Scholarships and Awards

Scholarships awarded vary from year to year. For the 2009-2010 year, scholarships were awarded as follows:

Miss Capital Area 2010, Mary Carolyn Archer

$3,000 and the right to represent the Capital Area at the 2010 Miss New Hampshire Pageant

Custom jewelry from J & L Woods Creations, Concord

A gift of Lia Sophia Jewelry valued at $100 (Pat Corlin, Representative)

Custom makeup consultation from Market America (Kate Lawler, Representative)

Dance consultation from Dance Progressions, Londonderry

First Runner-Up, Kacie Noelle Ferraro

$1,000 and eligibility to compete at Miss Granite State/Miss Merrimack Valley in February 2010

$125 Overall Interview Award (tie)

Second Runner-Up, Chantel McCabe

$700 and eligibility to compete at Miss Granite State/Miss Merrimack Valley in February 2010

Third Runner-Up, Holly Blanchard

$500 and eligibility to compete at Miss Granite State/Miss Merrimack Valley in February 2010

$250 Overall Talent Award

Fourth Runner-Up, Bess Brooks

$300 and eligibility to compete at Miss Granite State/Miss Merrimack Valley in February 2010

Interview Winner, Devenn Glickman

$125 Overall Interview Award (tie) and eligibility to compete at Miss Granite State/Miss Merrimack Valley in February 2010

$100 Non-Finalist Talent Award

Miss Congeniality, Britttany Morgan Dube

$100 and eligibility to compete at Miss Granite State/Miss Merrimack Valley in February 2010

Non-Finalist Talent Winner, Madison Rezaei

$100 and eligibility to compete at Miss Granite State/Miss Merrimack Valley in February 2010

Miss Capital Area also receives a scholarship from the Miss New Hampshire Program just for being a contestant in the state pageant. Additionally, there are scholarships available from the national level that are awarded directly to contestants in the program (contestants must apply for these scholarships individually. More information can be found at www.missamerica.org).