Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022
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{{Infobox beauty pageant
| image = Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022 on a map.jpg
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| date= July 10, 2021
| presenters=Ericka Dunlap
| venue=Loews Royal Pacific Resort, Universal Orlando, Orlando, Florida, United States
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| entrants=51
| placements=11
| winner=Marcelle LeBlanc
| represented =Alabama
| before=2020
| next=2023
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Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022 was the 15th Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held in Orlando, Florida. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned 2021 edition was originally scheduled on August 8, 2020, the preliminary competitions were also scheduled on August 4–6, 2020, but it was postponed indefinitely.{{Cite web|title=COVID-19 and 2020 Competition|url=https://maoteen.org/covid-19-and-2020-competition/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512194518/https://maoteen.org/covid-19-and-2020-competition/|website=Miss America's Outstanding Teen|language=en-US|archive-date=May 12, 2020|access-date=May 5, 2020}} It has been announced that pageant would be held on July 10, 2021, with preliminary competitions were held on July 7–8, 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-04|title=MAOTeen|url=https://www.missamerica.org/maoteen/|access-date=2021-06-22|website=Miss America|language=en-US}}
Payton May of Washington crowned her successor, Marcelle LeBlanc of Alabama, at the end of the event.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-31|title=Birmingham teen, actress wins Miss America's Outstanding Teen contest|url=https://www.al.com/news/2021/07/birmingham-teen-actress-wins-miss-americas-outstanding-teen-competition.html|access-date=2021-08-03|website=al|language=en}}
Overview
The COVID-19 pandemic heavily disrupted the MAOT state pageant competitions were originally scheduled from late-March to June 2020 were postponed to 2021 or cancelled outright. However, five contestants had already crowned prior to the pandemic and they were Alabama, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Utah.{{Cite web|title=Miss America Postpones Annual Broadcast and Competitions to 2021|url=https://www.missamerica.org/miss-america-postpones-annual-broadcast-and-competitions-to-2021/|date=2020-05-08|website=Miss America 2.0|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-08}}{{cite web|url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/missamerica/with-100th-anniversary-approaching-uncertainty-surrounds-miss-america/article_24e3161c-d664-544e-93bd-c0da64302996.html|title=With 100th anniversary approaching, uncertainty surrounds Miss America|work=The Press of Atlantic City|last=Melhorn|first=Mark|date=September 12, 2020|accessdate=March 27, 2021}}
Due to restrictions implemented in 50 states and District of Columbia (except those state pageants were held prior to the pandemic), numerous health and safety guidelines have been implemented for contestants, production members, and audiences at state pageants, such as taking a negative COVID-19 test and following social distancing. Additionally, a number of state pageants have had to alter their initial venue choices due to shut-downs implemented by their governor.
Judges
- Dolvett Quince – entrepreneur, fitness model, actor and The Biggest Loser trainer
- Natalie Ellis
- Ethan Zohn – Survivor winner and motivational speaker
- Dr. Brittany Revell
- Jasmine Murray – Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2007, Miss Mississippi 2014 and American Idol season 8 contestant
Results
= Placements =
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| Top 11
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§ – America's/People's Choice
=Order of announcements=
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- {{flagu|South Carolina}}
- {{flagu|Alabama}}
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- {{flagu|Nebraska}}
- {{flagu|Texas}}
- {{flagu|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}}
- {{flagu|Maryland}}
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= Awards =
== Preliminary Awards ==
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== Other Awards ==
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| Advertising Sales
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| Spirit of America
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| Teens in Action Winner
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| Top Dance Talent
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Contestants
All 51 state titleholders have been crowned.
{{Plainlist|*{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Declared as winner
- {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} Ended as a runner-up
- {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=darkgray}} Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist}}
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! State ! Name |
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|{{flagicon|Alabama}} Alabama |
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} Alaska
|Sycely Wheeles |
| {{Flagicon|Arizona}} Arizona |
| {{flagicon|Arkansas}} Arkansas |
| {{Flagicon|California}} California |
| {{flagicon|Colorado}} Colorado
|Lila Sacha |
| {{flagicon|Connecticut}} Connecticut
|Aicha Diallo{{cite web|url=https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/New-Miss-Connecticut-Miss-Connecticut-s-16094328.php|title=New Miss Connecticut, Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen crowned|author=DaRosa, Andrew|work=Connecticut Post|date=April 12, 2021|accessdate=April 13, 2021}} |
| {{flagicon|Delaware}} Delaware |
| {{Flagicon|Washington, D.C.}} District of Columbia
|Jade Ridout |
| {{Flagicon|Florida}} Florida |
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|{{Flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} Georgia |
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|{{Flagicon|Hawaii}} Hawaii |
| {{Flagicon|Idaho}} Idaho |
| {{Flagicon|Illinois}} Illinois |
| {{flagicon|Indiana}} Indiana |
| {{Flagicon|Iowa}} Iowa |
| {{Flagicon|Kansas}} Kansas |
| {{Flagicon|Kentucky}} Kentucky
|Chloe Yates |
| {{Flagicon|Louisiana}} Louisiana |
| {{flagicon|Maine}} Maine
| Lauren Jorgensen |
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| {{flagicon|Maryland}} Maryland | Kate Wills |
| {{flagicon|Massachusetts}} Massachusetts |
| {{flagicon|Michigan}} Michigan |
| {{flagicon|Minnesota}} Minnesota
|Bella Grill |
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|{{Flagicon|Mississippi}} Mississippi |
| {{flagicon|Missouri}} Missouri |
| {{flagicon|Montana}} Montana |
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|{{Flagicon|Nebraska}} Nebraska |
| {{Flagicon|Nevada}} Nevada
|Isabella McGinnis |
| {{flagicon|New Hampshire}} New Hampshire |
| {{flagicon|New Jersey}} New Jersey |
| {{Flagicon|New Mexico}} New Mexico
|Dallas Collins |
| {{Flagicon|New York}} New York |
| {{Flagicon|North Carolina}} North Carolina
|Harley Tilque |
| {{Flagicon|North Dakota}} North Dakota |
| {{Flagicon|Ohio}} Ohio |
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|{{Flagicon|Oklahoma}} Oklahoma |
| {{flagicon|Oregon}} Oregon |
| {{Flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Pennsylvania |
| {{Flagicon|Rhode Island}} Rhode Island |
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|{{Flagicon|South Carolina}} South Carolina |
| {{Flagicon|South Dakota}} South Dakota |
| {{flagicon|Tennessee}} Tennessee
|Taylor Black{{cite web|url=https://www.localmemphis.com/article/life/people/gallatin-teen-crowned-the-first-african-american-miss-tennessees-outstanding-teen/522-8d54f8e0-f7d4-449a-b496-0e1d5d9af5c7|title=Gallatin teen crowned the first African American Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen|publisher=WATN-TV|date=March 24, 2021|accessdate=April 6, 2021}} |
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|{{Flagicon|Texas}} Texas |Katherine Omo-Osagie |
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|{{flagicon|Utah}} Utah | Charlee Sorensen |
| {{Flagicon|Vermont}} Vermont |
| {{Flagicon|Virginia}} Virginia |
| {{Flagicon|Washington}} Washington |
| {{Flagicon|West Virginia}} West Virginia |
| {{Flagicon|Wisconsin}} Wisconsin |
| {{Flagicon|Wyoming}} Wyoming |
References
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{{Miss America's Outstanding Teen}}