Nearly 100 young women are in Columbus this week, hoping to strut, sing and speak their way to the Miss Georgia and Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen crowns.
Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen is the teen version of Miss Georgia. Metro Atlanta is well represented, with 13 of 45 Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen contestants from or representing the area. Miss Georgia’s Outstanding Teen goes on to compete for Miss America’s Outstanding Teen, considered the “little sister” pageant to Miss America.
The pageant's preliminary and final competition can be live streamed on WRBL-TV's website for free. Preliminary competition starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen finals begin at 7 p.m. Friday.
Meet some of your hometown girls, and maybe you’ll find a favorite to cheer on to the crown on Friday:
Miss Acworth’s Outstanding Teen, Rayven Bailey
Hometown: Acworth
Age: 16
School: Pebblebrook High School
Talent: Vocal
Fun fact: Her role model is Oprah Winfrey.
Miss Apple Capital’s Outstanding Teen, Chandler Sherry
Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Hometown: Marietta
Age: 17
School: George Walton Comprehensive School
Talent: Vocal
Fun fact: She can ski and wakeboard.
Miss Atlanta’s Outstanding Teen, Jessica Roberts
Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Hometown: Midland
Age: 14
School: Aaron Cohn Middle School
Talent: Ballet en Pointe
Fun fact: She loves volunteering with pet rescues.
Miss Capital City’s Outstanding Teen, Alaylla Watkins
Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Hometown: Wadley
Age: 16
School: Thomas Jefferson Academy
Talent: Jazz Dance
Fun fact: She loves skeet shooting and hopes to compete in the Olympics one day.
Miss Coastal Empire’s Outstanding Teen, Carley Vogel
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Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Hometown: Acworth
Age: 16
School: Pebblebrook Performing Arts Magnet High School
Talent: Vocal
Fun fact: She likes to teach her old dog new tricks.
Miss Cobb County’s Outstanding Teen, Sabrina Elson
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Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Hometown: Johns Creek
Age: 17
School: Johns Creek High School
Talent: Vocal
Fun fact: She teaches a first-grade Sunday school class.
Miss Fulton County’s Outstanding Teen, Raven Moore
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Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Hometown: Atlanta
Age: 17
School: North Atlanta High School
Talent Jazz Funk
Fun Fact: She wants to be a millionaire by the age of 21.
Miss Greater Atlanta’s Outstanding Teen, Rory Pan
Hometown: Johns Creek
Age: 15
School: Northview High School
Talent: Chinese folk dance
Fun fact: She wishes she was best friends with Ellen DeGeneres.
Miss Gwinnett’s Outstanding Teen, Soraya Bagheri
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Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Hometown: Grayson
Age: 15
School: Grayson High School
Talent: Piano
Fun fact: She has an English bulldog named Chubbs.
Miss Historic Buford’s Outstanding Teen, Sophie Edwards
Hometown: Marietta
Age: 14
School: Marietta High School
Talent: Ballet en Pointe
Fun fact: She is in the International Baccalaureate program at her school.
Miss Kennesaw’s Outstanding Teen, Mia Nelson
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Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Hometown: Kennesaw
Age: 17
School: Harrison High School
Talent: Ballet en Pointe
Fun fact: Her role model is Ivanka Trump.
Miss Lake Lanier’s Outstanding Teen, Annaliese Mayo
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Credit: Courtesy of Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant
Hometown: Lawrenceville
Age: 15
School: Parkview High School
Talent: Fiddle
Fun fact: She wants to become a police officer and K-9 handler.
Miss Stone Mountain Yellow Daisy’s Outstanding Teen, Kassie Todd
Hometown: Claxton
Age: 16
School: Claxton High School
Talent: Gymnastics dance
Fun fact: She wants to be a professional pageant gown designer.
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