The Miss Rhode Island competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Rhode Island in the Miss America pageant.

Mia Daley of East Greenwich was crowned Miss Rhode Island on April 25, 2026, at the Historic Park Theatre & Event Center in Cranston, Rhode Island. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2027 in September 2026.

Gallery of past titleholders

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Rhode Island titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.

Placements

• 3rd runners-up: Marilyn Cocozza (1968)

• 4th runners-up: Caroline Parente (2024)

• Top 10: Laurie Gray (2004)

• Top 15: Deborah Saint-Vil (2011)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Debra Cusick (1976), Karen Lindsay (2000), Ashley Bickford (2008)

• Preliminary Talent: Marilyn Cocozza (1968), Laurie Gray (2004), Deborah Saint-Vil (2011)

Non-finalist awards

• Non-finalist Interview: Lisa Snow (1993)

• Non-finalist Talent: Cheryl Hirst (1962), Cheryl Girr (1967), Teresa Bradley (1971), Karen Salvatore (1975), Kelly Jo Roarke (1998), Julianna Strout (2010)

Other awards

• Miss Congeniality: Ann Willis (1959)

• Miss Photogenic: Ashley Bickford (2008)

• Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Laurie Gray (2004)

• Quality of Life Award Winners: Allison Rogers (2007)

• Quality of Life Award 2nd runners-up: Jessica Marfeo (2014)

• Quality of Life Award Finalists: Ashley Bickford (2008), Francesca Simone (2009), Alexandra Curtis (2016), Alexia Rodrigues (2026)

• Women in Business Scholarship Award Winners: Shruti Nagarajan (2017)

Winners

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