Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Ohio Teen USA

Miss Ohio’s Teen

Formation	2005
Type	Beauty pageant
Location	Mansfield, Ohio
Membership	Miss America's Teen
Official language	English
Key people	Holly Campbell-Bradley
Website	Official website

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

Allie Gray of Celina won the title of Miss Ohio's Teen on June 12, 2024 at the Renaissance Theater in Mansfield, Ohio. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2025.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.

Placements

• 1st Runner Up: Paisley French (2024)
• Top 10: Cecili Weber (2011)
• Top 15: Ali Nance (2006), Kelsey Barrett (2012)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Cecili Weber (2011)

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	Allie Gray[1]	Celina	17	Miss Lake Festival's Teen	American Sign Language, "Don't Give Up on Me"
2023	Paisley French[2]	Wheelersburg	18	Miss Portmouth's Teen	Lyrical Dance, "Hallelujah"	1st Runner Up
2022	Cassandra Kurek	Bucyrus	16	Miss Greater Cleveland's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Think of Me"
2021	Madison Yuzwa[3]	Broadview Heights	18	Miss Miami Valley's Outstanding Teen	Competitive Tumbling, "Broken Heels"
2019-20	Madison DeFrank[4]	New Albany	18	Miss Shawnee's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Rise Up"			Previously auditioned for American Idol and The Voice[4] Older sister of Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2022, Olivia DeFrank
2018	Julianna Heichel[5]	Lexington	15	Miss Northern Ohio's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Feeling Good"			Sister of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2016, Madison Heichel[5][6]
2017	Gracie Fusco[7]	Kirtland	16	Miss Great Lake's Outstanding Teen	Dance, "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray
2016	Madison Heichel[6]	Lexington	15	Miss Shawnee's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade"			Sister of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2018, Julianna Heichel[5][6]
2015	Emily Krejci[8]	North Royalton	15	Miss Maple City's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Everybody Says Don't" from Anyone Can Whistle
2014	Rosie Westerbeck[9]	New Bremen	15	Miss Apple Blossom's Outstanding Teen	Clogging
2013	Olivia Thoroughman[10]	Portsmouth	17	Miss Portsmouth's Outstanding Teen
2012	Sarah Eash[11]	Lakewood		Miss Cuyahoga County's Outstanding Teen	Dance
2011	Kelsey Barrett[12]	Wapakoneta	17	Miss Crystal Lakes' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, “Here's Where I Stand”	Top 15
2010	Cecili Weber[13]	Ironton	15	Miss Portsmouth's Outstanding Teen		Top 10[14]	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award	1st runner-up at Miss Ohio Teen USA 2012 pageant[15] 2nd runner-up at Miss Ohio Teen USA 2013 pageant[citation needed] Later Miss Virginia 2017[16] Top 10 at Miss America 2018 pageant[17]
2009	Veronica Wende[citation needed]	Lima	17	Miss Greater Butler County's Outstanding Teen				Contestant at National Sweetheart 2016 pageant
2008	Sarah Hider[18]	Wooster	17	Miss Lake Erie's Outstanding Teen	Vocal			Later Miss Ohio 2015[19]
2007	Ashley Miller[citation needed]	Patriot	16	Miss Portsmouth's Outstanding Teen
2006	Kelsey Ballew[20]	Chillicothe	16		Vocal
2005	Ali Nance[21]	Warren	15		Musical Theater Dance		Top 15[21]