Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen

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Miss Louisiana's Teen
Formation1993
TypeBeauty pageant
Location
Membership Miss America's Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Don Humble
Website Official website

The Miss Louisiana's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Louisiana in the Miss America's Teen pageant. The pageant is held each April at the Brown Auditorium at the University of Louisiana at Monroe in Monroe, Louisiana.

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Virginia Kirkpatrick of Baton Rouge was crowned Miss Louisiana's Teen on April 27, 2025, at the ULM Brown Auditorium in Monroe, Louisiana. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2026 in September 2025.

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

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Louisiana'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: Mary Jane Hobgood (2008), Melissa Le (2025)

Other awards

  • Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America: Jeremeka Bradley (2007)
  • Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award: Julia Claire Williams (2016)
  • Overall Instrumental Talent Award: Justine Ker (2012), Chanley Patterson (2020)
  • Overall Interview Award: Jeremeka Bradley (2007)
  • Scholastic Excellence Award: Justine Ker (2012)
  • Top 5 Interview Award: Sarah Katherine McCallum (2017)
  • AHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award: Virginia Kirkpatrick (2026)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2025Virginia Kirkpatrick Baton Rouge 16Miss Louisiana Port City’s TeenJazz Dance, “If My Friends Could See Me Now”AHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award
  • Younger sister of Miss Louisiana's Teen 2023, Laura Jane Kirkpatrick
2024Melissa Le Ruston 16Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's TeenPiano, “Hungarian, Opus 39, No. 12”Top 11Preliminary Talent AwardPreviously Miss Louisiana Teen Volunteer 2022

4th Runner up at Miss Teen Volunteer America 2023

2023Laura Jane Kirkpatrick [1] Baton Rouge 17Miss Dixie Stockshow's TeenLyrical Dance, “I dreamed A Dream”
  • Older sister of Miss Louisiana's Teen 2025, Virginia Kirkpatrick
  • Granddaughter of Miss Mississippi 1969, Jane Carol Foshee
2022 Mary Laura Hunt [2] Ruston 16Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding TeenLyrical Dance
2021 Sophia Nawaz [3] New Orleans 17Miss Vieux Carré's Outstanding TeenPop Vocal, "C'est si Bon"
2019-20Chanley Patterson Ruston 16Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding TeenPiano, "El Cumbanchero"Top 15Overall Instrumental Talent Award [4] 3rd Runner-Up at the Miss Louisiana 2025 pageant
2018 Gracie Reichman [5] Colfax 17Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding TeenContemporary Clogging, "Let's Get Loud"Later Miss Louisiana 2022 [6]
2017 Alana Lewis [7] Haughton 17Vocal, "The Girl in 14G”
2016 Sarah Katherine McCallum [8] [9] Farmerville 15Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding TeenVocal4th runner-up [10] Top 5 Interview AwardLater Distinguished Young Woman of Louisiana 2019 [11]
Top 8 at Distinguished Young Woman of America 2019 competition [11]
2015 Julia Claire Williams [12] Kinder 16Miss Holiday in Dixie's Outstanding TeenLyrical DanceCMN Miracle Maker Award [13] Later Miss Louisiana 2021 [14]
2014 Meagan Crews [15] Bossier City 17Miss Dixie Gem Peach's Outstanding TeenVocalLater Miss Louisiana 2019 [16]
2013 BayLea Huffman[ citation needed ] Delhi 16Miss Louisiana Port City's Outstanding TeenDance
2012 Deon Sumer[ citation needed ] Zachary 17Miss Acadiana's Outstanding Teen
2011 Justine Ker [17] Choudrant 17Miss Spirit of Ruston's Outstanding TeenClassical PianoTop 15Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award [18]

Scholastic Excellence Award [18] 		Later Miss Louisiana 2016 [19]
Top 15 at the Miss America 2017 pageant [20]
2010 Brooke Hotard [21] Port Allen 16Miss Crescent City's Outstanding Teen
2009 Kelly Bernard [22] Hammond 16Miss Monroe's Outstanding TeenVocalTop 10 [23] 2nd runner-up at Miss Louisiana 2014 pageant [24]

Top 10 at the National Sweetheart 2014 pageant
2008 April Nelson [25] Mandeville 16Miss Pineville's Outstanding TeenVocalLater Miss Louisiana 2015 [26]
3rd runner-up at Miss America 2016 pageant [27]
2007 Mary Jane Hobgood [28] [29] Shreveport Miss Holiday in Dixie's Outstanding TeenBallet en Pointe, Rodeo by Aaron Copland 3rd runner-up [30] Preliminary Talent Award [30]
2006 Jeremeka Bradley [31] Bossier City 16Miss Bossier City's Outstanding TeenVocalOverall Interview Award[ citation needed ]

Spirit of America Award[ citation needed ]
2005 Bethany Moore [32] Bastrop 18Miss Louisiana Harvest Festival's Outstanding TeenVocal
2004Whitney Breaux [33] Baton Rouge Greater Baton Rouge TeenHarpNo national pageant

Was previously an independent pageant with the winner earning the title of, "Miss Teen Louisiana" [33]

Changed to current title after a national pageant was created by the Miss America Organization in 2005
2003Bethany Hejtmanek [34] Shreveport Holiday in Dixie TeenVocal
2002Blair Abene [35] Tickfaw Ark-La-Miss Fair TeenVocalLater Miss Louisiana 2008 [36]
2001Courtney Haynes [37] West Monroe 16Bossier City TeenVocal, "Stormy Weather"Appeared on Star Search at age 6

