MISS AMERICA�S OUTSTANDING TEEN 2005 DELEGATES |
ARIZONA
Adrienne Renee Nurss Talent: Lyrical Dance Platform: "Living" with Alzheimers |
ALABAMA
Jenna Carroll Bryant Talent: Jazz Dance Platform: Lung Cancer Awareness |
CALIFORNIA Arianna Ayesha Afsar Talent: Broadway Vocal Platform: "Adopt a Grandfriend" Program |
ARKANSAS Hannah Kay Joiner Talent: Tap Dance Platform: The Magic of Mentoring |
DELAWARE
Carly Rae Economos Talent: Classical Vocal Platform: Cancer Relief and Support |
CONNECTICUT Sarah Elizabeth Lord Talent: Musical Theater Dance Platform: Volunteerism |
COLORADO Jocelyn Ann Story Talent: Lyrical Dance Platform: Wearing a BELT Will Never Go Out of Style! |
FLORIDA
Sierra Grace Minott Talent: Jazz Dance Platform: TrueLies: Teaching Teens to Love, Honor and Remain Pure |
DIST. OF COLUMBIA Virginia Blake Ryan Talent: Vocal Platform: Advocating for Foster Children to Find Permanent Homes |
GEORGIA Kristen Danielle Springer Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: Promoting the Creative Arts in Education |
ILLINOIS
Kathryn Anna Strause Talent: Classical Piano Platform: M.A.G.I.C.: Music to Achieve Goals In the Classroom |
INDIANA Sarah Ann Gorecki Talent: Vocal Platform: Internet Safety |
KENTUCKY
Erin Marie Clark Talent: Musical Theatre Dance Platform: GRACE - Giving Real Arts to Children through Education |
KANSAS
Lauren Elise Susong Talent: Vocal Platform: The Awareness of and Coping with Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia |
IOWA
Amanda Cole Sabin Talent:Tap Dance Platform: Promoting Sexual Abstinence Among Teens |
MAINE Katelyn Elizabeth Smith Talent: Tap Dance Platform: "BARN" Basic Animal Right Now - Providing a Home for Animals |
LOUISIANA Bethany Anne Moore Talent: Vocal Platform: Mission Work |
MICHIGAN
Ashley Noelle Loader Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: Volunteering: Everyone Wins! |
MASSACHUSETTS
Tanya Lee Bonefant Talent: Lyrical Dance Platform: The Safety and Protection of Children |
MARYLAND Lindsay Morris Talent: Piano Platform: Youth and Adult Volunteer Leadership: Strengthening Youth Development |
MISSISSIPPI
Natalie June Wood Talent: Theatrical Jazz Dance Platform: Identification and Prevention of Girl Bullying |
MINNESOTA Giselle Maria Ugarte Talent: Jazz Dance Platform: Sun Smart Youth |
NEBRASKA
Jessica Jurhee States Talent: Vocal Platform: Empowering Youth Through Volunteerism |
MONTANA
Jacqueline Francoise Irigoin Talent: Tap Dance Platform: Abstinence 'Till Marriage Program |
MISSOURI
Airen Louise Ferguson Talent: Clogging Platform: Animal Welfare |
NORTH DAKOTA Laura Peinovich Talent: Jazz Dance Platform: Education in Motion - Kids are the World |
NEW YORK
Amanda Lee Alicea Talent: Vocal Platform: Preventing Teenage Smoking |
NEW MEXICO
Sara Elizabeth Ryan Talent: Tap Dance Platform: Students Against Destructive Decisions |
NEW JERSEY Kathryn Elizabeth Berry Talent: Ballet en Pointe Platform: Pediatric AIDS Prevention and Awareness |
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Meghan Ryan Lamontagne Talent: Dance/Twirl Platform: Mentoring Today�s Youth for Tomorrow�s Leaders |
NORTH CAROLINA Kayla Brooke Moran Talent: Vocal Platform: Choose MIRACLE: Mentoring, Inspiring, Remembering And Conquering Leukemia Everywhere |
OREGON
Katie Diane Ericson Talent: Classical Piano Platform: Supporting Local Food Banks |
OKLAHOMA
Mary Rebecca Hester Talent: Vocal Platform: Teen Power! - Mentoring as Positive Peer Pressure |
OHIO Alison Rose Nance Talent: Musical Theater Dance Platform: Cancer Awareness Through Relay for Life |
RHODE ISLAND Kacie Noelle Ferraro Talent: Tap Dance Platform: Literacy: The Gateway to the Future |
PENNSYLVANIA Jaime Ann Rosellini Talent: Lyrical Dance Platform: Making a Difference One Person at a Time |
TENNESSEE Madeline Annette Littrell Talent: Vocal Platform: Generation X-ample: Encouraging Confidence and Character |
SOUTH DAKOTA
Hailey Soyland Talent: Vocal Platform: Setting and Reaching Goals for Youth |
SOUTH CAROLINA Lindley Michele Mayer Talent: Tap Dance Platform: LADY Bugs Across America |
UTAH Jennifer Gulbrandsen Talent: Classical Piano Platform: Mind Over Media: Promoting the Positive |
TEXAS Meghan Elizabeth Miller Talent: Ventriloquism Platform: Hop of the Bus with R.E.S.P.E.C.T. |
WASHINGTON Shalane Nicole Larango Talent: Tap/Jazz Dance Platform: Teens Against Tobacco Youth Advocacy |
VIRGINIA
Elle Elizabeth Bunn Talent: Vocal Platform: Healthy Bodies for the Teens of Tomorrow |
VERMONT Brittany Gail Rhoads Talent: Vocal Platform: i-Safe and the Prevention of Online Bullying |
WISCONSIN Tonya Marie Popowski Talent: Baton/Twirl Platform: Have a Purpose - Volunteer |
WEST VIRGINIA
Veronika Aleiss Ohlinger Talent: Vocal Platform: PROUD - People Reaching Out to Understand Drugs |
WYOMING Courtney Candyce Gifford Talent: Art Platform: Awareness of ADHD and ADD |
ALASKA
Kimberley Rose Carr Talent: Vocal Platform: Adolescent Obesity: A "Growing" Epidemic |
HAWAII Jalee Kate Fuselier Talent: Vocal Platform: Volunteering is Rewarding |
IDAHO Amanda RyLee Workman Talent: Ballet/Hip Hop Dance Platform: Children with Disabilities Awareness |
NEVADA Raechel Prosser Talent: Tap Dance Platform: Teen Volunteering |
VIRGIN ISLANDS Shakyma Roshundia Mercado Talent: Sign Language/Dance Platform: Bridging the Communication Gap for the Hearing Impaired |
*Photos courtesy of Dale Swope, Anne Bellingham and the Miss America Scholarship Organization |