Miss Rhode Island Teen USA
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.
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. Currently portraying the role of Phyllis Summers on the soap The Young and the Restless since August 11, 2014.
Results summary
Placements
- Top 10: Alysha Castonguay, Shaelyn McNally, Rochelle Rose
- Top 12: Gina Tognoni, Shanna Moakler
- Top 15: Talia Turco
- Rhode Island holds a record of 6 placements at the Miss Teen USA.
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Raye-Anne Johnson, Gina Tognoni
- Miss Congeniality: Malia Cruz, Alexa Papigiotis
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss Teen USA | Special awards at Miss Teen USA | Notes |
| 2020 | Sofia Ledoux | Cranston | 16 | TBA | ||
| 2019 | Olivia Volpe | Cranston | 18 | |||
| 2018 | Aliyah Moore | Pawtucket | 17 | |||
| 2017 | Alexa Papigiotis | Providence | 18 | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 2016 | Malia Cruz | Warwick | 18 | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 2015 | Mary Malloy | Cumberland | 17 | |||
| 2014 | Gabriella Maggiacomo | Hope | 17 | |||
| 2013 | Elaine Collado | Providence | 18 | |||
| 2012 | Livia Stencel | Warwick | 16 | |||
| 2011 | Lindsey Bucci | Scituate | 18 | |||
| 2010 | Erica Wright | Narragansett | 18 | |||
| 2009 | Talia Turco | Lincoln | 18 | Top 15 | ||
| 2008 | Tiondra Martinez | Woonsocket | 17 | |||
| 2007 | Rochelle Rose | Jamestown | 18 | Top 10 | ||
| 2006 | Shaelyn McNally | Lincoln | 18 | Top 10 | ||
| 2005 | Dominique Lee | Westerly | 17 | |||
| 2004 | Melissa Landry | Charlestown | 16 | |||
| 2003 | Kristina Primavera | Cranston | 16 | Later Miss Rhode Island USA 2010 | ||
| 2002 | Alysha Castonguay | Woonsocket | 16 | Top 10 | Later Miss Rhode Island USA 2009 ; New England Patriots Cheerleader | |
| 2001 | Amy Diaz | Providence | 16 | Later Miss Rhode Island USA 2008, top 15 at Miss USA 2008. Winner of The Amazing Race 23 with her husband Jason. | ||
| 2000 | Sienna Piccione | Cranston | 17 | |||
| 1999 | Jodi Fournier | Burrillville | 18 | |||
| 1998 | Kristen Luneberg | Lincoln | 17 | Later Miss North Carolina USA 2003 | ||
| 1997 | Lauren Alviti | Cranston | 18 | |||
| 1996 | Kelly Dutra | Tiverton | 17 | |||
| 1995 | Carol Pedroso | Warwick | 18 | |||
| 1994 | Nicole Coletti | Cranston | 17 | |||
| 1993 | Alisha Currier | North Kingstown | 19 | |||
| 1992 | Shanna Moakler | Barrington | 16 | Top 12 | Later Miss New York USA 1995 & Miss USA 1995, Miss Teen All American 1992; actress & reality television star; Current director of the Miss Nevada USA and Miss Nevada Teen USA pageants. Previous co-director of the Miss California USA & Miss California Teen USA pageants | |
| 1991 | Gina Tognoni | Bristol | 17 | Top 12 | Miss Photogenic | |
| 1990 | Claudia Jordan | East Providence | 16 | Later Miss Rhode Island USA 1997, top 10 at Miss USA 1997, suitcase model on Deal or No Deal, cast member on season 7 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta | ||
| 1989 | Deb Hodges | East Greenwich | 17 | |||
| 1988 | Debbie Peters | North Providence | 18 | |||
| 1987 | Raye-Anne Johnson | Wakefield | 16 | Miss Photogenic - tie | Later Miss Rhode Island USA 1994 | |
| 1986 | Lori Damiani | Cranston | 18 | |||
| 1985 | Chris Pavalli | Warwick | 18 | |||
| 1984 | Jennifer Ammeroso | Narragansett | 17 | |||
| 1983 | Melissa Sciarra | Warwick | 16 |
1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant