# Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen

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.
Payton Mays was crowned Miss Rhode Island's Teen on May 12, 2024 at the McVinney Auditorium. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2025.

## Results summary

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

### Placements

* Top 10: Ivy Shen (2012)
* Top 12: Macie Johnson (2019)
* Top 15: Selina Wang (2011), Heather Shen (2014)

### 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

* Declared as Winner
* Ended as a runner-up
* Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
| 2024 | Payton Mays | | 17 | Miss Cranston West's Teen | Vocal | TBA | TBA | |
| 2023 | Mia Daley | East Greenwich | 16 | At-Large | Vocal | | | |
| 2022 | Gillian Johnston | Warwick | 17 | At-Large | Dance | | Spirit of America Award | |
| 2021 | Alexa Johnsen | North Kingstown | 17 | At-Large | Saxophone | | | |
| 2019–20 | Caroline Parente | South Kingstown | 16 | N/A | Musical Theatre Vocal, "All Falls Down" | | Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Later Miss Rhode Island 2023 and 4th Runner Up at Miss America 2024 |
| 2018 | Macie Johnson | Wickford | 16 | N/A | Jazz Dance, "Wonder" | Top 12 | America's Choice Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award (tie) | |
| 2017 | Caroline Hollingsworth | East Greenwich | 15 | | Piano, 3rd Movement from "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven | | | |
| 2016 | Kate DePetro | East Greenwich | 16 | Miss West Bay's Outstanding Teen | Comedic Monologue | | | |
| 2015 | Catarina Girardi | Cranston | 16 | Miss Cranston's Outstanding Teen | Dance | | | |
| 2014 | Grace Romanello | South Kingstown | 15 | Miss Southern Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Hit Me With A Hot Note" by Duke Ellington | | | |
| 2013 | Heather Shen | East Greenwich | 16 | Miss Kent County's Outstanding Teen | Classical Violin | Top 15 | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Scholastic Excellence Award | Sister of Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2011, Ivy Shen |
| 2012 | Alexandra Coppa | Cranston | 16 | | Dance | | Top 5 Interview Award | Later Miss Rhode Island 2018 |
| 2011 | Ivy Shen | East Greenwich | 16 | | Classical Violin | Top 10 | Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award Top 5 Interview Award | Sister of Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2013, Heather Shen |
| 2010 | Selina Wang | Barrington | 17 | Miss Barrington's Outstanding Teen | | Top 15 | | |
| 2009 | Emily Luther | Woonsocket | 17 | | Vocal, "At Last" by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren | | Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award | Made viral YouTube cover of Adele's "Someone Like You" with Charlie Puth in 2011 Appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with Puth Both Puth and Luther were signed onto DeGeneres' label eleveneleven Contestant on The Voice |
| 2008 | Angela Angers | Barrington | | | | | | |
| 2007 | Molly Jacobson | Barrington | | | | | | Previously Miss Teen Rhode Island International 2006 |
| 2006 | Lindsay Rogers | Lincoln | 17 | | Vocal | | | Previously National Miss Junior Teen America 2002 3rd runner-up at Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2005 |
| 2005 | Kacie Ferraro | Wakefield | 17 | | Tap Dance | | | |