The Miss New York Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss Teen USA pageant. It is directed by D&D Productions. New York is the first state to win the Miss Teen USA title, when Ruth Zakarian won the inaugural pageant, Miss Teen USA 1983.

New York is also one of only five states to have won the Miss Congeniality award at least two times.

Elisa Akin of New York City was crowned Miss New York Teen USA 2026 on July 26, 2026, at the Hilton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany. She will represent New York at Miss Teen USA 2026.

Results summary

Placements Miss Teen USA: Ruth Zakarian (1983) 1st runners-up: Jessica Collins (1988), Gloria Almonte (2001), Stephanie Skinner (2023) 2nd runner-up: Claudia Liem (1986), Elisa Akin (2026) 4th runner-up: Ginger Ragaishis (2025) Top 6: Sarah Gore (1993) Top 10: Michelle Kelenski (1987), Beth Savage (1989), Aiesha Hendrick (1996), Marley Delduchetto (2002), Catherine Muldoon (2004) Top 15: Natascha Bessez (2005), Thatiana Diaz (2010), Geena Cardalena (2015), Isabella Griffith (2017) Top 16: Sabrina Mastrangelo (2012), Nikki Orlando (2013) Top 20: Valarie Goorahoo (2024) New York holds a record of 20 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards Miss Congeniality: Amber Evans (1992), Morgan Maholick (1999) Miss Photogenic: Sana Idnani (2008) Best Overall Interview: Stephanie Skinner (2023) People's Choice: Valarie Goorahoo (2024)

Winners

Year Name Hometown Age1 Local title Placement at MTUSA Special awards at MTUSA Notes 2026 Elisa Akin New York City 18 Miss Manhattan Teen 2nd runner-up 2025 Ginger Ragaishis New York City 19 Miss Gotham City Teen 4th runner-up Previously Miss Vermont's Teen 2023 Top 11 at Miss America's Teen 2024 2024 Valarie Goorahoo Valley Stream 17 Miss Valley Stream Teen Top 20 People's Choice 2023 Stephanie Skinner Syracuse 19 Miss North New York Teen 1st runner-up Best Overall InterviewLater Miss Pennsylvania 2026 Formerly Miss High School America 2021 2022 Mahdiya Chowdhury East Harlem 17 2021 Geanna Koulouris Bethpage 19 Miss Bethpage Teen 2020 Maya Dominguez Yonkers 19 Miss Yonkers Teen 2019 Hailey Germano Smithtown 18 2018 Saige Guerin Staten Island 17 2017 Isabella Griffith Melville 16 Top 15 2016 Natalia Terrero Commack 17 2015 Geena Cardalena Floral Park 18 Top 15 2014 Corrin Stellakis Bridgeport 16 Later Miss Missouri World 2015 Top 12 at Miss World America 2015. Later became Miss Earth United States 2016 Miss Earth-Fire 2016. Later Miss U.S. International 2022 2013 Nikki Orlando Smithtown 16 Miss Long Island Teen Top 16 2012 Sabrina Mastrangelo Bellmore 2011 Lisa Drouillard Brooklyn 19 Later Miss Grand Haiti 2014 Top 10 at Miss Grand International 2014. Later Miss Haiti Universe 2015 2010 Thatiana Diaz Bayside 17 Top 15 Later Miss Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos 2013 and Top 10 at Miss Dominican Republic 2014. Later Miss New York USA 2015 Top 15 at Miss USA 2015. 2009 Taylor Gildersleeve Mattituck 17 Formerly on ABC daytime soap opera All My Children as "Sydney Harris" (2006–2007) 2008 Sana Idnani Roslyn 18 Miss Photogenic 2007 Tatiana Pallagi Avon 17 2006 Candace Kuykendall Rochester 17 Later Miss New York USA 2014 2005 Natascha Bessez New York City 18 Semi-finalist 2004 Catherine Muldoon Chappaqua 18 Top 10 Later Miss Virginia USA 2012 2003 Adriana Diaz Bronx 18 Later Miss New York USA 2006 2002 Marley Delduchetto Syracuse 18 Semi-finalist 2001 Gloria Almonte Bronx 18 1st runner-up Later Miss New York USA 2007 2000 Tina Casciani Wantagh 18 Successor to crown Emily Pollak Rochester 18 colspan="2" Resigned prior to competing at Miss Teen USA. 1999 Morgan Maholick New York City 17 Miss Congeniality 1998 Lindsay Fredette Glens Falls 15 Sister of Sacramento Kings basketball player Jimmer Fredette and rapper TJ Fredette. 1997 Jessica-Lynn Ferdinand New York City 17 1996 Aiesha Hendrick New York City 17 Semi-finalist 1995 Tara Campbell Clarence Center 19 1994 Kimberly Pressler Franklinville 16 Later Miss New York USA 1999 Miss USA 1999 1993 Sara Rae Gore Queensbury 17 Top 6 1992 Amber Evans Rochester 17 Miss Congeniality 1991 Wendy Cooper Rochester 19 1990 Catherine Bliss New York City 15 Later Miss Vermont USA 1998 1989 Beth Savage New York City 16 Semi-finalist 1988 Jessica Collins Amsterdam 17 1st runner-up Actress 1987 Michelle Kelenski Ballston Spa 18 Semi-finalist 1986 Claudia Liem Glendale 15 2nd runner-up 1985 Shelley Lown Red Hook 18 1984 Denise Scalez New York City 19 1983 Ruth Zakarian Amsterdam 17 Miss Teen USA 1983 Competed at Miss USA 1984 as Miss Teen USA 1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

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