MAO Teen Bragging Rights

Ten years of Miss America's Outstanding Teen competitions.

121 young women have been named semi-finalists.

40 of those young women have been named runners-up.

10 young women have been named Miss America's Outstanding Teen.

How have our 53 states, territories, and districts done over these ten years?  

Who's got the MAO Teen bragging rights?

How to read it the list:

State - 10(5)-W,1,2,3,4

The first number is the total number of semi-finalists (Top 10/12/15 - whatever was called first).

The second number is the total number of Top 5 finalists.

W=Winner

1=1st Runner-up

2-2nd Runner-up

3=3rd Runner-up

4=4th Runner-up

T=Talent Prelim Win

G=Evening Gown Prelim Win

F/S=Fitness or Sportswear Prelim Win

(Sportswear was announced in 06, 07, 08)

(Fitness was announced in 13)

Here's the list:

(ties are broken first by the number of Top 5s)
(then by the actual placements within the Top 5)
(then by the number of prelim wins)

  1. VIRGINIA  - 8(5)-W,2,3,4,4; T,T,T,G,G,G

(Virginia has had 8 semi-finalists, and of those, five made the Top 5 including a Winner, a 2nd Runner-up, a 3rd Runner-up, two 4th Runners-up, three Talent Prelim wins, and three Gown Prelim wins)

  2. OKLAHOMA - 7(2)-W,1; T,T,G,G,G

  3. FLORIDA  - 6(4)-W,W,2,3; G,G

  4. ALABAMA - 6(4)-1,2,2,2; T,T,G,G,F

  5. TEXAS - 6(2)-W,3; T,T,G,G,G,

6. SOUTH CAROLINA -5(2)-W,W; T

  7. UTAH -5(2)-1,4; T,T,G,S,S

  8. CALIFORNIA -5(2)-1,4; T,T,G

  9. NEW JERSEY -5(1)-1; G

10. GEORGIA -4(3)-W,2,3; T,T

11. ARKANSAS - 4(3)-2,2,4; T,T,G,G,S

12. MICHIGAN - 4(2)-1,1; T,G,S

13. PENNSYLVANIA - 4(2)-1,2; G

14. WISCONSIN - 4(1)-W; S

15. INDIANA - 4(0)-  T

16. COLORADO - 4(0)

17. TENNESSEE - 3(2)-1,3;  T,S,S

18. WASHINGTON - 3(2)-2,3;  T,G

19. LOUISIANA* (tie) - 3(1)-3

19. NORTH CAROLINA* (tie) - 3(1)-3

(a pure tie between Louisiana and North Carolina)

21. RHODE ISLAND - 3(0)   T,T,G

22. OHIO - 3(0)    G

23. MISSOURI - 2(2)-3,4;   F

24. MARYLAND - 2(1)-3;   S

25. KENTUCKY* (tie) - 2(1)-4;   G

25. MISSISSIPPI* (tie) - 2(1)-4;   T

27. NORTH DAKOTA - 2(0)  T,T

28. NEW YORK - 1(1)-W;   T,T

29. CONNECTICUT - 1(1)-1;  G

30. MINNESOTA* (tie) - 1(1)-4;  G

30. NEBRASKA* (tie)       -1(1)-4;  G

Eight states have each had a single Semi-Finalist

(listed alphabetically)

32.ARIZONA - 1(0)           

32.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - 1(0)

32.IOWA - 1(0)

32.MASSACHUSETTS - 1(0)

32.MONTANA - 1(0)

32.NEW HAMPSHIRE - 1(0)

32.NEW MEXICO - 1(0)

32.VIRGIN ISLANDS - 1(0)

Fourteen states have not yet had a Semi-Finalist

(listed alphabetically)

40.ALASKA - 0(0)

40.DELAWARE - 0(0); T

40.HAWAII - 0(0)

40.IDAHO - 0(0)

40.ILLINOIS - 0(0);  G

40.KANSAS - 0(0);  F

40.MAINE - 0(0)

40.NEVADA - 0(0)

40.OREGON - 0(0)

40.PUERTO RICO - 0(0)

40.SOUTH DAKOTA - 0(0)

40.VERMONT - 0(0)

40.WEST VIRGINIA - 0(0)

40.WYOMING