Miss New Hampshire USA 2023 is Britney Lane


Miss Hooksett, Britney Lane was crowned Miss New Hampshire USA 2023 on Saturday, February 18 at the Music Hall Theater in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

The 26-year-old child and adolescent therapist from Manchester (NH) was also awarded Miss Photogenic and Miss Congeniality. She will now represent New Hampshire at the Miss USA 2023 national pageant in Reno, Nevada on a date yet to be announced.

Miss Seacoast, Ariel Michaela, was named first runner-up while Miss White Mountains, Katie Smith, Miss Southern New Hampshire, Carson Viscarello, and Miss Nashua, Laura Christman were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively.

For the teens' division, Miss Nippo Lake Marayssa Raimondo bagged the title of Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2023. The 17-year-old senior student at Dover High School will represent her state at Miss Teen USA 2023.

Last year's winners, Miss New Hampshire USA 2022 Camila Sacco and Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2022 Grace Paradise crowned their successors at the end of the event.

The new Miss New Hampshire USA holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Emmanuel College and a master's in social work from the University of New Hampshire. She is an advocate for sexual assault rights and is working toward more states passing a law that gives rights to survivors.

Meet Britney Lane:



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