- Miss New Hampshire USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss New Hampshire.
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.
Contents
Results summary
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 2011 LacyJane Folger 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 21 Semi-finalist 2003 Rachael Kay Rubeck 24 2002 Audra Paquette Merrimack Later Miss New Hampshire 2005 2001 Melissa Anne Robbins 2000 Bridget Jane Vezina 19 1st runner-up 1999 Melissa MacLaughlin 1998 Nadia Semerdjiev 1997 Gretchen Durgin Lancaster 21 Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1993 1996 Julie Minta Gleneck 21 1995 Valerie Gosselin 1994 Kelly Zarse 1993 Heidi Cambra Hampton 1992 Rebecca Lee Lake 1991 Adriana Molinari 1990 Lisa Parnpichate 1989 Fayleen Anne Chwalek 1988 Diane Lynn Wright 1987 Laurie Durkee Hampton Beach 1986 Lynda Mary Poulin Durham 1985 Janice LaCroix Manchester Rhonda Niles Manchester Resigned four days after she was arrested for receiving stolen clothes.[1] 1984 Diane Gadoury Hampstead Miss Congeniality 1983 Lynn Stockwell Hampton 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 Grace 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
- ^ UPI (1985-03-04). "Miss New Hampshire-U.S.A. gives up title four days after being arrested". The Baton Rouge State Times. p. 9-A.
External links
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