Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen

Miss Louisiana's Teen
Formation1993
TypeBeauty pageant
Location
Membership
Miss America's Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Don Humble
WebsiteOfficial website

The Miss Louisiana's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Louisiana in the Miss America's Teen pageant. The pageant is held each April at the Brown Auditorium at the University of Louisiana at Monroe in Monroe, Louisiana.

Melissa Le of Ruston was crowned Miss Louisiana's Teen on April 7, 2024, at the ULM Brown Auditorium in Monroe, Louisiana. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2025 in January 2025.

In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen to Miss Louisiana's Teen in accordance with the national pageant.

Results summary

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The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.

Placements

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  • 3rd runners-up: Mary Jane Hobgood (2008)
  • 4th runners-up: Sarah Katherine McCallum (2017)
  • Top 10: Kelly Bernard (2010)
  • Top 15: Justine Ker (2012), Chanley Patterson (2020)

Awards

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Preliminary awards

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  • Preliminary Talent: Mary Jane Hobgood (2008)

Other awards

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  • Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America: Jeremeka Bradley (2007)
  • Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award: Julia Claire Williams (2016)
  • Overall Instrumental Talent Award: Justine Ker (2012), Chanley Patterson (2020)
  • Overall Interview Award: Jeremeka Bradley (2007)
  • Scholastic Excellence Award: Justine Ker (2012)
  • Top 5 Interview Award: Sarah Katherine McCallum (2017)

Winners

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  •   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
2024 Melissa Le Ruston 16 Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Teen Piano
2023 Laura Jane Kirkpatrick[1] Baton Rouge Miss Dixie Stockshow's Teen Lyrical Dance
2022 Mary Laura Hunt[2] Ruston Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding Teen Lyrical Dance
2021 Sophia Nawaz[3] New Orleans 17 Miss Vieux Carré's Outstanding Teen Pop Vocal, "C'est si Bon"
2019-20 Chanley Patterson Ruston 16 Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding Teen Piano, "El Cumbanchero" Top 15 Overall Instrumental Talent Award[4]
2018 Gracie Reichman[5] Colfax 17 Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding Teen Contemporary Clogging, "Let's Get Loud" Later Miss Louisiana 2022[6]
2017 Alana Lewis[7] Haughton 17 Vocal, "The Girl in 14G”
2016 Sarah Katherine McCallum[8][9] Farmerville 15 Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding Teen Vocal 4th runner-up[10] Top 5 Interview Award Later Distinguished Young Woman of Louisiana 2019[11]
Top 8 at Distinguished Young Woman of America 2019 competition[11]
2015 Julia Claire Williams[12] Kinder 16 Miss Holiday in Dixie's Outstanding Teen Lyrical Dance CMN Miracle Maker Award[13] Later Miss Louisiana 2021[14]
2014 Meagan Crews[15] Bossier City 17 Miss Dixie Gem Peach's Outstanding Teen Vocal Later Miss Louisiana 2019[16]
2013 BayLea Huffman[citation needed] Delhi 16 Miss Louisiana Port City's Outstanding Teen Dance
2012 Deon Sumer[citation needed] Zachary 17 Miss Acadiana's Outstanding Teen
2011 Justine Ker[17] Choudrant 17 Miss Spirit of Ruston's Outstanding Teen Classical Piano Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award[18]

Scholastic Excellence Award[18]
Later Miss Louisiana 2016[19]
Top 15 at the Miss America 2017 pageant[20]
2010 Brooke Hotard[21] Port Allen 16 Miss Crescent City's Outstanding Teen
2009 Kelly Bernard[22] Hammond 16 Miss Monroe's Outstanding Teen Vocal Top 10[23] 2nd runner-up at Miss Louisiana 2014 pageant[24]

Top 10 at the National Sweetheart 2014 pageant
2008 April Nelson[25] Mandeville 16 Miss Pineville's Outstanding Teen Vocal Later Miss Louisiana 2015[26]
3rd runner-up at Miss America 2016 pageant[27]
2007 Mary Jane Hobgood[28][29] Shreveport Miss Holiday in Dixie's Outstanding Teen Ballet en Pointe, Rodeo by Aaron Copland 3rd runner-up[30] Preliminary Talent Award[30]
2006 Jeremeka Bradley[31] Bossier City 16 Miss Bossier City's Outstanding Teen Vocal Overall Interview Award[citation needed]

Spirit of America Award[citation needed]
2005 Bethany Moore[32] Bastrop 18 Miss Louisiana Harvest Festival's Outstanding Teen Vocal
2004 Whitney Breaux[33] Baton Rouge Greater Baton Rouge Teen Harp No national pageant

Was previously an independent pageant with the winner earning the title of, "Miss Teen Louisiana"[33]

Changed to current title after a national pageant was created by the Miss America Organization in 2005
2003 Bethany Hejtmanek[34] Shreveport Holiday in Dixie Teen Vocal
2002 Blair Abene[35] Tickfaw Ark-La-Miss Fair Teen Vocal Later Miss Louisiana 2008[36]
2001 Courtney Haynes[37] West Monroe 16 Bossier City Teen Vocal, "Stormy Weather" Appeared on Star Search at age 6

