Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2018 was the 12th Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held at the Linda Chapin Theatre in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on July 29, 2017, the same date as Miss Teen USA 2017. Nicole Jia of Oklahoma crowned her successor Jessica Baeder of Alabama at the end of the event. This was the first time that Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen captured the title of Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
As of 2023, it is the first and only edition of Miss America's Outstanding Teen to have two contestants who would later go on to capture the title of Miss America; Emma Broyles of Alaska and Grace Stanke of Wisconsin, who won Miss America 2022 & 2023 respectively.
Overview Judges The panel of judges on the final night of competition included TV anchor, veterinarian, and Miss America 1990, Debbye Turner Bell; beauty business executive, Sinead Norenius-Raniere, sociologist and professor, Hilary Levey Friedman; American tenor, Benjamin Brecher; pediatrician, Jamie Wells; and co-founder of Dance Network, Julie Stadler.
Results Source: Placements Placement Contestant Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2018 – Jessica Baeder 1st runner-up – Annie Swan 2nd runner-up – Chloe Wildman 3rd runner-up – Stephanie Wendt 4th runner-up – Katie Preston Top 9 – Aubrey Elizabeth Reed – Reece Weaver – Lydia Fisher – Evelyn Smith Top 12 – Ellie Barmes – Emily Rae Shumacher § – Sabrina Harrison
§ America's Choice
Order of announcements
Top 12
Top 9
Top 5
Awards Preliminary awards Awards Contestants Preliminary Evening Wear and On Stage Question (OSQ) Georgia – Annie Swan (tie) Oklahoma – Evelyn Smith (tie) Oregon – Emma Ellis Texas – Stephanie Wendt Preliminary Talent Alabama – Jessica Baeder Michigan – Katie Preston New York – Asia Hickman
Talent awards Awards Contestant(s) Dance Alabama – Jessica Baeder Georgia – Annie Swan Florida – Reece Weaver West Virginia – Sabrina Harrison Instrumental Hawaii – Maia Mayeshiro Kansas – Taylor Clark New York – Asia Hickman Vocal Michigan – Katie Preston
Other awards Awards Contestant(s) Ad Sales Award Pennsylvania – Madison Dompkosky Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Massachusetts – Carly Fisher Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America Washington – Tia Moua Non-finalist Evening Wear and On Stage Question Oregon – Emma Ellis Non-finalist Interview Idaho – Ava Powell Non-finalist Talent Hawaii – Maia Mayeshiro Kansas – Taylor Clark Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Maryland – Chloe Wildman Teen in Action Alabama – Jessica Baeder Scholastic Excellence Texas – Stephanie Wendt Random Acts of Kindness West Virginia – Sabrina Harrison
Contestants The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2018 contestants are: State Name Hometown AgeLocal Title Talent Placement Special awards Notes Alabama Jessica Baeder Auburn17Miss Smith Station's Outstanding Teen Ballet en pointe, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"WinnerDance Talent AwardPreliminary Talent AwardTeens in Action Award Daughter of Miss North Carolina 1984, Francesca Alder AlaskaEmma BroylesAnchorage16Miss Anchorage's Outstanding Teen Vocal Later Miss Alaska 2021 and Miss America 2022 ArizonaDimon Elease SandersGlendale 17Miss Glendale's Outstanding Teen Dance First African American to be crowned Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen ArkansasAubrey Elizabeth ReedRussellville17Miss Lake Dardanelle's Outstanding Teen Dance Top 9 Daughter of Miss Arkansas 1995, Paula Montgomery Swindle CaliforniaViolet Joy HansenEl Dorado Hills17Miss Central California's Outstanding Teen Vocal ColoradoJordyn PenneyJohnstown17 Dance ConnecticutBrooke CyrWaterbury15Miss Naugatuck Valley's Outstanding Teen Lyrical Acrobatics DelawareNicole HannahMiddletown15Miss Wilmington's Outstanding Teen Baton Twirling District of ColumbiaBrooke MillerWashington D.C.15 Vocal Florida Reece Weaver Jacksonville 15Miss Jacksonville's Outstanding Teen Acrobatic Jazz Dance, “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from Evita Top 9 Dance Talent Award Georgia Annie Swan Wadley 15Miss International City's Outstanding Teen Tap Dance, “Hit the Road, Jack” 1st runner-up Dance Talent AwardPreliminary Evening Wear and OSQ Award (tie) HawaiiMaia MayeshiroHonolulu16 Ukelele Instrumental Talent AwardNon-finalist Talent Award IdahoAva PowellEmmett16Miss Treasure Valley's Outstanding Teen Non-finalist Interview Award IllinoisMaddie MazzellaChicago17Miss Chicago's Outstanding Teen Vocal Indiana Ellie Barmes Vincennes 17Miss