Formation | 1983 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Cincinnati |
Location | |
Membership | Miss Teen USA |
Official language | English |
Key people | Melissa Proctor-Pitchford, state pageant director |
Website | http://www.missohiousa.com |
The Miss Ohio Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner.
Most recently the pageant has been held in Springfield, Ohio and was previously held in Portsmouth for 14 years. [1] [2] [3] [4] Contestants compete in three competition segments: swimsuit, interview, and evening gown. [5] Prizes include a scholarship to Lindenwood University. [6]
Their first Miss Teen USA title came in 2005 Allie LaForce won the national crown, Ohio's first placement since 1993. [7] [8] LaForce went on to become a successful sports broadcaster. [7]
The state has won one special award, Miss Congeniality in 1997. [8] Ohio was one of the last ten states to make their first placement.[ citation needed ] The most recent placement came in 2022, when Kylan Darnell placed in the top 16. [9]
Only two Miss Ohio Teen USA titleholders have won the Miss Ohio USA title and competed at Miss USA. [8] The most recent of these is Stacy Offenberger, who placed third runner-up in the Miss USA 2006 pageant.
Helyna Park of Cleaveland was crowned Miss Ohio Teen USA 2025 on July 19, 2025 at Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth. She will represent Ohio for the title of Miss Teen USA 2025.
Ohio holds a record of 8 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Local title | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
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2025 | Helyna Barbara Park | Cleaveland | TBA | Miss Cleaveland Teen | TBA | TBA | |
2024 | Mackenzie Gibson | Fairfield County | 18 | Miss Fairfield County Teen | |||
2023 | Carolina Sola | Gallipolis | 17 | Miss Ohio River Teen | 4th runner-up | ||
2022 | Kylan Darnell | Wheelersburg | 18 | Miss North Central Teen | Top 16 | ||
2021 | Grace-Anne Larschied | Lima | 17 | Miss Southeastern Ohio Teen | |||
2020 | Lily McLaughlin | Zanesville | 17 | Miss North Central Ohio Teen | Top 16 | ||
2019 | Isabelle Jedra | Lexington | 18 | Miss Lexington Teen | |||
2018 | Sofia Durina | Columbiana | 16 | Miss Buckeye State Teen | |||
2017 | Emma Karle | Springfield Township | 17 | Miss Springfield Township Teen | |||
2016 | Olivia Turk | Dublin [10] | 18 [10] | Miss Emerald City Teen | Top 15 | ||
2015 | Shelby Stapleton [11] | Hilliard [12] | 16 [12] | Miss Hilliard Teen | |||
2014 | Emma Rofkar [13] | Curtice [14] | 17 [14] | Miss Heart of Ohio Teen | |||
2013 | Brittany Reid [15] [16] | Springfield [17] | 18 [17] | Miss Central Ohio Teen | |||
2012 | Kendall Fein [18] | Loveland [19] | 17 [19] | Miss Southern Ohio Teen | 4th runner-up [9] | ||
2011 | Morgan Smigel [20] | Avon | 16 [21] | Miss Avon Teen | |||
2010 | Bridget Linton | Green [22] | 18 [22] | Miss Uniontown Teen | |||
2009 | Kelsey Stevens [23] | Aurora [24] | 18 [24] | Miss Aurora Teen | Top 15 [25] | Sister of Miss Ohio Teen USA 2003 Amanda Stevens [23] | |
2008 | Chelsie Folden | Wellston | 16 | Miss Wellston Teen |
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2007 | Rachel Epperly | Columbus | 18 [26] | Miss Columbus Teen | |||
2006 | Peyton McCormick | West Chester | 17 [27] | Miss West Chester Teen | |||
2005 | Allie LaForce [28] | Vermilion | 16 [29] | Miss Vermilion Teen | Miss Teen USA 2005 [28] | Daughter of Miss Ohio USA 1977 - Lesa Rummell [7] | |
2004 | Nicci Shannon | Cincinnati | 18 [30] | Miss Greater Cincinnati Teen | |||
2003 | Amanda Stevens | Aurora | 17 [31] | Sister of Miss Ohio Teen USA 2009 - Kelsey Stevens [23] | |||
2002 | Renee Jackson | Columbus | 16 [32] | ||||
2001 | Angela Wilson | Columbus | 17 [33] | ||||
2000 | Sarah Thompson | Columbus [34] | 17 [34] | ||||
1999 | Erika Moody | Columbus | |||||
1998 | Stacy Offenberger | Vincent |
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1997 | Christina Todd | Columbus | Miss Congeniality [8] | ||||
1996 | Tara Shaffer [37] | Columbus | 1st runner-up to Miss Ohio USA 2005 [38] | ||||
1995 | Amber Vaughn | Marietta | |||||
1994 | Rebecca Reed [39] | Waterville | Served as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 2011 until 2019. | ||||
1993 | Melissa Yust | Cincinnati | Top 12 [8] | ||||
1992 | Tiffany Chaney | Hillsboro | |||||
1991 | Michelle Mouser | Huber Heights |
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1990 | Heather Wilpert | Columbus | |||||
1989 | Missy Crawford | Columbus | |||||
1988 | Teresa Merola | Pickerington | |||||
1987 | Christy Hoyt | New Concord | |||||
1986 | Michele Beane | Englewood | |||||
1985 | Meg Scranton | Columbus | |||||
1984 | Stephanie Viah | Columbus | |||||
1983 | Jamie Callarik | Columbus |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant