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Miss Rhode Island USA

Miss Rhode Island USA

Beauty pageant competition

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Rhode Island.

The Miss Rhode Island USA competition is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state Rhode Island in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently directed by D&D Productions.

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Rhode Island made its first placement at Miss USA in 1961 and has been one of the most consistent states since 2000, with four semi-finalist placements and one first runner-up placement. On June 3, 2012, Olivia Culpo won the first Miss USA title from the state of Rhode Island. On December 19, 2012, Culpo became the first Rhode Islander to win the title of Miss Universe.

Mary Malloy of Cumberland was crowned Miss Rhode Island USA 2023 on May 28, 2023, at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence. She represented Rhode Island at Miss USA 2023.

Results summary

Placements

  • Miss USA: Olivia Culpo (2012)
  • 1st runners-up: Danielle Lacourse (2007)
  • 2nd runners-up: Gayle White (1973), Anea Garcia (2015)
  • Top 10/11/12: Jennifer Aubin (1995), Claudia Jordan (1997), Yanaiza Alvarez (2001), Janet Sutton (2002), Leeann Tingley (2006)
  • Top 15: Joan Zeller (1961), Amy Diaz (2008)

Rhode Island holds a record of 11 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Christina Palavra (2014)

Winners

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  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
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1 Age at the time of the Miss Rhode Island USA pageant

References

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    "2004 Mrs America". Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
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    Miller, G. Wayne (2019-02-15). "Former R.I. First Lady Joyce Anne Noel has died". Providence Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
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