The Miss Rhode Island competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of
Rhode Island
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in the
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is judged on competition segments with scoring percentages: ''Priva ...
pageant.
Ali Hornung of
Providence
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* Providentia, the divine personification of foresight in ancient Roman religion
* Divine providence, divinely ordained events and outcomes in some religions
* Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of Rhode Island in the ...
was crowned Miss Rhode Island 2024 on May 12, 2024 at the McVinney Auditorium in
Providence, Rhode Island
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. She will compete for the title of
Miss America 2025
Miss America 2025 was the 97th edition of the Miss America pageant, held inside the Walt Disney Theater, located at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida, alongside the Miss America's Teen 2025 competition on Janu ...
.
Gallery of past titleholders
File:Miss_RI_Allison_Rogers.jpg, Allison Rogers
Miss Rhode Island 2006, speaking in August 2008
File:Ashley Bickford.png, Ashley Bickford,
Miss Rhode Island 2007
Results summary
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.
Placements
* 3rd runners-up: Marilyn Cocozza (1968)
* 4th runners-up: Caroline Parente (2024)
* Top 10:
Laurie Gray (2004)
* Top 15: Deborah Saint-Vil (2011)
Awards
Preliminary awards
*
Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Debra Cusick (1976), Karen Lindsay (2000), Ashley Bickford (2008)
*
Preliminary Talent: Marilyn Cocozza (1968),
Laurie Gray (2004), Deborah Saint-Vil (2011)
Non-finalist awards
* Non-finalist Interview: Lisa Snow (1993)
* Non-finalist Talent: Cheryl Hirst (1962), Cheryl Girr (1967), Teresa Bradley (1971), Karen Salvatore (1975), Kelly Jo Roarke (1998), Julianna Strout (2010)
Other awards
*
Miss Congeniality: Ann Willis (1959)
* Miss Photogenic: Ashley Bickford (2008)
* Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship:
Laurie Gray (2004)
*
Quality of Life Award Winners: Allison Rogers (2007)
* Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Jessica Marfeo (2014)
* Quality of Life Award Finalists: Ashley Bickford (2008), Francesca Simone (2009),
Alexandra Curtis (2016)
*
Women in Business Scholarship Award Winners: Shruti Nagarajan (2017)
Winners
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References
External links
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Rhode Island
Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...
Women in Rhode Island
Rhode Island culture
1923 establishments in Rhode Island
Annual events in Rhode Island
Recurring events established in 1923