Miss New York's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss New York Teen USA.

The Miss New York's Teen competition is a pageant that selects the representative for the US state of New York in Miss America's Teen pageant.

Miss New York’s Teen

Formation	2005
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Peekskill
Location	New York
Membership	Miss America's Teen
Official language	English
Key people	Brittney Hollingsworth, Sloane Lewis, Jamie Hickman
Website	miss-newyork.org

Erica Parks of New York City was crowned Miss New York's Teen 2024 on July 6, 2024, at Paramount Hudson Valley Theater in Peekskill, New York. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2025.

Results summary

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

Placements

• Miss America's Outstanding Teen: Maria DeSantis (2007)
• 4th runner-up: Dajania James (2023)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Talent: Maria DeSantis (2007), Alison Stroming (2011), Asia Hickman (2018)

Non-finalist awards

• Non-finalist Interview: Alisa Vasquez (2016)
• Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ: Cayla Kumar (2019)
• Non-finalist Talent: Cayla Kumar (2019)

Other awards

• Spirit of America: Shannon Ryan (2013), Alisa Vasquez (2016)
• Outstanding Instrumental Talent: Asia Hickman (2018)
• Overall Dance Talent: Cayla Kumar (2019)
• Teens in Action Award Finalists: Cayla Kumar (2019)

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	Erica Parks[1]	New York City	17	Miss Greater New York's Teen	Tap Dance	TBA	TBA
2023	Sadie Perry[2]	Fonda	17	Miss Upstate New York's Teen	Tap Dance
2022	Dajania James[3]	Rochester	17	Miss Rochester's Outstanding Teen	Dance	4th runner-up
2021	Gianna Caetano[4]	Lancaster	17	Miss Western New York's Outstanding Teen	Piano, "Midnight Escapade"
2020	No pageant held
2019	Sarah Lawrence[5]	Eltingville	17	Miss Richmond County's Outstanding Teen	Contemporary Jazz Dance, "Keeping Your Head Up" by Birdy
2018	Cayla Kumar[6]	Queens Village	15	Miss Bronx's Outstanding Teen	Bollywood Fusion Dance		Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award[7] Non-finalist Talent Award[7] Overall Dance Talent Award[7] Teens in Action Award Finalist
2017	Asia Hickman[8]	West Point	13	Miss Brooklyn's Outstanding Teen	Piano		Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award[9] Preliminary Talent Award[9]
2016	Lauryn Whitfield[10]	Rochester	16	Miss Upstate New York's Outstanding Teen	Dance
2015	Alisa Vasquez[11]	Washingtonville	17		Vocal		Non-finalist Interview Award[12] Spirit of America Award[12]
2014	Cady Ruth Stoever[13]	Rush		Miss Flower City's Outstanding Teen	Violin
2013	Krysta Prehoda[14]	Ballston Spa	17	Miss Empire Rose's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "What it Means to Be a Friend"
2012	Shannon Ryan[citation needed][15]	Clifton Park	17		Dance		Spirit of America Award[16]
2011	Lauren Molella[17]	Millbrook	15	Miss Duchess County's Outstanding Teen	Dance, "Arabian Nights"			Daughter of Miss Massachusetts 1983 and National Sweetheart 1982, Holly Mayer[17] Niece of Miss New York 1989, Lisa Molella[17] Later Miss New York 2019
2010	Alison Stroming[18]	New York City		Miss Jubilee's Outstanding Teen	Ballet		Preliminary Talent Award	Trained at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at the American Ballet Theatre[18]
2009	Kara Jae Kowalski[19]	Castleton Corners	15	Miss Richmond County's Outstanding Teen	Vocal
2008	Alexandra Mazzucchelli[20]	Great Kills[21]	16	Miss Staten Island's Outstanding Teen	Vocal
2007	Allison Carlos[22]	Watertown	15	Miss Adirondack International Speedway's Outstanding Teen	Dance
2006	Brittany Balandis	Fairport	16	Miss Greater Niagara's Outstanding Teen		N/A		3rd runner-up at Miss New York's Outstanding Teen 2006 pageant[23] Assumed title when DeSantis was named Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2007
	Maria DeSantis[24]	Todt Hill[25]	17	Miss Staten Island's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	Winner[26]	Preliminary Talent Award	3rd runner-up at Miss New York 2012 pageant[27] Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant
2005	Amanda Lee Alicea[24]	Huguenot	16	Miss Staten Island's Outstanding Teen	Vocal