3rd runner-up at Miss Louisiana 2009 pageant [22]
2000Amie BonomoloAcadiana TeenLyrical Dance3rd runner-up at Miss Louisiana 2002 pageant [38]
1999Molly Causey Ruston Shreveport TeenPianoLater Miss Louisiana 2005 [39] [40]
1998Melissa Clark Ruston Dixie Gem Peach TeenVocalLater Miss Louisiana 2003 [41]
1997Shantel Beauclair-SmithCentral Louisiana Teen
1996Kati Guyton [37] Bossier City Holiday in Dixie TeenClassical VocalLater Miss Louisiana 2001 [37]
1995Casey Jo Crowder Shreveport River Cities TeenVocalLater Miss Louisiana 2002 [38] [42]
1994Nicole BarrettIndependence Bowl Teen
1993Lyn SmithCaddo Lake Teen

References

  1. ↑ CARR, CRYSTAL (April 29, 2023). "Miss Louisiana's Teen crowned for 2023". KTBS. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ruston's Mary Laura Hunt crowned Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen". Ruston Daily Leader. April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ Payne, Kristen. "New Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen crowned in Monroe". www.knoe.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2019 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  5. ↑ "Menard student will compete in Miss America teen pageant". Town Talk. May 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ Bolden, Bonnie (June 18, 2022). "Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival Gracie Reichman crowned Miss Louisiana 2022". The News-Star. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Meet the new Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen". thenewsstar.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sarah Katherine McCallum crowned Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen". April 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen Pageant this weekend at ULM". The News Star. April 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ "2016 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  11. 1 2 "2019 Awards". Distinguished Young Women.
  12. ↑ "Julia Williams is crowned". KNOE News. June 1, 2015.
  13. ↑ "2015 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  14. ↑ Bolden, Bonnie. "Julia Claire Williams wins Miss Louisiana 2021 title". The News-Star. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Parkway senior crowned Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen". Bossier Press-Tribune. June 30, 2014.
  16. ↑ Bolden, Bonnie (June 22, 2019). "Meagan Crews wins Miss Louisiana 2019". The News Star.
  17. ↑ "Justine Ker crowned Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen". icedjamb.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  18. 1 2 "2011 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  19. ↑ "Justine Ker of Choudrant crowned Miss Louisiana". Houma Today. Associated Press. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  20. ↑ Chie, Ho (May 8, 2017). "An Interview with Justine Ker: A Taiwanese American Journey to Miss Louisiana". Taiwanese American.
  21. ↑ Brodhead Averitt, Mindy (June 29, 2010). "Student Wins Teen Pageant". St. Joseph's Academy.
  22. 1 2 "BREAKING: 9pm 6-21-09 Miss Shreveport, Katherine Putnam Crowned Miss Louisiana 2009 Sat. Night". The Talk of the Town with Tom Pace. June 22, 2009.
  23. ↑ "Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen, Jeanette Morelan, Wins Miss America's Outstanding Teen Competition". Miss America's Outstanding Teen. August 15, 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010.
  24. ↑ Leader, Barbara (June 28, 2014). "Lacey Sanchez wins Miss Louisiana crown". Daily Advertiser.
  25. ↑ Bolden, Bonnie (September 14, 2015). "Miss Louisiana comes home". News Star. Nelson started in pageants as a teenager and was named Miss Louisiana Outstanding Teen in 2008.
  26. ↑ Bolden, Bonnie (June 27, 2015). "Nelson wins Miss Louisiana". The News-Star . Monroe, LA: Gannett.
  27. ↑ "Miss Louisiana named third runner-up in Miss America pageant". The Advocate . September 14, 2015.
  28. ↑ Barker, Teasha (August 6, 2007). "Teen to compete in national pageant this week". The Shreveport Times . Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  29. ↑ Abel, Fred. "MAOT's Super Bowl". Pageantry Magazine.
  30. 1 2 "Snapshots". The Shreveport Times . September 2, 2007. Mary Jane Hobgood, of Shreveport, was named third runner up and preliminary talent winner...during the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition...
  31. ↑ "Mary Jane Hobgood Wins Teen Pageant". WAFB News. 2007. ...crowned by the 2006 Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen Jeremeka Bradley.
  32. ↑ "Moore's determination tempered by humility". The News-Star. Monroe, LA. May 25, 2006.
  33. 1 2 Josey, Imani (February 23, 2013). "5 Questions With Former Miss Teen Louisiana Whitney Breaux". Introvert Probs. ...Miss Teen Louisiana 2004 – America (now known as Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen)
  34. ↑ "Pics from the 2004 Miss Teen Louisiana Pageant". ...Bethany Hejtmanek – Miss Louisiana Teen 2003,...
  35. ↑ Chapple, Christina (June 6, 2006). "June 7 "good luck send off" planned for Miss Southeastern". Southeastern Louisiana University. Her pageant experience also includes successfully capturing the Miss Teen Louisiana title in 2002.
  36. ↑ "Blair Abene Crowned Miss Louisiana". KTBS News. June 23, 2008.
  37. 1 2 3 "Reigning Miss Teen Louisiana stays busy – but maintains a focus on faith". Baptist Message. April 2002.
  38. 1 2 "Shreveporter Casey Crowder wins Miss Louisiana crown". The Times. Shreveport, LA. June 16, 2002.
  39. ↑ "Miss Louisiana – Molly Causey". American Profile. January 8, 2006.
  40. ↑ "Miss Louisiana 2005".
  41. ↑ Villano, Theresa (May 7, 2015). "Meet Bengals Mrs. #77 Melissa Whitworth". Pro Player Insiders.
  42. ↑ Domiano, Hollie (2009). Myths America: A Practical Guide to Pageantry (2nd ed.). Hollie Domiano, 2009. p. 17. ISBN   9780557063802.
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