Miss Iowa's Teen
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The Miss Iowa's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative of the U.S. state of Iowa in the Miss America's Teen pageant.
| Formation | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Location | |
| Members | Miss America's Teen |
Official language | English |
Key people | Taylor Wiebers |
| Website | Official website |
Emily Sutton of DeWitt was crowned Miss Iowa's Teen on June 12, 2026, at the Davenport Central Performing Arts Center in Davenport, Iowa. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2027 in September 2026 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Iowa’s Outstanding Teen, to Miss Iowa’s Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.
Results summary
The year in parentheses indicates year of Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.
Placements
- Top 9: Lydia Fisher (2018)
- Top 11: Avery Bradley (2025), Fiona Treiber (2026)
- Top 15: Francesca Lubecki-Wilde (2012)
Awards
Preliminary awards
- Preliminary Fitness: Avery Bradley (2025)
Non-finalist awards
- Non-finalist Interview: Aly Olson (2011)
- Non-finalist Talent: Cali Wilson (2019)
Other awards
- Academic Scholarship: Erica Lester (2007), Jessica Baker (2010)
- Outstanding Dance Talent Award: Cali Wilson (2019)
- Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award: Nina Yu (2016)
- Teens in Action Award Finalists: Savannah Necker (2013), Anna Masengarb (2014), Maggie Leach (2022), Fiona Treiber (2026)
- Top 5 Interview: Francesca Lubecki-Wilde (2012)
- Historic first ever Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen 2005 - Amanda Sabin
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 | Emily Sutton | DeWitt | 18 | Miss Clinton County's Teen | Vocal | TBD | TBD | |
| 2025 | Fiona Treiber | Bettendorf | 15 | Miss Polk County's Teen | Guitar and Vocal to “9 to 5” | Top 11 | Semi-Finalist for Teens In Action | |
| 2024 | Avery Bradley | Muscatine | 14 | Miss Clinton County's Teen | Lyrical Dance | Preliminary Fitness Award | Later Miss Iowa Teen USA 2026 Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2026 | |
| 2023 | Juliana Clark | Clinton | 17 | Miss Clinton County's Teen | Musical Theatre Vocal | Competed at Miss Iowa 2025. Miss Tanglewood 2026. | ||
| 2022 | Emily Lerch | Fruitland | 17 | Miss Greater Des Moines' Outstanding Teen | Baton Twirling to Conga | |||
| 2021 | Maggie Leach[1] | Pella | 17 | Miss Cedar Valley's Outstanding Teen | Musical Theater Vocal, "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen | Teens in Action Finalist | Previously Miss Iowa Teen America 2018. Previously Miss Iowa High School 2020. Later Miss Burlington 2026. | |
| 2019-20 | Caitlin Crome[2] | Bettendorf | 17 | Miss Greater Des Moines’ Outstanding Teen | Jazz Dance, "That's Life" | Third Runner Up at Miss Iowa USA 2023 | ||
| 2018 | Cali Wilson[3] | Norwalk | 17 | Miss Central Iowa's Outstanding Teen | Dance, "Turn Your Face" by Little Mix | Non-finalist Talent Award[4] Outstanding Dance Talent Award[4] |
First Runner Up at Miss Iowa USA 2025. Miss Palmer Hills 2026 | |
| 2017 | Lydia Fisher[5] | Wapello | 14 | Miss Muscatine's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance | Top 9[6] | Later Miss Iowa 2025. 3rd runner-up at Miss Iowa 2021[7] | |
| 2016 | Julia Campbell[8] | DeWitt | 16 | Miss Clinton County's Outstanding Teen | Percussion | |||
| 2015 | Nina Yu[9][10] | Cedar Rapids | 17 | Miss Metro's Outstanding Teen | Piano | Outstanding Instrumentalist Talent Award[11] | ||
| 2014 | Anna Masengarb[12] | Muscatine | 17 | Miss Scott County's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Gimme Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie | Top 10 at Miss Iowa 2016 and 2017. Competing at Miss Iowa 2019 and 2021. Miss Iowa Sweetheart 2021. | ||
| 2013 | Emma Kate Wichman[13] | Bettendorf | 16 | Baton/Twirl | ||||
| 2012 | Savannah Necker[14] | DeWitt | 15 | Miss Clinton County's Outstanding Teen | Baton/Twirl | Teens in Action Award Finalist[14] | Former featured twirler at University of Northern Iowa[15] | |
| 2011 | Francesca Lubecki-Wilde[16] | Iowa City | 15 | Miss Johnson County's Outstanding Teen | Top 5 Interview Award | |||
| 2010 | Aly Olson[17] | Des Moines | 17 | Miss Capital City's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | Non-finalist Interview Award[18] | Later Miss Iowa 2014[19] Top 12 at Miss America 2015 pageant[20] | |
| 2009 | Jessica Baker[21] | Coralville | 16 | Miss Henry County's Outstanding Teen | Baton/Twirl | Academic Scholarship Award | ||
| 2008 | Jessica Jennings[8] | McCausland | 15 | Miss Scott County's Outstanding Teen | Dance | |||
| 2007 | Taylor Swartz[22] | Fremont | 16 | Miss Southern Iowa's Outstanding Teen | ||||
| 2006 | Erica Lester[citation needed] | Muscatine | Miss Scott County's Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Jazz Dance | Academic Scholarship Award | |||
| 2005 | Amanda Sabin | Walcott | 17 | Miss Louisa County's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance to "The Devil Went Down to Georgia". | Historic inaugural Miss Iowa's Outstanding Teen 2005
Later Mrs. Nebraska America 2014 (under married name, Amanda Reinert)[23] | ||
| 2004 | Ashlie Burroughs[27] | Muscatine | No national pageant | |||||