13 things about Miss Universe Haiti 2025 Melissa Sapini

Melissa Queenie Sapini represented Massachusetts, United States in the 73rd edition of Miss USA. She represented Haiti in the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Sapini is a Haitian-American actor, news reporter, model and beauty queen based in Boston, Massachusetts. She is originally from North Attleboro, Massachusetts.

On March 19, 2025, Sapini turned 22. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From 2017 to 2021, she attended North Attleboro High School in North Attleborough.
2. In 2018, she joined Dynasty Models and Talent Agency in Boston as a television actor and a fashion model.
3. She was a Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2020 semifinalist.
4. She was Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2022 first runner-up.
5. From 2021 to 2025, she attended Suffolk University in Boston where she earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism.
6. In 2021, she was part of a commercial for Six Flags New England, an amusement park in Agawam, Massachusetts.
7. In 2022, she joined Dirty Water Media in Boston as a news reporter and correspondent.
8. She was Miss Massachusetts USA 2023 fourth runner-up.
9. She won Miss Massachusetts USA 2023.
10. She was a Miss USA 2024 finalist.
11. In 2025, she joined Maggie Inc. in Boston as a TV actress and a fashion model and she visited Thailand.
12. She is Miss Universe Haiti 2025.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Sapini is 5’6″ tall. In 2001, her mother immigrated from Haiti to the U.S.

2010s

• In August 2017, she entered North Attleboro High School.
• In January 2018, she became a Dynasty Models and Talent Agency artist.
• In February 2018, she starred in an Investigation Discovery show filmed in New Jersey, USA.

2020s

• On January 12, 2020, she finished in the Top 16 at Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2020 at Boston Marriott Burlington Hotel in Burlington. The winner was Annika Sharma.  
• In June 2021, she graduated from North Attleboro High School.
• In September 2021, she entered Suffolk University in Boston.
• In October 2021, she joined Suffolk University’s Studio 73 as a production assistant and appeared in a Six Flags New England commercial.
• On March 27, 2022, she represented North Attleboro at Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2022 at Boston Marriott Burlington Hotel in Burlington. She was runner-up to Jillian Driscoll.
• In May 2022, she became a Dirty Water Media employee in Boston.
• On January 29, 2023, she represented Attleboro at Miss Massachusetts USA 2023 and competed against 63 other candidates at the grand ballroom of Boston Marriott Burlington Hotel. She was fourth runner-up to Sharma.  
• On March 10, 2024, she represented North Attleboro at Miss Massachusetts USA 2024 and competed against 55 other candidates at Boston Marriott Burlington Hotel. She won the title.
• On August 4, 2024, she represented Massachusetts at Miss USA 2024 and competed against 50 other candidates at the The Biltmore Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, USA. She finished in the Top 10.
• In February 2025, she became a Maggie Inc. artist in Boston.
• In May 2025, she graduated from Suffolk University.
• On October 18, 2025, she was appointed Miss Universe Haiti 2025.
• On November 21, 2025, she represented Haiti at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.