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! Year
! Name
! Hometown
! Age
! Local title
! Talent
! Placement at MAO Teen
! Special scholarships at MAO Teen
! Notes |
| 2023
|Isabella Waggoner[{{Cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Todd |title=Miss Illinois’ Teen Bella Waggoner now waiting on info on National Pageant |url=https://www.vandaliaradio.com/2023/08/03/miss-illinois-teen-bella-waggoner-now-waiting-on-info-on-national-pageant/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=Vandalia Radio |language=en}}]
|Ramsey
|17
|Miss Capital City's Teen
|Violin
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| 2022
| align="center" |Mia Fritsch-Anderson
|Chicago
|17
|Miss Chicago's Outstanding Teen
|Irish Dance
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| 2021
|Kylie Ryder[{{Cite web|last=Williams|first=Noelle|title=Miss Illinois 2021, Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen 2021 crowned in Marion, Ill.|url=https://www.kfvs12.com/2021/06/21/miss-illinois-2021-miss-illinois-outstanding-teen-2021-crowned-marion-ill/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=www.kfvs12.com|language=en}}]
|Sycamore
|18
|Miss Windy City's Outstanding Teen
|Lyrical Dance, "Who You Are"
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| 2020
|Victoria Shore
|Marion
|18
|Miss Land of Lincoln's Outstanding Teen 2019
|Vocal
|colspan="2" |N/A
|Assumed title when Imani Muse stepped down after a year of service. Later became Miss Missouri Volunteer 2022. |
| 2019
| Imani P. Muse[{{cite news |first=Kristin |last=Moore |title=East Moline woman wins Miss Illinois Chicago girl wins Outstanding Teen, Marion's Victoria Shore First Runner-Up |url=http://www.carbondaletimes.com/news/20190618/east-moline-woman-wins-miss-illinois-chicago-girl-wins-outstanding-teen-marions-victoria-shore-first-runner-up |work=Carbondale Times |date=June 18, 2019}}]
|Illinois City
|16
|rowspan=3 |Miss Chicago's Outstanding Teen
|Vocal, "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha
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|Non-finalist Interview Award
|First African-American to be named Miss Illinois' Outstanding Teen
Miss Birmingham 2024 |
| 2018
| Peyton Newman[{{cite web| first= Laura |last=Taylor |title=Newman wins Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen pageant, Victoria Shore is First Runner-Up |publisher=Carbondale Times |url=http://www.carbondaletimes.com/news/20180611/newman-wins-miss-illinois-outstanding-teen-pageant-victoria-shore-is-first-runner-up |date=June 12, 2018}}]
| Vernon Hills
|16
|Vocal, "Vienna"
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|Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award[{{cite web|url=http://maoteen.org/2018-scholarships/|title=2018 Scholarships|website=Miss America's Outstanding Teen}}]
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| 2017
|Maddie Mazzella[{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/community/chi-ugc-article-maddie-mazzella-to-compete-for-miss-americas-1-2017-06-19-story.html|title=Maddie Mazzella to compete for Miss America's Outstanding Teen!|work=chicagotribune.com|access-date=2018-02-18|language=en-US}}]
|Chicago
|17
|Vocal “On my Way”
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| 2016
|Christine Bryant[{{cite web|title=Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen Christine Bryant |work=Olney Daily Mail |url=http://www.olneydailymail.com/photogallery/IO/20160620/POLL/620009997/PH/1 |date=June 20, 2016}}]
|Marion
|17
|Miss Southern Illinois' Outstanding Teen
|Vocal, “Hallelujah”
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| 2015
|Peyton Tucker[{{cite web|title=8 local teens to compete in Miss Blackhawk Valley Pageant |work=The Dispatch Argus |url=https://qconline.com/life/south_of_20/local-teens-to-compete-in-miss-blackhawk-valley-pageant/article_a5f4f8be-4e66-500d-96f2-6bb3bb6256ff.html |date=November 1, 2015 |quote=...Peyton Tucker, Miss Illinois’ Outstanding Teen.}}]
|Moline
|17
|rowspan=2| Miss Windy City's Outstanding Teen
|Vocal
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| 2014
|Grace Etzkorn[{{cite web|first=Anna |last= Schier |title=Lisle teen pursues passion for advocacy work through pageants |work=My Suburban Life |url=http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2014/08/12/lisle-teen-pursues-passion-for-advocacy-work-through-pageants/a5k85rw/ |date=August 18, 2014}}]
|Lisle
| 17
|Vocal
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| Competed at the Jimmy Awards in 2015[{{cite web|title=Grace Etzkorn '15 to compete in National High School Musical Theatre Awards |work=Benet Academy |url=https://www.benet.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=359255&id=0 }}]
2nd runner-up at Miss Illinois 2018 pageant[{{cite web|title=This year's Miss Illinois is a 21-year-old from Champaign |work=The Southern Illinoisan |url=https://thesouthern.com/news/local/this-year-s-miss-illinois-is-a--year-old/article_3708addb-2d4f-5860-9cf6-269fdab8e377.html |date=June 11, 2018}}] |
| 2013
|Isabelle Hanson[{{cite web|title=Chicago-area woman crowned Miss Illinois; Miss Quincy wins service, academic award |work= Herald-WHIG |url=http://www.whig.com/story/22724060/chicago-area-woman-crowned-miss-illinoist-miss-quincy-wins-service-academic-award# |date=June 30, 2013}}]
|Glen Ellyn
| 17
|Miss Northern Suburbs' Outstanding Teen
|Violin
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|Dr. Glenn Harman Instrumental Talent Award
