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Miss Rhode Island USA

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Formation
  
1952

Headquarters
  
Providence

Membership
  
Miss USA

Type
  
Beauty pageant

Location
  
Rhode Island

Official language
  
English

Miss Rhode Island USA

The Miss Rhode Island USA competition is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state Rhode Island in the Miss USA pageant.

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Historically, Rhode Island has been comparatively unsuccessful at Miss USA but 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, Olivia became the first Rhode Islander to win the title of Miss Universe. Olivia Culpo also became the first Triple Crown winner in the history of Miss Rhode Island USA.

Results summary

  • Winner: Olivia Culpo (2012)
  • 1st runners-up: Danielle Lacourse (2007)
  • 2nd runners-up: Gayle White (1973), Anea Garcia (2015)
  • 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), Amy Diaz (2008)
  • Miss Congeniality: Christina Palavra (2014)

    • Winners

    Color key

    1 Age at the time of the Miss Rhode Island USA pageant

    References

    Miss Rhode Island USA Wikipedia
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