Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with

Keegan Connor of Westfield was crowned Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen on June 17, 2022 at the Zionsville Performing Arts Center in Zionsville, Indiana. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2024 in January 2024.

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

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Indiana's Outstanding Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the

competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.

Placements

• 2nd runners-up: Audrey Ferguson (2016)
• Top 10: Sarah Gorecki (2006), Morgan Jackson (2008), Lydia Daley (2010), Katelyn Marak (2011)
• Top 12: Ellie Barmes (2018)
• Top 15: Hadley Abram (2020)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Talent: Lydia Daley (2010)

Other awards

• Teens in Action Finalist: Kate Dimmett (2022)

Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local title	Talent	Placement at MAO Teen	Special scholarships at MAO Teen	Notes
2023	Keegan Connor[1]	Westfield	16	Miss South Bend's Teen	Musical Theatre Vocal
2022	Kayla Patterson	Farmland		Miss Duneland's Outstanding Teen	Vocal
2021	Kate Dimmett[2]	Zionsville	18	Miss Metropolitan's Outstanding Teen	Classical Violin, "Praeludion and Allegro” by Fritz Kreisler		Teens in Action Finalist	Won the state title performing in talent tap dancing to "Sing, Sing, Sing" but switched her talent to violin for the national competition Later Miss Southern Heartland 2022
2019-20	Hadley Abram[3]	Bloomington	17	Miss Metropolitan’s Outstanding Teen	Musical Theater Jazz Dance, " Smash	Top 15
2018	Jenna Zabona[4]	Kendallville	15	Miss Metropolitan’s Outstanding Teen	Jazz Dance, "The Way You Make Me Feel"			Miss Limberlost 2022
2017	Ellie Barmes[5]	Vincennes	17	Miss Metropolitan's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	Top 12[6]
2016	Jordan Axel[7]	Kendallville	17	Miss Fort Wayne's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance
2015	Audrey Ferguson[8]	Evansville	17	Miss Central Indiana's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	2nd runner-up[9]
2014	Maddison Bryan[10]	LaOtto	16	Miss Three Rivers Festival's Outstanding Teen	Clogging
2013	Kylie Wheeler[11]	Georgetown	15	Miss Harvest Homecoming's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance
2012	Brooke Campbell[12]	Avilla	16	Miss Limberlost's Outstanding Teen	Tap Dance
2011	Brianna DeCamp[13]	Kendallville	16		Tap Dance			Later Miss Indiana 2016[14]
2010	Katelyn Marak[15]	Kouts	16	Miss Indiana South's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	Top 10[16]
2009	Lydia Daley[17]	Fort Wayne		Miss Northeast's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	Top 10[18]	Preliminary Talent Award
2008	Megan Thwaites[19]	Garrett	16	Miss Three Rivers Festival's Outstanding Teen	Dance			2nd runner-up at Miss Indiana Teen USA 2010 pageant[20] 4th runner-up at Miss Indiana 2012 pageant[21]
2007	Morgan Jackson[22]	Charlestown	13	Miss Harvest Homecoming's Outstanding Teen	Dance	Top 10[23]		Daughter of Miss New Mexico 1984, Trina Collins[22] Later Miss Indiana 2015[22][24]
2006	Leanna Ross[25]	New Carlisle	17	Miss Hoosier Heartland's Outstanding Teen	Dance/Twirl
2005	Sarah Gorecki[26]	LaPorte	16	Miss Duneland's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, “River Deep, Mountain High”	Top 10[26]

References

External links

• Official website