Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic heavily disrupted the MAOT state pageant competitions were originally scheduled from late-March to June 2020 were postponed to 2021 or cancelled outright. However, five contestants had already crowned prior to the pandemic and they were Alabama, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Utah.^[4][5]

Due to restrictions implemented in 50 states and District of Columbia (except those state pageants were held prior to the pandemic), numerous health and safety guidelines have been implemented for contestants, production members, and audiences at state pageants, such as taking a negative COVID-19 test and following social distancing. Additionally, a number of state pageants have had to alter their initial venue choices due to shut-downs implemented by their governor.

• Dolvett Quince – entrepreneur, fitness model, actor and The Biggest Loser trainer
• Natalie Ellis
• Ethan Zohn – Survivor winner and motivational speaker
• Dr. Brittany Revell
• Jasmine Murray – Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2007, Miss Mississippi 2014 and American Idol season 8 contestant

All 51 state titleholders have been crowned.

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State	Name	Age	Hometown	Talent	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alabama	Marcelle LeBlanc[6]	16	Birmingham	Vocal, "On My Own"	Winner	Teens in Action Award Finalist Preliminary Talent Award Top Interview Award	Older sister of Miss Alabama Teen USA 2024, Ava LeBlanc Actress featured in Stranger Things, Fear Street Part Two: 1978, Criminal Minds, and Grey's Anatomy
Alaska	Sycely Wheeles	15	Anchorage	Vocal, "Into the Unknown"			Previously Miss Alaska Jr High School America 2017
Arizona	Kate Lynn Blair[7]	16	Phoenix	Lyrical Dance, "Something in the Water"		Teen in Action Award Winner
Arkansas	Shelby Cook[8]	18	Huntsville	Lyrical Dance, "Via Dolorosa"
California	Maya Alvarez-Coyne[9]	18	Irvine	Irish Fusion Dance			First Latina to win Miss California's Outstanding Teen
Colorado	Lila Sacha	18	Centennial	Lyrical Dance
Connecticut	Aicha Diallo[10]	17	West Haven	Dance, "Brotsjor"
Delaware	Haley Alexander[11]	18	Wilmington	Contemporary Dance, "Stand Tall"
District of Columbia	Jade Ridout	16	Washington D.C.	Monologue, "Hey Queen"
Florida	Ruby Tilghman[12]	17	Panama City	Broadway Vocal, "Finding Wonderland"		Teens in Action Award Finalist	Later Miss Alabama 2026
Georgia	Megan Wright[13]	18	Calhoun	Broadway Vocal, "Astonishing"	3rd Runner-up	Preliminary Evening Gown/OSQ Award
Hawaii	Ilima Sexton[14]	15	'Ewa Beach	Hip Hop Dance, "Fallin'"	Top 11
Idaho	Madison Andreason[15]	18	Idaho Falls	Vocal, "Rise Up"			Later Miss Idaho 2024 Daughter of Miss Idaho USA 1987, Vicki Hoffman Andreason
Illinois	Kylie Ryder[16]	18	Sycamore	Lyrical Dance, "Who You Are"
Indiana	Kate Dimmit[17]	18	Zionsville	Classical Violin, "Praeludium and Allegro"		Teens in Action Award Finalist	Later Miss Illinois 2026
Iowa	Maggie Leach[18]	17	Pella	Musical Theater Vocal, "You Will Be Found"		Teens in Action Award Finalist	Previously Miss Iowa Teen America 2018 Previously Miss Iowa High School 2020
Kansas	Gracie Hendrickson[19]	16	Wichita	Vocal, "Over the Rainbow"			Later Miss Kansas Teen USA 2022
