Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen

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Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen
Formation2005
Type Beauty pageant
Location
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.

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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.

Results summary

The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

Awards

Preliminary awards

  • Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Brenna Weick (2010)
  • Preliminary Talent: Shereen Pimentel (2016)

Non-finalist awards

  • Non-finalist Interview: Samantha Rizzuto (2015)

Other awards

  • Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award: Samantha Rizzuto (2015)
  • Outstanding Vocal Talent Award: Shereen Pimentel (2016)
  • People's Choice Award: Natalie Ragazzo (2012)
  • Teens in Action Award: Samantha Rizzuto (2015)
  • Teens in Action Award Finalists: Nina Mojares (2017)

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal TitleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2023Ashley Greco Waldwick Miss Cape Shores' Teen
2022 Maria Lynn Sooy Ocean View 15Miss Stars and Stripes' Outstanding TeenIrish Dance
2020–21 [lower-alpha 1] Isabella Freund [2] 17Miss Seashore Line's Outstanding TeenPiano, "Moonlight Sonata"Later Miss Eastern Shore 2023
2019 Brynn McKinney [3] Sewell 15Miss South Shores' Outstanding TeenVocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl Top 10
2018 Alaina Murphy [4] Carneys Point 15Miss Atlantic Shores’ Outstanding TeenVocal, "Finding Neverland"Top 7 [5]
2017 Augostina Mallous [6] Cape May Court House 15Miss Atlantic Shores’ Outstanding TeenAcrobatic Jazz Dance, "Hit Me With a Hot Note"Later Miss New Jersey 2022 [7]
2016 Nina Mojares [8] Freehold 16Miss Monmouth County’s Outstanding TeenVocalTeens in Action Award Finalist
2015 Shereen Pimentel [9] [10] Teaneck 17Miss Cape Shores' Outstanding TeenVocal, "Finding Wonderland"Top 10Outstanding 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 17VocalNon-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 17Miss South Shore Area's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Gimme, Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie Top 8Later Miss New Jersey 2021 [15]
2012 Amanda Ross [16] Galloway 16Miss South Shore Area's Outstanding TeenBallet en Pointe3rd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2016 pageant [17]

2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2017 pageant [18]
2011 Natalie Ragazzo [19] Pennington 15VocalTop 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 14Miss Atlantic Shore's Outstanding TeenBallet en PointeTop 15 [24]
2009 Brenna Weick [25] Mantua Township 15Miss Coastal Shore's Outstanding TeenVocal1st runner-up [26] [27] Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardTop 10 at National Sweetheart 2013 pageant

Later Miss New Jersey 2016 [17]
2008 Katharyn Nicolle [28] Wenonah 16Ballet en PointeLater Miss New Jersey 2011 [28] [29] [30]
2007 Kaitlyn Schoeffel [31] Egg Harbor Township 13Miss Coastal Shore's Outstanding TeenDanceLater Miss New Jersey 2017 [18] [32]
2nd runner-up at Miss America 2018 [33]
2006 Lindsey Petrosh [34] Egg Harbor City 17VocalLater Miss New Jersey 2012 [35]
2005 Katie Berry [36] Mount Laurel 16Ballet en PointeTop 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]

Notes

  1. State competition took place in 2020, as national pageant postponed to 2021 for the 2022 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

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