The Miss New Jersey USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the
state 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 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 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 (1991), Chhavi Verg (2017)
*2nd runners-up: Deborah Lee Husti (1989), Karin Hartz (1990),
Tiffany Andrade
Tiffany Ann Andrade (born July 11, 1985) is an American beauty queen and nurse from Linden, New Jersey who competed for the Miss USA 2008 title.
Andrade won the Miss New Jersey USA 2008 title in late 2007, after placing third runner-up the previo ...
(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.
Awards
*Miss Congeniality: Lisa Summeroury-Perry (1986),
Charlotte Ray (1991)
Winners
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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