Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Delaware Teen USA

{{Infobox organization

| formation = 2005

| type = Beauty pageant

| leader_title = Executive Director & President

| leader_name = Sue Kuhling

| key_people =

| language = English

| headquarters = Dover

| location = Delaware

| membership = Miss America's Outstanding Teen

| website = [http://www.missde.org/ Official website]

}}

The Miss Delaware's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative of Delaware in the Miss America's Teen pageant.

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

Gabrielle Morgan of Magnolia was crowned Miss Delaware's Teen on June 14, 2024, at the Independence School in Newark. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2025, in Orlando, Florida.

Results summary

File:Amanda Debus Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011.jpg

The year in parentheses indicates year of Miss America's Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

= Awards =

== Preliminary awards ==

Preliminary Talent: Chelsea Betts (2008)

== Non-finalist awards ==

Non-finalist Talent: Chelsea Betts (2008)

== Other awards ==

Teens in Action Award Winners: Jaqueline Means (2020) (tie)
Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award: Ashley Swanson (2017)
Random Acts of Kindness Award: Grace Otley (2015)
Spirit of America Award: Tanee' De Costa (2014)

Winners

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! Year

! Name

! Hometown

! Age

! Local title

! Talent

! Placement at MAO Teen

! Special scholarships at MAO Teen

! Notes

[[Miss America's Teen 2025|2024]

|Gabrielle Morgan

|Magnolia

|17

|Miss Kent County’s Teen

|Dance, “Sparkling Diamonds”

|Injured her leg just prior to Miss America’s Teen, so changed talent to HERStory

2023

|Sophia Hughes{{Cite web |title=See who won Miss Delaware and Miss Delaware’s Teen |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/06/20/miss-delaware-2023-usa-pageant/12136723002/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=The News Journal |language=en-US}}

|Wilmington

|17

|Miss Wilmington's Teen

|Vocal, “The Prayer”

2022

|Brynn String

|Felton

|14

| rowspan="2" |At-Large

|Tap Dance, “Confident”

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|Daughter of Miss Delaware 1996, Aimee Michelle Voshell

2021

|Haley Alexander{{Cite web|title=Haley Alexander crowned Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen|url=https://www.capegazette.com/node/218532|access-date=2021-05-02|website=Cape Gazette}}

| rowspan="2" |Wilmington

|18

|Contemporary Dance, "Stand Tall"

2019-20

|Jaqueline Means{{cite web |first=Holly |last=Quinn |title= STEM Queen Jacqueline Means crowned Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen 2019 |url=https://technical.ly/delaware/2019/05/20/stem-queen-jacqueline-means-crowned-miss-delawares-outstanding-teen-2019/ |work=Technical.ly Delaware |date=May 20, 2019}}

|16

|Miss Diamond State's Outstanding Teen

|Acro-Jazz Fusion Dance, "Circle of Life" & "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"

| Teens in Action Award Winner (tie)

| Founder of the Wilmington Urban STEM Initiative

2018

|Sky Knox{{cite web| first= |last= |title=Knox crowned Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen |publisher=Hockessin Community News |url=http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/news/20180616/knox-crowned-miss-delawares-outstanding-teen |date=June 16, 2018}}

|Newark

|16

|Miss Newark's Outstanding Teen

|Lyrical Gymnastic Routine, "Titanium"

| Later 2nd runner-up at Miss Delaware Teen USA 2020{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Later Miss Delaware Teen USA 2021{{cn|date=September 2024}}

2017

|Nicole Hannah{{Cite news|url=http://www.middletowntranscript.com/lifestyle/20170629/miss-del-outstanding-teen-from-middletown-prepares-for-national-pageant|title=Miss Del. Outstanding Teen from Middletown prepares for national pageant|author=Staff Report|work=Middletown Transcript|access-date=2018-02-16|language=en}}

|Middletown

|15

|rowspan=2| Miss Wilmington's Outstanding Teen

|Baton Twirling

2016

|Ashley Swanson{{cite web| first= |last= |title=Hockessin teen places second in 2016 Outstanding Teen contest |work=Hockessin Community News |url=http://www.hockessincommunitynews.com/article/20160406/NEWS/160409888 |date=April 6, 2016}}

|rowspan=2 |Wilmington

|16

|Speed Painting

|Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award{{cite web|url=http://maoteen.org/2016-scholarships/|title=2016 Scholarships|last=|first=|date=|website=Miss America's Outstanding Teen}}

