Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Rhode Island Teen USA.

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.

Miss Rhode Island's Teen

Formation	2005
Type	Scholarship pageant
Location	Providence, Rhode Island
Membership	Miss America's Teen
Official language	English
Key people	Cheryl Cusick
Website	Official website

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	Cranston	17	Miss Cranston West's Teen	Vocal
2023	Mia Daley[1]	East Greenwich	16	At-Large	Vocal
2022	Gillian Johnston	Warwick	17		Dance		Spirit of America Award
2021	Alexa Johnsen[2]	North Kingstown	17		Saxophone
2019–20	Caroline Parente[3]	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[4]	Wickford	16	N/A	Jazz Dance, "Wonder"	Top 12[5]	America's Choice[5] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award (tie)[5]
2017	Caroline Hollingsworth[6]	East Greenwich	15		Piano, 3rd Movement from "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven
2016	Kate DePetro[7]	East Greenwich	16	Miss West Bay's Outstanding Teen	Comedic Monologue
2015	Catarina Girardi[8]	Cranston	16	Miss Cranston's Outstanding Teen	Dance
2014	Grace Romanello[9]	South Kingstown	15	Miss Southern Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Hit Me With A Hot Note" by Duke Ellington[9]
2013	Heather Shen[10]	East Greenwich	16	Miss Kent County's Outstanding Teen	Classical Violin	Top 15[11]	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[11] Scholastic Excellence Award[11]	Sister of Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2011, Ivy Shen[10]
2012	Alexandra Coppa[12]	Cranston	16		Dance		Top 5 Interview Award	Later Miss Rhode Island 2018[4]
2011	Ivy Shen[13][14]	East Greenwich	16		Classical Violin	Top 10	Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award[13] Preliminary Talent Award[13] Top 5 Interview Award	Sister of Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2013, Heather Shen[10]
2010	Selina Wang[15]	Barrington	17	Miss Barrington's Outstanding Teen		Top 15[16]
2009	Emily Luther[17]	Woonsocket	17		Vocal, "At Last" by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren		Non-finalist Talent Award[18] Preliminary Talent Award	Made viral YouTube cover of Adele's "Someone Like You" with Charlie Puth in 2011[17][19][20] Appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with Puth[17][21] Both Puth and Luther were signed onto DeGeneres' label eleveneleven[22] Contestant on The Voice[17][19]
2008	Angela Angers[23]	Barrington
2007	Molly Jacobson[23]	Barrington						Previously Miss Teen Rhode Island International 2006
2006	Lindsay Rogers[24]	Lincoln	17		Vocal			Previously National Miss Junior Teen America 2002 3rd runner-up at Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2005[citation needed]
2005	Kacie Ferraro[25]	Wakefield	17		Tap Dance