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| membership = [[Miss America]] |
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The '''Miss Rhode Island''' competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of [[Rhode Island]] in the [[Miss America]] pageant. |
The '''Miss Rhode Island''' competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of [[Rhode Island]] in the [[Miss America]] pageant. |
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Ali Hornung of [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]] was crowned Miss Rhode Island 2024onMay 12, 2024 at the McVinney Auditorium in [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. She will compete for the title of [[Miss America 2025]]. |
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==Gallery of past titleholders== |
==Gallery of past titleholders== |
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* '''3rd runners-up:''' Marilyn Cocozza (1968) |
* '''3rd runners-up:''' Marilyn Cocozza (1968) |
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* '''4th runners-up:''' Caroline Parente (2024) |
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* '''Top 10:''' [[Laurie Gray (Miss Rhode Island)|Laurie Gray]] (2004) |
* '''Top 10:''' [[Laurie Gray (Miss Rhode Island)|Laurie Gray]] (2004) |
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* '''Top 15:''' Deborah Saint-Vil (2011) |
* '''Top 15:''' Deborah Saint-Vil (2011) |
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* '''Miss Photogenic:''' Ashley Bickford (2008) |
* '''Miss Photogenic:''' Ashley Bickford (2008) |
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* '''Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship:''' [[Laurie Gray (Miss Rhode Island)|Laurie Gray]] (2004) |
* '''Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship:''' [[Laurie Gray (Miss Rhode Island)|Laurie Gray]] (2004) |
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* '''[[Miss America award winners#Quality of Life award|Quality of Life Award]] Winners:''' Allison Rogers (2007) |
* '''[[Miss America award winners#Jean Bartel Quality of Life / Social Impact Initiative Scholarship award|Quality of Life Award]] Winners:''' Allison Rogers (2007) |
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* '''Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up:''' Jessica Marfeo (2014) |
* '''Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up:''' Jessica Marfeo (2014) |
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* '''Quality of Life Award Finalists:''' Ashley Bickford (2008), Francesca Simone (2009), [[Alexandra Curtis]] (2016) |
* '''Quality of Life Award Finalists:''' Ashley Bickford (2008), Francesca Simone (2009), [[Alexandra Curtis]] (2016) |
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==Winners== |
==Winners== |
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|[[Miss America 2025|2024]] |
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|Abby Mansolillo |
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|Abby Mansolillo<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nagle |first=Kate |title=NEW: Miss Rhode Island 2022 Crowned |url=https://www.golocalprov.com/beauty/new-miss-rhode-island-2022-crowned |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=GoLocalProv |language=en}}</ref> |
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| Ann Louise Willis Ratray died at age 81 on June 9, 2021 in New York City, NY. She was a noted stage and screen actress who became a celebrated drama coach |
| Ann Louise Willis Ratray died at age 81 on June 9, 2021, in New York City, NY. She was a noted stage and screen actress who became a celebrated drama coach |
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| [[Miss America 1958|1957]] |
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| Dr. Dorothy May Eden Trayner Erinakes died at 97 on March 20, 2017 in San Luis Obispo, California. |
| Dr. Dorothy May Eden Trayner Erinakes died at 97 on March 20, 2017, in San Luis Obispo, California. |
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| [[Miss America 1936|1936]] |
| [[Miss America 1936|1936]] |
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| colspan=8 style="text-align: center;" |No national pageant was held<ref name="shut">{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh//amex/missamerica/timeline/timeline2.html |title=Miss America Timeline: 1901–1950 |work=[[PBS]]}}</ref> |
| colspan=8 style="text-align: center;" |No national pageant was held<ref name="shut">{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh//amex/missamerica/timeline/timeline2.html |title=Miss America Timeline: 1901–1950 |work=[[PBS]] |access-date=2019-05-11 |archive-date=2017-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215160548/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/missamerica/timeline/timeline2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| [[Miss America 1933|1933]] |
| [[Miss America 1933|1933]] |
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[[Category:Miss America state pageants|Rhode Island]] |
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[[Category:Women in Rhode Island]] |
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Formation | 1923 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Providence |
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Membership | Miss America |
Official language | English |
Website | Official website |
The Miss Rhode Island competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Rhode Island in the Miss America pageant.
Ali Hornung of Providence was crowned Miss Rhode Island 2024 on May 12, 2024 at the McVinney Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Rhode Island titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.
Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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2024 | Ali Hornung | Providence | 24 | Miss North Kingstown | Vocal | TBA | TBA | |
2023 | Caroline Parente | South Kingstown | 21 | Vocal, "Imagine" | 4th Runner-Up | Previously Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2019-2020 | ||
2022 | Abby Mansolillo[1] | Providence | 22 |
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2021 | Leigh Payne[2] | Barrington | 21 | Piano | ||||
2019–20[a] | Molly M. Andrade[4] | Middletown | 20 | Irish Step Dance | ||||
2018 | Alexandra N. Coppa[5] | Cranston | 22 | Jazz Dance | Previously Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen 2012[6] | |||
2017 | Nicolette Peloquin[7][8] | Newport | 21 | Miss Newport | Acrobatics, "All That Jazz" | NFL cheerleader for the New England Patriots for the 2018–2019 season[9] | ||
2016 | Shruti Nagarajan[10] | Providence | 24 | Miss Providence County | Bollywood-fusion dance | Women in Business Scholarship Winner | ||
2015 | Alexandra Curtis[11] | East Greenwich | 23 | Miss West Warwick | Musical Theater Vocal, "Poor Unfortunate Souls" | Quality of Life Award Finalist | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant | |
2014 | Ivy DePew[12] | Providence | 23 | Miss Providence | Flute, "Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels Band | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2013 pageant | ||
2013 | Jessica Marfeo[13] | Exeter | 20 | Miss University of Rhode Island | Vocal, "Ain't Misbehavin'" | Quality of Life Award 2nd runner-up | ||
2012 | Kelsey Fournier | Pawtucket | 23 | Miss Pawtucket | Jazz Dance, "All That Jazz" | Former NFL cheerleader and line captain for the New England Patriots during 2009–2011 seasons[14] | ||
2011 | Robin Bonner[15] | Westhampton, NY | 20 | Miss University of Rhode Island | Jazz Dance, "Americano" by Lady Gaga | |||
2010 | Deborah M. Saint-Vil | Providence | 22 | Miss Spirit of Hope | Vocal, "Smile" | Top 15 | Preliminary Talent Award | |
2009 | Julianna Clare Strout | Watch Hill | 24 | Vocal, "Come Rain or Come Shine" | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
2008 | Francesca Simone | North Smithfield | 22 | Classical Vocal, "Nessun dorma" | Quality of Life Award Finalist | |||
2007 | Ashley Bickford | Newport | 22 | Ballet en Pointe | Miss Photogenic Quality of Life Award Finalist Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness Award |
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2006 | Allison Rogers | Providence | 25 | Classical Piano, "Fantaisie-Impromptu" | Quality of Life Award | |||
2005 | Jessica Samson | Newport | 23 | Vocal, "It's No Secret Anymore" | ||||
2004 | Aimee Belisle | North Smithfield | 24 | Ballet en Pointe, "You're a Grand Old Flag" | ||||
2003 | Laurie Gray[16] | Warwick | 22 | Classical Violin, "Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64" | Top 10 | Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship Preliminary Talent Award |
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2002 | Gianine Marie Teti | Providence | 22 | Classical Vocal, "Steal Me Sweet Thief" from The Old Maid and the Thief | ||||
2001 | Jennifer Leigh D'Ambrosio | 21 | Vocal, "As If We Never Said Goodbye" from Sunset Boulevard | Featured on MTV's True Life-I'm a Beauty Queen | ||||
2000 | Jennifer St. Laurent | Bristol | 24 | Vocal, "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" | ||||
1999 | Karen Lindsay | Warwick | 24 | Vocal, "I'm a Woman" | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Contestant at National Sweetheart 1998 pageant Contestant on The Bachelor | ||
1998 | Heather Marie Picard | Cumberland | 23 | Ballet en Pointe, Carmen | ||||
1997 | Kelly Jo Roarke | Cranston | 24 | Comic Reading, "Non-Bridaled Passion" | Non-finalist Talent Award | |||
1996 | Elana Chomiszak | Providence | 21 | Dance, "Nice Work If You Can Get It" | ||||
1995 | Elizabeth Reilly | North Providence | 24 | Miss North Providence | Dance, "Everybody Says Don't" from Anyone Can Whistle | |||
1994 | Tori-Lynn Heaton | Cranston | 24 | Miss Cranston | Character Jazz Dance | First police officer to compete at a Miss America pageant[citation needed] | ||
1993 | Wendy Mello | Narragansett | 22 | Miss South County | Lyrical Ballet, "A Piece of Sky" from Yentl | |||
1992 | Lisa Snow | Cranston | 23 | Miss Western Cranston | Dramatic Monologue | Non-finalist Interview Award | ||
1991 | Debi Cutler | North Providence | 26 | Miss Providence County | Vocal, "Shine On, Harvest Moon" | |||
1990 | Susan Savastano | East Providence | 22 | Miss Greater Providence County | Tap Dance, "All Right" | |||
1989 | Gloria Berlanga | Davisville | 23 | Miss Kent County | Flute | |||
1988 | Jenna Wims | Pawtucket | 24 | Vocal | ||||
1987 | Cherilynn Cusick | Providence | 21 | Miss Providence County | Contemporary Ballet | |||
1986 | Barbara Longo | Barrington | N/A | |||||
Toni Langello | Warwick | 20 | Vocal, "My Man" | Competed as Miss Rhode Island in Miss America 1987 pageant Later resigned after being arrested for cocaine possession in January 1987[17] | ||||
