Alysha Castonguay is a model, a professional cheerleader and and Miss Rhode Island in the 2009 Miss USA Pageant.

On CBS's The Early Show', Castonguay commented on May 11, 2009, that she believes the decision whether to keep or remove Carrie Prejean from the USA Pageant will be based primarily on her anti-same-sex marriage answer.CBS News: Beauty Queens Sound Off On Miss Calif. (May 11, 2009)

Alysha Castonguay has appeared nude in Maxim magazine, in racier photos than those of Carrie Prejean. She points out that those photos were not published anywhere, and she is not sure that she would have come forward with them if she were in Prejean's shoes.CBS News: Beauty Queens Sound Off On Miss Calif. (May 11, 2009)

"And, you know, I think everybody needs to be prepared to hear both ways that that question could have been answered. It was her opinion. And you have 51 individuals that compete for Miss USA. It's not Miss Robot USA. It's Miss USA. So, you have to be expected, if you ask that question, to get that answer both ways."—Alysha CastonguayCBS News: Beauty Queens Sound Off On Miss Calif. (May 11, 2009)