Miss New Hampshire USA
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The Miss New Hampshire USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire
in the Miss USA
pageant.
New Hampshire has had little success at Miss USA, 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 one Miss New Hampshire had previously competed at Miss Teen USA
, but three have competed at Miss America
.
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
in the Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
pageant.
New Hampshire has had little success at Miss USA, 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
Lynnette Cole
Lynnette Cole-O'Nan , won the title Miss Tennessee USA in 2000. She went on to become the first woman from that state to win the Miss USA pageant, which was held in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 2000....
at Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
2000, and the semi-finals placement of Vanessa Bissanti at Miss USA 2004.
Only one Miss New Hampshire had previously competed at Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant run by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. The reigning titleholder is Danielle Doty of Texas....
, but three have competed at Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
.
Placements
- 1st runners-up: Bridget Vezina (2000)
- Top 12: Eva Dyer (1980)
- Top 15: Sandralee Kay (1962), Vanessa Bissanti (2004)
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Diane Gadoury (1984)
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
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| 2011 Miss USA 2011 Miss USA 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned her successor, Alyssa Campanella of California, at the end... |
LacyJane Folger LacyJane Folger LacyJane Folger holds the title of Miss New Hampshire USA 2011 and competed in the Miss USA 2011 pageant. She is a graduate of Wheelock College where she studied Human Development, Child Life, and Psychology. She was previously Miss Hampton Beach 2008 and a runner-up in the Miss Manchester 2008... |
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| 2010 Miss USA 2010 Miss USA 2010, the 59th edition of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 16, 2010. Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton of North Carolina, crowned her successor, Rima Fakih of Michigan as Miss USA 2010 at the... |
Nicole Houde | Manchester Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, the tenth largest city in New England, and the largest city in northern New England, an area comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It is in Hillsborough County along the banks of the Merrimack River, which... |
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| 2009 Miss USA 2009 Miss USA 2009, the 58th Miss USA pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19, 2009... |
Christy Dunn | Laconia Laconia, New Hampshire As of the census of 2000, there were 16,411 people, 6,724 households, and 4,168 families residing in the city. The population density was 809.3 people per square mile . There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 421.8 per square mile... |
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| 2008 Miss USA 2008 Miss USA 2008, the 57th Miss USA beauty pageant, was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Crystle Stewart, Miss Texas USA, was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Rachel Smith of Tennessee... |
Breanne Silvi | Nashua Nashua, New Hampshire -Climate:-Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 86,494 people, 35,044 households, and 21,876 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,719.9 people per square mile . There were 37,168 housing units at an average density of 1,202.8 per square mile... |
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| 2007 Miss USA 2007 Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith, of Tennessee.... |
Laura Silva Laura Silva Laura Ann Silva is a beauty queen from Londonderry, New Hampshire who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.Silva won the Miss New Hampshire USA 2007 title in the state pageant held in Bedford on September 17, 2006. She succeeds Krystal Barry of Belmont... |
Londonderry Londonderry, New Hampshire -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 23,236 people, 7,623 households, and 6,319 families residing in the town. The population density was 555.8 people per square mile . There were 7,718 housing units at an average density of 184.6 per square mile... |
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| 2006 Miss USA 2006 Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky... |
Krystal Barry Krystal Barry Krystal Barry is a beauty queen from Belmont, New Hampshire who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Barry won the Miss New Hampshire USA title in late 2005, after placing first runner-up the previous year. She represented New Hampshire in the Miss USA 2006 pageant televised live from Baltimore,... |
Belmont Belmont, New Hampshire Belmont is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,356 at the 2010 census.The primary settlement in town, where 1,301 people resided at the 2010 census, is defined by the U.S... |
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| 2005 Miss USA 2005 Miss USA 2005, the 54th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 11, 2005. It was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title of Miss USA in the Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 2005... |