3rd runner-up at Miss Louisiana 2009 pageant[22]
2000 Amie Bonomolo Acadiana Teen Lyrical Dance 3rd runner-up at Miss Louisiana 2002 pageant[38]
1999 Molly Causey Ruston Shreveport Teen Piano Later Miss Louisiana 2005[39][40]
1998 Melissa Clark Ruston Dixie Gem Peach Teen Vocal Later Miss Louisiana 2003[41]
1997 Shantel Beauclair-Smith Central Louisiana Teen
1996 Kati Guyton[37] Bossier City Holiday in Dixie Teen Classical Vocal Later Miss Louisiana 2001[37]
1995 Casey Jo Crowder Shreveport River Cities Teen Vocal Later Miss Louisiana 2002[38][42]
1994 Nicole Barrett Independence Bowl Teen
1993 Lyn Smith Caddo Lake Teen

References

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  1. ^ CARR, CRYSTAL (April 29, 2023). "Miss Louisiana's Teen crowned for 2023". KTBS. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ruston's Mary Laura Hunt crowned Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen". Ruston Daily Leader. April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  3. ^ Payne, Kristen. "New Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen crowned in Monroe". www.knoe.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "2019 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  5. ^ "Menard student will compete in Miss America teen pageant". Town Talk. May 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Bolden, Bonnie (June 18, 2022). "Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival Gracie Reichman crowned Miss Louisiana 2022". The News-Star. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Meet the new Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen". thenewsstar.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Sarah Katherine McCallum crowned Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen". April 10, 2016.
  9. ^ "Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen Pageant this weekend at ULM". The News Star. April 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "2016 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  11. ^ a b "2019 Awards". Distinguished Young Women.
  12. ^ "Julia Williams is crowned". KNOE News. June 1, 2015.
  13. ^ "2015 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  14. ^ Bolden, Bonnie. "Julia Claire Williams wins Miss Louisiana 2021 title". The News-Star. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  15. ^ "Parkway senior crowned Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen". Bossier Press-Tribune. June 30, 2014.
  16. ^ Bolden, Bonnie (June 22, 2019). "Meagan Crews wins Miss Louisiana 2019". The News Star.
  17. ^ "Justine Ker crowned Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen". icedjamb.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  18. ^ a b "2011 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  19. ^ "Justine Ker of Choudrant crowned Miss Louisiana". Houma Today. Associated Press. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  20. ^ Chie, Ho (May 8, 2017). "An Interview with Justine Ker: A Taiwanese American Journey to Miss Louisiana". Taiwanese American.
  21. ^ Brodhead Averitt, Mindy (June 29, 2010). "Student Wins Teen Pageant". St. Joseph's Academy.
  22. ^ a b "BREAKING: 9pm 6-21-09 Miss Shreveport, Katherine Putnam Crowned Miss Louisiana 2009 Sat. Night". The Talk of the Town with Tom Pace. June 22, 2009.
  23. ^ "Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen, Jeanette Morelan, Wins Miss America's Outstanding Teen Competition". Miss America's Outstanding Teen. August 15, 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010.
  24. ^ Leader, Barbara (June 28, 2014). "Lacey Sanchez wins Miss Louisiana crown". Daily Advertiser.
  25. ^ Bolden, Bonnie (September 14, 2015). "Miss Louisiana comes home". News Star. Nelson started in pageants as a teenager and was named Miss Louisiana Outstanding Teen in 2008.
  26. ^ Bolden, Bonnie (June 27, 2015). "Nelson wins Miss Louisiana". The News-Star. Monroe, LA: Gannett.
  27. ^ "Miss Louisiana named third runner-up in Miss America pageant". The Advocate. September 14, 2015.
  28. ^ Barker, Teasha (August 6, 2007). "Teen to compete in national pageant this week". The Shreveport Times. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  29. ^ Abel, Fred. "MAOT's Super Bowl". Pageantry Magazine.
  30. ^ a b "Snapshots". The Shreveport Times. September 2, 2007. Mary Jane Hobgood, of Shreveport, was named third runner up and preliminary talent winner...during the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition...
  31. ^ "Mary Jane Hobgood Wins Teen Pageant". WAFB News. 2007. ...crowned by the 2006 Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen Jeremeka Bradley.
  32. ^ "Moore's determination tempered by humility". The News-Star. Monroe, LA. May 25, 2006.
  33. ^ a b Josey, Imani (February 23, 2013). "5 Questions With Former Miss Teen Louisiana Whitney Breaux". Introvert Probs. ...Miss Teen Louisiana 2004 – America (now known as Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen)
  34. ^ "Pics from the 2004 Miss Teen Louisiana Pageant". ...Bethany Hejtmanek – Miss Louisiana Teen 2003,...
  35. ^ Chapple, Christina (June 6, 2006). "June 7 "good luck send off" planned for Miss Southeastern". Southeastern Louisiana University. Her pageant experience also includes successfully capturing the Miss Teen Louisiana title in 2002.
  36. ^ "Blair Abene Crowned Miss Louisiana". KTBS News. June 23, 2008.
  37. ^ a b c "Reigning Miss Teen Louisiana stays busy – but maintains a focus on faith". Baptist Message. April 2002.
  38. ^ a b "Shreveporter Casey Crowder wins Miss Louisiana crown". The Times. Shreveport, LA. June 16, 2002.
  39. ^ "Miss Louisiana – Molly Causey". American Profile. January 8, 2006.
  40. ^ "Miss Louisiana 2005".
  41. ^ Villano, Theresa (May 7, 2015). "Meet Bengals Mrs. #77 Melissa Whitworth". Pro Player Insiders.
  42. ^ Domiano, Hollie (2009). Myths America: A Practical Guide to Pageantry (2nd ed.). Hollie Domiano, 2009. p. 17. ISBN 9780557063802.
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