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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING ABBY ELENA MANSOLILLO ON BEING NAMED MISS RHODE

ISLAND 2022

     Introduced By: Senator Stephen R. Archambault

     Date Introduced: June 09, 2022

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Accomplished women from across Rhode Island participated in the 2022

Annual Miss Rhode Island Pageant, and for Abby Elena Mansolillo, the dream she has had since

she was fourteen years old became reality when she took top honors and was crowned Miss

Rhode Island 2022; and

     WHEREAS, With grace and dedication, and an abundance of practice and preparation

Ms. Mansolillo perfectly performed a monologue from former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader

Ginsberg’s biographical movie, “On the Basis of Sex” for her talent portion of the competition;

and

     WHEREAS, In tribute to her mother's journey with cancer, Ms. Mansolillo will use her

Miss Rhode Island platform to raise awareness and encourage and empower women to speak up

for themselves about their health through her personal social health initiative, "Trust Your Gut:

Be Your Own Health Advocate"; and

     WHEREAS, Doubly blessed, Ms. Mansolillo is not only a celebrated beauty, but also

possesses amazing brainpower. She is in her second year of law school at the Roger Williams

University School of Law, and hopes to become a criminal prosecutor and ultimately the second

female Attorney General in Rhode Island. She also intends to attend Salve Regina University for

her Master’s degree after graduating law school; and

     WHEREAS, Along with the title of Miss Rhode Island, Ms. Mansolillo will receive a

scholarship that will assist her through law school. In addition, she has the honor of representing

the State at the National Miss America Pageant; and

     WHEREAS, With family, law school, friends and pageant duties, Abby’s life is in

constant movement. She is truly an outstanding young lady, and we are proud to congratulate and

recognize her dazzling record of accomplishments; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby congratulates Abby

Elena Mansolillo, native Rhode Islander and Smithfield resident, on being named Miss Rhode

Island 2022, and wishes her success in the National competition and in all her future endeavors;

and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Abby Mansolillo.

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