Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2022 was the 15th

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pageant held in

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, the planned 2021 edition was originally scheduled on August 8, 2020, the preliminary competitions were also scheduled on August 4–6, 2020, but it was postponed indefinitely. It has been announced that pageant would be held on July 10, 2021, with preliminary competitions were held on July 7–8, 2021. Payton May of

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crowned her successor,

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, at the end of the event.

Overview

The

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(except those state pageants were held prior to the pandemic), numerous health and safety guidelines have been implemented for contestants, production members, and audiences at state pageants, such as taking a negative COVID-19 test and following

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. Additionally, a number of state pageants have had to alter their initial venue choices due to shut-downs implemented by their

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Judges

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'' trainer * Natalie Ellis *

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'' winner and motivational speaker * Dr. Brittany Revell *

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– Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen 2007,

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contestant

Results

Placements

§ – America's/People's Choice

Order of announcements

Top 11

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Top 5

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Awards

Preliminary Awards

Other Awards

Contestants

All 51 state titleholders have been crowned.

References

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