Miss Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen

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Miss Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen
Formation2000
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters New Bedford
Location
Membership Miss America's Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Donna M. Klamkin - Director
Website Official website

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

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Maggie Leighton of Leominster was crowned Miss Massachusetts' Teen on June 16, 2024, at the B.M.C. Durfee High School Performing Arts Center in Fall River, Massachusetts. She will compete at Miss America's Teen 2025 in January 2025.

Results summary

Alyssa Maitoza, Miss Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen 2016 Alyssa Maitoza, Miss Massachusetts Outstanding Teen 2016 cropped.jpg
Alyssa Maitoza, Miss Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen 2016

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 Talent: Alyssa Maitoza (2017)

Other awards

  • Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award: Carly Fisher (2018)
  • Outstanding Dance Talent Award: Alyssa Maitoza (2017)
  • Teens in Action Finalists: Amy de Silva (2012), Rachel Michelle-Marie Perry (2020), Jenna McLaughlin (2023)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MA's TeenSpecial scholarships at MA's TeenNotes
2024Maggie Leighton [1] Leominster 17Miss Cranberry Country's TeenVocal, "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
2023Emma Gibney [2] New Bedford 17Miss Blackstone Valley's TeenSelf-written Spoken Word "Stay"
2022 Jenna McLaughlin Medford 17Miss Boston's Outstanding TeenVocalTeens in Action Finalist
2021 Tess O'Riordan [3] Canton 17At-LargeJazz Dance "Feeling Good"
2019-20Rachel Michelle-Marie Perry [4] New Bedford 17Rock Fiddle, "Walk This Way"Teens in Action Award Finalist
2018 Jordan St. Onge [5] Acushnet 17Miss Boston's Outstanding TeenIrish Step Dance, "Roundtable Rival" by Lindsey Stirling
2017 Carly Fisher [6] West Bridgewater 15Speed PaintingChildren's Miracle Network Miracle Maker Award [7] Sister of Miss Vermont 2019-2020, Jillian Fisher
2016 Alyssa Maitoza [8] Dartmouth 16Miss New Bedford's Outstanding TeenTap Dance, “This Must Be Pop” by N*SYNC Outstanding Dance Talent Award [9]

Non-finalist Talent Award [9] 		1st runner-up at Miss Massachusetts 2018 pageant [10]

4th runner-up at Miss Massachusetts 2021

2015 Alexandra Berube [11] Methuen 17Miss Boston's Outstanding TeenVocalCurrently playing Lorraine Baines-McFly in the U.S. National Tour of "Back to the Future: The Musical." [12]

Previously played Anne Boleyn in the U.S. National Tour of "Six" [13]

2014 Courtney Adelman [14] Middleborough 17Miss Bristol County's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Home" from Beauty and the Beast
2013Kristina Ayanian [15] Burlington 15Classical Piano, “Tarantella” by Moritz Moszkowski Later Miss Armenia and competed at Miss Grand International 2021 & Miss Universe 2022 [16]

1st runner-up at Miss Massachusetts 2021

2012Amy de Silva [17] Dartmouth 16Miss New Bedford's Outstanding TeenVocalDiagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease [17]
2011 Sydney Levin-Epstein [18] East Longmeadow 16Miss Western Massachusetts' Outstanding TeenDance
2010Kendall Wipff [19] Andover 17Miss Worcester's Outstanding TeenVocal1st runner-up at Miss New Hampshire 2013 pageant [20]
2009 Brianna Bostick [21] East Tauton 16Vocal, "Home" from The Wiz 2nd runner-up at Miss Massachusetts 2012 pageant [22]
2008 Taylor Kinzler [23] Lakeville 16
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DanceLater Miss Massachusetts 2012 [22]
2007 Hillary Pavao [23] Dartmouth
2006 Cherise Marie Leclerc [24] [25] Hampden
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HarpTop 10 [24] 4th runner-up at Miss Massachusetts 2008 pageant [26]
2005 Tanya Lee Bonenfant [27] Taunton 17
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Lyrical Dance
2004Alana Megna [28] No national pageant
2003Meghan Joyce [28] Later Massachusetts' Junior Miss 2004
2002Jennifer Bowen [28]
2001Valerie Amaral [28] Acushnet 15VocalLater Miss Massachusetts 2007 [29]
2000Fallon Branco [28]

References

  1. ↑ "A Very Happy Birthday for Miss Massachusetts' Teen". newenglandpageantnews.com. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "New Bedford's Emma Gibney crowned Miss Massachusetts' Teen at 2023 pageant". New Bedford Guide. 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  3. ↑ "A Look Inside: Canton Citizen's June 3 edition | Canton Citizen". www.thecantoncitizen.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  4. ↑ "ORR student crowned Miss Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen". Sippican Weekly. April 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Acushnet teen crowned 2018 Miss Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen". South Coast Today. April 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "West Bridgewater honors Outstanding Teen hopeful". The Enterprise. Brockton, MA. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  7. ↑ "2017 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen. Archived from the original on 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  8. ↑ "Dartmouth's Alyssa Maitoza wins title of Miss Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen 2016". South Coast Today. April 4, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "2016 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  10. ↑ "Dartmouth's Alyssa Maitoza first runner-up in Miss Massachusetts contest". South Coast Today. July 11, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Walnut Hill student competes in teen pageant". Wicked Local. July 30, 2015.
  12. ↑ Gans, Andrew (April 11, 2024). "Cast Complete for North American Tour of Back to the Future, Starring Don Stephenson and Caden Brauch". Playbill.com.
  13. ↑ Brunner, Raven (August 11, 2022). "2nd Six National Tour Announces Full Cast". Playbill.com.
  14. ↑ "Middleboro's Courtney Adelman crowned Miss Massachusetts' Outstanding Teen 2014". South Coast Today. April 12, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Burlington's Ayanian is 2013 Miss Massachusetts Teen!". Wicked Local. February 19, 2013.
  16. ↑ "The Beauty of Breaking Boundaries". www.bentley.edu. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  17. 1 2 Abramson, Bill (October 18, 2012). "Disability can't slow Dartmouth cross country runner". South Coast Today.
  18. ↑ Dobbs, G. Michael (August 25, 2016). "Longmeadow native interns with former Israeli President Peres". The Reminder.
  19. ↑ "Teens compete for 'Outstanding' title". South Coast Today. April 7, 2011.
  20. ↑ Guilmet, April (April 27, 2013). "Nashua woman wins Miss New Hampshire title". NewHampshire.com.
  21. ↑ "Miss Massachusetts Outstanding Teen Talent at Miss America's Outstanding Teen". YouTube. August 12, 2009.
  22. 1 2 "Lakeville woman wins Miss Massachusetts 2012; Miss Taunton receives fourth runner-up". Taunton Daily Gazette. July 1, 2012.
  23. 1 2 "Lakeville teen is 2008 Miss Massachusetts Outstanding Teen". Wicked Local. April 28, 2008.
  24. 1 2 Abel, Fred. "MAOT's Ready for Prime Time Debut". Pageantry Magazine.
  25. ↑ "Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 Delegates". GeoCities.
  26. ↑ "West Springfield woman crowned Miss Massachusetts". Wicked Local. June 29, 2008.
  27. ↑ "Rochester and Acushnet girls place in pageant". South Coast Today. May 8, 2005.
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 "Former Titleholders". 2011-04-15. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  29. ↑ Wagner, Jeffrey D. (June 24, 2007). "Acushnet resident Valerie Amaral crowned Miss Massachusetts". The Herald News.
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