1985 | Lori Boucher | Pawtucket | 20 | Vocal, "Losing My Mind" | ||||
1984 | Joanna Minisce | North Smithfield | 19 | Miss Northern Rhode Island | Modern Jazz Dance | |||
1983 | Pamela Hoff | Providence | 21 | Miss Providence-Pawtucket | Vocal, "For Once in My Life" | |||
1982 | Cynthia Crook | Warwick | 22 | Miss Central Rhode Island | Vocal/Dance, "Theme from New York, New York" | |||
1981 | Kathleen Cryan | Providence | 23 | Miss Eastern Rhode Island | Jazz Dance, "Electro-Phantasma" | |||
1980 | Dawn Potter | Pascoag | 20 | Miss Northern Rhode Island | Vocal / Dance, "All That Jazz" | |||
1979 | Elaine Rushlow | Westerly | 20 | Miss Southern Rhode Island | Piano, "Bridge over Troubled Water" | |||
1978 | Lori Leyden | Providence | 21 | Vocal, "Everything" | ||||
1977 | Tanya Kapla | Middletown | 21 | Ballet en Pointe, "The Dying Swan" | Played Gloria Brown on The Young and the Restless | |||
1976 | Debra Cerroni | Esmond | 20 | Miss University of Rhode Island | Vocal, "Much More" from The Fantasticks | Previously Miss Rhode Island USA 1974 | ||
1975 | Debra Cusick | Providence | 20 | Dance, Selections from Promises, Promises | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | |||
1974 | Karen Salvatore | Warwick | 22 | Miss Rhode Island Coed | Original Skit, "Don't Smoke" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1973 | Patricia Garrahy | North Providence | 19 | Ballet, "Scarborough Fair" | ||||
1972 | Michele Passarelli | Pawtucket | 18 | Miss Pawtucket | Vocal, "Cabaret" | |||
1971 | Annette Charpentier | Cumberland | 21 | Miss Cumberland | Semi-classical Vocal, "Eli's Coming" | |||
1970 | Teresa Bradley | East Greenwich | 19 | Miss North Kingston | Folk Singing & Guitar, "Chelsea Morning" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1969 | Jeanne Bursley | Barrington | 20 | Vocal / Dance, "Standing on a Corner" | ||||
1968 | Arlene Pinto | Warwick | 21 | Miss Warwick | Vocal / Dance, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" | |||
1967 | Marilyn Cocozza | North Providence | 19 | Miss Pawtucket | Piano / Vocal, "I Have Confidence" from The Sound of Music | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |
1966 | Cheryl Girr | Newport | 18 | Miss Newport | Interpretive Ballet | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1965 | Maureen Manton | Warwick | 21 | Miss Warwick | Dramatic Reading from The Diary of Anne Frank | |||
1964 | Judy Anderson | 20 | Vocal / Dance | |||||
1963 | Sheila Guarniere | Bristol | Miss Bristol | Piano | ||||
1962 | Deborah Babbitt | 18 | Acrobatic Musical Comedy Dance | |||||
1961 | Cheryl Hirst | Greenville | 18 | Miss North Providence | Ventriloquism & Organ, "This Can't Be Love" | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
1960 | Sally Saabye | Warwick | 18 | Miss Warwick | Piano/Pantomime | |||
1959 | Michalene Chomicz | Pawtucket | 23 | Vocal | ||||
1958 | Ann Louise Willis | Cranston | 18 | Miss Congeniality | Ann Louise Willis Ratray died at age 81 on June 9, 2021, in New York City, NY. She was a noted stage and screen actress who became a celebrated drama coach | |||
1957 | Beatrice Turek | Providence | Art Display | |||||
1956 | Gail Gilmore | Barrington | Drama / Piano | |||||
1955 | Claire Mae Emerson | Pawtucket | Dramatic Monologue | |||||
1954 | Virginia Gregory | Speech | ||||||
1953 | Joyce Sandberg | Providence | Drama | Later Miss Rhode Island USA 1954 | ||||
1952 | Jayne Bradshaw | Westerly | Classical Vocal | |||||
1951 | No Rhode Island representative at Miss America pageant[18][19][20][21] | |||||||
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1947 | Ellen DiCenzo | Providence | Vocal | |||||
1946 | Marilyn Tripp | Westerly | ||||||
1945 | Mary Stevens | Cranston | Vocal, "How Deep Is the Ocean?" | |||||
1944 | No Rhode Island representative at Miss America pageant | |||||||
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1937 | Dorothy May Eden | East Providence | 18 | Dr. Dorothy May Eden Trayner Erinakes died at 97 on March 20, 2017, in San Luis Obispo, California. | ||||
1936 | Mary Margaret Rogers | Johnston | ||||||
1935 | Beatrice McKenzie | Providence | Miss Providence | Multiple Rhode Island representatives Contestants competed under local title at Miss America pageant | ||||
Leona Mucha | West Warwick | Miss West Warwick | ||||||
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1934 | No national pageant was held[22] | |||||||
1933 | No Rhode Island representative at Miss America pageant[23] | |||||||
1932 | No national pageants were held[22] | |||||||
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1927 | June Frances Costello | Providence | N/A[24] | |||||
1926 | No Rhode Island representative at Miss America pageant[25] | |||||||
1925 | Loretta Berchman | N/A[24] | ||||||
1924 | Freida Leamon | Providence | Miss Providence | Competed under local title at Miss America pageant | ||||
1923 | Loretta La Flamme[26] | |||||||
1922 | No Rhode Island representative at Miss America pageant[27][28] | |||||||
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