Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 was the second Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant, held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, on August 19, 2006.
At the conclusion of the event, Meghan Miller of Texas crowned her successor Maria DeSantis of New York. The pageant was hosted by Miss America 2006 Jennifer Berry and N'SYNC singer Joey Fatone. The program was televised on The N, a branch of MTV Networks.
Results
Placements PlacementContestant Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 – Maria DeSantis 1st Runner-Up – Nina Davuluri 2nd Runner-Up – Brittany Young 3rd Runner-Up – Leah Beth Bolton 4th Runner-Up – Dorothy Shepard Top 10 – Abby Steverson – Cherise Marie LeClerc – Molly Colvard – Maggie Hill – Allie Rick
Awards Preliminary awards +AwardContestantsPreliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question (OSQ) – Dorothy Shepard – Nina Davuluri – Kendall MorrisPreliminary Lifestyle and Fitness – Dorothy Shepard – Leah Beth Bolton – Kendall Morris Preliminary Talent – Maria DeSantis – Maggie Hill
Other awards +AwardContestant(s)Academic Achievement – Natalie DavisAcademic Scholarship – Erica LesterNon-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ – Lauren EdmondsNon-finalist Talent – Tawni DarbyOverall Interview – Jeremeka BradleySpirit of America
Pageant organization
Selection of contestants One delegate from each state, as well as the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands, were chosen in local pageants held from September 2005 to July 2006.
Preliminary competitions During the 3 days prior to the final night, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which include private interview with the judges and a show where they compete in talent, evening wear, lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, and on-stage question. They were held August 16–18, 2006.
Final night of competition During the finals, the top 10 contestants competed in lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, talent, and evening gown, and the top 5 completed on-stage questions.
Contestants The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007 contestants were: StateNameHometownAgeLocal TitleTalentPlacementAwardsNotes AlabamaAbby Lynn SteversonSmiths StationPiano, "Maple Leaf Rag"Top 10 AlaskaKaela LarsonWillow15At-LargeVocal Previously America's National Jr. Sweetheart 2005Alaska's National Teen-Ager Pageant – 2003 ArizonaBrittany MazurTucson16At-LargeVocal, "Adagio" Contestant on season 10 of American IdolTop 5 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant ArkansasDorothy ShepardPine Bluff17Miss Teen South Arkansas Tap Dance, "Hot Chocolate!"4th runner-up CaliforniaSummer ClarkElk Grove16Miss Teen Elk GroveDrums, "Turn the Beat Around" ColoradoKelsi JohnstonPueblo West16 Piano/Vocal, "Someone Like You" ConnecticutMelanie SanchesProspect16Character Tap DanceFormer NFL cheerleader for the New England Patriots DelawareLauren GagliardinoBear16Miss New Castle County's Outstanding TeenTap Dance District of ColumbiaElizabeth Ann PayneWashington, D.C. Operatic Vocal FloridaSydney KeisterJacksonville17Miss Jacksonville's Outstanding TeenLyrical Jazz Dance, Disney's "Fantasmic"4th runner-up at Miss Florida 2013 pageant GeorgiaLauren EdmondsAmericusMiss Heart of Georgia's Outstanding TeenBallet en Pointe, "I Run for Life"Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award 1st runner-up at Miss Georgia 2008 and 2013 pageants3rd runner-up at Miss Georgia 2012 pageantContestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant HawaiiKatrina KemWahiawa16Piano/Vocal, "Imagine" IdahoGenevieve NuttingBoise17At-LargeClassical Piano Later Miss Idaho 2011 IllinoisCampbell HuntMarionMiss John A. Logan's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "God Help the Outcasts" IndianaLeanna RossNew Carlisle 17Miss Hoosier Heartland's Outstanding TeenDance/Baton IowaErica LesterMuscatineMiss Scott County's Outstanding TeenLyrical Jazz DanceAcademic Scholarship Award KansasErica MahanNeosho Rapids17Miss Capital City's Outstanding TeenFlute, "Can Can" KentuckyAlison LovelySayerville16Miss Belle of the Bluegrass' Outstanding Teen Vocal, "Blue Moon of Kentucky" LouisianaJeremeka BradleyBossier City16Miss Bossier City's Outstanding Teen VocalOverall Interview AwardSpirit of America Award MaineMallory LavoleMadawaska16 Piano MarylandHannah MollerickJessupMiss Howard County's Outstanding TeenJazz en PointeContestant at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant Later 4th runner-up at Miss Maryland 2010, 2011, and 2013
