The Miss Ohio Teen USA competition is the

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that selects the representative for the state of

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in the

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pageant and the name of the title held by that winner. Most recently the pageant has been held in

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and was previously held in

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for 14 years. Contestants compete in three competition segments:

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, interview, and

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. Prizes include a scholarship to

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. Their first Miss Teen USA title came in 2005

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won the national crown, Ohio's first placement since 1993. LaForce went on to become a successful sports broadcaster. The state has won one special award, Miss Congeniality in 1997. Ohio was one of the last ten states to make their first placement. The most recent placement came in 2022, when Kylan Darnell placed in the top 16. Only two Miss Ohio Teen USA titleholders have won the

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title and competed at

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. The most recent of these is Stacy Offenberger, who placed third runner-up in the

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

. She will represent Ohio for the title of

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Results summary

Placements at Miss Teen USA

* Miss Teen USA:

(2005) * 4th runner-up: Kendall Fein (2012) * Top 12: Melissa Yust (1993) * Top 15/16: Kelsey Stevens (2009), Olivia Turk (2016), Lily McLaughlin (2020), Kylan Darnell (2022) Ohio holds a record of 7 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards at Miss Teen USA

* Miss Congeniality: Christina Todd (1997)

Winners

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

External links

* {{Miss Teen USA state

Women in Ohio