13 things about Miss New Hampshire USA 2025 Mona Lesa Brackett

MonaLesa Diamond Brackett represented New Hampshire, United States in the 74th edition of Miss USA. She is an alumna of Boys and Girls High School in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA, Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and Long Island University in Brooklyn.

BIOGRAPHY

Brackett is an American educator, entrepreneur, real estate salesperson and beauty queen born in Brooklyn in 1989. She is the founder of The Real Estate Fairy, which assists those in need of safe housing, particularly the homeless.

While based in Concord, New Hampshire, Brackett was crowned Miss New Hampshire USA. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From 2003 to 2007, she attended Boys and Girls High School.
2. From 2007 to 2010, she attended Morgan State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications.
3. From 2008 to 2011, she was a customer service representative at Joonbug in New York City.
4. In 2009, she was an associate producer at WEAA 88.9 FM in Baltimore.
5. She was a candidate at Miss Maryland USA 2011, Miss District of Columbia USA 2012 and Miss District of Columbia USA 2013.
6. In 2013, she joined the New York City Department of Education as an educator.
7. She joined Actors LA Agency in Atlanta, Georgia, USA in 2017 as an actor and worked an associate producer at Swirl Films in Atlanta from 2017 to 2018.
8. She became a licensed real estate salesperson in 2019 and worked as a real estate salesperson at Keller Williams Realty in New York City from 2019 to 2022.
9. From 2020 to 2022, she attended Long Island University where she earned a master’s degree in creative writing.
10. In 2022, she joined eXp Realty in Queens, New York as a real estate salesperson.
11. She was Miss New York USA 2025 second runner-up.
12. She is Miss New Hampshire USA 2025.
13. She was a Miss USA 2025 semifinalist.

TIMELINE

Brackett is Muslim. She competed at Miss New York USA 2025 and Miss USA 2025 in full modest wear, a hijab and a burkini.

2000s

• In May 2007, she graduated from Boys and Girls High School in Bedford–Stuyvesant.
• In August 2007, she entered attended Morgan State University in Baltimore.
• In December 2008, she joined Joonbug in New York City.
• From September 2009 to December 2009, she was a WEAA 88.9 FM employee.

2010s

• In May 2010, she graduated from Morgan State University.
• On October 31, 2010, she competed for the Miss Maryland USA 2011 title at the Bethesda North Marriott, Hotel and Conference Center in Bethesda, Maryland. She was unplaced.
• In January 2011, she left Joonbug.
• On November 27, 2011, she competed for the Miss District of Columbia USA 2012 crown at The Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C., USA. She was unplaced.
• On December 2, 2012, she competed against 23 other Miss District of Columbia USA 2013 candidates at the Grand Ballroom of L’Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington, D.C. She was unplaced.
• In March 2013, she became an NYC Department of Education as an educator.
• In March 2017, she became an Actors LA Agency artist in Atlanta.
• In December 2017, she joined Swirl Films in Atlanta.
• In January 2018, she left Swirl Films.
• In February 2019, she obtained her license as a real estate salesperson.
• In May 2019, she joined Keller Williams Realty in New York City.

2020s

• In February 2022, she joined Exp Realty in Queens.
• In July 2022, she left Keller Williams Realty.
• On August 17, 2025, she competed against 168 other Miss New York USA 2025 candidates at the Hilton Albany in Albany, New York. She was second runner-up to Christiana DiNardo.
• On September 30, 2025, she was appointed Miss New Hampshire USA 2025.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented New Hampshire at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She finished in the Top 20.