Miss New Jersey Teen USA

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Miss New Jersey Teen USA
Formation1983
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Newark
Location
Membership Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
Key people
Deborah Miller
Cindy Provost
Website Official website
Chenoa Greene, Miss New Jersey USA 2010 and Erica Scymanski, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2010 appearing in a St. Patrick's Day parade Miss NJ USA and Miss NJ Teen USA St Patrick's Day.jpg
Chenoa Greene, Miss New Jersey USA 2010 and Erica Scymanski, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2010 appearing in a St. Patrick's Day parade
Alyssa Campanella, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007, first runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2007, Miss California USA 2011, and Miss USA 2011. AlyssaCampanella.jpg
Alyssa Campanella, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007, first runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2007, Miss California USA 2011, and Miss USA 2011.

The Miss New Jersey Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss Teen USA pageant.

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New Jersey has had moderate success at Miss Teen USA, with twelve placements. In the first twenty years of the competition, New Jersey only recorded three placements; from 2003 they placed in four of five years. New Jersey's first top five placement came in 2003 when Jacklyn Pezzotta placed fourth runner-up, and this was bettered in 2007 when Alyssa Campanella placed 1st runner up.

Three New Jersey teens (2001, 2006, and 2008) have held the Miss New Jersey USA title and competed at Miss USA. Alyssa Campanella, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007, competed twice for Miss New Jersey USA, but relocated to California and won Miss California USA and won the title of Miss USA 2011, the first former Miss New Jersey Teen USA titleholder to win Miss USA, regardless of the representing state.

Oceane Qian-Feuillat of Jersey City was crowned Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2025 on April 6, 2025 at Hilton Parsippany Hotel in Parsipanny. She will represent New Jersey for the title of Miss Teen USA 2025.

Results summary

Placements

New Jersey holds a record of 12 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge1Local titlePlacement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2025 Oceane Qian-Feuillat Jersey City TBAMiss Garden State TeenTBATBA
2024 Julia Livolsi Glen Rock 18Miss Glen Rock Teen
2023 Julia Carrano Manahawkin 19did not compete
  • Originally first runner-up, assumed the title when UmaSofia Srivastava won Miss Teen USA
UmaSofia Srivastava Morris Plains 15Miss Morris County TeenMiss Teen USA 2023Best State Costume
2022 Isabella Galan Wayne 17
2021 Delaney Musgrave Lawrenceville 18Eligible as a student of Lawrenceville School at the time of crowning
2020 JaeLynn Polanco Bergenfield 16Top 16
2019 Ava Tortorici Montclair 18
2018 Diana Smerina Freehold 16
2017 Briahna Reinstein Englishtown 16Miss Photogenic
2016 Gina Mellish Oceanport 16
2015 Jacqueline Giancola East Brunswick 17
2014 Valentina Sánchez Spring Lake Heights 184th runner-up
2013 Christina Thompson Holmdel 16Top 16
2012 Kendal Barrett Montclair 15
2011 Savannah Schechter [1] Far Hills 17Top 15Miss Congeniality
2010 Erica Szymanski Mt. Laurel 17
2009 Alexa Brunetti Brigantine 18
2008 Michelle Leonardo Tinton Falls 17
2007 Alyssa Campanella Manalapan 171st runner-up
2006 Julianna "Julie" White Haddon Township 17Top 10
2005 Regina Villano Tabernacle 18Host of Solo Generation & Linerocket Live. Actress on All my Children & Guiding Light, Appeared on Reality Show " True Beauty " season 2
2004Rachael Carrollo Wantage 17Top 10
2003 Jacklyn Pezzotta Little Egg Harbor 174th runner-upMiss Photogenic2nd runner-up to Miss New Jersey USA 2007 & 2008
2002 Sheri Drach National Park 15Contestant at National Sweetheart 2006
2001 Erin Abrahamson Essex Fells 171st runner-up at Miss New Jersey USA 2007 and assumed the title after the original winner Ashley Harder disqualified due to pageant rules, later crowned Miss New Jersey USA 2007 & Mrs. New Jersey 2015
2000 Ulrica Udani Marmora 18
1999 Nicole Marie Golas Deptford Township 19
1998 Melissa Dungao Princeton 17
1997 Lauren Petty Point Pleasant 19
1996 Jessica Ponzo Williamstown 15Youngest Contestant at Miss Teen USA 1996
1995 Joyce Houseknecht Deptford 18Actress Katrina Law
1994 Kelli Paarz Linwood 18Semi-finalistSister of Kerri Paarz, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1991,
1993 Heather Brenner Absecon 19
1992 Lori Schmidt Haledon 16
1991 Kerri Paarz Linwood 17Sister of Kelli Paarz, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1994
1990 Jennifer Giordano Bedminster 17
1989 Yvonne Christiano Parsippany 18
1988 Michelle Knipfelberg Edison 18Semi-finalist
1987 Tara Eldridge Voorhees 18
1986Rosalie Cuzo Colts Neck 17Semi-finalist
1985 Sharon Turner Beachwood 17
1984 Tracy Grennon Wyckoff 18
1983 Sheri Drummond Lake Hiawatha 18

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

  1. Karas, David (October 3, 2010). "TCNJ senior crowned Miss New Jersey". NJ.com. Retrieved October 5, 2010.