Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss North Carolina Teen USA

Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen
Formation2005
TypeScholarship pageant
Location
MembershipMiss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language
English
Key people
John Norris
WebsiteOfficial website

The Miss North Carolina's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of North Carolina in the Miss America's Teen pageant.

Hanley House of Cleveland was crowned Miss North Carolina's Teen on June 24, 2023 at the High Point Theater in High Point, North Carolina. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2024 in January 2024 where she won, the first representative from North Carolina to win.

On January 22, 2024, it was announced on Social Media that Annika Schneider of Stanfield will assume the duties of Miss North Carolina's Teen until the state pageant in June. She will officially be crowned on January 27, 2024, at the Miss Queen City & Miss Metrolina Competition in Concord.[1]

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss North Carolina'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

  • Winners: Hanley House (2024)
  • 1st runners-up: Catherine White (2017)
  • 3rd runners-up: Katherine Puryear (2010)
  • Top 8: Emili McPhail (2014)
  • Top 15: McKenzie Faggart (2012)

Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Fitness: Hanley House (2024)
  • Preliminary Evening Gown: Hanley House (2024)
  • Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Catherine White (2017)

Other awards

  • America's Choice: McKenzie Faggart (2012)
  • Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award: Emili McPhail (2014)
  • Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award: Emili McPhail (2014)
  • Scholastic Excellence Award: Karson Fair (2015)

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
2023 Annika Schneider Stanfield 18 Miss Metrolina's Teen Dance Did not compete; originally 3rd runner-up, later assumed the title after House was named Miss America's Teen 2024
Hanley House Cleveland Miss Cleveland's Teen Lyrical Dance, "Don't Stop Believing" Winner Prelimnary Evening Gown; Preliminary Fitness
2022 Kerrigan Brown Spivey's Corner 17 Miss Zebulon's Outstanding Teen Dance
2021 Harley Tilque Charlotte 17 Miss Metrolina's Outstanding Teen Lyrical Dance, "Rescue"
2019-20 Karlee Sanderford[2] Wendell 16 Miss Garner's Outstanding Teen Jazz Dance, "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner
2018 Caroline Credle[3] Clayton 17 Miss Clayton's Outstanding Teen Ballet en Pointe, La Esmeralda Top 10 at Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2020[4]

Later Miss North Carolina Collegiate 2020

2017 Marissa Garrison[5] Mount Holly 15 Miss Queen City's Outstanding Teen Contemporary Dance
2016 Catherine White[6] Clayton 17 Miss Clayton's Outstanding Teen Tap Dance, “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” 1st runner-up[7] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[7]
2015 McKenzie Hansley[8] Hampstead 16 Miss Spivey Corner's Outstanding Teen Acro-Jazz Dance Later Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2017[9]

Later Miss North Carolina Collegiate America 2019

Later Miss District of Columbia Collegiate America 2020

2014 Karson Fair[10] Benson 17 Miss Greater Cape Fear's Outstanding Teen Tap Dance, “Smooth Criminal” Scholastic Excellence Award[11] 3rd runner-up at Miss Alabama 2017 pageant[12]

2nd runner-up at Miss Alabama 2018 pageant[13]
2013 Emili McPhail[14] Roseboro 17 Miss Fayetteville’s Outstanding Teen Piano, “All Of Me” Top 8[15] Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award[16]

Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award[16] 		Later Miss Virginia 2018[17]
2012 Alexandra Badgett[18] Reidsville 15 Miss Lake Norman's Outstanding Teen Tap Dance Later Miss North Carolina 2019[19]
2011 McKenzie Faggart[20] Concord 16 Miss Cabarrus County's Outstanding Teen Dance Top 15 America's Choice[21] Later Miss North Carolina 2016[6]
2010 Kayla Hollingsworth[22] Randleman 17 Miss Thomasville's Outstanding Teen Dance
2009 Katherine Puryear[23] Thomasville 16 Miss Thomasville's Outstanding Teen Acrobatic Dance 3rd runner-up[24] Later Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2012[25]
Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2012 pageant

Current NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys[26]
2008 Mya Hipps[27] Gastonia 17 Miss Gastonia's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "Half a Moment" from By Jeeves 4th runner-up at Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2010 pageant[28]
2007 BrieAnna Hester[29] Henderson 16 Miss Central Carolina's Outstanding Teen Lyrical Dance 4th runner-up at Miss North Carolina 2013 pageant[30]
2006 Ciara Newman[31] Hendersonville Miss Hendersonville’s Outstanding Teen Lyrical Dance
2005 Kayla Moran[32] Mount Holly 15 Miss Mount Holly's Outstanding Teen Vocal

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  29. ^ Outhouse, Allie (June 26, 2013). "Another thrilling and rewarding finish". WRAL.com.
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