Miss Kansas' Outstanding Teen
{{Short description|Teen pageant}}
{{distinguish|Miss Kansas Teen USA}}
{{Infobox organization
| formation = 2004
| type = Beauty pageant
| language = English
| key_people = Misty Beck
| location = Pratt, Kansas
| membership = Miss America's Teen
| website = [https://www.misskansas.org/ Official website]
}}
The Miss Kansas' Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Kansas in the Miss America's Teen pageant.
Erin Rolfe of Wichita was crowned Miss Kansas' Teen on March 18, 2023 at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2024 in Dallas, Texas.
In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Kansas’ Outstanding Teen, to Miss Kansas’ Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.
Results summary
The year in parentheses indicates year of Miss America's Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.
= Awards =
== Preliminary awards ==
- Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Kristen Boxman (2014)
== Non-finalist Awards ==
- Non-finalist Talent: Taylor Clark (2018)
== Other awards ==
- Outstanding Instrumental Talent: Taylor Clark (2018)
- Random Acts of Kindness: Paige Kauffman (2017)
- Miracle Maker Runner-Up, raising $17,000 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals: Tori Pedruzzi (2020)
- National Fundraiser Winner: Niomi Ndirangu (2023)
Winners
| class="wikitable sortable"style="width:100%; font-size:90%;"
! Year ! Name ! Hometown ! Age ! Local title ! Talent ! Placement at MAO Teen ! Special scholarships at MAO Teen ! Notes |
| 2023
| | |Vocal | | | |
| 2022
|16 | |Vocal | align="center" | |National Fundraiser Winner Award |First African-American to be crowned Miss Kansas' Outstanding Teen |
| 2021
| rowspan="2" |Wichita |16 |Miss Johnson County's Outstanding Teen |Vocal, "Over the Rainbow" | | |Previously Princess of America Junior Ambassador 2018 Later Miss Kansas Teen USA 2022 |
| 2019 (2020*)
|14 |Miss Wichita's Outstanding Teen |Lyrical Dance, "Ashes" by Celine Dion | |Miracle Maker Runner-Up, raising $17,000 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals |Titleholder term extended to a second full year in 2020 after state and national pageants postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2018
|16 | |Vocal, "God Bless America" | | | Previously USA National Miss Kansas Jr. Teen 2017 |
| 2017
|17 |Miss Butler County's Outstanding Teen |Percussion, "Sing, Sing, Sing" and "In the Mood" | |Non-finalist Talent Award{{cite web|url=http://maoteen.org/2017-scholarships/|title=2017 Scholarships|website=Miss America's Outstanding Teen}} |Later Miss Kansas 2021 |
| 2016
|17 |Miss Harvey County's Outstanding Teen |Vocal | |Random Acts of Kindness Award{{cite web|url=http://maoteen.org/2016-scholarships/|title=2016 Scholarships|website=Miss America's Outstanding Teen}} | |
| 2015
|17 |Miss Hay Capital's Outstanding Teen |Vocal, "O Mio Babbino" | | | |
| 2014
|17 |Miss Asian Festival's Outstanding Teen |Bollywood Fusion Dance, "Jai Ho" by The Pussycat Dolls | | | |
| 2013
|17 |Miss Cowley County's Outstanding Teen |Tap Dance, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" by Whitney Houston | |Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award{{cite web|url=http://maoteen.org/2013-scholarships/|title=2013 Scholarships|website=Miss America's Outstanding Teen}} | |
| 2012
|16 |Miss Heartland's Outstanding Teen |Musical Theatre Dance, "I Wanna Be a Rockette" | | | |
| 2011
| | Miss Manhattan's Outstanding Teen |Tae Kwon Do, "Stand Out" | | | |
| 2010
|17 |Miss Wooded Hills' Outstanding Teen |Vocal, "Kiss Me in the Rain" | | | |
| 2009
|16 | |Ventriloquism, "Coffee in a Cardboard Cup" | | | |
| 2008
|14 |Miss Sunflower's Outstanding Teen |Dance, "So Much Better" from Legally Blonde | | | 1st runner-up at Miss Colorado 2014 pageant |
| 2007
|17 |Miss Johnson County's Outstanding Teen |Vocal | | | |
| 2006
|Erica Mahan{{cn|date=April 2025}} |17 |Miss Capital City's Outstanding Teen |Flute | | | |
| 2005
|17 | |Vocal, "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie | | | |
| 2004
|16 | | Jazz Dance | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |No national pageant | |
References
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External links
- [https://www.misskansas.org/ Official website]
{{State pageantry|State=Kansas}}
{{Miss America's Outstanding Teen}}