Metropolitan's Outstanding Teen Vocal Top 12 Iowa Lydia Fisher Wapello 14Miss Muscatine's Outstanding Teen Tap Dance Top 9 KansasTaylor Clark St. John17Miss Butler County's Outstanding Teen Drum Solo,“Sing, Sing, Sing” and “In the Mood” Instrumental Talent AwardNon-finalist Talent AwardLater Miss Kansas 2021 KentuckyAbigail QuammenFrankfort17Miss Capital City's Outstanding Teen Broadway Vocal, "Astonishing" LouisianaAlana LewisHaughton16Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "The Girl in 14G" MaineBriley BellLewiston16Vocal MarylandChloe WildmanLonaconing 16Miss Frostburg's Outstanding Teen Vocal 2nd runner-up Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award MassachusettsCarly FisherWest Bridgewater15Miss Boston's Outstanding TeenSpeed Painting CMN Miracle Maker Award MichiganKatie PrestonBridgman17Miss Sunset Coast's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "Think of Me" from The Phantom of the Opera 4th runner-up Preliminary Talent AwardVocal Talent Award Performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Thursday night's preliminary competition during Miss America 2018 pageant MinnesotaEmily Rae SchumacherMankatoMiss Mankato's Outstanding Teen Top 12 America's Choice Later named Miss Minnesota 2024 MississippiHolly BrandMeridian17Miss Vicksburg's Outstanding TeenLater Miss Mississippi 2021 MissouriHeleena HabererBranson16Miss Springfield's Outstanding TeenContemporary Dance, “To This Day” MontanaAlexi Baisch Glendive17 NebraskaCarsyn LongGering17Miss Kearney's Outstanding Teen NevadaCarli GummMinden16Miss Carson County's Outstanding Teen Younger sister of Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen 2011 and Miss Nevada 2016, Bailey Gumm New HampshireKenzie GoodeLondonderry16Miss Seacoast's Outstanding Teen Tap Dance New Jersey Augostina Mallous Cape May Court House 15Miss Atlantic Shores' Outstanding Teen Acrobatic Jazz Dance, "Hit Me With a Hot Note" New Mexico Sienna MascarenasAlbuquerque16Miss Rio Grande's Outstanding TeenLater Miss New Mexico 2021 New YorkAsia HickmanWest Point13Miss Brooklyn's Outstanding Teen Outstanding Instrumental Talent AwardPreliminary Talent AwardLater Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2022 North CarolinaMarissa Garrison Mount Holly 15Miss Queen City's Outstanding TeenContemporary DanceLater a Season 15 rookie for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders North DakotaSydney HelgesonBismarck16Miss Bismarck's Outstanding Teen OhioGracie FuscoKirtland16Miss Great Lake's Outstanding Teen OklahomaEvelyn SmithOklahoma City16Miss Oklahoma City's Outstanding Teen Top 9 Preliminary Evening Wear and OSQ Award (tie) Sister of Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2016, Hellen Smith Oregon Emma EllisPortland17Miss Cascade's Outstanding Teen Non-Finalist Evening Wear/OSQ AwardPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award PennsylvaniaMadison DompkoskyMountain Top15Miss Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Outstanding Teen Tap Dance, "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough"Ad Sales Award Rhode IslandCaroline HollingsworthEast Greenwich15 Piano, 3rd Movement from "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven South Carolina Ally McCaslinSimpsonville16Miss Woodmont High School Teen Vocal South DakotaElizabeth NeslandRapid City17Miss Sioux Empire's Outstanding Teen TennesseeAutumn ArsenaultKnoxville16Miss Greater Greenville's Outstanding Teen Violin, "The Phantom of the Opera" arranged by Lindsey Stirling Texas Stephanie WendtCoppell 17Miss North Texas' Outstanding Teen Dance, "I Believe" by Fantasia Barrino 3rd runner-up Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardScholastic Excellence AwardLater assumed Miss Texas 2026 UtahAddelyn BrothersonMount Pleasant14Miss Sanpete County's Outstanding Teen Lyrical Dance, “Keep Me" VermontJenna Lawrence St. Albans16 VirginiaIsabella JesseeRoanoke 17Miss Southwestern Virginia's Outstanding Teen Violin, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia” Previously Miss Teen Virginia International 20154th runner-up at Miss Teen International 2016 WashingtonTia MouaSpokane15Miss Spokane's Outstanding Teen Jazz Dance Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America Award West VirginiaSabrina HarrisonMartinsburgMiss Berkeley County's Outstanding Teen Dance Top 12 Outstanding Dance Talent AwardRandom Acts of Kindness Award WisconsinGrace Marie StankeWausau16Miss Harbor Cities' Outstanding Teen Violin, "Winter" by Vivaldi Later Miss Wisconsin 2022 and Miss America 2023 WyomingAmelia Beck WinterWheatland
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