Miss New York Teen USA


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 in the top 10 most successful states at Miss Teen USA in terms of number and value of placements. The first Miss Teen USA competition was won by a Miss New York Teen USA. That winner was Ruth Zakarian, who went on to be an actress. Two New York teens have also placed 1st runner-up in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
Five New York teens have also competed at Miss USA, including Zakarian who competed as Miss Teen USA in the Miss USA competition. Two won the Miss New York USA crown, and one won the Miss Vermont USA title.
In 1998, Kimberly Pressler, Miss New York Teen USA 1994, won the Miss New York USA 1999 title and went on to win the Miss USA 1999 pageant held in February the following year. Pressler later competed at Miss Universe 1999 and was the first Miss USA to miss the cut at Miss Universe since 1976.
New York is also one of only five states to have won the Miss Congeniality award at least two times.
Maya Dominguez of Yonkers was crowned Miss New York Teen USA 2020 on January 19, 2020 at The Performing Arts Center in Purchase College in Harrison. She will represent New York for the title of Miss Teen USA 2020.

Results summary

Placements

New York holds a record of 16 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

YearNameHometownAge1Placement at MTUSASpecial awards at MTUSANotes
2020Maya DominguezYonkers19TBA
2019Hailey GermanoSmithtown18
2018Saige GuerinStaten Island17
2017Isabella GriffithMelville16Top 15
2016Natalia TerreroCommack17
2015Geena CardalenaFloral Park18Top 15
2014Corrin StellakisBridgeport16Later Miss Missouri World 2015, top 12 at Miss World America 2015. Later became Miss Earth United States 2016 and Miss Earth-Fire 2016.
2013Nikki OrlandoSmithtown16Top 16
2012Sabrina MastrangeloBellmore16Top 16
2011Lisa DrouillardBrooklyn19Later Miss Grand Haiti 2014, top 10 at Miss Grand International 2014. Later Miss Haiti Universe 2015
2010Thatiana DiazBayside17Top 15Later Miss Comunidad Dominicana en Estados Unidos 2013 and Top 10 at Miss Dominican Republic 2014. Later Miss New York USA 2015 and Top 15 at Miss USA 2015.
2009Taylor GildersleeveMattituck17Formerly on ABC daytime soap opera All My Children as "Sydney Harris"
2008Sana IdnaniRoslyn18Miss Photogenic
2007Tatiana PallagiAvon17
2006Candace KuykendallRochester17Later Miss New York USA 2014
2005Natascha BessezNew York City18Semi-finalist
2004Catherine MuldoonChappaqua18Top 10Later Miss Virginia USA 2012
2003Adriana DiazBronx18Later Miss New York USA 2006
2002Marley DelduchettoSyracuse18Semi-finalist
2001Gloria AlmonteBronx181st runner-upLater Miss New York USA 2007
2000Tina CascianiWantagh18Successor to crown
2000Emily PollakRochester18Resigned prior to competing at Miss Teen USA.
1999Morgan MaholickNew York City17Miss Congeniality
1998Lindsay FredetteGlens Falls15Sister of Sacramento Kings basketball player Jimmer Fredette and rapper TJ Fredette.
1997Jessica-Lynn FerdinandNew York City17
1996Aiesha HendrickNew York City17Semi-finalist
1995Tara CampbellClarence Center19
1994Kimberly PresslerFranklinville16Later Miss New York USA 1999 and Miss USA 1999
1993Sara Rae GoreQueensbury17Top 6
1992Amber EvansRochester17Miss Congeniality
1991Wendy CooperRochester19
1990Catherine BlissNew York City15Later Miss Vermont USA 1998
1989Beth SavageNew York City16Semi-finalist
1988Jessica CollinsAmsterdam171st runner-upActress
1987Michelle KelenskiBallston Spa18Semi-finalist
1986Claudia LiemGlendale152nd runner-up
1985Shelly LoungeRed House18
1984Denise ScalezNew York City19
1983Ruth ZakarianAmsterdam17Miss Teen USA 1983Competed at Miss USA 1984 as Miss Teen USA

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant