Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen

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
Formation2005
TypeScholarship pageant
Location
Membership
Miss America's Teen
Official language
English
Key people
Cheryl Cusick
WebsiteOfficial 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 Outstanding 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
YearNameHometownAgeLocal TitleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2024Payton Mays17Miss Cranston West's TeenVocalTBATBA
2023Mia Daley[1]East Greenwich16At-LargeVocal
2022Gillian JohnstonWarwick17DanceSpirit of America Award
2021Alexa Johnsen[2]North Kingstown17Saxophone
2019–20Caroline Parente[3]South Kingstown16N/AMusical Theatre Vocal, "All Falls Down"Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ AwardLater Miss Rhode Island 2023 and 4th Runner Up at Miss America 2024
2018Macie Johnson[4]Wickford16N/AJazz Dance, "Wonder"Top 12[5]America's Choice[5]

Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award (tie)[5]
2017Caroline Hollingsworth[6]East Greenwich15Piano, 3rd Movement from "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven
2016Kate DePetro[7]East Greenwich16Miss West Bay's Outstanding TeenComedic Monologue
2015Catarina Girardi[8]Cranston16Miss Cranston's Outstanding TeenDance
2014Grace Romanello[9]South Kingstown15Miss Southern Rhode Island's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Hit Me With A Hot Note" by Duke Ellington[9]
2013Heather Shen[10]East Greenwich16Miss Kent County's Outstanding TeenClassical ViolinTop 15[11]Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award[11]

Scholastic Excellence Award[11]
Sister of Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2011, Ivy Shen[10]
2012Alexandra Coppa[12]Cranston16DanceTop 5 Interview AwardLater Miss Rhode Island 2018[4]
2011Ivy Shen[13][14]East Greenwich16Classical ViolinTop 10[15]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]
2010Selina Wang[16]Barrington17Miss Barrington's Outstanding TeenTop 15[17]
2009Emily Luther[18]Woonsocket17Vocal, "At Last" by Mack Gordon and Harry WarrenNon-finalist Talent Award[19]

Preliminary Talent Award
Made viral YouTube cover of Adele's "Someone Like You" with Charlie Puth in 2011[18][20][21]
Appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with Puth[18][22]
Both Puth and Luther were signed onto DeGeneres' label eleveneleven[23]

Contestant on The Voice[18][20]
2008Angela Angers[24]Barrington
2007Molly Jacobson[24]BarringtonPreviously Miss Teen Rhode Island International 2006
2006Lindsay Rogers[25]Lincoln17VocalPreviously National Miss Junior Teen America 2002

3rd runner-up at Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2005[26]
2005Kacie Ferraro[27]Wakefield17Tap Dance

References