Formation | 2005 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
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Membership | Miss America's Outstanding Teen |
Official language | English |
Key people | Susan Nicolle |
Website | Official website |
The Miss New Jersey's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of New Jersey in the Miss America's Teen pageant.
Ashley Greco of Waldwick was crowned Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen on June 18, 2023 at the Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She will compete in the Miss America's Teen 2024 pageant in January 2024.
The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.
Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
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2023 | Ashley Greco | Waldwick | Miss Cape Shores' Teen | |||||
2022 | Maria Lynn Sooy | Ocean View | 15 | Miss Stars and Stripes' Outstanding Teen | Irish Dance | |||
2020–21 [lower-alpha 1] | Isabella Freund [2] | 17 | Miss Seashore Line's Outstanding Teen | Piano, "Moonlight Sonata" | Later Miss Eastern Shore 2023 | |||
2019 | Brynn McKinney [3] | Sewell | 15 | Miss South Shores' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl | Top 10 | ||
2018 | Alaina Murphy [4] | Carneys Point | 15 | Miss Atlantic Shores’ Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Finding Neverland" | Top 7 [5] | ||
2017 | Augostina Mallous [6] | Cape May Court House | 15 | Miss Atlantic Shores’ Outstanding Teen | Acrobatic Jazz Dance, "Hit Me With a Hot Note" | Later Miss New Jersey 2022 [7] | ||
2016 | Nina Mojares [8] | Freehold | 16 | Miss Monmouth County’s Outstanding Teen | Vocal | Teens in Action Award Finalist | ||
2015 | Shereen Pimentel [9] [10] | Teaneck | 17 | Miss Cape Shores' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Finding Wonderland" | Top 10 | Outstanding Vocal Talent Award [11] Preliminary Talent Award [11] | Expected to appear as Maria in 2019 Broadway revival of West Side Story [12] Featured in John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch [13] |
2014 | Samantha Rizzuto | Long Valley | 17 | Vocal | Non-finalist Interview Award [14] Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award [14] Teens in Action Award [14] | |||
2013 | Alyssa Sullivan[ citation needed ] | Cape May Court House | 17 | Miss South Shore Area's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Gimme, Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie | Top 8 | Later Miss New Jersey 2021 [15] | |
2012 | Amanda Ross [16] | Galloway | 16 | Miss South Shore Area's Outstanding Teen | Ballet en Pointe | 3rd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2016 pageant [17] 2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2017 pageant [18] | ||
2011 | Natalie Ragazzo [19] | Pennington | 15 | Vocal | Top 10 [16] | People's Choice Award [20] | 4th runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2017 pageant [18] 3rd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2019 competition [21] 3rd runner-up at Miss New York 2021 [22] | |
2010 | Andie Babusik [23] | Gloucester County | 14 | Miss Atlantic Shore's Outstanding Teen | Ballet en Pointe | Top 15 [24] | ||
2009 | Brenna Weick [25] | Mantua Township | 15 | Miss Coastal Shore's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | 1st runner-up [26] [27] | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award | Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2013 pageant Later Miss New Jersey 2016 [17] |
2008 | Katharyn Nicolle [28] | Wenonah | 16 | Ballet en Pointe | Later Miss New Jersey 2011 [28] [29] [30] | |||
2007 | Kaitlyn Schoeffel [31] | Egg Harbor Township | 13 | Miss Coastal Shore's Outstanding Teen | Dance | Later Miss New Jersey 2017 [18] [32] 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2018 [33] | ||
2006 | Lindsey Petrosh [34] | Egg Harbor City | 17 | Vocal | Later Miss New Jersey 2012 [35] | |||
2005 | Katie Berry [36] | Mount Laurel | 16 | Ballet en Pointe | Top 15 [37] | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2011 pageant 4th runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2009 pageant [36] 2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2010 and 2011 pageants [28] [30] 1st runner-up to Mallory Hagan at Miss New York 2012 pageant [38] |
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