Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2009 was the fourth
Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Miss America's Teen is an American scholarship pageant. It is the sister program to the Miss America Opportunity, and it aims to "promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for America's teen ...
pageant, held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the
Orange County Convention Center
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in
Orlando, Florida
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, United States, on August 16, 2008.
Caitlin Brunell
Caitlin Brunell (born May 17, 1992) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Great Falls, Virginia who won the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 title in August 2007. In 2014, she was crowned Miss Alabama and represented the state at t ...
of
Virginia
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crowned Taylor Hanna Fitch of
South Carolina
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as her successor at the end of the event.
Results
Placements
Other Awards
Order of Announcement
Top 10
# California
# Pennsylvania
# Arkansas
# Missouri
# South Carolina
# District of Columbia
# Texas
# Oklahoma
# Maryland
# Virginia
Top 5
# Pennsylvania
# Arkansas
# Missouri
# South Carolina
# Maryland
Pageant
Selection of Contestants
One delegate from each state,
District of Columbia
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, and the
Virgin Islands
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were chosen in state pageants between September 2007- July 2008
Preliminaries
During the 3 days prior to the final night, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which include a private interview with the judges and a show where they compete in lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, evening wear, talent, and on-stage question. They were held on August 13–15, 2008.
Finals
During the finals, the top 10 compete in lifestyle and fitness in athletic wear, talent, and evening wear, and the top 5 compete in on-stage question.
Contestants
52 delegates participated:
References
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2009
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2009 in Florida
2009 beauty pageants