The run of former Miss America contestants continues - I don't have data to back this up but I feel like this is one of the biggest groups we've had since I started following in 2006 - with Miss New Hampshire 2013 Samantha Russo. She will be the third former Miss NH to compete in recent years, following in the footsteps of Regan Hartley and Krystal Muccioli. Returning from the 2016 top five are second runner-up Sarah Mousseau (who was also 1RU in 2015) and fourth runner-up Gina Butler. 2012 second runner-up Rebecca Scalera, who has competed three times since but not made it back to the top five, is also competing - could this be her year?
In Teen three of the four runners-up are back. In order they are 1RU Trinity Zola, 3RU Jane Lumley and 4RU Brittney Wigdorski. Jane also won the Congeniality award last year and Trinity won Photogenic.. Three-time Rhode Island Teen USA contestant Katie Bergantine, who started competing in 2013 when she was 14, is competing in NH for the first time. Her highest placement was 4RU in 2014.
Contestant lists
Gina Butler (4RU 16, NF MA USA 15)
Alisha Del Llano
Bleona Dreshaj
Rhiannon Hardy
Darcie Ingerson
Kaelyn Juntunen
Jennifer Langton
Anabel Lopez
Ashley Melito
Sarah Mousseau (2RU 16, 1RU 15)
Nina Murray (NF MA TUSA 14, NF 13)
Katherine Potts
Samantha Russo (Miss NH 2013)
Jesslyn Sargent
Rebecca Scalera (SF 16, NF 15, SF 13, 2RU 12)
Talia Stewart
TEEN CONTESTANTS (20)
Olivia Barcelou
Katie Bergantine (SF RI TUSA 15, 4RU 14, SF 13)
Emily Bolduc
Kiara Chase
Hailey Davis
Kylie Donovan
Brenna Driscoll
Gabriella Goumas
Christina Leonard
Jane Lumley (3RU & Congeniality 16)
Valeria Maya
Ariadne Metzler
Emilee Mills
Teresina O'Hare
Abigail Sahlin
Stephanie Thermitus
Kolby Tracey
Sidora Van Etten
Brittney Wigdorski (4RU 16)
Trinity Zola (1RU & Photogenic 16)