Miss Rhode Island USA
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The Miss Rhode Island USA competition is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state Rhode Island in the Miss USA pageant.
The 2006 Miss Rhode Island USA pageant was held at the Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at Rhode Island College in Providence. Contestants competed in interview, swimsuit and evening gown competitions.
Historically, Rhode Island has been comparatively unsuccessful at Miss USA but has been one of the most consistent states since 2000, with three semi-finalist placements and one first runner-up placement.
[edit] Results summary
- 1st runners-up: Danielle Lacourse (2007)
- 2nd runners-up: Gayle White (1973)
- Top 10: Claudia Jordan (1997), Yanaiza Alvarez (2001), Leeann Tingley (2006)
- Top 11/12: Jennifer Aubin (1995), Janet Sutton (2002)
- Top 15: Joan Zeller (1961)
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Danielle Lacourse | North Providence | 21 | 1st runner-up | ||
| 2006 | Leeann Tingley | East Greenwich | 24 | Top 10 | ||
| 2005 | Allison Paganetti | North Kingstown | 21 | |||
| 2004 | Sarah Bettencourt | Lincoln | 20 | |||
| 2003 | Krisily Kennedy | Warwick | 23 | Runner-up on season 7 of The Bachelor | ||
| 2002 | Janet Sutton | Narragansett | 23 | Top 12 | ||
| 2001 | Yanaiza Alvarez | Providence | 24 | Top 10 | ||
| 2000 | Heidi St. Pierre | Harrisville | 23 | |||
| 1999 | Claire DeSimone | Warwick | ||||
| 1998 | Connie Harrolle | East Providence | ||||
| 1997 | Claudia Jordan | East Providence | 23 | Top 10 | Suitcase model on Deal or No Deal | |
| 1996 | Karen Bradley | 19 | ||||
| 1995 | Jennifer Aubin | Woonsocket | 20 | Top 12 | ||
| 1994 | RayeAnne Johnson | Lincoln | ||||
| 1993 | Julie Roach | Wakefield | ||||
| 1992 | Yvette Hernandez | |||||
| 1991 | Lynne Michael | |||||
| 1990 | Susan Lima | |||||
| 1989 | Debra Damiano | Providence | ||||
| 1988 | Cindy Geronda | North Providence | ||||
| 1987 | Lisa Benson | North Kingstown | ||||
| 1986 | Donna Silva | Cranston | ||||
| 1985 | Dana Wilson | Riverside | ||||
| 1984 | Debbie Mowry | North Providence | ||||
| 1983 | Allegra Hendricks | Providence | ||||
| 1982 | Peggy McGraw | Smithfield | ||||
| 1981 | Patti Reo | Scituate | ||||
| 1980 | Robyn Hall | Pawtucket | ||||
| 1979 | Theresa Patterson | |||||
| 1978 | Sharon McGarry | Warwick | ||||
| 1977 | Susan Carten | |||||
| 1976 | Kathleen Confreda | |||||
| 1975 | Marice Love | |||||
| 1974 | Debra Cerroni | Smithfield | ||||
| 1973 | Gayle White | Providence | 2nd runner-up | |||
| 1972 | Jeanne Lemay | West Warwick | ||||
| 1971 | Laurie Stahle | |||||
| 1970 | Rebecca Gaileshaw | |||||
| 1969 | Donna Lewis | |||||
| 1968 | Betty Lou Whitmore | |||||
| 1967 | Nancy Giuliano | |||||
| 1966 | Barbara Williams | |||||
| 1965 | Paula Farrow | |||||
| 1964 | Carolyn Cocamonaco | |||||
| 1963 | Rosmarie Dickinson | |||||
| 1961 | Joan Zeller | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1960 | Lorelie White | |||||
| 1959 | Gloria Ryder | |||||
| 1958 | Claire Dipaolo | |||||
| 1957 | Myrna Altieri | |||||
| 1956 | Sandra Vozella | |||||
| 1955 | Beverly Jansen | |||||
| 1954 | Joyce Ann Sandberg | |||||
| 1953 | Barbara Deignan | |||||
| 1952 | Delores Selinder |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
[edit] External links
| Rhode Island Pageantry | |
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| Miss America Miss Rhode Island |
Miss USA Miss Rhode Island USA |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen |
Miss Teen USA Miss Rhode Island Teen USA |
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