The Miss New Jersey USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the
state
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* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
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of
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
in the
Miss USA
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, ...
pageant. It is produced by D&D Productions.
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 Gina Mellish in 2020, placing Top 10.
Five Miss New Jersey USA titleholders have held the Miss New Jersey Teen USA title and two have competed at
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
.
Alexandra Lakhman of
Hoboken
Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
was crowned Miss New Jersey USA 2022 on April 3, 2022 at
Hilton Parsippany Hotel in
Parsipanny. She represented New Jersey for the title of Miss USA 2022.
Gallery of titleholders
File:Janaye Ingram at White House panel discussion.jpg, Janaye Ingram
Janaye Michelle Ingram is a political organizer from Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Biography
Ingram was crowned Miss New Jersey USA 2004 in Jersey City, New Jersey in late 2003. She later represented New Jersey in the Miss USA 2004 pageant held in Lo ...
, Miss New Jersey USA 2004
File:Kaity Rodriguez.jpg, Kaity Rodriguez, Miss New Jersey USA 2009
File:Chenoa Greene.jpg, Chenoa Greene, Miss New Jersey USA 2010
File:Julianna White NJ.jpg, Julianna White, Miss New Jersey USA 2011
Results summary
Placements
*1st runners-up:
Charlotte Ray
Charlotte Ray is a beauty queen from Camden, New Jersey who competed in the Miss USA and Miss World pageants.
Miss USA
Ray won the title of Miss New Jersey USA 1991 in August 1990, the first time she entered the pageant. She went on to represen ...
(1991), Chhavi Verg (2017)
*2nd runners-up: Deborah Lee Husti (1989), Karin Hartz (1990),
Tiffany Andrade (2008)
*Top 6: Amy Fissel (1993)
*Top 10/12: Ruth Jane Hampton (1952), Cathy Russell (1975), Juanita McCarty (1977), Jennifer Makris (1997),
Michelle Leonardo
Michelle Leonardo (born June 28, 1991) is an American dancer and model and beauty pageant contestant who won the Miss New Jersey Teen USA pageant in 2008 and the Miss New Jersey USA pageant in 2012. She placed in the Top 10 at Miss USA 2012. S ...
(2012), Alexa Noone (2018), Gina Mellish (2020)
*Top 15/20: Evelyn Orowitz (1954), Dolores Winfield (1956), Sandy Chudy (1960), Diane Gierson (1961), Barbara Richartz (1964), Emily Shah (2014)
New Jersey holds a record of 19 placements at
Miss USA
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, ...
.
Awards
*Miss Congeniality: Lisa Summeroury-Perry (1986),
Charlotte Ray
Charlotte Ray is a beauty queen from Camden, New Jersey who competed in the Miss USA and Miss World pageants.
Miss USA
Ray won the title of Miss New Jersey USA 1991 in August 1990, the first time she entered the pageant. She went on to represen ...
(1991)
Winners
;Color key
;Note
References
External links
Official Website
{{Miss USA state
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
New Jersey culture
Women in New Jersey
1952 establishments in New Jersey
Recurring events established in 1952