Miss New Jersey USA

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Miss New Jersey USA
Formation1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Newark
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Deborah Miller
Cindy Provost
Website Official website

The Miss New Jersey USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss USA pageant. It is produced by D&D Productions.

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New Jersey has yet to win the Miss USA title, although from 1989 to 1991 they had two 2nd runners-up and one 1st runner-up in a row. Two years later, another Miss New Jersey USA placed in the finals, and in 2008, Tiffany Andrade finished as 2nd runner up, one of three Miss New Jersey USAs to place third at Miss USA. In the year 2017, 1st runner-up placement was achieved by Miss New Jersey USA 2017, Chhavi Verg. The most recent placement was Derby Chukwudi in 2023, placing Top 20.

Five Miss New Jersey USA titleholders have held the Miss New Jersey Teen USA title and two have competed at Miss America.

Jabili Kandula of Hoboken was crowned Miss New Jersey USA 2024 on June 23, 2024 at the Hilton Parsippany in Parsippany-Troy Hills. She will represent New Jersey for the title of Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Placements

New Jersey holds a record of 20 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge [lower-alpha 1] Local titlePlacement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2024 Jabili Kandula Hoboken 24Miss Hoboken
2023 Derby Chukwudi Hoboken 25Top 20
2022 Alexandra Lakhman Hoboken 26
2021 Celinda Ortega Fair Lawn 26
2020 Gina Mellish Oceanport 20Top 10
2019 Manya Saaraswat Morganville 21Born in India
  • Miss World America Pennsylvania 2020
    • 2nd runner-up at Miss World America 2020 [1]
2018 Alexa Noone Bayonne 23Top 10
2017 Chhavi Verg Edison 191st runner-upBorn in India
2016 Jessielyn Palumbo Wayne 23
2015 Vanessa Oriolo Colts Neck 21
2014 Emily Shah Edison 18Top 20
2013 Libell Duran[ citation needed ] Keasbey 22

Born in Dominican Republic

2012 Michelle Leonardo Tinton Falls 20Top 10
2011 Julianna White Haddon Township 21
2010 Chenoa Greene Atco 24
2009 Kaity Rodriguez Clifton 24
2008 Tiffany Andrade Linden 222nd runner-up
2007 Erin Abrahamson Essex Fells 23
  • Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after Ashley Harder's resignation
  • Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2001
  • Later Mrs. New Jersey 2015
Ashley Harder Marlton 20did not competeResigned in January 2007 due to pregnancy and failing to follow pageant rules
2006 Jessica Boyington Sicklerville 20Is now NBC 10 Philadelphia's morning traffic reporter.
2005 Sylvia Pogorzelski East Hanover 20 YouTube personality Grace Helbig placed 7th in this competition
2004 Janaye Ingram Cherry Hill 25
2003 Vanessa Baker Marlton 23
2002 Robin Williams Lawrenceville
2001 Jeannette Josue Jersey City
2000 Michelle Graci Jamesburg
1999 Melissa McLaughlinCinnaminson
1998 Kelli Paarz Linwood
1997 Jennifer Makris Cranbury 23Top 10
1996 Christina Augustyn Woodbridge 24
1995 Christy Joy Pittner Ventnor
1994 Rosa VelezNewark
1993 Amy Fissel Ocean City 25Top 6
1992 Kathy Kasprak Edison
1991 Charlotte Ray Camden 241st runner-up Miss Congeniality
1990 Karin Hartz Voorhees 242nd runner-up
1989 Deborah Lee Husti Rockaway 212nd runner-up
1988 Colleen Carlone Parsippany
1987 Stacey Fox East Brunswick 19
1986 Lisa Summeroury-Perry Egg Harbor Township Miss CongenialityRepresented New Jersey in Miss Oktoberfest 1987, did not place
1985 Francie Knapp Linwood
1984 Diane Everett Qualter Englewood
1983 Ann Marie Brucato Bloomfield
1982 Janice Lynn Straub Cherry Hill
1981 Christy Garthwaite Tuckerton
1980 Joni Peifer Franklinville
1979 Robin Senatore Jackson
1978 Sheryl Ann Hoehn Clark
1977 Juanita McCarty Pemberton 18Semi-finalist
1976 Ginger HagamanWeekstown
1975 Cathy Russell Cranford 19Semi-finalist
1974 Patricia SimsJackson
1973 Patricia EverettRunnemede
1972 Leila DeSantisPoint Pleasant
1971 Brenda Joyce WhiteDelair
1970 Ellen Cream Pennsauken
1969 Nancy FromelWashington
1968 Linda PapaSecaucus
1967 Jean GalataUnion City
1966 Jo Ann FranchiCamden
1965 Kay FranzenBridgeton
1964 Barbara Joan RichartzStratford19Semi-finalist
1963 Judy Kay AyarsSalem
1962 Joyce Claire ThomsonBellmar
1961 Diane GiersonRed Bank19Semi-finalist
1960 Sandy ChudyBound Brook20Semi-finalist
1959 Geraldine BinderIrvington
1958 Faye HasenauerMenlo Park Terrace
1957 Jeanne LewisKearny
1956 Dolores WinfieldCranford21Semi-finalist
1955 Beverly RogersMaywood
1954 Evelyn OrowitzCollingswood20Semi-finalistSister of Actor Michael Landon
1953 Susan Ruth HarrisHaddonfield
1952 Ruth Jane HamptonMerchantville20Top 10
Note
  1. Age at the time of crowning

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References

  1. "Miss World America 2020 Winners – Miss World America" . Retrieved 2020-10-26.