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Ariel Sullivan was crowned Miss New Hampshire USA 2024 on Sunday, June 9 at The Palace Theatre in Manchester, New Hampshire. The 28-year-old, representing SeaCoast, bested nine other contestants to win the state title. She also bagged the Miss Photogenic award. Ariel succeeds last year's winner Britney Lane and will now prepare to represent New Hampshire at Miss USA 2024 this August in Hollywood, California. The new Miss New Hampshire USA is an emergency department registered nurse and an advocate for women's and children's health and abuse. "Last night my childhood dream came true and I have been trying to find the words to express all my emotions but they just don't exist," Ariel wrote on social media. "So much time, energy, perseverance, and resilience was put into this one single moment and I truly would not be here without any of you," she added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ariel Sullivan (@missnhusa) FINAL

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 th