Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen


The Miss Nebraska's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Nebraska in the Miss America's Teen pageant.
Gabriella Swift of North Platte was crowned Miss Nebraska's Teen 2025 on June 7, 2025, at the North Platte HS Performing Arts Center in North Platte, Nebraska. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2026.
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Results summary

The results of Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen as they participated in the national Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

4th runners-up: Morgan Holen, Rose Chen Top 10: Steffany Lien Top 15: Phoenix Stanford

Awards

Preliminary awards

Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Brooke Ludemann, Hannah Miller

Non-finalist awards

Non-finalist Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Hannah Miller Non-finalist Interview: Hannah Miller

Other awards

Outstanding Dance Talent Award: Morgan Holen Top 5 Interview Award: Hannah Miller, Phoenix Stanford Most Inspirational Award: Janae Harris

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2025Gabriella SwiftNorth Platte18Miss Douglas County's TeenContemporary Dance
2024Janae HarrisOmaha17Miss Lincoln's TeenContemporary DanceMost Inspirational Award
2023Boston PetteraNorth PlatteMiss Alliance's TeenBaton Twirling
2022Alexandra ThompsonNorth Platte14Miss Alliance's Outstanding TeenVocal
2021Rose ChenScottsbluff17Miss Scotts Bluff County's Outstanding TeenPiano, "Tarantella in A Minor"4th runner-up
2019-20Phoenix StanfordPapillion15Miss Douglas County's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Dream On"Top 15First Asian-American to win Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen
2018Kelsie TherkildsenBennington15Miss Metro's Outstanding TeenJazz Dance, "Swing with Me"
2017Carsyn LongGering17Miss Kearney's Outstanding TeenVocal3rd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2019 competition
2016Hannah MillerElkhornMiss Omaha's Outstanding TeenDanceNon-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award

Non-finalist Interview Award

Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award

Top 5 Interview Award
2015Steffany LienOmaha17Miss Douglas County's Outstanding TeenBaton Twirl, "Hollywood" by Michael BubléTop 10Six-time world champion baton twirler

Later University of Louisville's Cardinal Girl Feature Twirler
Later Miss Nebraska 2022
2014Morgan HolenOmahaDance4th runner-upOutstanding Dance Talent AwardDaughter of Miss Nebraska 1988, Jodi Miller Holen

Later Distinguished Young Woman of Nebraska 2016
Top 10 at Distinguished Young Woman 2016 national finals
Later Miss Nebraska 2021
2013Samantha WashingtonLincoln15Miss Omaha's Outstanding TeenVocalFirst African American woman to hold title of Miss Nebraska's Outstanding Teen

Later Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2017

First woman in Nebraska to hold teen titles in both the Miss America and Miss USA organizations

2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska USA 2019 and 2020 pageants
2012Lianna PrillHoldrege17Miss Sandhills' Outstanding TeenVocal2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2016 pageant

3rd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2017 pageant
2011Brooke LudemannNorth Platte17Miss Northwest's Outstanding TeenVocalPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2015 pageant
2010Staci CraigheadOmaha17VocalDaughter of former Nebraska state senator, Joni Craighead
2009JaCee PilkingtonMinatare17VocalLater Miss Nebraska 2013
2008Rachel FoehlingerRalstonMiss Omaha's Outstanding TeenBaton TwirlSister of Christina Foehlinger, Miss Nebraska 2001

1st runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2013 pageant

2nd runner-up at Miss Nebraska 2012 and 2014 pageants

Contestant at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant
2007Kayla BattAllianceVocalSpirit AwardTop 10 at National Sweetheart 2010 pageant

Later Miss Nebraska 2011
2006Sharla SchreiberColumbus16Jazz/Flag Dance
2005Jessica StatesNorth Platte17Vocal, "I Am What I Am" from La Cage aux Folles