Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 was the 3rd Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on August 11, 2007. At the conclusion of the event, Maria DeSantis of Texas crowned her successor Caitlin Brunell of Virginia. The pageant was hosted by Miss America 2007 Lauren Nelson and performer Billy Flanigan.[1]

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 Participants and Results
DateAugust 11, 2007
PresentersLauren Nelson and Billy Flanigan
VenueLinda Chapin Theater
Entrants52
Placements10
WinnerCaitlin Brunell
Virginia

Results

Placements
Final Results Contestant(s)
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008
1st Runner-up
  • Utah - Lindsey Brinton
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 10

Other Awards
Award Contestant(s)
Academic Achievement
Non-finalist Interview
Non-finalist Talent
Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness
Preliminary Talent
Spirit of America
Troy Scholarship

Order of Announcement

Top 10
  1. Louisiana
  2. Oklahoma
  3. Wisconsin
  4. Utah
  5. Florida
  6. Pennsylvania
  7. Mississippi
  8. Virginia
  9. Kentucky
  10. Indiana

Top 5
  1. Virginia
  2. Utah
  3. Louisiana
  4. Kentucky
  5. Pennsylvania

Pageant

Selection of Contestants

One delegate from each state, District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands were chosen in state pageants held between September 2006 to July 2007.

Preliminaries

During the 4 days prior to the final night, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which includes a private interview with the judges and a show where they compete in talent, evening wear, lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, and on-stage question. They were held August 7-10, 2007.

Finals

During the finals, the top 10 compete in evening wear, lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, and talent, and the top 5 compete in on-stage question.

Contestants

52 delegates participated:

State Name Hometown Age Talent Placement Awards Notes
Alabama Meg McGuffin[2] Ozark 14 Jazz Dance en Pointe Later Miss Alabama 2015[2]
4th runner-up at Miss America 2016 pageant[3]
Alaska Avianna McKee[4] Anchorage 17 Neo-Classical Ballet en Pointe
Arizona Danielle Dastrup[5] Holbrook 16 Vocal
Arkansas Morgan Holt[6][7] Conway 16 Tap Dance 1st runner-up at Miss Arkansas 2012 pageant[6]
California Jordan Krinke[8] Placentia 16 Dance Later National Sweetheart 2013[9]
Colorado Paige Story Parker
Connecticut Karen Link[10] Terryville Spanish-influenced tap dance Former NFL cheerleader and captain for the New England Patriots[10][11]
Delaware Chelsea Betts[12] Georgetown 15 Vocal Non-finalist Talent Award

Preliminary Talent Award
District of Columbia LaTonya Abrams[13] Washington D.C.
Florida Alexandra Milbrath[14] Winter Park 15 Top 10[14]
Georgia Michaela Lackey[15] Marietta 17 Ballet en Pointe Later Miss Georgia 2011[15]
Hawaii Moani Hara[16] Honolulu Later Miss Hawaii USA 2014[17]
Idaho Cassidy Bronson[18] Ammon 14 Vocal
Illinois MerrieBeth Cox[19] Roselle 16 Baton Twirling Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award

Preliminary Talent Award		 Later Purdue University's 27th Golden Girl[20]

Later Miss Indiana 2012[21]
Top 12 at Miss America 2013 pageant[22]
Indiana Morgan Jackson[23] Charlestown 13 Dance Top 10[24] Daughter of Miss New Mexico 1984, Trina Collins[25]

Later Miss Indiana 2015[25][26]
Iowa Taylar Swartz[27] Fremont 16
Kansas Maggie Delaney[28] Overland Park 17 Vocal
Kentucky Ann-Blair Thornton[29] Bowling Green 17 4th runner-up[30] 1st runner-up at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant[31]

Later Miss Kentucky 2011[32]
Louisiana Mary Jane Hobgood[33][30] Shreveport Ballet en Pointe, Rodeo by Aaron Copland 3rd runner-up[34] Preliminary Talent Award[34]
Maine Erin Buck[35] Caribou 15 Vocal Later Maine's Junior Miss 2010[36]
Maryland Kasey Stanizewski[37] Swan Point 15 Vocal Sister of Miss Maryland 2010, Lindsay Staniszewski

