Miss New Hampshire USA

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.

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss New Hampshire.
Miss New Hampshire USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersManchester
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
WebsiteOfficial website

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 four times. Two of those placings have been in the past ten years, with Bridget Vezina placing 1st runner-up to Lynnette Cole at Miss USA 2000, and the semi-finals placement of Vanessa Bissanti at Miss USA 2004.

Only two Miss New Hampshire USA titleholders have previously competed at Miss Teen USA, but three have competed at Miss America.

Alyssa Fernandes of Merrimack was crowned Miss New Hampshire USA 2020 on December 8, 2019 at The Colonial Theater in Keene. She represented New Hampshire for the title of Miss USA 2020.

Results summary

Placements
  • 1st runners-up: Bridget Vezina (2000)
  • Top 12: Eva Dyer (1980)
  • Top 15: Sandralee Kay (1962), Vanessa Bissanti (2004)

New Hampshire holds a record of 4 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
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
2021 To be announced April 2021
2020 Alyssa Fernandes Merrimack 25 1st runner-up at Miss New Hampshire's Outstanding Teen 2011 pageant
2019 Alexis Chinn Pembroke 21 Contestant of Miss Earth United States 2016
2018 Michelle McEwan Harrisville 25 Born 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[1] Manchester 22 Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2009
2012 Ryanne Harms Rochester 23
2011 LacyJane Folger Farmington 22
2010 Nicole Houde Manchester 23
2009 Christy Dunn Laconia 25
2008 Breanne Silvi Nashua 23
2007 Laura Silva Londonderry 19
2006 Krystal Barry Belmont 20
2005 Candace Glickman Manchester 23 Previously Miss New Hampshire 2003, top 10 at Miss America 2004
2004 Vanessa Bissanti Manchester 21 Semi-finalist
2003 Rachael Kay Ribeck Manchester 24
2002 Audra Paquette Merrimack 21 Later Miss New Hampshire 2005
2001 Melissa Anne Robbins Manchester 24
2000 Bridget Jane Vezina Manchester 19 1st runner-up
1999 Melissa MacLaughlin Manchester 18
1998 Nadia Semerdjiev Manchester 23
1997 Gretchen Durgin Lancaster 21 Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1993
1996 Julie Minta Gleneck Manchester 21
1995 Valerie Gosselin Manchester 22
1994 Kelly Zarse Manchester 19
1993 Heidi Cambra Hampstead 25
1992 Rebecca Lee Lake Manchester 26
1991 Adriana Molinari Manchester 20 Stripped her crown when a tabloid revealed that she had been a stripper.[2][3][4]
1990 Lisa Parnpichate Manchester 23
1989 Fayleen Anne Chwalek Manchester 24
1988 Diane Lynn Wright Manchester 22
1987 Laurie Durkee Hampton Beach 21
1986 Lynda Mary Poulin Durham 24
1985 Janice LaCroix Manchester 25
Rhonda Niles Manchester 20 Resigned four days after she was arrested for receiving stolen clothes.[5]
1984 Diane Gadoury Hampstead 26 Miss Congeniality
1983 Lynn Stockwell Hampton 23
1982 Kathy Rogers Seabrook
1981 Cynthia Leigh Graves North Conway
1980 Eva Dyer Amherst Semi-finalist, finishing in 9th Place
1979 Patricia Brous Peterborough
1978 Barbara Miller
1977 Belinda Bridgeman Merrimack Later Miss New Hampshire 1978; Mother of Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2004 - Brittany Freeman
1976 Sinceree Rowlette
1975 Bonnie Gates Salem
1974 June Tedeschi
1973 Grace Knox
1972 Cathy Davis
1971 Jane Laroche
1970 Gale Eriksson Concord
1969 Dorothy Conners
1968 Deborah Steers
1967 Jennifer Brown
1966 Elaine Brandt
1965 Kathryn Pines Hollis 22
1964 Beverly Ann Hebert
1963 Janny McCloud
1962 Sandralee Kay Semi-finalist
1961 Ellen Lipson
1960 Joan Joyce Chesleing
1959 Nancy Jeanne Gray
1958 Patricia Gail Larrabee
1957 Lyla Moran
1956 Rita Leclerc Berlin 21
1955 Patricia Ann Mowry
1954 Myrna Louise Smith
1953 Muriel Roy
1952 Did Not Compete

1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

References
  1. "Amber Faucher Crowned Miss New Hampshire USA 2013". Beauty Pageant News. November 26, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. Doug Clark (1993-02-25). "Daily Bump and Grind Does Not Wear on Beauty Pageant Queen". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. "Miss USA-NH says she's victim of blackmail plot". Associated Press. Concord, NH: The Telegraph. 1991-03-10. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  4. "Hampton stripper loses beauty title". Associated Press. Hampton, NH: The Telegraph. 1991-04-27. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  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.
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