Today Anea Garcia, Miss Rhode Island USA 2015 and 2RU at Miss USA 2015 will crown her successor. This year only a handful of runners-up are returning to compete. Last year's 1st Runner Up Kelsey Swanson and 2nd Runner Up Lyndsey Laramee are returning. Kristen Hanlon, 1st Runner up at Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2015 is competing in Miss for the first time! 2014's 2nd Runner Up Theresa Agonia is back to compete after not competing last year.
In the Teen division, Mary Malloy is ready to crown her successor. There are two runners up returning from last year's competition, 3rd Runner Up Abby Mansolillo, who spent the last year as Miss Rhode Island High School America 2015, and Elizabeth Kane, who placed 2nd Runner Up. Also returning is last year's Miss Congeniality Nina DiBenedetto.
Miss Rhode Island USA Contestants (46)
Deana Adamo
Theresa Agonia (2RU 14, 4RU 13, SF 12, 3RU RI TUSA 09, SF RI TUSA 08)
Vanessa Baratta
Isabella Bennett (NF 15, NF 14, NF RI TUSA 13)
Cayman Calabro
Emilia Carter
Rebecca Coccia
Sarah Costa
Ashley Coutu
Carissa DeSantis
Jordan Donahue
Stefani Dzikiewicz
Jaylin Eaves
Stephanie Forlini
Kimberly Frazier
Colette Gardner
Pallavi George
Kristen Hanlon (1RU RI TUSA 15, 3RU 14, 4RU 12)
Taylor Hanrahan
Evelyn Hipolito
Mikala Joly (NF 15)
Vanessa Joseph
Amanda Kucukkaya (NF 15)
Gao Kue
Jacqueline Lagueux
Lyndsey Laramee (2RU 15)
Brittanie LaRose (NF 15, NF 14)
Kimba Mansuetti
Felicia McGuire
Jacqueline McNamee
Chelsea McWilliams
Jessie-Lynn Minneci
Megan Mockler
Sarah Morin
Camila Oliviera
Rosanna Passarelli
Prutha Patel
Nicolette Peloquin
Marion Potter
Toni Ramos
Ariana Reis
Heather Santoro
Julie Shatz
Kelsey Swanson (1RU 15)
Asia Turner
Ying Yu
Miss Rhode Island Teen USA Contestants (41)
Faith Alves
Jasmin Anastacio Blackiston
Lauren Arpin
Mya Benz
Lauren Brady
Cailin Burke (NF 15)
Dakota Busch
Zoe Butler
Emily Cheng
Alyssa Coates
Cosette Coston (SF 15)
Malia Cruz
Kristina D'Antuono
Kate DePetro
Sophia Desmarais
Nina DiBenedetto (NF 15, NF 14) Miss Congeniality Teen 15
Madison Dussinger
Blake Ferretti
Victoria Gendreau
Rashel Gil
Zoe Habershaw
Nicole Jourabchi
Sophia Kaczmarzyk (SF 15)
Elizabeth Kane (2RU 15)
Alexia Maccarone
Abby Mansolillo (3RU 15, SF 14, Miss Rhode Island HIgh School America 2015)
Delaney Maser
Aurora Mezza
Caitlin Murphy
Jillian Nestell
Alexa Papigiotis
Brianna Polanco
Melissa Ray
Diamond Rivera (NF 15)
Precious Rivera
Rosalind Rodrigues
Stephanie Sandin
Morgan Steele
McKenzie Thibodeau
Courtney Timas
Ashley Wilson
Deana Adamo
Theresa Agonia (2RU 14, 4RU 13, SF 12, 3RU RI TUSA 09, SF RI TUSA 08)
Vanessa Baratta
Isabella Bennett (NF 15, NF 14, NF RI TUSA 13)
Cayman Calabro
Emilia Carter
Rebecca Coccia
Sarah Costa
Ashley Coutu
Carissa DeSantis
Jordan Donahue
Stefani Dzikiewicz
Jaylin Eaves
Stephanie Forlini
Kimberly Frazier
Colette Gardner
Pallavi George
Kristen Hanlon (1RU RI TUSA 15, 3RU 14, 4RU 12)
Taylor Hanrahan
Evelyn Hipolito
Mikala Joly (NF 15)
Vanessa Joseph
Amanda Kucukkaya (NF 15)
Gao Kue
Jacqueline Lagueux
Lyndsey Laramee (2RU 15)
Brittanie LaRose (NF 15, NF 14)
Kimba Mansuetti
Felicia McGuire
Jacqueline McNamee
Chelsea McWilliams
Jessie-Lynn Minneci
Megan Mockler
Sarah Morin
Camila Oliviera
Rosanna Passarelli
Prutha Patel
Nicolette Peloquin
Marion Potter
Toni Ramos
Ariana Reis
Heather Santoro
Julie Shatz
Kelsey Swanson (1RU 15)
Asia Turner
Ying Yu
Miss Rhode Island Teen USA Contestants (41)
Faith Alves
Jasmin Anastacio Blackiston
Lauren Arpin
Mya Benz
Lauren Brady
Cailin Burke (NF 15)
Dakota Busch
Zoe Butler
Emily Cheng
Alyssa Coates
Cosette Coston (SF 15)
Malia Cruz
Kristina D'Antuono
Kate DePetro
Sophia Desmarais
Nina DiBenedetto (NF 15, NF 14) Miss Congeniality Teen 15
Madison Dussinger
Blake Ferretti
Victoria Gendreau
Rashel Gil
Zoe Habershaw
Nicole Jourabchi
Sophia Kaczmarzyk (SF 15)
Elizabeth Kane (2RU 15)
Alexia Maccarone
Abby Mansolillo (3RU 15, SF 14, Miss Rhode Island HIgh School America 2015)
Delaney Maser
Aurora Mezza
Caitlin Murphy
Jillian Nestell
Alexa Papigiotis
Brianna Polanco
Melissa Ray
Diamond Rivera (NF 15)
Precious Rivera
Rosalind Rodrigues
Stephanie Sandin
Morgan Steele
McKenzie Thibodeau
Courtney Timas
Ashley Wilson