Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen


For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss Ohio Teen USA
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.
Allison "Ali" Payton of Chillicothe was crowned Miss Ohio's Teen 2025 on June 18, 2025, at the Renaissance Theater in Mansfield. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2026, placing in the Top 11 and earning a Preliminary Fitness Award.
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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 Top 10: Cecili Weber Top 11: Ali Payton Top 15: Ali Nance, Kelsey Barrett

Awards

Preliminary awards

Preliminary Fitness: Ali Payton Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Cecili Weber

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2025Ali PaytonChillicothe17Miss South Central's TeenTap DanceTop 11Preliminary Fitness Award
2024Allie GrayCelina17Miss Lake Festival's TeenAmerican Sign Language, "Don't Give Up on Me"
2023Paisley FrenchWheelersburg18Miss Portmouth's TeenLyrical Dance, "Hallelujah"1st Runner Up
2022Cassandra KurekBucyrus16Miss Greater Cleveland's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Think of Me"
2021Madison YuzwaBroadview Heights18Miss Miami Valley's Outstanding TeenCompetitive Tumbling, "Broken Heels"
2019-20Madison DeFrankNew Albany18Miss Shawnee's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Rise Up"Previously auditioned for American Idol and The Voice
Older sister of Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2022, Olivia DeFrank
2018Julianna HeichelLexington15Miss Northern Ohio's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Feeling Good"Sister of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2016, Madison Heichel
2017Gracie FuscoKirtland16Miss Great Lake's Outstanding TeenDance, "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray
2016Madison HeichelLexington15Miss Shawnee's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade"Sister of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2018, Julianna Heichel
2015Emily KrejciNorth Royalton15Miss Maple City's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Everybody Says Don't" from Anyone Can Whistle
2014Rosie WesterbeckNew Bremen15Miss Apple Blossom's Outstanding TeenClogging
2013Olivia ThoroughmanPortsmouth17Miss Portsmouth's Outstanding Teen
2012Sarah EashLakewoodMiss Cuyahoga County's Outstanding TeenDance
2011Kelsey BarrettWapakoneta17Miss Crystal Lakes' Outstanding TeenVocal, “Here's Where I Stand”Top 15
2010Cecili WeberIronton15Miss Portsmouth's Outstanding TeenTop 10Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award1st runner-up at Miss Ohio Teen USA 2012 pageant
2nd runner-up at Miss Ohio Teen USA 2013 pageant
Later Miss Virginia 2017
Top 10 at Miss America 2018 pageant
2009Veronica WendeLima17Miss Greater Butler County's Outstanding TeenContestant at National Sweetheart 2016 pageant
2008Sarah HiderWooster17Miss Lake Erie's Outstanding TeenVocalLater Miss Ohio 2015
2007Ashley MillerPatriot16Miss Portsmouth's Outstanding Teen
2006Kelsey BallewChillicothe16Vocal
2005Ali NanceWarren15Musical Theater DanceTop 15