The Miss Louisiana's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Louisiana in the Miss America's Teen pageant. The pageant is held each April at the Brown Auditorium at the University of Louisiana at Monroe in Monroe, Louisiana.
Ava Martin of Minden was crowned Miss Louisiana's Teen on April 12, 2026, at the ULM Brown Auditorium in Monroe, Louisiana. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2027 on September 5, 2026, at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida.
In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss Louisiana's Outstanding Teen to Miss Louisiana's Teen in accordance with the national pageant.
Results summary The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Louisiana's Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.
Placements
3rd runners-up: Mary Jane Hobgood (2008) 4th runners-up: Sarah Katherine McCallum (2017) Top 10: Kelly Bernard (2010) Top 11: Melissa Le (2025) Top 15: Justine Ker (2012), Chanley Patterson (2020)
Awards Preliminary awards Preliminary Talent: Mary Jane Hobgood (2008), Melissa Le (2025)
Other awards Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America: Jeremeka Bradley (2007) Children's Miracle Network (CMN) Miracle Maker Award: Julia Claire Williams (2016) Overall Instrumental Talent Award: Justine Ker (2012), Chanley Patterson (2020) Overall Interview Award: Jeremeka Bradley (2007) Scholastic Excellence Award: Justine Ker (2012) Top 5 Interview Award: Sarah Katherine McCallum (2017) AHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award: Virginia Kirkpatrick (2026)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age Local title Talent Placement at MAO Teen Special scholarships at MAO Teen Notes2026Ava MartinMinden18Miss Union Parish's TeenMusical Theater DancePreviously Miss Louisiana Teen Volunteer 2024 Top 10 at Miss Teen Volunteer America 20252025Virginia KirkpatrickBaton Rouge16Miss Louisiana Port City’s TeenJazz Dance, “If My Friends Could See Me Now”AHA Go Red for Women Leadership Award Younger sister of Miss Louisiana's Teen 2023, Laura Jane Kirkpatrick
Daughter of Miss Louisiana 1998, Heather Dupree
Granddaughter of Miss Mississippi 1969, Jane Carol Foshee2024Melissa LeRuston16Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's TeenClassical Piano, “Hungarian, Opus 39, No. 12”Top 11Preliminary Talent AwardLater Distinguished Young Woman of Louisiana 2026
Top 8 at America’s Distinguished Young Woman 2026 competition
Previously Miss Louisiana Teen Volunteer 2022
4th Runner up at Miss Teen Volunteer America 20232023Laura Jane KirkpatrickBaton Rouge17Miss Dixie Stockshow's TeenLyrical Dance, “I dreamed A Dream” Daughter of Miss Louisiana 1998, Heather Dupree
Older sister of Miss Louisiana's Teen 2025, Virginia Kirkpatrick Granddaughter of Miss Mississippi 1969, Jane Carol Foshee2022Mary Laura HuntRuston16Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding TeenLyrical Dance2021Sophia NawazNew Orleans17Miss Vieux Carré's Outstanding TeenPop Vocal, "C'est si Bon"2019-20Chanley PattersonRuston16Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding TeenPiano, "El Cumbanchero"Top 15Overall Instrumental Talent Award3rd Runner-Up at the Miss Louisiana 2025 pageant 2018Gracie ReichmanColfax17Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding TeenContemporary Clogging, "Let's Get Loud" Later Miss Louisiana 2022 2017Alana LewisHaughtonVocal, "The Girl in 14G”2016Sarah Katherine McCallumFarmerville15Miss Louisiana Watermelon Festival's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from The Sound of Music4th runner-upTop 5 Interview AwardLater Distinguished Young Woman of Louisiana 2019Top 8 at Distinguished Young Woman of America 2019 competition2015Julia Claire WilliamsKinder16Miss Holiday in Dixie's Outstanding TeenLyrical DanceCMN Miracle Maker AwardLater Miss Louisiana 20212014Meagan CrewsBossier City17Miss Dixie Gem Peach's Outstanding TeenVocal Later Miss Louisiana 20192013BayLea HuffmanDelhi16Miss Louisiana Port City's Outstanding Teen Dance2012Deon SumerZachary17Miss Acadiana's Outstanding TeenBaton Twirling2011Justine KerChoudrant17Miss Spirit of Ruston's Outstanding TeenClassical PianoTop 15Outstanding Instrumental Talent AwardScholastic Excellence AwardLater Miss Louisiana 2016Top 15 at the Miss America 2017 pageant2010Brooke HotardPort Allen16Miss Crescent City's Outstanding TeenJazz Dance2009 Kelly Bernard Hammond 16 Miss Monroe's Outstanding Teen Vocal Top 10 2nd runner-up at Miss Louisiana 2014 pageantTop 10 at the National Sweetheart 2014 pageant2008April NelsonMandeville16Miss Pineville's Outstanding Teen VocalLater Miss Louisiana 20153rd runner-up at Miss America 2016 pageant2007Mary Jane HobgoodShreveportMiss Holiday in Dixie's Outstanding Teen Ballet en Pointe, Rodeo by Aaron Copland3rd runner-upPreliminary Talent Award2006Jeremeka BradleyBossier City16Miss Bossier City's Outstanding Teen VocalOverall Interview AwardSpirit of America Award2005 Bethany Moore Bastrop 18 Miss Louisiana Harvest Festival's Outstanding Teen Vocal2004 Whitney Breaux Baton Rouge Greater Baton Rouge Teen HarpNo national pageantWas previously an independent pageant with the winner earning the title of, "Miss Teen Louisiana"Changed to current title after a national pageant was created by the Miss America Organization in 20052003Bethany HejtmanekShreveport Holiday in Dixie Teen Vocal 2002Blair AbeneTickfawArk-La-Miss Fair Teen Vocal Later Miss Louisiana 20082001 Courtney HaynesWest Monroe 16 Bossier City Teen Vocal, "Stormy Weather" Appeared on Star Search at age 63rd runner-up at Miss Louisiana 2009 pageant2000Amie BonomoloAcadiana Teen Lyrical Dance 3rd runner-up at Miss Louisiana 2002 pageant1999Molly CauseyRustonShreveport Teen PianoLater Miss Louisiana 20051998Melissa ClarkRustonDixie Gem Peach Teen VocalLater Miss Louisiana 20031997Shantel Beauclair-SmithCentral Louisiana Teen1996 Kati Guyton Bossier City Holiday in Dixie Teen Classical Vocal Later Miss Louisiana 20011995Casey Jo CrowderShreveportRiver Cities Teen VocalLater Miss Louisiana 20021994Nicole BarrettIndependence Bowl Teen1993Lyn SmithCaddo Lake Teen
References
External links Official website