The Miss Pennsylvania's Teen competition selects the representative for the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
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in the
Miss America's 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 teens ...
Competition. The Miss Pennsylvania's Teen
Competition is held each June at the Appell Center for Performing Arts in York, Pennsylvania.
Lizzie Shacklett of
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Radnor is a community which straddles Montgomery and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately 13 miles west of Philadelphia, in the Main Line suburbs. The community was named after Radnor, in Wales.
Radnor i ...
was crowned Miss Pennsylvania's Teen on June 16, 2023 at the Appell Center for Performing Arts in
York, Pennsylvania
York is a city in York County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located in South Central Pennsylvania, the city's population was 44,800 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in ...
. She will compete for the title of
Miss America's Teen 2024 in January. Lizzie’s community service initiative is “Literacy Is Lit: Finding and Filling the Literacy Gap” and her talent is Irish step dancing.
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Pennsylvania's Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the
Miss America's 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 teens ...
competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.
Placements
* 1st runners-up: Julia Rae Schlucter (2009), Cecilia Petrush (2019)
* 2nd runners-up: Elena LaQuatra (2008)
* Top 8: Page Mackenzie Weinstein (2015)
* Top 10: Jocelyn Gruber (2011), Riley Evans (2020)
* Top 11: Alysa Bainbridge (2017), Jaylen Baron (2021)
Awards
Preliminary awards
* Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Elena LaQuatra (2008)
* Preliminary Talent: Cecilia Petrush (2019), Riley Evans (2020)
Non-finalist awards
* Non-finalist Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Katie Schreckengast (2014)
* Non-finalist Interview: Katie Schreckengast (2014)
* Non-finalist Talent: Tawni Darby (2007), Samantha Renck (2016)
Other awards
* Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America: Julia Rae Schlucter (2009)
* America's Choice: Alysa Bainbridge (2017)
* Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award: Page Mackenzie Weinstein (2015), Alysa Bainbridge (2017)
* Community Service Award: Katie Schreckengast (2014)
* Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life: Kaitlynne Kline (2012)
* Outstanding Dance Award: Samantha Renck (2016)
* Overall Vocal Talent: Cecilia Petrush (2019)
* Teens in Action Award 2nd Runner-up: Jersey Gianna Smith (2023)
* Teens in Action Award Finalists: Samantha Renck (2016), Madison Dompkosky (2018), Jaylen Baron (2022)
* Top Advertisement Sales Media Scholarship: Page Weinstein (2015), Madison Dompkosky (2018), Cecilia Petrush (2019)
*Overall Interview Award: Jaylen Baron (2021)
Winners
References
External links
* https://misspa.org/
{{Miss America's Outstanding Teen
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