The Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of New Jersey in the
Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Miss America's Outstanding Teen is an American scholarship pageant. It is the sister program to the Miss America Organization, and it aims to "promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for ...
pageant.
Maria Lynn Sooy of
Ocean View was crowned Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen on June 24, 2022 at the
Resorts Casino Hotel
Resorts Casino Hotel is a hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Resorts was the first casino hotel in Atlantic City, becoming the first legal casino outside of Nevada in the United States, when it opened on May 26, 1978. The resort com ...
in
Atlantic City, New Jersey. She competed in the
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2023 pageant at the
Hyatt Regency Dallas
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in
Dallas, Texas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...
on August 12, 2022.
Results summary
The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.
Placements
* 1st runners-up: Brenna Weick (2010)
* Top 7: Alaina Murphy (2019)
* Top 8: Alyssa Sullivan (2013)
* Top 10: Natalie Ragazzo (2012), Shereen Pimentel (2016), Brynn McKinney (2020)
* Top 15: Katie Berry (2006), Andie Babusik (2011)
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
Notes
References
External links
Official website
{{Miss America's Outstanding Teen
New Jersey
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New Jersey culture
Women in New Jersey
Annual events in New Jersey