# Miss New York Teen USA

The Miss New York Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss Teen USA pageant. It is directed by D&D Productions. In 1983, New York became the 1st state ever that won the Miss Teen USA title for the first time.
New York is also one of only five states to have won the Miss Congeniality award at least two times.
Mahdiya Chowdhury of New York City was crowned Miss New York Teen USA 2022 on June 4, 2022, at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls, New York. She will represent New York for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022 in October 2022.

## Results summary
### Placements

* Miss Teen USAs: Ruth Zakarian (1983)
* 1st runners-up: Jessica Collins (1988), Gloria Almonte (2001), Stephanie Skinner (2023)
* 2nd runners-up: Claudia Liem (1986)
* Top 6: Sarah Gore (1993)
* Top 10: Michelle Kelenski (1987), Beth Savage (1989), Aiesha Hendrick (1996), Marley Delduchetto (2002), Catherine Muldoon (2004)
* Top 15: Natascha Bessez (2005), Thatiana Diaz (2010), Geena Cardalena (2015), Isabella Griffith (2017)
* Top 16: Sabrina Mastrangelo (2012), Nikki Orlando (2013)
* Top 20: Valarie Goorahoo (2024)
New York holds a record of 18 placements at Miss Teen USA.

### Awards

* Miss Congeniality: Amber Evans (1992), Morgan Maholick (1999)
* Miss Photogenic: Sana Idnani (2008)
* Miss Congeniality: Melissa Minisci (1999)

## Winners

* Declared as Winner
* Ended as runner-up
* Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age$^1$ | Placement at MTUSA | Special awards at MTUSA | Notes |
| 2024 | Valarie Goorahoo | Valley Stream | 17 | Top 20 | | |
| 2023 | Stephanie Skinner | Syracuse | 19 | 1st runner-up | | Formerly Miss High School America 2021 |
| 2022 | Mahdiya Chowdhury | East Harlem | 17 | | | |
| 2021 | Geanna Koulouris | Bethpage | 19 | | | |
| 2020 | Maya Dominguez | Yonkers | 19 | | | |
| 2019 | Hailey Germano | Smithtown | 18 | | | |
| 2018 | Saige Guerin | Staten Island | 17 | | | |
| 2017 | Isabella Griffith | Melville | 16 | Top 15 | | |
| 2016 | Natalia Terrero | Commack | 17 | | | |
| 2015 | Geena Cardalena | Floral Park | 18 | Top 15 | | |
| 2014 | Corrin Stellakis | Bridgeport | 16 | | | Later Miss Missouri World 2015, top 12 at Miss World America 2015. Later became Miss Earth United States 2016 and Miss Earth-Fire 2016. |
| 2013 | Nikki Orlando | Smithtown | 16 | Top 16 | | |
| 2012 | Sabrina Mastrangelo | Bellmore | 16 | Top 16 | | |
| 2011 | Lisa Drouillard | Brooklyn | 19 | | | Later Miss Grand Haiti 2014, top 10 at Miss Grand International 2014. Later Miss Haiti Universe 2015 |
| 2010 | Thatiana Diaz | Bayside | 17 | Top 15 | | Later Miss Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos 2013 and Top 10 at Miss Dominican Republic 2014. Later Miss New York USA 2015 and Top 15 at Miss USA 2015. |
| 2009 | Taylor Gildersleeve | Mattituck | 17 | | | Formerly on ABC daytime soap opera All My Children as "Sydney Harris" (2006-2007) |
| 2008 | Sana Idnani | Roslyn | 18 | | Miss Photogenic | |
| 2007 | Tatiana Pallagi | Avon | 17 | | | |
| 2006 | Candace Kuykendall | Rochester | 17 | | | Later Miss New York USA 2014 |
| 2005 | Natascha Bessez | New York City | 18 | Semi-finalist | | |
| 2004 | Catherine Muldoon | Chappaqua | 18 | Top 10 | | Later Miss Virginia USA 2012 |
| 2003 | Adriana Diaz | Bronx | 18 | | | Later Miss New York USA 2006 |
| 2002 | Marley Delduchetto | Syracuse | 18 | Semi-finalist | | |
| 2001 | Gloria Almonte | Bronx | 18 | 1st runner-up | | Later Miss New York USA 2007 |
| 2000 | Tina Casciani | Wantagh | 18 | | | Successor to crown |
| 2000 | Emily Pollak | Rochester | 18 | did not compete | did not compete | Resigned prior to competing at Miss Teen USA. |
| 1999 | Morgan Maholick | New York City | 17 | | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1998 | Lindsay Fredette | Glens Falls | 15 | | | Sister of Sacramento Kings basketball player Jimmer Fredette and rapper TJ Fredette. |
| 1997 | Jessica-Lynn Ferdinand | New York City | 17 | | | |
| 1996 | Aiesha Hendrick | New York City | 17 | Semi-finalist | | |
| 1995 | Tara Campbell | Clarence Center | 19 | | | |
| 1994 | Kimberly Pressler | Franklinville | 16 | | | Later Miss New York USA 1999 and Miss USA 1999 |
| 1993 | Sara Rae Gore | Queensbury | 17 | Top 6 | | |
| 1992 | Amber Evans | Rochester | 17 | | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1991 | Wendy Cooper | Rochester | 19 | | | |
| 1990 | Catherine Bliss | New York City | 15 | | | Later Miss Vermont USA 1998 |
| 1989 | Beth Savage | New York City | 16 | Semi-finalist | | |
| 1988 | Jessica Collins | Amsterdam | 17 | 1st runner-up | | Actress |
| 1987 | Michelle Kelenski | Ballston Spa | 18 | Semi-finalist | | |
| 1986 | Claudia Liem | Glendale | 15 | 2nd runner-up | | |
| 1985 | Shelly Lounge | Red House | 18 | | | |
| 1984 | Denise Scalez | New York City | 19 | | | |
| 1983 | Ruth Zakarian | Amsterdam | 17 | Miss Teen USA 1983 | | Competed at Miss USA 1984 as Miss Teen USA |
$^1$ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant