Sun, May 28, 2022 Hollywood: The Reigning Queen Elaine Collado Miss Rhode Island USA 2022 has just crowned her successor, the winner against 51 Contestants, Mary Malloy as new Miss Rhode Island USA 2023 at the end of Grand Finale in the Pageant Venue Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS) Theater in Providence, Rhode Island which started at 2pm today on Sunday, May 28th, 2023.

The Newly Crowned Mary Malloy Miss Rhode Island USA 2023 is the 72ND Miss USA 2023 Contestant. She will represent her RI State at the upcoming Miss USA 2023 Pageant where the reigning queen R'Bonney Gabriel Miss Texas USA 2022, Miss USA 2022 & Miss Universe 2022 will crown her successor at the end of Grand Finale in the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. New Queen Mary Malloy is The First Miss Rhode Island USA in Dr. Anne Jakrajutatip Miss Universe Ownership.

The Court of Mary Malloy Miss Rhode Island USA 2023 includes Top 5 / Runner-ups Jesaura Peralta, Brianna Vega, Katie Bergantine and Kaitlynne Santana Miss Woonsocket USA. She is Crisis Counselor with Crisis Text Line Mental health service Nonprofit which is Free, 24/7, confidential mental health support in English and Spanish. Text SHARE or APOYO to 741741.

Mary Malloy is a graduate from Emerson College, where she studied Broadcast Journalism and Entrepreneurial Studies. She is a Program Manager at Amazon Web Services, where she writes a weekly newsletter for a global audience of 68,000 people. Mary volunteers with Best Buddies, an organization that creates opportunities for people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Additionally, Mary is a certified Crisis Counselor with the CrisisTextline. She helps connect people who are in active crisis with lifesaving resources. Mary wrote and published a children’s coloring book titled, “Millie’s Many Emotions.” She is also a freelance entertainment journalist; her work has been featured in The Hollywood Reporter. Mary’s goal in life is to ensure others are not suffering silently with their mental health. 

Contestant's Statement

It’s World Mental Health Day! I will shout it from the rooftops: just like physical health every single person has mental health. Poor mental health does not discriminate; 1 out of 5 adults in the US experience mental illness each year. You are not alone. If you are in crisis and need to talk to a Crisis Counselor please text HOME to 741741.
Free resources to seek help/education:
• @crisistextline - free confidential text line
• @namicommunicate - National Alliance of Mental Illness
• @livewellsupport - free depression support group via zoom
• Veterans CrisisLine dial 988 then press 1
• Dial 211 to get connected to local resources in your area