2nd runner-up Miss New York USA 2025, Non-finalist Miss DC USA 2013, Non-finalist 2012, Non-finalist Miss Maryland USA 2011
A New York native from Brooklyn, MonaLesa Brackett was selected as Miss New Hampshire USA 2025 through the Miss USA Open Casting Call and will represent New Hampshire at Miss USA 2025. MonaLesa, a Black American Muslim, will be the first Hijabi to compete at Miss USA. As the founder of The Real Estate Fairy, she helps previously homeless individuals secure apartments. She also leads youth financial literacy programs and park restoration projects in Brooklyn.
Having been selected by the Miss USA casting call, MonaLesa was crowned by Miss New Hampshire USA 2024 Ariel Sullivan at the start of the Miss USA 2025 pageant week in Reno.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
After competing three times in the early 2010s, MonaLesa returned to the Miss USA system in 2025, placing second runner-up to Christiana DiNardo at Miss New York USA.
