Alexandra D. "Allie" Curtis (born December 19, 1991) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from

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, who was crowned

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2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015 and placed outside the Top 15. She currently serves as a Field Artillery Officer in the Rhode Island National Guard.

Education

Curtis is a 2014 graduate of

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where she studied political science and public relations. While a Syracuse student, she joined the

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collegiate women's fraternity. In 2016 she completed her MPA at

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and her M.S. in Administration of Justice and Homeland Security at Salve Regina University in 2018. She was awarded full tuition to Salve Regina University as part of her prize package for Miss Rhode Island.

Pageant career

Alexandra first began competing in pageants in 2006 with National American Miss. She became National All-American Miss Teen 2010 and National American Miss Rhode Island 2012. In 2013 she began competing with the Miss America Organization where she won Miss Upstate New York 2013 while at Syracuse University. In 2014, she competed in Miss Rhode Island as Miss East Greenwich and placed first runner-up. She went on to compete in the National Sweetheart Pageant. She served as a Star Fellow for Running Start: Bringing Young Women to Politics during the fall of 2014. In May 2015, she represented

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and won the title of

2015. Alexandra's platform is "Leading Ladies: Equipping Young Women With the Skills to Lead". As Miss Rhode Island, her activities include public appearances across the state. Curtis was Rhode Island's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in

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, in September 2015. In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition. She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative. Curtis has since competed for

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2017 where she placed Top 10. She was named fourth Runner up to

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. She competed for

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under the title of Miss Rhode Island and placed in the Top 12. In 2020 she competed in the virtual edition of Miss Earth USA 2020 as Miss Rhode Island Earth 2020. She Placed in the top 5 and was named Miss Earth USA Eco 2020.

References

External links

Alexandra Curtis official homepageMiss Rhode Island official websiteCurtis on 'Cuse Conversations Podcast in 2020
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