Miss Rhode Island Teen USA titleholders
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This page details the Miss Rhode Island Teen USA titleholders who have competed at Miss USA or competed in Miss USA state pageants. Click here for a full listing of Miss RI USA & Teen USA titleholders.
Seven Miss Rhode Island Teen USA titleholders have competed at Miss USA, including two who represented different states at Miss USA. The most successful was Shanna Moakler (1992) who placed 1st runner-up at Miss USA 1995 and then succeeded Chelsi Smith as Miss USA, becoming the first former Teen to hold the Miss USA title. From 2008-2010 Amy Diaz (2001), Alysha Castonguay (2002) & Kristina Primavera (2003) made history as the first three consecutive Teen titleholders to win consecutive Miss titles. Since then a further five former Teens have competed, with four making the top five.
Seven Miss Rhode Island Teen USA titleholders have competed at Miss USA, including two who represented different states at Miss USA. The most successful was Shanna Moakler (1992) who placed 1st runner-up at Miss USA 1995 and then succeeded Chelsi Smith as Miss USA, becoming the first former Teen to hold the Miss USA title. From 2008-2010 Amy Diaz (2001), Alysha Castonguay (2002) & Kristina Primavera (2003) made history as the first three consecutive Teen titleholders to win consecutive Miss titles. Since then a further five former Teens have competed, with four making the top five.
Former Teens competing in Miss - by state
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Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts
Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico
New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina
South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming
Miss RI Teen USA titleholders who have competed at Miss USA (7)
1987 - Raye-Anne Johnson - Miss Rhode Island USA 1994
1990 - Claudia Jordan - Miss Rhode Island USA 1997 (Top 10 at Miss USA)
1992 - Shanna Moakler (Semi-finalist) - Miss New York USA 1995 (1st runner-up at Miss USA; succeeded Chelsi Smith as Miss USA)
1998 - Kristen Luneberg - Miss North Carolina USA 2003
2001 - Amy Diaz - Miss Rhode Island USA 2008 (Top 15 at Miss USA)
2002 - Alysha Castonguay (Semi-finalist) - Miss Rhode Island USA 2009
2003 - Kristina Primavera - Miss Rhode Island USA 2010
1990 - Claudia Jordan - Miss Rhode Island USA 1997 (Top 10 at Miss USA)
1992 - Shanna Moakler (Semi-finalist) - Miss New York USA 1995 (1st runner-up at Miss USA; succeeded Chelsi Smith as Miss USA)
1998 - Kristen Luneberg - Miss North Carolina USA 2003
2001 - Amy Diaz - Miss Rhode Island USA 2008 (Top 15 at Miss USA)
2002 - Alysha Castonguay (Semi-finalist) - Miss Rhode Island USA 2009
2003 - Kristina Primavera - Miss Rhode Island USA 2010
Participation in Miss USA state pageants (16)
1987 - Raye-Anne Johnson - Miss Rhode Island USA 1994
1990 - Claudia Jordan - Miss Rhode Island USA 1997
1992 - Shanna Moakler (Semi-finalist) - Miss New York USA 1995
1994 - Nicole Coletti - SF RI USA 2002
1993 - Alicia Currier - 2RU RI USA 2003
1998 - Kristen Luneberg - Miss North Carolina USA 2003
1997 - Lauren Alviti - 2RU RI USA 2004, 2RU 2005, SF MA USA 2006
2001 - Amy Diaz - 3RU FL USA 2007, Miss Rhode Island USA 2008
2002 - Alysha Castonguay (Semi-finalist) - Miss Rhode Island USA 2009
2003 - Kristina Primavera - 3RU RI USA 2009, Miss Rhode Island USA 2010
2005 - Dominique Lee - SF RI USA 2012, SF VA USA 2013, 3RU 2014
2007 - Rochelle Rose (Top 10) - 1RU RI USA 2011
2008 - Tiondra Martinez - 1RU RI USA 2012, SF 2014
2009 - Talia Turco (Semi-finalist) - 2RU RI USA 2012
2010 - Erica Wright - NF NY USA 2013
2011 - Lindsey Bucci - 2RU RI USA 2017, SF 2018, 2RU 2019
2017 - Alexa Papigiotis - 3RU RI USA 2019
1990 - Claudia Jordan - Miss Rhode Island USA 1997
1992 - Shanna Moakler (Semi-finalist) - Miss New York USA 1995
1994 - Nicole Coletti - SF RI USA 2002
1993 - Alicia Currier - 2RU RI USA 2003
1998 - Kristen Luneberg - Miss North Carolina USA 2003
1997 - Lauren Alviti - 2RU RI USA 2004, 2RU 2005, SF MA USA 2006
2001 - Amy Diaz - 3RU FL USA 2007, Miss Rhode Island USA 2008
2002 - Alysha Castonguay (Semi-finalist) - Miss Rhode Island USA 2009
2003 - Kristina Primavera - 3RU RI USA 2009, Miss Rhode Island USA 2010
2005 - Dominique Lee - SF RI USA 2012, SF VA USA 2013, 3RU 2014
2007 - Rochelle Rose (Top 10) - 1RU RI USA 2011
2008 - Tiondra Martinez - 1RU RI USA 2012, SF 2014
2009 - Talia Turco (Semi-finalist) - 2RU RI USA 2012
2010 - Erica Wright - NF NY USA 2013
2011 - Lindsey Bucci - 2RU RI USA 2017, SF 2018, 2RU 2019
2017 - Alexa Papigiotis - 3RU RI USA 2019
Most recent competition photos for each delegate (where available):
The following Teens are still eligible (as far as I am aware)
2008 - Tiondra Martinez
2009 - Talia Turco (Semi-finalist)
2010 - Erica Wright
2011 - Lindsey Bucci
2013 - Elaine Collado
2014 - Gabriella Maggiacomo
2015 - Mary Malloy
2016 - Malia Cruz (Congeniality)
2017 - Alexa Papigiotis (Photogenic)
2009 - Talia Turco (Semi-finalist)
2010 - Erica Wright
2011 - Lindsey Bucci
2013 - Elaine Collado
2014 - Gabriella Maggiacomo
2015 - Mary Malloy
2016 - Malia Cruz (Congeniality)
2017 - Alexa Papigiotis (Photogenic)