Miss Ohio Teen USA

Miss Ohio Teen USA
Formation1983
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersCincinnati
Location
Membership
Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
Key people
Melissa Proctor-Pitchford, state pageant director
Websitehttp://www.missohiousa.com
Allie LaForce Miss Ohio Teen USA 2005 & Miss Teen USA 2005
Chelsie Folden, Miss Ohio Teen USA 2008
Stacy Offenberger, Miss Ohio Teen USA 1998 & Miss Ohio USA 2006
Rebecca Kleefisch, Miss Ohio Teen USA 1994

The Miss Ohio Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner.

Most recently the pageant has been held in Springfield, Ohio and was previously held in Portsmouth for 14 years.[1][2][3][4] Contestants compete in three competition segments: swimsuit, interview, and evening gown.[5] Prizes include a scholarship to Lindenwood University.[6]

Their first Miss Teen USA title came in 2005 Allie LaForce won the national crown, Ohio's first placement since 1993.[7][8] LaForce went on to become a successful sports broadcaster.[7]

The state has won one special award, Miss Congeniality in 1997.[8] Ohio was one of the last ten states to make their first placement.[citation needed] The most recent placement came in 2022, when Kylan Darnell placed in the top 16.[9]

Only two Miss Ohio Teen USA titleholders have won the Miss Ohio USA title and competed at Miss USA.[8] The most recent of these is Stacy Offenberger, who placed third runner-up in the Miss USA 2006 pageant.

Kylan Darnell of Wheelersburg was crowned Miss Ohio Teen USA 2022 on May 21, 2022, at Vern Riffe Center for the Arts in Portsmouth. She will represent Ohio for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022.

  1. ^ "Springfield to host Miss Ohio USA and Miss Ohio Teen USA pageants". Dayton.com. 20 February 2015.
  2. ^ Cooper, Michael (31 March 2016). "Springfield to again host Miss Ohio pageants". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Guernsey and Harrison County residents participate in Miss Ohio USA and Miss Ohio Teen USA". The Daily Jeff. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. ^ Allen, Wayne (8 June 2014). "Miss Ohio pageants to return for 14th year". Portsmouth Daily Times.
  5. ^ "Area resident to compete for Miss Ohio Teen USA 2015". Jackson County Times-Journal. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. ^ Allen, Wayne (8 November 2013). "Pageants set for weekend". Portsmouth Daily Times.
  7. ^ a b Eisenband, Jeffrey (31 March 2016). "Allie LaForce's Path From Miss Teen USA To Basketball Broadcaster". The Post Game. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  8. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Miss Connecticut Teen USA, Logan West Crowned Miss Teen USA 2012 At Atlantis, Paradise Island In The Bahamas". Miss Universe Organization. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2016.