2015

|Michelle Ley{{cite web| first= |last= |title=Michelle Ley named Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen 2015 |work=Cape Gazette |url=https://www.capegazette.com/article/michelle-ley-named-miss-delawares-outstanding-teen-2015/85647 |date=June 21, 2015}}

|16

|Miss New Castle County's Outstanding Teen

|Vocal, "On My Own" from Les Misérables

|3rd runner-up at Miss New York 2018 and 2019 pageants{{cite web|first=Carol Ann |last=Benanti |title=ICYMI: Miss Five Boroughs crowned Miss New York at state pageant |work=SI Live |url=https://www.silive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/07/miss_five_boroughs_crowned_mis.html |date= July 6, 2018}}

2014

|Grace Otley{{cite web| first= |last= |title=Grace Otley is Delaware’s Rising Star |work=Hooked on Everything |url=https://hookedoneverything.com/grace-otley/ |date=}}

|Hockessin

|14

|Miss Greenville's Outstanding Teen

|Vocal

|Random Acts of Kindness Award{{cite web|url=http://maoteen.org/2014-scholarships/|title=2014 Scholarships|last=|first=|date=|website=Miss America's Outstanding Teen}}

|Later 3rd runner-up at Miss Delaware USA 2021{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Later Miss Delaware 2022

2013

|Tanee' De Costa{{cn|date=September 2024}}

|rowspan=2| Middletown

|16

|Miss Middletown's Outstanding Teen

|Tahitian Dance

|Spirit of America Award{{cite web|url=http://maoteen.org/2013-scholarships/|title=2013 Scholarships|last=|first=|date=|website=Miss America's Outstanding Teen}}

2012

|Morgan Burris{{cite web| first= |last= |title=Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen Forevers |website= Miss Delaware Scholarship Organization |url=https://www.missde.org/forevers/ |date=}}

|16

|Miss Wilmington's Outstanding Teen

|Vocal

2011

|Victoria Brown-O'Brien{{cite web| first= |last= |title=Dancer wins Miss Delaware's Outstanding Teen crown |work=Cape Gazette |url=https://www.capegazette.com/node/9478|date=March 18, 2011}}

|Magnolia

|16

|Miss Diamond State's Outstanding Teen

|Ballet en Pointe, “La Esmeralda”

2010

|Katelynn Mayers{{cn|date=September 2024}}

|Newark

|15

|rowspan=2| Miss New Castle County's Outstanding Teen

|Dance

|1st runner-up at Miss Delaware 2016 pageant

2009

|Danielle Marshall{{cite web| first= |last= |title=Marshall named Del. Outstanding Teen |work=Newark Post |url=https://www.newarkpostonline.com/archives/marshall-named-del-outstanding-teen/article_2aad9f65-a1bc-5cb1-9cca-1afdb3c2ee4e.html |date=April 24, 2009}}

|rowspan=2| Middletown

|15

|Gymnastic Dance

2008

|Amanda Debus{{cite web| first = Matt |last = Bittle |title=Middletown’s Debus ‘in such disbelief’ after Miss Delaware win |publisher=Delaware State News|url=https://delawarestatenews.net/entertainment/middletowns-debus-disbelief-miss-delaware-win/ |date=June 12, 2016}}

|15

|Miss New Castle County Jr Teen

|Baton/Dance

|Later, Miss Delaware Teen USA 2011{{cn|date=September 2024}}

Later, Miss Delaware 2016{{cite web| title=Amanda Debus Is Miss Delaware 2016 |publisher=Delaware Today|url=http://www.delawaretoday.com/Amanda-Debus-Is-Miss-Delaware-2016/ |date=}}

3rd runner-up at Miss Delaware USA 2018{{cn|date=September 2024}}

1st runner-up at Miss Delaware USA 2019{{cn|date=September 2024}}

2007

|Chelsea Betts{{cite web|first=Shauna |last=McVey |title=Nineteen contestants compete for Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen 2009 |work= Middletown Transcript |url=http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20090318/NEWS/303189987 |date=March 18, 2009 |quote=...Carly Economos, Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen 2005; Chelsea Betts, Miss Delaware’s Outstanding Teen 2006;...}}

|Georgetown

|15

|Miss Sussex County's Outstanding Teen

|Vocal

|Non-finalist Talent Award

Preliminary Talent Award

2006

|Lauren Gagliardino

|Bear

|16

|Miss New Castle County's Outstanding Teen

|Tap Dance

2005