Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen
The Miss Indiana's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Indiana in the Miss America's Teen pageant.
| Formation | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Indianapolis |
| Location | |
Membership |
Miss America's Outstanding Teen |
Official language |
English |
Key people |
Aren (Howell) Straiger (executive director) |
| Website | Official website |
Keegan Connor of Westfield was crowned Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen on June 17, 2022 at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center in Zionsville, Indiana. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2024 in January 2024.
In January of 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Indiana’s Outstanding Teen, to Miss Indiana’s Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.
Placements
- 2nd runners-up: Audrey Ferguson (2016)
- Top 10: Sarah Gorecki (2006), Morgan Jackson (2008), Lydia Daley (2010), Katelyn Marak (2011)
- Top 12: Ellie Barmes (2018)
- Top 15: Hadley Abram (2020)
Awards
Preliminary awards
- Preliminary Talent: Lydia Daley (2010)
Other awards
- Teens in Action Finalist: Kate Dimmett (2022)
Winners
- Declared as winner
- Ended as a runner-up
- Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local title | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
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| 2023 | Keegan Connor | Westfield | 16 | Miss South Bend's Teen | Musical Theatre Vocal | |||
| 2022 | Kayla Patterson | Farmland | Miss Duneland's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | ||||
| 2021 | Kate Dimmett | Zionsville | 18 | Miss Metropolitan's Outstanding Teen | Classical Violin, "Praeludion and Allegro” by Fritz Kreisler | Teens in Action Finalist | Won the state title performing in talent tap dancing to "Sing, Sing, Sing" but switched her talent to violin for the national competition
Later Miss Southern Heartland 2022 |
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| 2019-20 | Hadley Abram | Bloomington | 17 | Miss Metropolitan’s Outstanding Teen | Musical Theater Jazz Dance, "Let's Be Bad" from Smash | Top 15 | ||
| 2018 | Jenna Zabona | Kendallville | 15 | Miss Metropolitan’s Outstanding Teen | Jazz Dance, "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Miss Limberlost 2022 | ||
| 2017 | Ellie Barmes | Vincennes | 17 | Miss Metropolitan's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | Top 12 | ||
| 2016 | Jordan Axel | Kendallville | 17 | Miss Fort Wayne's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance | |||
| 2015 | Audrey Ferguson | Evansville | 17 | Miss Central Indiana's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 2014 | Maddison Bryan | LaOtto | 16 | Miss Three Rivers Festival's Outstanding Teen | Clogging | |||
| 2013 | Kylie Wheeler | Georgetown | 15 | Miss Harvest Homecoming's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance | |||
| 2012 | Brooke Campbell | Avilla | 16 | Miss Limberlost's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance | |||
| 2011 | Brianna DeCamp | Kendallville | 16 | Tap Dance | Later Miss Indiana 2016 | |||
| 2010 | Katelyn Marak | Kouts | 16 | Miss Indiana South's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | Top 10 | ||
| 2009 | Lydia Daley | Fort Wayne | Miss Northeast's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| 2008 | Megan Thwaites | Garrett | 16 | Miss Three Rivers Festival's Outstanding Teen | Dance | 2nd runner-up at Miss Indiana Teen USA 2010 pageant 4th runner-up at Miss Indiana 2012 pageant |
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| 2007 | Morgan Jackson | Charlestown | 13 | Miss Harvest Homecoming's Outstanding Teen | Dance | Top 10 | Daughter of Miss New Mexico 1984, Trina Collins Later Miss Indiana 2015 |
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| 2006 | Leanna Ross | New Carlisle | 17 | Miss Hoosier Heartland's Outstanding Teen | Dance/Twirl | |||
| 2005 | Sarah Gorecki | LaPorte | 16 | Miss Duneland's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, “River Deep, Mountain High” | Top 10 |