Miss North Carolina's Teen
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The Miss North Carolina's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of North Carolina in the Miss America's Teen pageant.
| Formation | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Scholarship pageant |
| Location | |
| Members | Miss America's Teen |
Official language | English |
Key people | John Norris |
| Website | Official website |
Hanley House of Cleveland, North Carolina was the first contestant from North Carolina to win the national title on January 13, 2024.
In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen, to Miss North Carolina's Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.
Kate Ward of Kenansville was crowned Miss North Carolina's Teen 2025 on June 28, 2025, at the High Point Theater in High Point, North Carolina. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2026 in September 2025.
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss North Carolina's Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.
Placements
- Miss America's Teen: Hanley House (2024)
- 1st runners-up: Catherine White (2017)
- 3rd runners-up: Katherine Puryear (2010)
- Top 8: Emili McPhail (2014)
- Top 15: McKenzie Faggart (2012)
Awards
Preliminary awards
- Preliminary Fitness: Hanley House (2024)
- Preliminary Evening Gown: Hanley House (2024)
- Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Catherine White (2017)
Other awards
- America's Choice: McKenzie Faggart (2012)
- Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award: Emili McPhail (2014)
- Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award: Emili McPhail (2014)
- Scholastic Excellence Award: Karson Fair (2015)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kate Ward[1][2] | Kenansville | 18 | Miss Johnston County's Teen | Lyrical Dance | Previously Miss High School America 2023 | ||
| 2024 | Kamryn Hollowell | Clayton | 17 | Miss Statesville's Teen | Dance | |||
| 2023 | Annika Schneider | Stanfield | 18 | Miss Metrolina's Teen | Did not compete; originally 3rd runner-up, later assumed the title after House was named Miss America's Teen 2024 | |||
| Hanley House | Cleveland | 16 | Miss Cleveland's Teen | Lyrical Dance, "Don't Stop Believing" | Winner | Preliminary Evening Gown Preliminary Fitness |
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| 2022 | Kerrigan Brown | Spivey's Corner | 17 | Miss Zebulon's Outstanding Teen | Dance | |||
| 2021 | Harley Tilque | Charlotte | Miss Metrolina's Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Dance, "Rescue" | ||||
| 2019-20 | Karlee Sanderford[3] | Wendell | 16 | Miss Garner's Outstanding Teen | Jazz Dance, "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner | |||
| 2018 | Caroline Credle[4] | Clayton | 17 | Miss Clayton's Outstanding Teen | Ballet en Pointe, La Esmeralda | |||
| 2017 | Marissa Garrison[5] | Mount Holly | 15 | Miss Queen City's Outstanding Teen | Contemporary Dance | |||
| 2016 | Catherine White[6] | Clayton | 17 | Miss Clayton's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance, "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now" | 1st runner-up[7] | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[7] | |
| 2015 | McKenzie Hansley[8] | Hampstead | 16 | Miss Spivey Corner's Outstanding Teen | Acro-Jazz Dance | Later Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2017[9]
Later Miss North Carolina Collegiate America 2019 Later Miss District of Columbia Collegiate America 2020 | ||
| 2014 | Karson Fair[10] | Benson | 17 | Miss Greater Cape Fear's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance, "Smooth Criminal" | Scholastic Excellence Award[11] | 3rd runner-up at Miss Alabama 2017 pageant[12] 2nd runner-up at Miss Alabama 2018 pageant[13] | |
| 2013 | Emili McPhail[14] | Roseboro | 17 | Miss Fayetteville's Outstanding Teen | Piano, "All Of Me" | Top 8[15] | Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award[16] Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award[16] |
Later Miss Virginia 2018[17] |
| 2012 | Alexandra Badgett[18] | Reidsville | 15 | Miss Lake Norman's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance | Later Miss North Carolina 2019[19] | ||
| 2011 | McKenzie Faggart[20] | Concord | 16 | Miss Cabarrus County's Outstanding Teen | Dance | Top 15 | America's Choice[21] | Later Miss North Carolina 2016[6] |
| 2010 | Kayla Hollingsworth[22] | Randleman | 17 | Miss Thomasville's Outstanding Teen | Dance | |||
| 2009 | Katherine Puryear[23] | Thomasville | 16 | Miss Thomasville's Outstanding Teen | Acrobatic Dance | 3rd runner-up[24] | Later Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2012[25] Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2012 pageant Current NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys[26] | |
| 2008 | Mya Hipps[27] | Gastonia | 17 | Miss Gastonia's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Half a Moment" from By Jeeves | |||
| 2007 | BrieAnna Hester[28] | Henderson | 16 | Miss Central Carolina's Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Dance | 4th runner-up at Miss North Carolina 2013 pageant[29] | ||
| 2006 | Ciara Newman[30] | Hendersonville | Miss Hendersonville's Outstanding Teen | |||||
| 2005 | Kayla Moran | Mount Holly | 15 | Miss Mount Holly's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | |||