# Miss Ohio Teen USA

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. Contestants compete in three competition segments: swimsuit, interview, and evening gown. Prizes include a scholarship to Lindenwood University.
Their first Miss Teen USA title came in 2005 Allie LaForce won the national crown, Ohio's first placement since 1993. LaForce went on to become a successful sports broadcaster.
The state has won one special award, Miss Congeniality in 1997. Ohio was one of the last ten states to make their first placement. The most recent placement came in 2022, when Kylan Darnell placed in the top 16.
Only two Miss Ohio Teen USA titleholders have won the Miss Ohio USA title and competed at Miss USA. The most recent of these is Stacy Offenberger, who placed third runner-up in the Miss USA 2006 pageant.
Kylan Darnell of Wheelersburg was crowned Miss Ohio Teen USA 2022 on May 21, 2022, at Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth. She will represent Ohio for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022.

## Results summary
### Placements at Miss Teen USA

* Miss Teen USA: Allie LaForce (2005)
* 4th runner-up: Kendall Fein (2012), Carolina Sola (2023)
* Top 12: Melissa Yust (1993)
* Top 15/16: Kelsey Stevens (2009), Olivia Turk (2016), Lily McLaughlin (2020), Kylan Darnell (2022)
Ohio holds a record of 8 placements at Miss Teen USA.

### Awards at Miss Teen USA

* Miss Congeniality: Christina Todd (1997)

## Winners

| Year | Name | Hometown | Age$^1$ | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
| 2024 | Mackenzie Gibson | Fairfield County | 18 | | | |
| 2023 | Carolina Sola | Gallipolis | 17 | 4th runner-up | | |
| 2022 | Kylan Darnell | Wheelersburg | 18 | Top 16 | | |
| 2021 | Grace-Anne Larschied | Lima | 17 | | | |
| 2020 | Lily McLaughlin | Zanesville | 17 | Top 16 | | |
| 2019 | Isabelle Jedra | Lexington | 18 | | | |
| 2018 | Sofia Durina | Columbiana | 16 | | | |
| 2017 | Emma Karle | Springfield Township | 17 | | | |
| 2016 | Olivia Turk | Dublin | 18 | Top 15 | | |
| 2015 | Shelby Stapleton | Hilliard | 16 | | | |
| 2014 | Emma Rofkar | Curtice | 17 | | | |
| 2013 | Brittany Reid | Springfield | 18 | | | |
| 2012 | Kendall Fein | Loveland | 17 | 4th runner-up | | |
| 2011 | Morgan Smigel | Avon | 16 | | | |
| 2010 | Bridget Linton | Green | 18 | | | |
| 2009 | Kelsey Stevens | Aurora | 18 | Top 15 | | Sister of Miss Ohio Teen USA 2003 Amanda Stevens |
| 2008 | Chelsie Folden | Wellston | 16 | | | Later Miss Ohio World 2015, top 22 at Miss World America 2015 |
| 2007 | Rachel Epperly | Columbus | 18 | | | |
| 2006 | Peyton McCormick | West Chester | 17 | | | |
| 2005 | Allie LaForce | Vermilion | 16 | Miss Teen USA 2005 | | Daughter of Miss Ohio USA 1977 - Lesa Rummell |
| 2004 | Nicci Shannon | Cincinnati | 18 | | | |
| 2003 | Amanda Stevens | Aurora | 17 | | | Sister of Miss Ohio Teen USA 2009 - Kelsey Stevens |
| 2002 | Renee Jackson | Columbus | 16 | | | |
| 2001 | Angela Wilson | Columbus | 17 | | | |
| 2000 | Sarah Thompson | Columbus | 17 | | | |
| 1999 | Erika Moody | Columbus | | | | |
| 1998 | Stacy Offenberger | Vincent | | | | Later Miss Ohio USA 2006, 3rd runner up at Miss USA 2006 |
| 1997 | Christina Todd | Columbus | | | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1996 | Tara Shaffer | Columbus | | | | 1st runner-up to Miss Ohio USA 2005 |
| 1995 | Amber Vaughn | Marietta | | | | |
| 1994 | Rebecca Reed | Waterville | | | | Served as the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 2011 until 2019. |
| 1993 | Melissa Yust | Cincinnati | | Top 12 | | |
| 1992 | Tiffany Chaney | Hillsboro | | | | |
| 1991 | Michelle Mouser | Huber Heights | | | | Later Miss Ohio USA 1997 |
| 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