For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss New Hampshire.
Miss New Hampshire USA
Beauty pageant
Formation1952
HeadquartersManchester
LocationNew Hampshire
MembershipMiss USA
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteOfficial 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.

New Hampshire has had little success at Miss USA, with the state's first placement being in 1962, becoming the fifth-to-last state has made its ever placement, and has only placed six times since then. New Hampshire's most recent placement was Mona Lesa Brackett in 2025.

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

Mona Lesa Brackett of New York City, NY was appointed Miss New Hampshire USA on September 30th, 2025 after the open casting call from Thomas Brodeur, the new owner of the national pageant. She represented New Hampshire at Miss USA 2025.

Results summary

Placements

  • 1st runners-up: Bridget Vezina (2000)
  • Top 12: Eva Dyer (1980), Camila Sacco (2022)
  • Top 15/20: Sandralee Kay (1962), Vanessa Bissanti (2004), Mona Lesa Brackett (2025)

New Hampshire holds a record of 6 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

  • Miss Congeniality: Diane Gadoury (1984)

Winners

Color key
  • Declared as Winner
  • Ended as runner-up
  • Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
YearNameHometownAge[a]Local titlePlacement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2025Mona Lesa BrackettNew York City, NY36Top 20TBA
2024Ariel SullivanPortsmouth28Miss SeaCoast
2023Britney LaneHooksett26Miss Hooksett
2022Camila SaccoPortsmouth27Miss PortsmouthTop 12Born in Paraguay
2021Taylor FoggNewbury26
2020Alyssa FernandesMerrimack25
2019Alexis ChinnPembroke21Contestant of Miss Earth United States 2016
2018Michelle McEwanHarrisville25Born in Thailand
2017Sarah MousseauStratham26
2016Jessica StrohmManchester24New England Patriots Cheerleader
2015Samantha Sue PoirierDover23
2014Bridget BrunetSouth Hampton26
2013Amber Faucher[citation needed]Manchester22Miss Manchester
2012Ryanne HarmsRochester23Miss Lilac City
2011LacyJane FolgerFarmington22
2010Nicole HoudeManchester23
2009Christy DunnLaconia25
2008Breanne SilviNashua23
2007Laura SilvaLondonderry19
2006Krystal BarryBelmont20
2005Candace GlickmanManchester23
2004Vanessa BissantiManchester21Semi-finalist
2003Rachael Kay RibeckManchester24
2002Audra PaquetteMerrimack21
2001Melissa Anne RobbinsManchester24
2000Bridget Jane VezinaManchester191st runner-up
1999Melissa MacLaughlinManchester18
1998Nadia SemerdjievManchester23
1997Gretchen DurginLancaster21
1996Julie Minta GleneckManchester21
1995Valerie GosselinManchester22
1994Kelly ZarseManchester19
1993Heidi CambraHampstead25
1992Rebecca Lee LakeManchester26
1991Adriana MolinariManchester20Stripped her crown when a tabloid revealed that she had been a stripper.[1][2][3]
1990Lisa ParnpichateManchester23
1989Fayleen Anne ChwalekManchester24
1988Diane Lynn WrightManchester22
1987Laurie Durkee[4]Hampton Beach21
1986Lynda Mary PoulinDurham24
1985Janice LaCroixManchester25
Rhonda NilesManchester20colspan="2"Resigned four days after she was arrested for receiving stolen clothes.[5]
1984Diane GadouryHampstead26Miss Congeniality
1983Lynn StockwellHampton23
1982Kathy RogersSeabrook
1981Cynthia Leigh GravesNorth Conway
1980Eva DyerAmherstTop 12[6]
1979Patricia BrousPeterborough
1978Barbara Miller
1977Belinda BridgemanMerrimack
  • Later Miss New Hampshire 1978; Mother of Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2004 - Brittany Freeman
1976Sinceree Rowlette
1975Bonnie GatesSalem
1974June Tedeschi
1973Grace Knox
1972Cathy Davis
1971Jane Laroche
1970Gale ErikssonConcord
1969Dorothy Conners
1968Deborah Steers
1967Jennifer Brown
1966Elaine Brandt
1965Kathryn PinesHollis22
1964Beverly Ann Hebert
1963Janny McCloud
1962Sandralee KaySemi-finalist
1961Ellen Lipson
1960Joan Joyce Chesleing[7]
1959Nancy Jeanne Gray
1958Patricia Gail Larrabee
1957Lyla Moran
1956Rita LeclercBerlin21
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