Candace Glickman Candace Glickman Candace Glickman, from Manchester, New Hampshire, has competed in the Miss America and Miss USA pageants.Glickman won the Miss New Hampshire 2003 pageant in May 2003 competing as Miss Deerfield Fair. It was her fourth attempt at the title, as she had placed fourth runner up in every Miss New... |
Manchester | 23 | Previously Miss New Hampshire Miss New Hampshire The Miss New Hampshire competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss America pageant.The Miss New Hampshire program was conducted by the Union Leader newspaper for more than 50 years... 2003, top 10 at Miss America 2004 |
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| 2004 Miss USA 2004 The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 12, 2004. The winner of the beauty pageant was Shandi Finnessey, who became the first winner from the state of Missouri... |
Vanessa Bissanti | 21 | Semi-finalist | |||
| 2003 Miss USA 2003 The Miss USA 2003 pageant was held in San Antonio, Texas March 24, 2003, the first time it had been held in this state since 1996 when the pageant was held in South Padre Island... |
Rachael Kay Rubeck | 24 | ||||
| 2002 Miss USA 2002 The Miss USA 2002 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2002. The event was won by Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing queen Kandace Krueger of Texas.... |
Audra Paquette | Merrimack Merrimack, New Hampshire Merrimack is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 25,494 at the 2010 census, making it the eighth-largest municipality in New Hampshire.... |
Later Miss New Hampshire Miss New Hampshire The Miss New Hampshire competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss America pageant.The Miss New Hampshire program was conducted by the Union Leader newspaper for more than 50 years... 2005 |
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| 2001 Miss USA 2001 Miss USA 2001, the 50th edition of the Miss USA pageant was held at the Genesis Convention Center, Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2001. The event was won by Kandace Krueger of Texas, who was crowned by outgoing queen Lynnette Cole of Tennessee.... |
Melissa Anne Robbins | |||||
| 2000 Miss USA 2000 Miss USA 2000, the forty-ninth Miss USA pageant, was held in Branson, Missouri at The Grand Palace on February 4, 2000.At the conclusion of the final competition, Lynnette Cole of Tennessee was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kimberly Pressler of New York.... |
Bridget Jane Vezina | 19 | 1st runner-up | |||
| 1999 Miss USA 1999 Miss USA 1999, the forty-eighth Miss USA pageant, was held at the Grande Palace Theatre in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 1999.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kimberly Pressler of New York, was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts... |
Melissa MacLaughlin | |||||
| 1998 Miss USA 1998 Miss USA 1998, the 47th Miss USA pageant, was held in Shreveport, Louisiana in March, 1998. The preliminary competition was held on 6 March 1998 and the final competition on 10 March 1998... |
Nadia Semerdjiev | |||||
| 1997 Miss USA 1997 Miss USA 1997, the forty-sixth Miss USA pageant, was held at Shreveport, Louisiana in January and February, 1997. Delegates arrived in the city on January 19, the preliminary competition was held on February 2, 1997 and the final competition on February 5, 1997... |
Gretchen Durgin | Lancaster Lancaster, New Hampshire Lancaster is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, USA, on the Connecticut River named after Lancaster, England. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,507, the second largest in the county after Berlin. It is the county seat of Coos County and gateway to the Great North Woods Region... |
21 | Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA Miss New Hampshire Teen USA The Miss New Hampshire Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss Teen USA pageant.In terms of number of placements New Hampshire is one of the least successful states... 1993 |
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| 1996 Miss USA 1996 Miss USA 1996, the forty-fifth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 2, 1996.... |
Julie Minta Gleneck | 21 | ||||
| 1995 Miss USA 1995 Miss USA 1995, the forty-fourth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 10, 1995.... |
Valerie Gosselin | |||||
| 1994 Miss USA 1994 Miss USA 1994, the 43rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas on 11 February 1994... |
Kelly Zarse | |||||
| 1993 Miss USA 1993 Miss USA 1993, the 42nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 19 February 1993.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kenya Moore of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shannon Marketic of California... |
Heidi Cambra | Hampton Hampton, New Hampshire Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 14,976 at the 2010 census. Located beside the Atlantic Ocean, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination.... |
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| 1992 Miss USA 1992 Miss USA 1992, the 41st Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 7 February 1992.At the conclusion of the final competition, Shannon Marketic of California was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kelli McCarty of Kansas... |
Rebecca Lee Lake | |||||
