Photo Credit: Catherine Fiehn

Regan Elizabeth Hartley of Dover is Miss New Hampshire 2011. She competed as Miss Keene Area in the 65th Annual Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Program Thursday, April 28th through Saturday night, April 30, 2011. A 20-year-old Junior at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts, Regan is seeking a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Relations with a minor in Marketing. A graduate of Portsmouth Christian Academy, she plans to obtain a Master’s Degree in Advertising and hopes to become an Account Manager in a top Advertising firm.

Regan’s platform issue is "Stand up: Bullying Awareness in Our Community." She earned the New Hampshire Broadcast Association scholarship in 2009, maintained status on Dean’s List and earned a President’s scholarship. She has partnered with NHBullyWatch.org and Bully Free NH, working on passage of House Bill 1523 to strengthen New Hampshire’s anti-bullying law, and is now a spokesperson for both organizations. She has spoken at many schools and events about her personal experience of being a victim of bullying, which led her to join the fight against the insidious acts of bullying.

Regan is the daughter of Matthew and Kristi Hartley and has a 14-year-old sister, Chelsea. A trained scuba diver, she is a spokes model for the Caitlin Raymond Bone Marrow Registry, has modeled in Madrid, Spain in 2010 and served as an extra in the Hollywood Film, “The Zookeeper.” Regan has also appeared in print publications and in TV commercials. During the academic year in Boston, she has been employed as a waitress in a popular Boston nightclub. She has been awarded nearly $27,000 in scholarships through the program over her last three years of participation in the Miss NH competition.

Regan will compete for the title of Miss America, telecast live on ABC network in January of 2012.