Danielle Lacourse is a Miss USA first runner up from North Providence, Rhode Island who competed in the Miss USA 2007 pageant.. Lacourse won the Miss Rhode Island USA title in a state pageant held in Providence on 24 September 2006. This was her first attempt at the title. Lacourse represented Rhode Island in the nationally televised Miss USA 2007 pageant which was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 23, 2007, where she placed 1st runner-up to Rachel Smith. This was Rhode Island's first top five placement since 1973 and their highest in the pageant's history. Lacourse placed 2nd in both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Lacourse graduated from St. Mary Academy - Bay View in 2004 and went on to study nursing at Rhode Island College where she will graduate in 2008.