Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2017 is Alexa Papigiotis who was a semi-finalist last year. Kelsey is 22 and from Cranston, and Alexa is from North Providence and 18.
Among the semi-finalists were Miss Rhode Island (MAO) 2015 Alexandra Curtis, and former Teen runner-up Sarah Reynolds.
In Teen, all four runners-up were competing for the first time. In order from first through fourth they were Hailee Clarke, Madeline Capaldi, Madison Turner and Aliyah Moore. 2016 runners-up Blake Ferretti and Sophia Desmarais both made the top 12, as did 2015 3RU Abby Mansolillo.
1RU: Asia Turner (3RU 16, SF GA USA 15, NF GA USA 11)
2RU: Lindsey Bucci (RI TUSA 11)
3RU: Stephanie Santana
4RU: Carissa DeSantis (NF 16)
Semi-finalists:
Alexandra Curtis (Miss RI 15)
Mary Ernster
Prutha Patel (SF 16)
Sarah Reynolds (2RU RI TUSA 10, SF 09)
Victoria Smurro (SF NY USA 16, SF NY USA 15)
Photogenic: Kelsey Swanson
1RU: Hailee Clarke
2RU: Madeline Capaldi
3RU: Madison Turner
4RU: Aliyah Moore
Semi-finalists:
Gabriella Constantini
Sophia Desmarais (3RU 16, SF 14)
Blake Ferretti (2RU 16)
Kylie Hartley
Abby Mansolillo (SF 16, 3RU 15, SF 14)
Likhet Or
Morgan Steele (NF 16)