Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen
The Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Tennessee in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant. The pageant is held each March.
Formation | 2004 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Location | |
Membership | Miss America's Outstanding Teen |
Official language | English |
Key people | Hollie Alexander Elisabeth Reef |
Website | Official website |
Taylor Parsons of Mountain City was crowned Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen on March 30, 2019 in the Juliette Doyle Guthrie Theater at Gallatin High School in Gallatin, TN. She competed in the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 pageant at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center on July 27th, 2019 in Orlando, Florida where she was named 3rd runner-up as well as receiving the Overall Dance Talent award and a Preliminary Talent award.
Results summary
The results of Miss Tennessee's Outstanding Teen as they participated in the national Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.
Placements
- 1st runners-up: Lexie Perry (2015)
- 3rd runners-up: Leah Beth Bolton (2007), Taylor Parsons (2020)
- Top 10: Madeline Littrell (2006)
Awards
Preliminary awards
- Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness: Leah Beth Bolton (2007), Devin Grissom (2008)
- Preliminary Talent: Lexie Perry (2015), Taylor Parsons (2020)
Non-finalist awards
- Non-finalist Interview: Haley Butler (2013)
Other awards
- Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award: Lexie Perry (2015)
- Overall Dance Talent: Taylor Parsons (2020)
- Teens in Action Award Finalists: Mary Humphrey (2018)
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 |
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2019 | Taylor Parsons[1] | Mountain City | 16 | Miss Mountain Empire's Outstanding Teen | Clogging, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" | 3rd runner-up[2] | Overall Dance Talent Award[3] Preliminary Talent Award[3] |
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2018 | Mary Humphrey[4] | McMinnville | 15 | Miss Jackson's Outstanding Teen | Jazz en Pointe, "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz | Teens in Action Award Finalist | Later Distinguished Young Woman of Tennessee 2020 | |
2017 | Autumn Arsenault[5] | Knoxville | 16 | Miss Greater Greenville's Outstanding Teen | Violin, "The Phantom of the Opera" arranged by Lindsey Stirling | |||
2016 | Leah Grace Humble[6] | Sevier County | 16 | Miss Music City's Outstanding Teen | Tap, "Great Balls of Fire" | Later Distinguished Young Woman of Tennessee 2018[7] | ||
2015 | Allie Privitt[8] | Humboldt | 16 | Miss Henderson County's Outstanding Teen | Acro-Jazz Lyrical Dance | |||
2014 | Lexie Perry[9] | Dresden | 17 | Miss Jackson's Outstanding Teen | Fiddle, “Devil Went Down to Georgia/Orange Blossom Special" | 1st runner-up[9][10] | Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award[10] Preliminary Talent Award[10] |
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2013 | Chandler Booth[11] | Collierville | Miss Collierville's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "I Will Always Love You" | Appeared on America's Got Talent with her high school a cappella group, OneVoice[12] | |||
2012 | Haley Butler[13] | Nashville | 17 | Miss Shelby County's Outstanding Teen | Fiddle | Non-finalist Interview Award[14] Top 5 Interview Award |
Featured on 2011 documentary, Somewhere Between[13] | |
2011 | Madison Snipes[15] | 16 | Miss Tennessee Valley's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance | ||||
2010 | Maggie Belew[16] | Lexington | 17 | Miss Henderson County's Outstanding Teen | Baton/Twirl | |||
2009 | Victoria Calton[15] | Brentwood | Miss Nashville's Outstanding Teen | |||||
2008 | Madyson Foster[17] | Cleveland | 16 | Miss Scenic City's Outstanding Teen | Dance | |||
2007 | Devin Grissom[18] | Cordova | 16 | Miss Cordova's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | Appeared on season 1 of CMT's Sweet Home Alabama[19] 2nd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2009 pageant[20] 1st runner-up at the Miss Alabama USA 2013 pageant[21] 3rd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee USA 2014 pageant[22] 3rd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee USA 2015 pageant[23] | |
2006 | Leah Beth Bolton[15][24] | Jackson | Tap Dance | 3rd runner-up[25] | Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award | 2nd runner-up at the Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2008 pageant[26] | ||
2005 | Madeline Littrell[27][28] | Germantown | 16 | At-Large | Vocal, “If I Can Dream” | Top 10[27][29] | ||
2004 | Elizabeth Wood[30] |
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