Miss Rhode Island Teen USA

The Miss Rhode Island Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Rhode Island in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner.

Rhode Island has placed eight times at the Miss Teen USA Pageant, most recently in 2024 when Carissa Tillinghast made the top 20. The state's first finalist was Shaelyn McNally in 2006. One of those semi-finalists was Shanna Moakler, who would later win the Miss New York USA pageant and takeover the Miss USA title when Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe.^{[citation needed]}

Other notable Miss Rhode Island Teen USAs are:

• Claudia Jordan - was also Miss Rhode Island USA 1997 and has appeared on The Price Is Right, Deal or No Deal and The Real Housewives of Atlanta
• Gina Tognoni - known for her portrayal of Kelly Cramer on the soap opera One Life to Live^[1] from 1995 to 2001. Currently portraying the role of Phyllis Summers on the soap The Young and the Restless since August 11, 2014.

Lola Paolissi of Cranston was crowned Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2023 on May 28, 2023, at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence. She represented Rhode Island at Miss Teen USA 2023 and placed in the top 20.