Later Top 10 at Miss Maryland 2012 MassachusettsCherise Marie LeclercHampden HarpTop 10Later 4th runner-up at Miss Massachusetts 2008 MichiganNina DavuluriSt. Joseph16Miss Southwest Michigan's Outstanding TeenModern Classical Indian Dance 1st runner-upPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardLater Miss New York 2013Crowned Miss America 2014 MinnesotaNatalie DavisDasselVocalAcademic Achievement AwardContestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageantLater Miss Minnesota 2011 MississippiKasey WilderPontotocMiss Pontotoc's Outstanding TeenVocal, "New York State of Mind" MissouriMelanie CollierKirksvilleMiss Kirksville's Outstanding TeenLyrical Jazz Dance MontanaHolly MatzMissoula16 Jump Rope RoutineLater 1st runner-up at Miss Montana 2009 NebraskaSharla SchreiberColumbus16Jazz/Flag NevadaJordan BowlerMesquiteFreestyle Taekwondo Routine, "Feel the Beat" New HampshireJanine MitchellDerry17Lyrical Jazz Dance, "Man in the Mirror" New JerseyLindsey PetroshEgg Harbor City17Vocal Later Miss New Jersey 2012 New MexicoEllen StriepekeSilver CityTap Dance New YorkMaria DeSantisStaten Island17Miss Staten Island's Outstanding TeenClassical VocalWinnerPreliminary Talent Award3rd runner-up at Miss New York 2012 pageantTop 10 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant North CarolinaCiara NewmanHendersonvilleMiss Hendersonville's Outstanding TeenLyrical Dance North DakotaRachel DoutsPowers LakeVocal, "One Moment in Time" OhioKelsey BallewChillicothe 16 Vocal OklahomaMolly ColvardElm Grove16Miss Oklahoma City University's Outstanding TeenVocal Top 10Sister of Chelsea Colvard, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2009 OregonKylee WillardGrants Pass17Miss Josephine County's Outstanding TeenLatin/Jazz Dance to a Mix of "Represent Cuba/Do You Only Wanna Dance?" PennsylvaniaTawni DarbyHermitage15Miss Moraine State's Outstanding TeenLyrical DanceNon-finalist Talent AwardFounder of Miss America's Outstanding Teen Teens in Training Camp Rhode IslandLindsay RogersLincoln17Vocal South CarolinaMaggie HillGilbert17Miss Lexington TeenClassical Vocal, "Think of Me" from Phantom of the OperaTop 10Preliminary Talent Award South DakotaAja KesslerRapid City17Ballet en Pointe, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"Older half-sister of Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2013, Nina Mesteth 2nd runner-up at Miss South Dakota 2009 pageant
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant TennesseeLeah Beth BoltonJacksonTap Dance3rd runner-upPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award2nd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2008 pageant TexasKendall MorrisEnnis15Miss Teen SouthlakeClassical Piano, "Chopsticks"Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardPreliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award Later Miss Texas 2011Top 10 at Miss America 2012 pageant UtahTasha SmedleySyracuseModern Lyrical Dance Later Miss Utah Teen USA 2009Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009 pageantNFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys in 2016 to 2018 VermontHeather BartlettJerichoClassical Vocal, "Laughing Song" VirginiaBrittany YoungMechanicsville17Classical Vocal2nd runner-up Daughter of Miss Virginia 1982, Beverly Cooke4th runner-up at Miss Virginia 2011 pageant Virgin IslandsEsconica VeiraSaint ThomasHip Hop DanceLater represented the Virgin Islands at the Miss World 2011 pageant and placed in the Top 154th runner-up at Miss Supranational 2013 pageantRepresented the Virgin Islands at Miss Earth 2014 pageant Later Miss US Virgin Islands 2017 WashingtonStefanie RangeAuburn 13Miss Lakeland Hills' Outstanding TeenVocal, "Shy" West VirginiaKaitlin GatesBridgeport 14Miss Teen Appalachia Vocal 2nd runner-up at Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2008 pageantLater Miss West Virginia 2012 WisconsinAllie RickGreendale15At-Large Lyrical Dance, "Here Comes the Sun"Top 10 WyomingCodie Lee Ann MurphySheridan17Miss Sheridan's Outstanding TeenJapanese Fan Dance
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