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.
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 will represent New Hampshire for the title of Miss USA 2020.

Results summary

Placements

New Hampshire holds a record of 4 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

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YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2020Alyssa FernandesMerrimack25TBATBA
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 FaucherManchester22Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2009
2012Ryanne HarmsRochester23
2011LacyJane FolgerFarmington22
2010Nicole HoudeManchester23
2009Christy DunnLaconia25
2008Breanne SilviNashua23
2007Laura SilvaLondonderry19
2006Krystal BarryBelmont20
2005Candace GlickmanManchester23Previously Miss New Hampshire 2003, top 10 at Miss America 2004
2004Vanessa BissantiManchester21Semi-finalist
2003Rachael Kay RibeckManchester24
2002Audra PaquetteMerrimack21Later Miss New Hampshire 2005
2001Melissa Anne RobbinsManchester24
2000Bridget Jane VezinaManchester191st runner-up
1999Melissa MacLaughlinManchester18
1998Nadia SemerdjievManchester23
1997Gretchen DurginLancaster21Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1993
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.
1990Lisa ParnpichateManchester23
1989Fayleen Anne ChwalekManchester24
1988Diane Lynn WrightManchester22
1987Laurie DurkeeHampton Beach21
1986Lynda Mary PoulinDurham24
1985Janice LaCroixManchester25
1985Rhonda NilesManchester20Resigned four days after she was arrested for receiving stolen clothes.
1984Diane GadouryHampstead26Miss Congeniality
1983Lynn StockwellHampton23
1982Kathy RogersSeabrook
1981Cynthia Leigh GravesNorth Conway
1980Eva DyerAmherstSemi-finalist, finishing in 9th Place
1979Patricia BrousPeterborough
1978Barbara Miller
1977Belinda BridgemanMerrimackLater 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
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