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.

Miss Rhode Island Teen USA

Formation	1983[citation needed]
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Cranston
Location	Rhode Island
Membership	Miss Teen USA
Official language	English
Key people	Deborah Miller Cindy Provost

Rhode Island has placed eight times at the Miss Teen USA Pageant, most recently in 2024 when Carissa Tillinghast made the top 20. 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.^{[citation needed]}

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^[1] from 1995 to 2001. Currently portraying the role of Phyllis Summers on the soap The Young and the Restless since August 11, 2014.

Reyana Ahern of Warwick was crowned Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2025 on May 25, 2025, at Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. She will represent Rhode Island at Miss Teen USA 2025.

Gallery of titleholders

• 
  Claudia Jordan, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1990 & Miss Rhode Island USA 1997 (pictured in 2009)
• 
  Amy Diaz, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2001 & Miss Rhode Island USA 2008.

Results summary

Placements

• Top 10: Alysha Castonguay (2002), Shaelyn McNally (2006), Rochelle Rose (2007)^{[citation needed]}
• Top 12: Gina Tognoni^[1] (1991), Shanna Moakler (1992)
• Top 15: Talia Turco (2009) ^{[citation needed]}
• Top 20: Lola Paolissi (2023), Carissa Tillinghast (2024)
• Rhode Island holds a record of 8 placements at the Miss Teen USA.

Awards

• Miss Photogenic: Raye-Anne Johnson (1987 - tie), Gina Tognoni^[1] (1991)^[2]
• Miss Congeniality: Malia Cruz (2016), Alexa Papigiotis (2017)^{[citation needed]}

Winners

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as runner-up
•   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year	Name	Hometown	Age1	Local title	Placement at Miss Teen USA	Special awards at Miss Teen USA	Notes
2025	Reyana Ahern	Warwick	16	Miss Norwood Teen	TBA
2024	Carissa Tillinghast	Warwick	19	Miss Warwick Teen	Top 20
2023	Lola Paolissi	Cranston	16		Top 20
2022	Julia Potts	Richmond	18
2021	Sydney Jaiswal	Cranston	17
2020	Sofia Ledoux	Cranston	16
2019	Olivia Volpe	Cranston	18
2018	Aliyah Moore[citation needed]	Pawtucket	17
2017	Alexa Papigiotis	North Providence	18			Miss Congeniality
2016	Malia Cruz[3][4]	Warwick[4]	18[5]			Miss Congeniality
2015	Mary Malloy[6]	Cumberland[7]	17[7]				Later Miss Rhode Island USA 2023
2014	Gabriella Maggiacomo[8]	Hope[8]	17[9]
2013	Elaine Collado[2]	Providence[10]	18[10]				Later Miss Rhode Island USA 2022
2012	Livia Stencel[2]	Warwick[11]	16[11]
2011	Lindsey Bucci[2]	Scituate[12]	18[13]
2010	Erica Wright[2]	Narragansett[14]	18[14]
2009	Talia Turco[2]	Lincoln[15]	18		Top 15[16]
2008	Tiondra Martinez[2]	Woonsocket[17]	17[17]
2007	Rochelle Rose	Cranston[18]	15[19]		Top 10
2006	Shaelyn McNally[2]	Lincoln[20]	18[21]		Top 10[22]
2005	Dominique Lee[2]	Westerly[23]	17[23]
2004	Melissa Landry[2]	Charlestown	16[24]
2003	Kristina Primavera[2]	Cranston	16[25]				Later Miss Rhode Island USA 2010[2]
2002	Alysha Castonguay[2][26]	Woonsocket[27]	16[28]		Top 10		Later Miss Rhode Island USA 2009[29] (also Miss Teen America 2003 & Miss Teen Galaxy 2005); New England Patriots Cheerleader[26][30] (2006–2008)
2001	Amy Diaz[31]	Providence	16				Later Miss Rhode Island USA 2008,[32] Top 15 at Miss USA 2008. Winner of The Amazing Race 23 with her husband Jason.[31]
2000	Sienna Piccione[2]	Cranston[33]	17[33]
1999	Jodi Fournier[2]	Burrillville	18
1998	Kristen Luneberg[2]	Lincoln	17				Later Miss North Carolina USA 2003[34]
1997	Lauren Alviti[2]	Cranston	18
1996	Kelly Dutra[2]	Tiverton	17
1995	Carol Pedroso[2]	Warwick	18
1994	Nicole Coletti[2]	Cranston	17
1993	Alisha Currier[2]	North Kingstown	19
1992	Shanna Moakler[2][35]	Barrington[36]	16		Top 12		Later Miss New York USA 1995 Miss USA 1995,[35][37] Miss Teen All American 1992; actress & reality television star;[35][38][39][40] Current director of the Miss Nevada USA and Miss Nevada Teen USA pageants.[41] Previous co-director of the Miss California USA & Miss California Teen USA pageants[42]
1991	Gina Tognoni[2]	Bristol[43]	17		Top 12[1]	Miss Photogenic[1][2]
1990	Claudia Jordan[2]	East Providence	16				Later Miss Rhode Island USA 1997,[2] Top 10 at Miss USA 1997 Suitcase model on Deal or No Deal, cast member on season 7 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta[44]
1989	Deb Hodges[2]	East Greenwich	17
1988	Debbie Peters[2]	North Providence	18
1987	Raye-Anne Johnson[2]	Wakefield	16			Miss Photogenic - tie[45]	Later Miss Rhode Island USA 1994[2]
1986	Lori Damiani[2]	Cranston	18
1985	Chris Pavalli[2]	Warwick	18
1984	Jennifer Amoroso[2][46]	Narragansett	17				Later known by stage name Gianna Amore[46]
1983	Melissa Sciarra[47]	Warwick[47]	16[47]

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant