19 year-old Grace Paradise is a resident of Plaistow, New Hampshire. She is currently a sophomore at Rivier University and is on track to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2026, while also being a Division III volleyball player. This Licensed Nursing Assistant has the ambition of getting her masters degree in Midwifery and owning her own birthing center. Grace is currently working as an Assistant Sales manager and the Pilot Recruiting Manager for Vector Marketing Corporation helping interview, train, and run the social media team and sales representatives. Grace is no stranger to the pageant world as she has been competing since she was 15, but joined the North America Beauty Pageant system at 17 as Miss Teen New Hampshire North America 2021. After her reign as Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2022, she rejoined the system as Miss Teen New England North America 2023 and took home the international title this July. Grace is very passionate about her platform of Mental Health Awareness and Teen Suicide Prevention. She works closely with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and hopes to use her year to share her story with mental illness and raise money for chapters all across North America. Besides pageantry, Grace enjoys singing, traveling, volunteering and spending time with friends and family.