For the first time in a while there will be two former Teens competing in the Miss division, Miss RI Teen USA 2011 Lindsey Bucci (who was a semi-finalist in 2018 and 2nd runner-up in 2017) and Miss RI Teen USA 2017 Alexa Papigiotis, who will be the 3rd 2017 Teen competing in her first year of eligibility. Alexa won the Miss Congeniality award at Miss Teen USA.
Other returning semi-finalists are Nicole Pallozzi (2018, also 4RU in Teen in 2015), Prutha Patel (2016 & 2017) and Ashley Waterman (2014 & 2018).
There are also quite a few returning non-finalists from recent years. The last two pageants have both had runners-up who were non-finalists the previous year (see prior results here). Another thing I've learnt from RI - the girls with fancy headshots often don't win (although there are far more professional headshots this year compared to previous yearas)! Off the top of my head Daisy, Anea and Christina all won their state title with candid photos. All things considered this could be quite an open contest!
Contestant lists
Camila Akbas
Kaitlin Benson (NF RI TUSA 18)
Lindsey Bucci (SF 18, 2RU 17, RI TUSA 11)
Alyssa Conforti
Shasterine De Los Santos
Ali Felicetti (NF 18)
Mikala Fortin
Shastery Gonzalez Pena
Briana Holley
Arianna Italiano
Karly Laliberte (1RU 18)
Victoria Lane
Kerri Langelier
Frances LeBlanc (3RU 18, NF 17)
Jocelyn Malave
Abby Mansolillo (1RU RI TUSA 18, SF 17, SF 16, 3RU 15, SF 14)
Emma Mauricio
Sarah McGill
Nicole Pallozzi (SF 18, 4RU RI TUSA 15, SF 14)
Papigiotis, Alexis (RI TUSA 17, SF 16)
Prutha Patel (SF 17, SF 16)
Adriana Piccolino
Kayla Rainey (NF 18, NF RI TUSA 09)
Yinelly Ramos
Jaelene Santos
Nicole Smith
Danielle Sturgeon
Ashley Waterman (SF 18, NF 17, SF 14, NF RI TUSA 12)
MISS RHODE ISLAND TEEN USA (29)
Jeilyn Avarista (NF 17)
Ana Belliveau
Jasmine Brito Silva
Madeline Capaldi (SF 18, 2RU 17)
Abigail Costantino
Kaitlin Dupont (2RU 18)
Madelyn Fairfield
Maya Fraenza
Kylie Hartley (SF 18, SF 17)
Alison Hornung
Yaveliz Laboy
Jayonna Leary
Sofia Ledoux
Allyson Lezette
Cesibel Melgar
Giana Mesiti
Hanna O'Connor
Gianna Paul (NF 18)
Ishita Rai
Megan Ranucci
Yolymar Ruiz (NF 18, NF 17)
Talyn Sadowski
Layla Vafiadis
Riley Veader
Camille Volpe
Olivia Volpe
Madeline Walsh
Lyndsey Ward (3RU 18)
Valerie Zammarelli