Miss Rhode Island Crowned in Newport

NEWPORT, RI—Miss Rhode Island and Miss Rhode Island's Outstanding Teen were crowned at the Casino Theater in Newport on Sunday.

Shruti Nagarajan, 24, was crowned Miss Rhode Island 2016 after edging out 19 other contestants for the coveted crown.

A student at Brown University, Nagarajan's talent is Bollywood fusion dance and her platform is "University, was crowned Miss Rhode Island 2016. Her talent is Bollywood fusion dance and her platform is "Upward Mobility: College Access for Low Income and Minority Students."

She will go on to represent the state at the Miss America Pageant this September in Atlantic City.

Kate DePetro, 16, was crowned Miss Rhode Island Outstanding Teen. She's a student at East Greenwich High School and performed "Popular," from "Wicked."

DePetro's platform was "Make a Difference, Make it Positive, Make it Today!" She will go on to represent the state at the Miss America's Outstanding Teen Pageant this August in Orlando.

Winners and runners-up took home thousands of dollars in scholarship money.