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.
Cicely Esterline of Circleville was crowned Miss Ohio's Teen on June 19, 2026, at the Archer Auditorium at Ashland High School in Ashland, Ohio. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2027 on September 5, 2026, at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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 11: Ali Payton (2026) Top 15: Ali Nance (2006), Kelsey Barrett (2012)
Awards Preliminary awards Preliminary Fitness: Ali Payton (2026) Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Cecili Weber (2011)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age Local title Talent Placement at MAO Teen Special scholarships at MAO Teen Notes2026Cicely EsterlineCircleville17Miss Shawnee's TeenLyrical Dance, “Hero”2025Ali PaytonChillicothe17Miss South Central's TeenTap Dance, “Hey Pachuco”Top 11Preliminary Fitness Award2024Allie GrayCelina17Miss Lake Festival's TeenAmerican Sign Language, "Don't Give Up on Me"2023Paisley FrenchWheelersburg18Miss Portmouth's TeenLyrical Dance, "Hallelujah"1st Runner Up2022Cassandra KurekBucyrus16Miss Greater Cleveland's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Think of Me"2021Madison YuzwaBroadview Heights18Miss Miami Valley's Outstanding TeenCompetitive Tumbling, "Broken Heels"2019-20 Madison DeFrank New Albany 18 Miss Shawnee's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "Rise Up" Previously auditioned for American Idol and The Voice Older sister of Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2022, Olivia DeFrank2018Julianna HeichelLexington 15 Miss Northern Ohio's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "Feeling Good" Sister of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2016, Madison Heichel2017Gracie FuscoKirtland16Miss Great Lake's Outstanding Teen Dance, "You Can't Stop the Beat" from Hairspray2016 Madison HeichelLexington15 Miss Shawnee's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade"Sister of Miss Ohio's Outstanding Teen 2018, Julianna Heichel2015 Emily KrejciNorth Royalton 15 Miss Maple City's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "Everybody Says Don't" from Anyone Can Whistle2014 Rosie WesterbeckNew Bremen Miss Apple Blossom's Outstanding Teen Clogging2013 Olivia ThoroughmanPortsmouth 17 Miss Portsmouth's Outstanding Teen2012 Sarah EashLakewood Miss Cuyahoga County's Outstanding TeenDance2011 Kelsey BarrettWapakoneta 17 Miss Crystal Lakes' Outstanding Teen Vocal, “Here's Where I Stand” Top 152010 Cecili WeberIronton 15 Miss Portsmouth's Outstanding Teen Top 10 Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award1st runner-up at Miss Ohio Teen USA 2012 pageant2nd runner-up at Miss Ohio Teen USA 2013 pageantLater Miss Virginia 2017Top 10 at Miss America 2018 pageant2009 Veronica WendeLima 17 Miss Greater Butler County's Outstanding TeenContestant at National Sweetheart 2016 pageant2008Sarah HiderWooster Miss Lake Erie's Outstanding Teen Vocal Later Miss Ohio 20152007 Ashley MillerPatriot 16 Miss Portsmouth's Outstanding Teen2006 Kelsey BallewChillicothe Vocal2005 Ali NanceWarren 15Musical Theater Dance Top 15
References
External links Official website