Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020

Judges

• Caitlin Brunell-Moore, Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 and Miss Alabama 2014
• Willie L. Hill, Jr., Director of the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Margot Menzel, talent manager at Luber Roklin Entertainment
• Susan Davis Baldino, professor of museum studies at Florida State University and disabilities advocate
• Candace M. Read, wardrobe stylist and blogger
• Jeffrey C. McDermott, President/CEO of Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana

  Placements

Awards

Preliminary awards

Talent awards

Other awards

Contestants

State	Name	Hometown	Age	Talent	Placement at MAO Teen	Special scholarships at MAO Teen	Notes
Alabama	Zoé Champion	Leeds	16	Jazz Dance, "Lone Ranger"	Top 15	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Spirit of America Award	Younger sister of Miss Alabama 2013, Chandler Champion
Alaska	Corinne Johnson	Anchorage	16	Vocal, "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman
Arizona	Katelyn Cai	Scottsdale	15	Lyrical Dance, "You Say" by Lauren Daigle	1st runner-up	Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
Arkansas	Sarah Cate Lay	Little Rock	16	Tap Dance, "Shout" by The Isley Brothers
California	Isabella Mills	San Francisco	15	Ballet en Pointe, "Tambourine Variation" from La Esmeralda
Colorado	Natalie Orsborn	Brighton	17	Acrobatic Dance, "The Way I Am"			Younger sister of Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2009, Janelle Orsborn
Connecticut	Lindiana Frangu	Woodbury	15	Rhythmic Tap Dance, "Cold Hearted"
Delaware	Jacqueline Means	Wilmington	16	Acro-Jazz Fusion Dance, "Circle of Life" & "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"		Teens in Action Award Winner	Founder of the Wilmington Urban STEM Initiative
District of Columbia	Kianna Kelly-Futch	Washington, D.C.	17	Vocal, "Home" from The Wiz
Florida	Hannah Adams	Jacksonville	16	Contemporary Pointe Dance, Queen Medley		Teens in Action Award Winner
Georgia	Mary Wilhelmina Hodges	Louisville	14	Tap Dance, "Boogie Shoes" by KC and The Sunshine Band
Hawaii	Makaila Natividad	Kapolei	14	Lyrical Dance, "Carry You"
Idaho	Kaila Yacuk	Eagle	17	Contemporary Dance, "Anything's Possible"	Top 15	America's Choice
Illinois	Imani P. Muse	Illinois City	16	Vocal, "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha		Non-finalist Interview Award	First African American to be named Miss Illinois' Outstanding Teen
Indiana	Hadley Abram	Bloomington	17	Musical Theater Jazz Dance, "Let's Be Bad" from Smash	Top 15
Iowa	Caitlin Crome	Bettendorf	17	Jazz Dance, "That's Life"
Kansas	Tori Pedruzzi	Wichita	14	Lyrical Dance, "Ashes" by Celine Dion
Kentucky	Landry Feldmeier	Louisville	15	Tap Dance, "Woman Up" by Meghan Trainor	2nd runner-up
Louisiana	Chanley Patterson	Ruston	16	Piano, "El Cumbanchero"	Top 15	Overall Instrumental Talent Award
Maine	Jane Lipp	Cumberland Center	16	Vocal, "Imagine"
Maryland	Emily Yi	Frederick	17	Jazz Dance, "Show Off" from The Drowsy Chaperone
Massachusetts	Rachel Michelle-Marie Perry	New Bedford	17	Rock Fiddle, "Walk This Way"		Teens in Action Award Finalist
Michigan	Madison McElvany	Monroe	16	Contemporary Dance, "Sarajevo"
Minnesota	Rachel Luchsinger	Woodbury	16	Piano, "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen
Mississippi	Jane Granberry	Hattiesburg	16	Jazz Dance, "River Deep – Mountain High"	Top 10
Missouri	Shae Smith	Bolivar	15	Jazz Dance, "September"	4th runner-up	CMN Miracle Maker Award Preliminary Talent Award	Previously Miss Missouri Junior High School 2016
Montana	Karsen Murphy	Glendive	17	Lyrical Dance, "Uphill Battle"
Nebraska	Phoenix Stanford	Papillion	15	Vocal, "Dream On"	Top 15
Nevada	Molly Martin	Henderson	16	Vocal, "Astonishing" from Little Women			Daughter of Miss Texas 1983, Dana Rogers Martin
New Hampshire	Abigail Conard	Amherst	15	Broadway Jazz Dance, "I Am What I Am"
New Jersey	Brynn McKinney	Sewell	15	Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl	Top 10
New Mexico	Brynn Ayala	Albuquerque	15	Jazz Dance, "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody" by Fergie
New York	Sarah Lawrence	Eltingville	17	Contemporary Jazz Dance, "Keeping Your Head Up" by Birdy
North Carolina	Karlee Sanderford	Wendell	16	Jazz Dance, "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner
North Dakota	Kaylee Moss	Williston	15	Lyrical Dance, "Speechless"
Ohio	Madison DeFrank	New Albany	18	Vocal, "Rise Up"			Previously auditioned for American Idol and The Voice
Oklahoma	Claire Grace	Stillwater	17	Vocal, "The Girl in 14G"	Top 10	Teens in Action Award Finalist
Oregon	Marin Gray	Roseburg	14	Ballet with Fan Veil, "Fire Dance"			Previously Miss Oregon Junior High School 2017
Pennsylvania	Riley Evans	Pittsburgh	16	Acrobatic Jazz Dance, "" from The Greatest Showman	Top 10	Overall Dance Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award
Rhode Island	Caroline Parente	South Kingstown	16	Musical Theatre Vocal, "All Falls Down"		Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award
South Carolina	Kellan Fenegan	Lexington	16	Vocal, "In My Dreams"	Top 10	Scholastic Excellence Teens in Action Award Finalist
South Dakota	Payton Steffensen	Yankton	16	Acrobatic Musical Theatre Dance, "Call Me Back" from Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Tennessee	Taylor Parsons	Mountain City	16	Clogging, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by Charlie Daniels	3rd runner-up	Overall Dance Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award
Texas	Allie Graves	Texarkana	17	Vocal, "Tomorrow"		Non-finalist Talent Award Overall Vocal Talent Award Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship
Utah	Claire Inouye	Orem	16	Piano, "Hungarian Rhapsody" by Franz Liszt		Overall Instrumental Talent Award Random Acts of Kindness Award
Vermont	Danielle Trottier	Barre	17	Jazz Dance, "Gold"
Virginia	Morgan Rhudy	Midlothian	17	Vocal, "My Strongest Suit"		Teens in Action Award Finalist
Washington	Payton May	Vancouver	17	Vocal, "Over the Rainbow"	Winner	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award
West Virginia	Lauren Rose	Morgantown	15	Lyrical Dance, "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman
Wisconsin	Savannah Horstman	Onalaska	17	Vocal, "Finding Wonderland" from Wonderland: A New Alice
Wyoming	Hannah Moore	Rock Springs	17	Contemporary Lyrical Dance