3rd runner-up Miss Connecticut USA 2026
2nd runner-up 2025
1st runner-up 2018
Semi-finalist 2017
1st runner-up 2016
4th runner-up 2015
Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2011
4th runner-up 2010
Samantha LaBonne (née Sojka) is Miss New Hampshire USA 2026 and will represent New Hampshire at the Miss USA 2026 pageant in Miami. Samantha is from Southbury, Connecticut and was selected through the Miss USA Open Casting Call.
Lights, camera, action! Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.
Samantha was Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2011 and is a 6-time finalist at Miss Connecticut USA, including placing third runner-up to Jaeden Hamelly this year. She was first runner-up to fellow former Miss Connecticut Teen USA Tiffany Teixeira at Miss CT USA 2016 and to Jamie Hughes in 2018.