Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen

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Miss Rhode Island's Teen
Formation2005
TypeScholarship pageant
Location
Membership Miss America's Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Cheryl Cusick
Website Official website

The Miss Rhode Island's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Rhode Island in the Miss America's Teen pageant.

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Ocean Lombard of Westerly was crowned Miss Rhode Island's Teen 2025 on May 11, 2025, at the North Kingstown High School Auditorium in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2026 in September 2025.

Results summary

The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Heather Shen (2014), Macie Johnson (2019) (tie)
  • Preliminary Talent: Emily Luther (2010), Ivy Shen (2012)

Non-finalist awards

  • Non-finalist Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Caroline Parente (2020)
  • Non-finalist Talent: Emily Luther (2010)

Other awards

  • America's Choice: Macie Johnson (2019)
  • Outstanding Instrumental Talent: Ivy Shen (2012)
  • Scholastic Excellence Award: Heather Shen (2014)
  • Spirit of America Award: Gillian Johnston (2023)
  • Top 5 Interview: Ivy Shen (2012), Alexandra Coppa (2013)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal TitleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2025Ocean Lombard Westerly 16Dance
2024Payton Mays Cranston 17Miss Cranston West's TeenVocal
2023Mia Daley [1] East Greenwich 16At-Large
2022 Gillian Johnston Warwick 17DanceSpirit of America Award
2021 Alexa Johnsen [2] North Kingstown Saxophone
2019–20Caroline Parente [3] South Kingstown 16N/AMusical Theatre Vocal, "All Falls Down"Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ AwardLater Miss Rhode Island 2023 and 4th Runner Up at Miss America 2024
2018 Macie Johnson [4] Wickford 16N/AJazz Dance, "Wonder"Top 12 [5] America's Choice [5]

Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award (tie) [5]
2017 Caroline Hollingsworth [6] East Greenwich 15Piano, 3rd Movement from "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven
2016 Kate DePetro [7] 16Miss West Bay's Outstanding TeenComedic Monologue
2015 Catarina Girardi [8] Cranston Miss Cranston's Outstanding TeenDance
2014 Grace Romanello [9] South Kingstown 15Miss Southern Rhode Island's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Hit Me With A Hot Note" by Duke Ellington [9]
2013 Heather Shen [10] East Greenwich 16Miss Kent County's Outstanding TeenClassical ViolinTop 15 [11] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award [11]

Scholastic Excellence Award [11] 		Sister of Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2011, Ivy Shen [10]
2012 Alexandra Coppa [12] Cranston 16DanceTop 5 Interview AwardLater Miss Rhode Island 2018 [4]
2011 Ivy Shen [13] [14] East Greenwich 16Classical ViolinTop 10Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award [13]

Preliminary Talent Award [13]

Top 5 Interview Award		Sister of Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2013, Heather Shen [10]
2010 Selina Wang [15] Barrington 17Miss Barrington's Outstanding TeenTop 15 [16]
2009 Emily Luther [17] Woonsocket 17Vocal, "At Last" by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren Non-finalist Talent Award [18]

Preliminary Talent Award		Made viral YouTube cover of Adele's "Someone Like You" with Charlie Puth in 2011 [17] [19] [20]
Appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with Puth [17] [21]
Both Puth and Luther were signed onto DeGeneres' label eleveneleven [22]

Contestant on The Voice [17] [19]
2008 Angela Angers [23] Barrington
2007 Molly Jacobson [23] Previously Miss Teen Rhode Island International 2006
2006 Lindsay Rogers [24] [ non-primary source needed ] Lincoln 17VocalPreviously National Miss Junior Teen America 2002

3rd runner-up at Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2005[ citation needed ]
2005 Kacie Ferraro[ citation needed ] Wakefield 17Tap Dance

References

  1. ↑ "Mia Daley crowned Miss Rhode Island's Teen". New England Pageant News. 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Leigh Payne Crowned Miss Rhode Island 2021; Alexa Johnsen new Miss RI Outstanding Teen". New England Pageant News. 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  3. ↑ Nunes, Rachel (May 6, 2019). "Middletown Woman Wins 2019 Miss Rhode Island Crown". Patch.com. Caroline Parente was crowned this year's Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen.
  4. 1 2 "Brown Grad Coppa Crowned Miss RI 2018". GoLocalProv. May 7, 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "2018 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  6. ↑ "Salve Regina student, East Greenwich teen crowned in Miss Rhode Island Pageant". Providence Journal. May 29, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Brown Grad Shruti Nagarajan Crowned Miss RI 2016". Go Local Prov. May 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Cranston's Catarina Girardi takes the title of Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen". Cranston Herald. June 11, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Angers, Angie (July 22, 2014). "South Kingstown teen prepares for national stage". WPRI 12.
  10. 1 2 3 "East Greenwich's Heather Shen a contender for Miss America's Outstanding Teen". Providence Journal. July 24, 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 "2013 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  12. ↑ Cowart, Jen (August 8, 2012). "Coppa represents RI for Miss Outstanding Teen". Cranston Herald.
  13. 1 2 3 "2011 Scholarships". Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
  14. ↑ "Ivy Shen crowned Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen". Iced Jamb. May 23, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Selina Wang Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 2010-02-02.
  16. ↑ Anthony Mendez, Angel. "Full of Surprises". Pageantry Magazine.
  17. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Andy (October 12, 2017). "R.I. 'Voice' competitor Emily Luther having 'the time of my life'". Providence Journal.
  18. ↑ "Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen, Jeanette Morelan, Wins Miss America's Outstanding Teen Competition". Miss America's Outstanding Teen. August 15, 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010.
  19. 1 2 Smith, Andy (November 14, 2017). "Woonsocket's Luther fails to reach finals on 'The Voice'". Providence Journal.
  20. ↑ Koehler, Robert (September 9, 2012). "Berklee Student a YouTube Star". Boston Herald.
  21. ↑ "Woonsocket Woman to Sing Wednesday on 'Ellen'". Providence Journal. Providence, Rhode Island. October 4, 2011.
  22. ↑ O'Donnell, Frank (October 13, 2011). "Emily Luther Scores Recording Contract – From Ellen". The Valley Breeze. Cumberland, Rhode Island.
  23. 1 2 "Amy, Angie Angers - Miss RI Outstanding Teen 2008, Molly Jacobson - Miss RI Outstanding Teen 2007". Miss Rhode Island USA.
  24. ↑ "Lindsay Rogers Professional Profile".
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