| 1991 Miss USA 1991 Miss USA 1991, the 40th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 22 February 1991.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelli McCarty of Kansas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Carole Gist of Michigan... |
Adriana Molinari | |||||
| 1990 Miss USA 1990 Miss USA 1990, the 39th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on March 2, 1990.At the conclusion of the final competition, Carole Gist of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Gretchen Polhemus of Texas... |
Lisa Parnpichate | |||||
| 1989 | Fayleen Anne Chwalek | |||||
| 1988 | Diane Lynn Wright | |||||
| 1987 | Laurie Durkee | Hampton Beach Hampton Beach, New Hampshire Hampton Beach is a village district, census-designated place, and beach resort within the town of Hampton, in the U.S. state of New Hampshire, located on the Atlantic Ocean. Its population at the 2010 census was 2,275. Hampton Beach is located in Rockingham County, approximately south of Portsmouth... |
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| 1986 | Lynda Mary Poulin | Durham Durham, New Hampshire As of the census of 2000, there were 12,664 people, 2,882 households, and 1,582 families residing in the town. The population density was 565.5 people per square mile . There were 2,923 housing units at an average density of 130.5 per square mile... |
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| 1985 | Janice LaCroix | Manchester | ||||
| Rhonda Niles | Manchester | Resigned four days after she was arrested for receiving stolen clothes. | ||||
| 1984 | Diane Gadoury | Hampstead Hampstead, New Hampshire Hampstead is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,523 at the 2010 census. Hampstead, which includes the village of East Hampstead, is home to a portion of the Rockingham Recreational Trail.- History :... |
Miss Congeniality | |||
| 1983 | Lynn Stockwell | Hampton | ||||
| 1982 | Kathy Rogers | Seabrook Seabrook, New Hampshire Seabrook is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 8,693 at the 2010 census. Located at the southern end of the coast of New Hampshire on the border with Massachusetts, Seabrook is noted as the location of the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station, the third-most... |
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| 1981 | Cynthia Leigh Graves | North Conway North Conway, New Hampshire North Conway is a census-designated place in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,349 at the 2010 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the largest village within the town of Conway, which is bounded on the east by the Maine state line. The White... |
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| 1980 | Eva Dyer | Amherst Amherst, New Hampshire Amherst is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,201 at the 2010 census. Amherst is home to Ponemah Bog Wildlife Sanctuary, Hodgman State Forest, the Joe English Reservation and Baboosic Lake.... |
Semi-finalist, finishing in 9th Place | |||
| 1979 | Patricia Brous | Peterborough Peterborough, New Hampshire Peterborough is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,284 at the 2010 census. Home to the MacDowell Art Colony, the town is a popular tourist destination.... |
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| 1978 | Barbara Miller | |||||
| 1977 | Belinda Bridgeman | Merrimack | Later Miss New Hampshire Miss New Hampshire The Miss New Hampshire competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss America pageant.The Miss New Hampshire program was conducted by the Union Leader newspaper for more than 50 years... 1978; Mother of Miss New Hampshire Teen USA Miss New Hampshire Teen USA The Miss New Hampshire Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss Teen USA pageant.In terms of number of placements New Hampshire is one of the least successful states... 2004- Brittany Freeman |
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| 1976 | Sinceree Rowlette | |||||
| 1975 | Bonnie Gates | Salem Salem, New Hampshire Salem is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 28,776 at the 2010 census. Salem is a marketing and distributing center north of Boston, with a major amusement attraction, Canobie Lake Park, and a large shopping mall, the Mall at Rockingham Park.- History :The... |
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| 1974 | June Tedeschi | |||||
| 1973 | Grace Knox | |||||
| 1972 | Cathy Davis | |||||
| 1971 | Jane Laroche | |||||
| 1970 | Grace Eriksson | Concord Concord, New Hampshire The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695.... |
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| 1969 | Dorothy Conners | |||||
| 1968 | Deborah Steers | |||||
| 1967 | Jennifer Brown | |||||
| 1966 | Elaine Brandt | |||||
| 1965 | Kathryn Pines | Hollis Hollis, New Hampshire Hollis is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,684 at the 2010 census. The town center village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Hollis Village Historic District.... |
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| 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 Berlin, New Hampshire Berlin is a city along the Androscoggin River in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States. The population was 10,051 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of Cascade. Located on the edge of the White Mountains, the city's boundaries extend into the White Mountain National Forest... |
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| 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