Triple Crown Winner
Massachusetts Hillary Pavao[41] Dartmouth
Michigan Madelynne Wagner[42] Rockford
Minnesota Chantal Wilson[43] Greenbush 16 Piano Academic Achievement Award 1st runner-up at Miss Minnesota 2014 pageant[44]
Mississippi Jasmine Murray[45] Columbia Vocal Top 10 Top 13 finalist on season 8 of American Idol[46]

Later Miss Mississippi 2014[47]
Top 10 at Miss America 2015 pageant
Missouri Mary Bauer[48] Cape Girardeau 16 Vocal, "Popular" from Wicked 4th runner-up at Miss Missouri 2009 pageant[49]
Montana Chantell Bury[50] Glendive 16 Vocal 2nd runner-up at Miss Montana Teen USA 2009 pageant[51]

3rd runner-up at Miss Montana 2009 and 2013 pageants[52]
Nebraska Kayla Batt[53] Alliance Vocal Spirit of America Award Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant

Later Miss Nebraska 2011[54]
Nevada Gabrielle Boyadjian[55] Las Vegas 14 Vocal
New Hampshire Julia Neveu[56] Manchester 17 Jazz Dance 3rd runner-up at Miss New Hampshire 2012 pageant[57]

4th runner-up at Miss New Hampshire 2013 pageant[58]
New Jersey Kaitlyn Schoeffel[59] Egg Harbor Township 13 Dance Later Miss New Jersey 2017[60]
2nd runner-up at Miss America 2018[61]
New Mexico Madison Tabet[62] Albuquerque 15 Dance Later Miss New Mexico 2010[63]
New York Allison Carlos[64] Watertown 15 Dance
North Carolina BrieAnna Hester[65] Henderson 16 Lyrical Dance 4th runner-up at Miss North Carolina 2013 pageant[66]
North Dakota Andrea Berglund[67] Bismarck 16
Ohio Ashley Miller[68] Patriot 16
Oklahoma Jamie Butemeyer[69] Lawton 16 Top 10
Oregon Abigail Rodriguez[70][71] Gresham 16 Born drug-addicted to addict parents and was later adopted[70]
Pennsylvania Elena LaQuatra[72][73] Mount Lebanon 15 Tap Dance, "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray 2nd runner-up[74] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Deaf since age 4 due to bacterial meningitis[74][75]

Later Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2010[73]

Later Miss Pennsylvania USA 2016[73][76]
Rhode Island Molly Jacobson[77] Barrington Previously Miss Teen Rhode Island International 2006
South Carolina Lauren Lytle[78] Boiling Springs 17 Vocal
South Dakota Autumn Simunek[79] Hot Springs 14 Ballet Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant

Later Miss South Dakota 2015[80]
Tennessee Devin Grissom[81] Cordova 16 Vocal Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award Appeared on season 1 of CMT's Sweet Home Alabama[82]
Texas Callie Thompson[83] Katy 17 Jazz Dance 4th runner-up at Miss Texas 2013 pageant[84]
Utah Lindsey Brinton[85] Salt Lake City 16 1st runner-up Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award Later America's Junior Miss 2008[86][87]
Vermont Caroline Bright[88] St. Albans 17 Vocal Non-finalist Interview Award Later Miss Vermont 2010[89]
Virginia Caitlin Brunell[90] Great Falls 15 En Pointe Dance, "Show Off" from The Drowsy Chaperone Winner[90] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Daughter of former New Orleans Saints quarterback, Mark Brunell[91][92]

Later Miss Alabama 2014[90][93]
Top 10 at Miss America 2015 pageant[94]
Virgin Islands Reisha Alyssa Corneiro Saint Croix
Washington Genay Tucker[95] Vancouver 16 Tap Dance
West Virginia Courtney Nelson[96][97] Keyser Vocal, “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again” from The Phantom of the Opera
Wisconsin Bishara Dorre[98] Milwaukee 17 Dance Top 10[99] Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Award Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2006[100]
First Miss Teen USA state delegate to win a MAOT state title[101]

Previously National American Miss 2010[102]

Later Miss Wisconsin USA 2014[103]
Top 10 at Miss USA 2014 pageant[103]
Wyoming Ashley Golden[104] Gillette 13 Later Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2011[105]

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