Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen

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Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen
Formation2005
TypeScholarship pageant
Location
Membership
Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Director: Courtney Long
Website Official website

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

Contents

Boston Pettera of North Platte was crowned Miss Nebraska's Teen on June 9, 2023 at the North Platte HS Performing Arts Center in North Platte, Nebraska. She will compete in the Miss America's Teen 2024 pageant in January 2024.

Results summary

The results of Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen as they participated in the national Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Brooke Ludemann (2012), Hannah Miller (2017)

Non-finalist awards

  • Non-finalist Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Hannah Miller (2017)
  • Non-finalist Interview: Hannah Miller (2017)

Other awards

  • Outstanding Dance Talent Award: Morgan Holen (2015)
  • Top 5 Interview Award: Hannah Miller (2017), Phoenix Stanford (2020)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2023Boston Pettera [1] North Platte Miss Alliance's TeenBaton Twirling
2022 Alexandra Thompson14Miss Alliance's Outstanding TeenVocal
2021 Rose Chen [2] Scottsbluff 17Miss Scotts Bluff County's Outstanding TeenPiano, "Tarantella in A Minor"4th runner-up [3]
2019-20Phoenix Stanford [4] Papillion 15Miss Douglas County's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Dream On"Top 15First Asian-American to win Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen [ citation needed ]
2018 Kelsie Therkildsen [5] Bennington 15Miss Metro's Outstanding TeenJazz Dance, "Swing with Me"
2017 Carsyn Long [6] Gering 17Miss Kearney's Outstanding TeenVocal3rd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2019 competition [7]
2016 Hannah Miller [8] Elkhorn Miss Omaha's Outstanding TeenDanceNon-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award [9]

Non-finalist Interview Award [9]

Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award [9]

Top 5 Interview Award
2015 Steffany Lien [10] Omaha 17Miss Douglas County's Outstanding TeenBaton Twirl, "Hollywood" by Michael Bublé Top 10 [11] Six-time world champion baton twirler [10]

Later University of Louisville's Cardinal Girl Feature Twirler [11]

Later Miss Nebraska 2022 [12]
2014 Morgan Holen [13] Omaha Dance4th runner-up [14] Outstanding Dance Talent Award [14] Daughter of Miss Nebraska 1988, Jodi Miller Holen [13]

Later Distinguished Young Woman of Nebraska 2016 [15]
Top 10 at Distinguished Young Woman 2016 national finals [15]

Later Miss Nebraska 2021 [16]
2013 Samantha Washington [17] Lincoln 15Miss Omaha's Outstanding TeenVocalFirst African American woman to hold title of Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen

Later Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2017 [17]

First woman in Nebraska to hold teen titles in both the Miss America and Miss USA organizations [17]

2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska USA 2019 and 2020 pageants
2012 Lianna Prill [18] Holdrege 17Miss Sandhills' Outstanding TeenVocal2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2016 pageant [19]

3rd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2017 pageant [20]
2011 Brooke Ludemann [21] North Platte 17Miss Northwest's Outstanding TeenVocalPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award [22] 2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2015 pageant [23]
2010 Staci Craighead [24] Omaha 17VocalDaughter of former Nebraska state senator, Joni Craighead [25]
2009 JaCee Pilkington [26] Minatare 17VocalLater Miss Nebraska 2013 [26]
2008 Rachel Foehlinger [27] Ralston Miss Omaha's Outstanding TeenBaton TwirlSister of Christina Foehlinger, Miss Nebraska 2001 [28]

1st runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2013 pageant [26]

2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2012 and 2014 pageants [29] [30]

Contestant at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant
2007 Kayla Batt [31] Alliance VocalSpirit AwardTop 10 at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant

Later Miss Nebraska 2011 [32]
2006 Sharla Schreiber [33] Columbus 16Jazz/Flag Dance
2005 Jessica States [34] North Platte 17Vocal, "I Am What I Am" from La Cage aux Folles

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