Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2021

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2021 will be the 15th annual Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held in Orlando, Florida. Originally scheduled on August 8, 2020, the preliminary competitions were also scheduled on August 4–6, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rescheduled dates have yet to be announced.[1]

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2021
DateTBD
VenueLinda Chapin Theater
Orlando, Florida
Entrants47
WithdrawalsMichigan, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Vermont

Payton May of Washington will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Upcoming pageants
State Date of Pageant
Washington May 24, 2020
New York May 30, 2020
Idaho June 6, 2020
Connecticut June 7, 2020
Alaska June 11, 2020
North Dakota June 12, 2020
Pennsylvania
Florida June 13, 2020
Indiana
Missouri
Ohio June 17, 2020
Arizona June 19, 2020
Arkansas
Georgia
New Mexico
North Carolina
Montana June 21, 2020
Texas June 26, 2020
Maine June 27, 2020
Nevada
West Virginia
California June 28, 2020
Colorado July 10, 2020
Oregon
Massachusetts July 26, 2020
South Carolina August 1, 2020
Tennessee August 8, 2020
Wisconsin August 22, 2020
Kansas September 6, 2020
Delaware TBA
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Nebraska
Rhode Island
Virginia
Wyoming

State pageant postponements
Main article: COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most Outstanding Teen state pageants had to be rescheduled:[1]

  • The Tennessee and Wyoming state pageants were originally scheduled on March 21, 2020, Tennessee was rescheduled to August 8, 2020, while the latter will be rescheduled in a later date.
  • The Louisiana state pageant was originally scheduled on April 5, 2020 and will be rescheduled in a later date.
  • The Nebraska state pageant was originally scheduled on April 18, 2020 and was rescheduled twice, from June 20, 2020 and to a later date.[2]
  • The District of Columbia state pageant was originally scheduled on April 24, 2020 and will be rescheduled in a later date.
  • The Delaware, Mississippi and Rhode Island state pageants were originally scheduled on April 26, 2020 and will be rescheduled in a later date.
  • The Hawaii and Massachusetts state pageants were originally scheduled on May 3, 2020, Massachusetts was rescheduled to July 26, 2020, while the latter will be rescheduled in a later date.
  • The Colorado state pageant was originally scheduled on May 29, 2020 and was rescheduled to July 10, 2020.[3]
  • The Wisconsin state pageant was originally scheduled on June 19, 2020 and was rescheduled to August 22, 2020.
  • The Virginia state pageant was originally scheduled on June 20, 2020 and will be rescheduled in a later date.
  • The South Carolina state pageant was originally scheduled on June 26, 2020 and was rescheduled to August 1, 2020.
  • The Kansas state pageant was originally scheduled on June 6, 2020 and was rescheduled to September 6, 2020.

Stage pageant cancellations
  • The South Dakota and Vermont state pageants were originally scheduled on May 30, 2020, but they had to cancel this year's events and the organizations are opting to do the 2021 pageant instead.[4][5]
  • The Oklahoma state pageant was originally scheduled on June 5, 2020, but it had to cancel this year's event and the organization is opting to do the 2021 pageant instead.[6]
  • The Michigan state pageant was originally scheduled on June 19, 2020, but it had to cancel this year's pageant and the organization is opting to do the 2021 pageant instead.[7]

Contestants

The Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2021 contestants are:

State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Special Awards/Scholarships Notes
Alabama Marcelle LeBlanc Birmingham 16 Vocal
Minnesota Bella Grill Lino Lakes 16 Contemporary Dance
New Hampshire Isabel Povey[8] Hampstead 16 Jazz Dance
Montana Annika Bennion[9] Sidney 17 Violin Daughter of Daniela Johnson Bennion, Miss New Mexico USA 1993
New Jersey Isabella Freund[10] Seaville 16 Piano
Utah Charlee Sorensen Aurora 16 Vocal Younger sister of Savvy Sorensen, Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2015

References
  1. "COVID-19 and 2020 Competition". Miss America's Outstanding Teen. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  2. "Miss Nebraska postponing June competition". The North Platte Telegraph. April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. "Welcome to the 2020 Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen competition" (PDF). Miss Colorado. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  4. "South Dakota Scholarship Pageant Foundation Postpones Pageant to 2021" (PDF). Miss South Dakota. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  5. "2020 Competition". Miss Vermont. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  6. "Miss America and Miss Oklahoma Postpones Competitions Until 2021". Miss Oklahoma Organization. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  7. Frick, Melissa (May 8, 2020). "Miss Michigan 2020 canceled due to coronavirus pandemic". MLive Media Group. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  8. "Meet Miss NH's Outstanding Teen". Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Program, Inc. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  9. Gill, Eric (July 25, 2020). "Sidney's Annika Bennion crowned Montana's Outstanding Teen 2020". Sidney Herald. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  10. Hawk, Tim (January 26, 2020). "Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen 2020 is crowned (PHOTOS)". NJ.com. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
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