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Miss Rhode Island Teen USA

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Formation
  
1983

Headquarters
  
Providence

Membership
  
Miss Teen USA

Type
  
Beauty pageant

Location
  
Rhode Island

Official language
  
English

The Miss Rhode Island Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Rhode Island in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner.

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Rhode Island has placed six times at the Miss Teen USA Pageant, most recently in 2009 when Talia Turco made the top 15. The state's first finalist was Shaelyn McNally in 2006. One of those semi-finalists was Shanna Moakler, who would later win the Miss New York USA pageant and takeover the Miss USA title when Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe.

Other notable Miss Rhode Island Teen USAs are:

  • Claudia Jordan - was also Miss Rhode Island USA 1997 and has appeared on The Price Is Right, Deal or No Deal and The Real Housewives of Atlanta
  • Gina Tognoni - known for her portrayal of Kelly Cramer on the soap opera One Life to Live from 1995 to 2001

    • Placements

  • Top 10: Alysha Castonguay (2002), Shaelyn McNally (2006), Rochelle Rose (2007)
  • Top 12: Gina Tognoni (1991), Shanna Moakler (1992)
  • Top 15: Talia Turco (2009)

    • Awards

  • Miss Photogenic: Raye-Anne Johnson (1987 - tie), Gina Tognoni (1991)
  • Miss Congeniality: Malia Cruz (2016)

    • Winners

    1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

    References

    Miss Rhode Island Teen USA Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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