Valarie Goorahoo of Valley Stream, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, United States competed against 67 other Miss New York Teen USA 2022 candidates at the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino in Niagara Falls, New York on June 4, 2022. She was second runner-up to Mahdiya Chowdhury.

On June 30, 2024, Goorahoo competed against 40 other Miss New York Teen USA 2024 candidates at the Hilton Albany in Albany, Albany County, New York. She won the title. 

On August 17, 2025, Goorahoo went back to the Hilton Albany where she crowned her successor Ginger Ragaishis of New City, Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York. The latter will represent New York at Miss Teen USA 2025.

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Miss New York Teen USA 2025 results

JUDGES

  1. Adrienne Lopez
  2. Caleigh Shade
  3. Cindy Hunt
  4. Constantine James Lupu-Haritos
  5. Kristin White
  6. Mariela Pepin
  7. Melissa Morgan
  8. Nik Mathurin
  9. Steven Rice
  10. Taelyr Robinson
  11. Zachary Helsel

FINALISTS

PLACEMENTNAME
Top 14
Adriana Lane
Amelia Chick
Amira Short
Anessa Ahmetaj
Elisa Akin
Erica Parks
Kiera Gunn
Lia Cohen
Magdalena Marquez
Top 5
Arabella Torrado
Emily Hall
Ginger Ragaishis
Mia Hasan
Victoria Sala

WINNERS

PLACEMENT20252024
4th
runner-up
Victoria SalaEmily Hall
3rd
runner-up
Arabella TorradoIsabelle Oommen
2nd
runner-up
Emily HallVegas Turner
1st
runner-up
Mia HasanElisa Akin
Miss New York
Teen USA
Ginger Ragaishis
New City
Valarie Goorahoo
Valley Stream
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Currently, New York has 18 Miss Teen USA placements including the coronation of Ruth Zakarian in 1983. The most recent one was achieved by Goorahoo.

On August 1, 2024, Goorahoo represented New York at Miss Teen USA 2024 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA. She finished in the Top 20.

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