| Later Miss Illinois 2021, Miss America 2022 Top 10 Finalist, Miss America 2022 Talent Preliminary Award Winner [{{Cite web|last=Southern|first=LES O'DELL The|title=Isabelle Hanson crowned Miss Illinois 2021|url=https://thesouthern.com/news/local/isabelle-hanson-crowned-miss-illinois-2021/article_928db29a-1091-587e-aa2b-cbaa996105bd.html|access-date=2021-06-28|website=The Southern|language=en}}] |
| 2012
|Grace Khachaturian[{{cite web|first= Justin |last=Walker |title=Ervin named Miss Illinois 2012 |work=Marion Republican |url=http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/article/20120702/news/307029915 |date= July 2, 2012}}]
|Champaign
|15
|Miss Central Illinois' Outstanding Teen
|Dance
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|Later Miss Illinois 2018[{{cite web|first= Mary |last=Cooley |title=Miss Illinois 2018 to compete in first Miss America contest without swimsuit competition |work=Belleville News-Democrat |url=https://www.bnd.com/news/state/article212909354.html |date= June 10, 2018}}] |
| 2011
|Summer Robbins[{{Cite news|url=http://thesouthern.com/news/local/article_164847a6-a531-11e0-9651-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Miss Windy City crowned Miss Illinois|last=Rodriguez |first=Codell|work=The Southern|access-date=2018-02-18}}][{{cite news|url=http://www.thejournal-news.net/news/local_news/summer-robbins-named-illinois-outstanding-teen/article_9adf10ce-fd8a-5640-8aaa-24423572541b.html |title=Summer Robbins Named Illinois Outstanding Teen |last=Galer Herschelman|first=Mary|work=The Journal-News |date= July 11, 2011}}]
|Coffeen
|16
| Miss Southern Illinois' Outstanding Teen
|Violin, "Classical Gas"
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|Non-finalist Interview Award[{{cite web|url=http://maoteen.org/2011-scholarships/|title=2011 Scholarships|website=Miss America's Outstanding Teen}}]
Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
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| 2010
|Kaitlyn Wehr[{{cite web|title=Moline teen wins state title |work=The Dispatch Argus |url=https://qconline.com/life/moline-teen-wins-state-title/article_f1e66d79-8c07-5415-9e9f-e63218914a1a.html |date= June 14, 2010}}]
|Moline
|16
|Miss Blackhawk Valley's Outstanding Teen
|Jazz Dance
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| 2009
|Andrea Novak[{{cite web|title=Outstanding teen is from Arlington Heights |work=The Daily Herald |url=http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=304078 |date= July 3, 2009}}]
|Arlington Heights
|17
| Miss Dupage County's Outstanding Teen
| Dance/Twirl
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| 2008
|Emily Travis[{{cite web|first=Anna |last=Madrzyk|title=Suburban families cope with fetal alcohol syndrome |work=The Daily Herald |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20111023/news/710239922/ |date=October 23, 2011 |quote=Emily Travis, Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen 2008, is a straight-A student in college, fluent in Spanish and a classical pianist.}}]
|Metropolis
|17
|Miss Metropolis' Outstanding Teen
|Piano
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|Diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome as an infant[{{cite web|title=Emily Travis is the Academic Achievement Award Recipient for the Traditional Program |website=Mid-Continent University |url=http://www.midcontinent.edu/traditional/academic-achievement-dec-2013 |date= July 3, 2009}}] |
| 2007
|MerrieBeth Cox[{{cite web|title=Neighbors in the News |work=The Daily Herald |url=http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=167949 |date=April 8, 2008 |quote=Merriebeth Cox, 17, of Roselle, the reigning Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen 2007...}}]
|Roselle
| 16
|Miss Greater Woodfield's Outstanding Teen
|Baton Twirling
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|Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Preliminary Talent Award
|Later Purdue University's 27th Golden Girl[{{cite web|title=MerrieBeth Cox named Purdue's 27th Golden Girl |url=https://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008a/080303MatterGolden.html |date=March 3, 2008}}]
Later Miss Indiana 2012[{{cite web| title=MerrieBeth Cox crowned Miss Indiana 2012|publisher=Current in Zionsville|url=http://www.currentzionsville.com/2012/07/03/merriebeth-cox-crowned-miss-indiana-2012/|date=July 3, 2012}}]
Top 12 at Miss America 2013 pageant[{{cite web| title=IU's Terrin Thomas crowned Miss Indiana 2013|publisher=WTHR.com|url=http://www.wthr.com/article/ius-terrin-thomas-crowned-miss-indiana-2013|date=June 23, 2013|quote=MerrieBeth placed in the Top 12 at Miss America 2012...}}] |
| 2006
|Campbell Hunt[{{cite web|title=Miss Outstanding Teen 2006 |work=The Southern |url=https://thesouthern.com/news/local/miss-outstanding-teen/article_0ed339c7-3b4c-5e92-9370-8a1ef1bc8cde.html |date=June 12, 2006}}]
|Marion
|
|Miss John A. Logan's Outstanding Teen
| Vocal with American Sign Language interpretation, "The Rose"
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| 2005
|Kathryn Strause[{{cite web|first=Thomas |last=Geyer |title=Miss Iowa Pageant starts with night of song, dance |work=The Quad-City Times |url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/miss-iowa-pageant-starts-with-night-of-song-dance/article_3a8b2c0c-e80d-5917-a238-c6c1efb35472.amp.html |date=June 10, 2005 |quote=...joined by Rock Island High School junior Kathryn Strause, 17, who recently was named Miss Illinois Outstanding Teen.}}]
|Rock Island
| 17
|Miss Blackhawk Valley's Outstanding Teen
|Classical Piano
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