Born to Dominican immigrants, Diaz won the Miss New York USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005.
She later competed in New York, winning the Miss New York USA 1994 title, and representing New York in the Miss USA 1994 pageant held in South Padre Island, Texas on February 11, 1994.
Menshouse did not place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Kimberly Pressler of New York.
In January 2012, Jesse was a judge at the Miss New York USA pageant, helping to select the 2012 representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant.
She did not make the semifinals at the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Kimberly Pressler of New York.
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She was one of three Miss Teen USA 2001 delegates that competed at Miss USA 2007, the others being Erin O'Kelley of North Carolina and Gloria Almonte of New York (who placed first runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2001).
Andria Mullins (1997), a non-finalist in 1999 and 2000, semi-finalist in 2001, 2003, and 2004, and second runner-up in 2002, and then competed in New York in 2005 (4th runner-up) and 2007 (1st runner-up) and California in 2006 (Top ten and Miss Photogenic).