018 [31]

Later Miss Kentucky 2024

2017 Abigail Quammen [32] Frankfort 17Miss Capital City's Outstanding TeenVocal
2018 Joanna Clark [33] Lexington 17Miss Wayne County Area's Outstanding TeenPiano, "Ode to Joy" by Beethoven
2019–20Landry Feldmeier [27] Louisville 15Miss Belle of Louisville's Outstanding TeenTap Dance, "Woman Up" by Meghan Trainor 2nd runner-up [34]
2021 Chloe Yates Prospect 17Miss NuLu's Outstanding TeenGymnastics, "Ease on Down the Road"Younger sister of Miss Alabama Volunteer 2022, Claire Yates

Miss Phenix City 2024

2022 Annie Dauk Louisville 16Miss Fleur de Lis' Outstanding TeenVocalTop 11Preliminary Talent Award
2023Sophia Todd Elizabethtown 17Miss Heart of Bourbon Country's TeenSpeed Painting4th Runner-UpPreliminary Talent
2024Mallory Jones Winchester 16Miss Danville's TeenVocal
2025Blakely Callahan London 16Miss Heart of Bourbon Country's TeenOpera

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen". Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen.
  2. 1 2 "Upcoming Events". Miss North Central Kentucky Scholarship Pageant.
  3. ↑ "Miss Kentucky is a UK grad from Lexington". Lexington Herald-Leader . Lexington, KY: Knight Ridder. June 13, 2004. p. C3. Archived from the original on January 22, 2002. Alt URL
  4. ↑ "Miss Kentucky Teen 2000". The Courier-Journal. June 30, 2000.
  5. ↑ "UK Graduate Wins Miss Kentucky Pageant". WKYT News. July 20, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Miss Kentucky Teen 2004". Georgetown College.
  7. ↑ "Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2005: MKT Gallery". Georgetown College.
  8. ↑ "Little Miss Kentucky/Pre-Teen Miss Kentucky Pageant: 2006 Pageant Photos".
  9. ↑ "Distinguished Young Women of Kentucky". Facebook. January 17, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Miss Kentucky 2011". Miss Kentucky Organization. July 16, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16.
  11. ↑ Abel, Fred. "MAOT's Super Bowl". Pageantry Magazine.
  12. 1 2 Portaro, Bella (July 18, 2011). "Miss Kentucky 2011 Ann-Blair Thornton". Louisville Magazine.
  13. ↑ "Bowling Green woman named Miss Kentucky". Kentucky.com. July 17, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.
  14. ↑ "Update: Casebolt crowned Miss Kentucky". WTVQ News. July 14, 2012.
  15. ↑ Copley, Rich (July 12, 2014). "UK grad Ramsey Carpenter of Ohio County is crowned Miss Kentucky 2014". Lexington Herald Leader.
  16. ↑ Kaprowy, Tara (June 18, 2009). "Madison McCowan crowned Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen". The Sentinel Echo.
  17. ↑ Dave, Tirusha (August 5, 2016). "The Road to Miss America – Miss Kentucky Laura Katherine Jones". Bravura Magazine.
  18. 1 2 "2010 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  19. ↑ "Miss Danville Laura Jones crowned Miss Kentucky, next stop Miss America". kentucky. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  20. ↑ Vaught, Larry (December 6, 2016). "Miss Kentucky Laura Jones runs for charity in Stanford, enjoys traveling across the state". Vaught's Views.
  21. ↑ "Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2011 Erynn Landherr". Miss Priss.
  22. ↑ WKYT (July 10, 2012). "Miss Ky Outstanding Teen - Lauren Bohl - WKYT 27 NewsFirst at Noon 071012". YouTube.
  23. 1 2 "2012 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  24. ↑ "Laura Hancock was named Miss Kentucky Outstanding Teen". The Wayne County Outlook. June 18, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen 2014 prepares for competition". YouTube. July 22, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Photo Gallery: 2018 National Sweetheart Pageant". Hoopeston Chronicle. September 3, 2018.
  27. 1 2 Hutchins, Michelle (June 9, 2019). "Miss Kentucky and Miss Outstanding Teen 2019 crowned in Louisville". Courier Journal.
  28. ↑ "Sayre student named Miss Kentucky Outstanding Teen". Lexington Herald-Leader. June 29, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Bowling Green's Chapel Tinius is new Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen". WBKO News.
  30. 1 2 "2016 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  31. ↑ French, Jackson (January 19, 2018). "BGHS senior named state's Distinguished Young Woman". Bowling Green Daily News.
  32. ↑ "Frankfort teen to compete for national title in Orlando". kentucky. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  33. ↑ "Live With Lee & Hayley: Miss Kentucky's Outstanding Teen, Joanna Clark". YouTube. July 13, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Payton May Crowned 2020 Miss America's Outstanding Teen". Yahoo Finance. July 29, 2019.
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