Miss New Hampshire USA

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Miss New Hampshire USA
Formation1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Manchester
Location
Membership Miss USA
Official language
English
Website Official website

The Miss New Hampshire USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss USA pageant. It was directed by The Clemente Organization based in Malden, Massachusetts from 2013 to 2019. GDB Theatre and Pageant Productions became the new directors for the event starting from 2020 competition.

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New Hampshire has had little success at Miss USA that was not yet placed until 1962, the fifth-to-last state has made its ever placement, and has only placed five times. New Hampshire most recent placement was Camila Sacco at Miss USA 2022 after 18 years of consecutive non-placements.

Three Miss New Hampshire USA titleholders have previously competed at Miss Teen USA, and three have competed at Miss America.

Ariel Sullivan of Portsmouth was crowned Miss New Hampshire USA 2024 on June 9, 2024, and will represent New Hampshire at Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Placements

New Hampshire holds a record of 5 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge [a] Local titlePlacement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2025 Mona Lesa Brackett Concord 36TBATBA
2024 Ariel Sullivan Portsmouth 28Miss SeaCoast
2023 Britney Lane Hooksett 26Miss Hooksett
2022 Camila Sacco Portsmouth 27Miss PortsmouthTop 12Born in Paraguay
2021 Taylor Fogg Newbury 26
2020 Alyssa Fernandes Merrimack 25
2019 Alexis Chinn Pembroke 21Contestant of Miss Earth United States 2016
2018 Michelle McEwan Harrisville 25Born in Thailand
2017 Sarah Mousseau Stratham 26
2016 Jessica Strohm Manchester 24 New England Patriots Cheerleader
2015 Samantha Sue Poirier Dover 23
2014 Bridget Brunet South Hampton 26
2013 Amber Faucher[ citation needed ] Manchester 22Miss Manchester
2012 Ryanne Harms Rochester 23Miss Lilac City
2011 LacyJane Folger Farmington 22
2010 Nicole HoudeManchester23
2009 Christy Dunn Laconia 25
2008 Breanne Silvi Nashua 23
2007 Laura Silva Londonderry 19
2006 Krystal Barry Belmont 20
2005 Candace GlickmanManchester23
2004 Vanessa BissantiManchester21Semi-finalist
2003 Rachael Kay RibeckManchester24
2002 Audra Paquette Merrimack 21
2001 Melissa Anne RobbinsManchester24
2000 Bridget Jane VezinaManchester191st runner-up
1999 Melissa MacLaughlinManchester18
1998 Nadia SemerdjievManchester23
1997 Gretchen Durgin Lancaster 21
1996 Julie Minta GleneckManchester21
1995 Valerie GosselinManchester22
1994 Kelly ZarseManchester19
1993 Heidi Cambra Hampstead 25
1992 Rebecca Lee LakeManchester26
1991 Adriana Molinari Manchester20Stripped her crown when a tabloid revealed that she had been a stripper. [1] [2] [3]
1990 Lisa ParnpichateManchester23
1989Fayleen Anne ChwalekManchester24
1988Diane Lynn WrightManchester22
1987 Laurie Durkee [4] Hampton Beach 21
1986Lynda Mary Poulin Durham 24
1985Janice LaCroixManchester25
Rhonda NilesManchester20did not competeResigned four days after she was arrested for receiving stolen clothes. [5]
1984Diane GadouryHampstead26Miss Congeniality
1983Lynn StockwellHampton23
1982Kathy Rogers Seabrook
1981Cynthia Leigh Graves North Conway
1980Eva Dyer Amherst Top 12 [6]
1979Patricia Brous Peterborough
1978Barbara Miller
1977Belinda BridgemanMerrimack
  • Later Miss New Hampshire 1978; Mother of Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2004 - Brittany Freeman
1976Sinceree Rowlette
1975Bonnie Gates Salem
1974June Tedeschi
1973Grace Knox
1972Cathy Davis
1971Jane Laroche
1970Gale Eriksson Concord
1969Dorothy Conners
1968Deborah Steers
1967Jennifer Brown
1966Elaine Brandt
1965Kathryn Pines Hollis 22
1964Beverly Ann Hebert
1963Janny McCloud
1962Sandralee KaySemi-finalist
1961Ellen Lipson
1960Joan Joyce Chesleing [7]
1959Nancy Jeanne Gray
1958Patricia Gail Larrabee
1957Lyla Moran
1956Rita Leclerc Berlin 21
1955Patricia Ann Mowry
1954Myrna Louise Smith
1953Muriel Roy
1952Did Not Compete
  1. Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References

  1. Doug Clark (1993-02-25). "Daily Bump and Grind Does Not Wear on Beauty Pageant Queen". The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  2. "Miss USA-NH says she's victim of blackmail plot". Concord, NH: The Telegraph. Associated Press. 1991-03-10. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  3. "Hampton stripper loses beauty title". Hampton, NH: The Telegraph. Associated Press. 1991-04-27. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  4. "Pageant Contestants Arrive". Albuquerque Journal . 25 January 1987. p. 1. Retrieved 8 October 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Miss New Hampshire-U.S.A. gives up title four days after being arrested". UPI. The Baton Rouge State Times. 1985-03-04. p. 9-A.
  6. Goggin, Terry (16 May 1980). "South Carolina coed is new Miss USA". Hattiesburg American . p. 9. Retrieved 9 October 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL". Philadelphia Daily News . 2 July 1960. p. 4. Retrieved 9 October 2025 via Newspapers.com.