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.
Rhode Island has had comparatively little success at Miss USA yet appears to have improved their performance in recent years. Their most recent titleholder, Leeann Tingley, was a Top 10 finalist at the 2006 Miss USA pageant.
[edit] List of winners
- 2007 - Danielle Lacourse
- 2006 - Leeann Tingley (Finalist at Miss USA 2006)
- 2005 - Allison Paganetti
- 2004 - Sarah Bettencourt
- 2003 - Krisily Kennedy
- 2002 - Janet Sutton (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 2001 - Yanaiza Alvarez (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 2000 - Heidi St. Pierre
- 1999 - Claire DeSimone
- 1998 - Connie Harrolle
- 1997 - Claudia Jordan (Semi-finalist at Miss USA) -- One of Barker's Beauties on The Price Is Right
- 1996 - Karen Bradley
- 1995 - Jennifer Aubin (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)
- 1994 - RayeAnne Johnson
- 1993 - Julie Roach
- 1992 - Yvette Hernandez
- 1991 - Lynne Michael
- 1990 - Susan Lima
- 1989 - Debra Damiano
- 1988 - Cindy Geronda
- 1987 - Lisa Benson
- 1986 - Donna Silva
- 1985 - Dana Wilson
- 1984 - Debbie Mowry
- 1983 - Allegra Hendricks
- 1982 - Peggy McGraw
- 1981 - Patti Reo
- 1980 - Robyn Hall
- 1979 - Theresa Patterson
- 1978 - Sharon McGarry
- 1977 - Susan Carten
- 1976 - Kathleen Confreda
- 1975 - Marice Love
- 1974 - Debra Cerroni
- 1973 - Gayle White (2nd runner-up at Miss USA)
- 1972 - Jeanne Lemay
- 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 at Miss USA)
- 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
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