Kentucky	Chloe Yates	17	Prospect	Gymnastics, "Ease On down the Road"			Younger sister of Miss Alabama Volunteer 2022, Claire Yates
Louisiana	Sophia Nawaz[20]	17	New Orleans	Pop Vocal, "C'est si Bon"
Maine	Lauren Jorgensen	18	Winthrop	Vocal, "The Rainbow Connection"
Maryland	Kate Wills	17	Frederick	Jazz Dance, "Big Time"	1st Runner-up	America's Choice Spirit of America Award
Massachusetts	Tess O'Riordan[21]	17	Canton	Jazz Dance, "Feeling Good"
Michigan	Rylie Dewley[22]	17	Grand Blanc	Baton Twirling, "Let's Get Loud"
Minnesota	Bella Grill	15	Lino Lakes	Lyrical Dance, "Humble and Kind"
Mississippi	Tori Johnston[23]	18	Madison	Broadway Vocal, "Tomorrow"	Top 11
Missouri	Ashley Berry[24]	17	Clinton	Ballet en Pointe, "The Fifth (Requiem)"			Later Miss Missouri 2024
Montana	Annika Bennion[25]	17	Sidney	Violin, "Yankee Doodle, Op. 17"		Teens in Action Award Finalist Top Advertisement Sales Award (tie)	Older sister of Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2022, Bronté Bennion Daughter of Miss New Mexico USA 1993, Daniela Johnson Bennion
Nebraska	Jamie Rose Chen[26]	17	Scottsbluff	Piano, "Tarantella in A Minor"	4th Runner-up
Nevada	Isabella McGinnis	16	Las Vegas	Tap Dance, "Proud Mary"
New Hampshire	Isabel Povey[27]	17	Hampstead	Jazz Dance, "Think"		Teens in Action Award Finalist
New Jersey	Isabella Freund[28]	17	Ocean View	Piano, "Moonlight Sonata"
New Mexico	Dallas Collins	18	Alamogordo	Vocal, "What About Us"
New York	Gianna Caetano[29]	17	Lancaster	Piano, "Midnight Escapade"
North Carolina	Harley Tilque	17	Charlotte	Lyrical Dance, "Rescue"
North Dakota	Emma Tong[30]	18	Williston	Lyrical Dance, "Jealous"			Later Miss North Dakota 2026
Ohio	Madison Yuzwa[31]	18	Broadview Heights	Competitive Tumbling, "Broken Heels"
Oklahoma	Ella Phillips[32]	18	Tulsa	Classical Vocal, "The Doll Aria"	Top 11
Oregon	Moira O'Bryan[33]	18	Coos Bay	Musical Theater Vocal
Pennsylvania	Jaylen Baron[34]	19	Eagleville	Musical Theater Dance	Top 11	Teens in Action Award Finalist Top Interview Award (tie)
Rhode Island	Alexa Johnsen[35]	17	North Kingstown	Saxophone
South Carolina	Dabria Aguilar[36]	17	Hanahan	Contemporary Ballet Dance	Top 11	Top Advertisement Sales Award (tie) Top Dance Talent Award
South Dakota	Kianna Healy[37]	18	Hartford	Musical Theater Vocal, "I'm a Star"			Later Miss South Dakota 2026
Tennessee	Taylor Black[38]	18	Gallatin	Vocal, "At Last"			First African-American crowned Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen
Texas	Katherine Omo-Osagie	17	Carrollton	Vocal, "How Far I'll Go"	2nd Runner-up	Preliminary Evening Gown/OSQ Award Top Interview Award (tie)
Utah	Charlee Sorensen	17	Aurora	Operatic Vocal	Top 11	Preliminary Talent Award Top Vocal Talent Award	Younger sister of Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2015, Savvy Sorensen
Vermont	Emma Anderson[39]	17	Shelburne	Tap Dance, "Another Day of Sun"
Virginia	Ella Strickland[40]	18	Warrenton	Broadway Vocal
Washington	Chloe Furnstahl[41]	17	Lake Tapps	Jazz Dance
West Virginia	Olivia Travis[42]	16	Gerrardstown	Lyrical Dance			Previously Miss West Virginia Jr. High School America 2018 Top 16 at Miss Jr. High School America 2018 Later Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2024
Wisconsin	Eve Vanden Heuvel[43]	17	Freedom	Piano
Wyoming	Cassandra "Cassie" Guelde[44]	18	Story	Vocal

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