Miss Colorado's Teen
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Colorado Teen USA
| Formation | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Parker |
| Location | |
| Members | Miss America's Teen |
Official language | English |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Colorado's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative of the U.S. state of Colorado in the Miss America's Teen pageant.
Michelle Mann of Parker was crowned Miss Colorado's Teen on June 13, 2026, at the Bunker Auditorium in the Green Center at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2027 on September 5, 2026, at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida.
In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Colorado’s Outstanding Teen, to Miss Colorado’s Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the results present in table seen below. The year in parentheses indicates year of Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.
Placements
- Top 10: Meredith Winnefeld (2012)
- Top 12: Abigail Schwartz (2015), Sara Al-Bazali (2019)
- Top 15: Jocelyn Story (2006), Caitlin Quisenberry (2014)
Awards
Other awards
- Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America: Janelle Orsborn (2010)
- Advertising Award: Lexie O'Dowd (2011)
- America's Choice Award: Caitlin Quisenberry (2014)
- Scholastic Excellence Award: Molly Casey (2013)
- Teens in Action Award Finalist: Michelle Mann (2027)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michelle Mann | Parker | 17 | Miss Lone Tree's Teen | Lyrical Dance | Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
| 2025 | Madelynn Nackerud | Westminster | 17 | Miss Westminster's Teen | Later Miss Colorado Volunteer 2027 | |||
| 2024 | Maddie Coombes | Parker | 16 | Miss Rocky Mountain's Teen | ||||
| 2023 | Olivia "Liv" Newman[1] | Colorado Springs | 18 | Miss Southern Colorado's Teen | Musical Theater Vocal | |||
| 2022 | Allison Carlson | Broomfield | 17 | Miss Rocky Mountain's Outstanding Teen | Irish Step Dance | |||
| 2021 | Savannah Watson | Elizabeth | 18 | Miss Eastern Colorado’s Outstanding Teen | Martial Arts | Did not compete | 2nd runner-up at the 2021 competition. Assumed title when Sacha was asked to step down. Later Miss Colorado Volunteer 2026. | |
| Lila Sacha | Centennial | 18 | Miss Centennial’s Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Dance | Was asked to step down by the Miss Colorado Organization in 2021. Her title was reinstated in 2024 by new Miss America leadership. | |||
| 2020 | No national pageant held.[a] | |||||||
| 2019 | Natalie Orsborn | Brighton | 17 | Acrobatic Dance, "The Way I Am" | Younger sister of Miss Colorado’s Outstanding Teen 2009, Janelle Orsborn | |||
| 2018 | Sara Al-Bazali[4] | Denver | 16 | Vocal, "How to Return Home" | Top 12[4][5] | Top 5 Interview | ||
| 2017 | Jordyn Penney[6] | Johnstown | 17 | Dance | ||||
| 2016 | Mackenzie Matz | Timnath | 17 | Miss Fort Collins' Outstanding Teen | Acrobatic Dance | |||
| 2015 | Maggie O'Grady | Fort Collins | 15 | Miss Northern Colorado's Outstanding Teen | Baton Twirling | |||
| 2014 | Abigail Schwartz | Broomfield | Piano | Top 12[7] | ||||
| 2013 | Caitlin Quisenberry | Cherry Creek | Vocal | Top 15[8] | America's Choice Award[8] | 4th runner-up at Miss Colorado 2018 Competition[citation needed] | ||
| 2012 | Molly Casey | Denver | Vocal | Scholastic Excellence Award[9] | 2nd runner-up at the Miss Colorado 2021 Competition[citation needed] | |||
| 2011 | Meredith Winnefeld | Highlands Ranch | 17 | Dance/Twirl | Top 10[10] | Miss Colorado 2017 | ||
| 2010 | Lexie O'Dowd[11] | Cherry Hills Village | 16 | |||||
| 2009 | Janelle Orsborn | Brighton | 17 | Vocal | Spirit of America Award[12] | Older sister of Miss Colorado’s Outstanding Teen 2019, Natalie Orsborn 1st runner-up at Miss Colorado 2015 Competition[citation needed] | ||
| 2008 | Caley-Rae Pavillard | Castle Rock | 14 | Dance, "I Want to be a Rockette" | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2011 Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2011 pageant Later Miss Colorado USA 2016 | |||
| 2007 | Paige Story | Parker | ||||||
| 2006 | Kelci Johnston[citation needed] | Pueblo West | 16 | Piano/Vocal | ||||
| 2005 | Jocelyn Story[13] | Parker | 16 | Lyrical Dance | Top 15[13] | |||
External links
Notes
- Pageant cancelled after state and national pageants postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] but duties to be "performed by...women in the Forever Miss Colorado Sisterhood, as needed..."[3]