August 2011

The 2011 Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Pageant will be held on Aug 20, 2011 at the Linda Chapin Theatre, Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL. Preliminaries are scheduled on Aug 16-18, 2011.

Lacey Russ, Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2010

Each year, the Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Organization hosts a national competition that encourages and rewards the talent, communication skills, community service, and academic achievements of girls between 13 and 17 years of age.

The Miss America’s Outstanding Teen Organization has also established community-based initiatives and mentoring programs aimed at helping our nation’s youth build character and gain the skills necessary for success in the real world. In partnership with committed adult volunteers, community and business leaders, as well as participants from the national competition, the Organization has been implementing programs aimed at helping young people develop strong values, leadership skills, social conscience, self worth and conviction about their own potential.

Funds raised by the Organization are being used to fund scholarships for deserving young women according to guidelines established by the Organization’s Board of Directors in accordance with Internal Revenue Service rules and regulations. Funds are also being used to establish and develop the Organization’s mentoring program and community-based initiatives.

On August 20th, 2011 the city of Orlando, FL will again host 53 of America’s best and brightest female teenagers as they disembark upon the City Beautiful Orange County Convention Center and Rosen Center Hotel for the Annual Miss America Outstanding Teen Competition. Check out the complete list of contestants for this year’s edition:

Alabama: Mi’a Callens;

Alaska: Hannah Rockwell;

Arizona: Marissa Mezzatesta;

Arkansas: Ashton Jo Campbell;

California: Jessa Carmack;

Colorado: Meredith Winnefeld;

Connecticut: Nicole Nemense

Delaware: Victoria Brown- O’Brien;

District of Columbia: Lauren Alexa Kekailani Seely

Florida: Elizabeth Fechtel

Georgia: Julia Martin

Hawaii: Briana Garrido

Idaho: Melanie Ross

Illinois: Summer Robbins

Indiana: Brianna DeCamp

Iowa: Francesca Lubecki-Wilde

Kansas: Caitlyn Webb

Kentucky: Erynn Landherr

Louisiana: Justine Ker

Maine: Alison Folsom

Maryland: Ally Soule

Massachusetts: Sydney Rachael Levin-Epstein

Michigan: Marissa Cowans

Minnesota: Alexis Houle

Mississippi: France Beard

Missouri: McKensie Garber

Montana: Jalyssa Gorder

Nebraska: Brooke Ludemann

Nevada: Bailey Gumm

New Hampshire: Lauren Percy

New Jersey: Natalie Ragazzo

New Mexico: Nicolette Noel Young

New York: Lauren Molella

North Carolina: McKenzie Faggart

North Dakota: Kylie Helm

Ohio: Kelsey Barrett

Oklahoma: Clytee Burchett

Oregon: Alexi Provost-Shean

Pennsylvania: Kaitlynne Kline

Puerto Rico: Aylin Mari Torres

Rhode Island: Ivy Shen

South Carolina: Caitlen Patton

South Dakota: Alexis Kosiak

Tennessee: Madison Snipes

Texas: Reilly Johannsen

Utah: Tiare Keeno

Vermont: Sophia Hadeka

Virgin Islands: Kaylah Galloway

Virginia: Dominick Fink

Washington: Nicole Renard

West Virginia: Isabel Raese

Wisconsin: Annie Jorgensen

Wyoming: Montana Sannes

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