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Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the results present in table seen below. The year in parentheses indicates year of Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

* Top 10: Meredith Winnefeld (2012) * Top 12: Abigail Schwartz (2015), Sara Al-Bazali (2019) * Top 15: Jocelyn Story (2006), Caitlin Quisenberry (2014)

Awards

Other awards

* Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America: Janelle Orsborn (2010) * Advertising Award: Lexie O'Dowd (2011) * America's Choice Award: Caitlin Quisenberry (2014) * Scholastic Excellence Award: Molly Casey (2013)

Winners

External links

Official website

Notes

References

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