Miss Rhode Island USA 2022, the 71st edition of the state finals, will be held on 29th May 2022 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island where Elaine Collado was crowned the new queen as she became the official representative of Rhode Island at Miss USA 2022. She succeeds and was crowned by Miss Rhode Island USA 2021 Karly Laliberte.
Elaine Collado is an Afro-Latina actress and beauty queen born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. Not new to the pageantry, Elaine was crowned Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2013 and represented Rhode Island at Miss Teen USA 2013 but remained unplaced. She also placed as the third runner-up to Miss Rhode Island USA 2021 Karly Laliberte
Elaine and Andrea K. Torres starred in Emiliana Ammirata‘s short film Sugar which was released in the U.S. in 2018. She also appeared in the music video of Andra Day‘s song Burn which was released in 2018. She played Kesha Meyer in the People Magazine Investigates episode Burned Alive which aired in 2019. The newly crowned Miss Rhode Island USA 2022 Elaine Collado’s court included –
1st runner-up – Brianna Vega
2nd runner-up – Katie Bergantine
3rd runner-up – Giavanna Arakelian
4th runner-up – Cheyenne Walmsley
Also at the finale, Julia Potts was crowned Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2022 as she became the official representative of Rhode Island at Miss Teen USA 2022. Sage Fullen, Paige Doyle, Jaala Smith and Sophia Pachis were adjudged first, second, third and fourth runners-up respectively.
Congratulations to the winners.