Miss New Jersey USA explained

Miss New Jersey USA
Formation:1952
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Newark
Location:New Jersey
Membership:Miss USA
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.

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
  • Declared as Winner
  • Ended as runner-up or finalist
  • Ended as one of the semifinalists
width=5% Yearwidth=20%Namewidth=10%Hometownwidth=3%Agewidth=12%Local titlewidth=14%Placement at Miss USAwidth=17%Special awards at Miss USAwidth=31%Notes
2024Jabili KandulaHoboken24Miss Hoboken
2023Derby ChukwudiHoboken25Top 20
2022Alexandra LakhmanHoboken26
2021Celinda OrtegaFair Lawn26
2020Gina MellishOceanport20Top 10
2019Manya SaaraswatMorganville21Born in India
  • Miss World America Pennsylvania 2020
    • 2nd runner-up at Miss World America 2020[1]
2018Alexa NooneBayonne23Top 10
2017Chhavi VergEdison191st runner-upBorn in India
2016Jessielyn PalumboWayne23
2015Vanessa OrioloColts Neck21
2014Emily ShahEdison18Top 20
2013 Duran Keasbey22Born in Dominican Republic
2012Michelle LeonardoTinton Falls20Top 10
2011Julianna White21
2010Chenoa Greene24
2009Kaity RodriguezClifton24
2008Tiffany AndradeLinden222nd runner-up
2007Erin AbrahamsonEssex Fells23
  • 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 HarderMarlton20Resigned in January 2007 due to pregnancy and failing to follow pageant rules
2006Jessica BoyingtonSicklerville20Is now NBC 10 Philadelphia's morning traffic reporter.
2005Sylvia PogorzelskiEast Hanover20YouTube personality Grace Helbig placed 7th in this competition
2004Janaye IngramCherry Hill25
2003Vanessa BakerMarlton23
2002Robin WilliamsLawrenceville
2001Jeannette JosueJersey City
2000Michelle GraciJamesburg
1999Melissa McLaughlinCinnaminson
1998Kelli PaarzLinwood
1997Jennifer MakrisCranbury23Top 10
1996Christina AugustynWoodbridge24
1995Christy Joy PittnerVentnor
1994Rosa VelezNewark
1993Amy FisselOcean City25Top 6
1992Kathy KasprakEdison
1991Charlotte RayCamden241st runner-upMiss Congeniality
1990Karin HartzVoorhees242nd runner-up
1989Deborah Lee HustiRockaway212nd runner-up
1988Colleen CarloneParsippany
1987Stacey FoxEast Brunswick19
1986Lisa Summeroury-PerryEgg Harbor TownshipMiss CongenialityRepresented New Jersey in Miss Oktoberfest 1987, did not place
1985Francie KnappLinwood
Diane Everett QualterEnglewood
1983Ann Marie BrucatoBloomfield
1982Janice Lynn StraubCherry Hill
1981Christy GarthwaiteTuckerton
1980Joni PeiferFranklinville
1979Robin SenatoreJackson
1978Sheryl Ann HoehnClark
1977Juanita McCartyPemberton18Semi-finalist
1976Ginger HagamanWeekstown
1975Cathy RussellCranford19Semi-finalist
1974Patricia SimsJackson
1973Patricia EverettRunnemede
1972Leila DeSantisPoint Pleasant
1971Brenda Joyce WhiteDelair
1970Ellen CreamPennsauken
1969Nancy FromelWashington
1968Linda PapaSecaucus
1967Jean GalataUnion City
1966Jo Ann FranchiCamden
1965Kay FranzenBridgeton
1964Barbara Joan RichartzStratford19Semi-finalist
1963Judy Kay AyarsSalem
1962Joyce Claire ThomsonBellmar
1961Diane GiersonRed Bank19Semi-finalist
1960Sandy ChudyBound Brook20Semi-finalist
1959Geraldine BinderIrvington
1958Faye HasenauerMenlo Park Terrace
1957Jeanne LewisKearny
1956Dolores WinfieldCranford21Semi-finalist
1955Beverly RogersMaywood
1954Evelyn OrowitzCollingswood20Semi-finalistSister of Actor Michael Landon
1953Susan Ruth HarrisHaddonfield
1952Ruth Jane HamptonMerchantville20Top 10
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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miss World America 2020 Winners – Miss World America. 2020-10-26. en-US.

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