- Miss New Jersey USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss New Jersey.
Chenoa Greene, Miss New Jersey USA 2010 and Erica Scymanski, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2010 appearing in a St. Patrick's Day parade
The Miss New Jersey USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss USA pageant.
New Jersey has had only moderate success at Miss USA, and has never produced a winner. New Jersey's best streak was from 1989 to 1991 when 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, but they have only had one other placement since then. Then in 2008, Tiffany Andrade came along and finished as 2nd runner up, one of three Miss New Jersey USAs to place third at Miss USA.
Two Miss New Jersey USA titleholders have held the Miss New Jersey Teen USA title and two have competed at Miss America.
Contents
Results summary
Placements
- First runners-up: Charlotte Ray (1991)
- Second runners-up: Deborah Lee Husti (1989), Karin Hartz (1990), Tiffany Andrade (2008)
- Top 6: Amy Fissel (1993)
- Top 10: Ruth Hampton (1952), Jennifer Makris (1997)
- Top 12: Cathy Russell (1975), Juanita McCarty (1977)
- Top 13: Barbara Richartz (1964)
- Top 15: Dolores Winfield (1956), Sandy Chudy (1960), Diane Gierson (1961)
- Top 18: Evelyn Orowitz (1954)
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Lisa Summeroury-Perry (1986), Charlotte Ray (1991)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Julianna White Haddon Township 22 Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2006 2010 Chenoa Greene Atco 24 2009 Kaity Rodriguez Clifton 24 2008 Tiffany Andrade Linden 22 2nd runner-up 2007 Erin Abrahamson Essex Fells 23 Successor to crown; Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2001 Ashley Harder Marlton 20 Resigned due to pregnancy 2006 Jessica Boyington Sicklerville 20 2005 Sylvia Pogorzelski East Hanover 20 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 McLaughlin 1998 Kelli Parz Linwood Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1994, top 12 in Miss Teen USA 1994 1997 Jennifer Makris Cranbury 23 Semi-finalist, finishng in 9th Place Previously Miss New Jersey 1994, 2nd runner up at Miss America 1995 1996 Christina Augustyn Woodbridge 24 1995 Christy Joy Pittner Ventnor 1994 Rosa Velez 1993 Amy Fissel Ocean City 25 Top 6, Finishing in 5th Place Previously Miss New Jersey 1991 1992 Kathy Kasprak Edison 1991 Charlotte Ray Camden 1st runner-up Miss Congeniality Later Miss World USA 1991 and Semi-finalist at Miss World 1991 1990 Karin Harti Voorhees 2nd runner-up 1989 Deborah Lee Husti Rockaway 2nd runner-up Semifinalist at Miss International 1989 as Miss USA 1988 Colleen Carlone Parsippany 1987 Stacey Fox East Brunswick 19 1986 Lisa Summeroury-Perry Egg Harbor Township Miss Congeniality Represented New Jersey in Miss Oktoberfest 1987, did not place 1985 Francie Knapp Linwood 1984 Diane Qualter Englewood 1983 Ann Brucato Bloomfield 1982 Janice Straue Cherry Hill 1981 Christy Garthwaite Tuckerton 1980 Joni Peifer Franklinville 1979 Robin Senatore Jackson 1978 Sheryl Ann Hoehn Clark 1977 Juanita McCarty Pemberton Semi-finalist 1st runner at Miss World USA 1976 as Miss Pennsylvania, 1st runner up at Mrs America 1988 1976 Ginger Hagaman Egg Harbor Township 1975 Cathy Russell Cranford Semi-finalist 1974 Patricia Sims 1973 Patricia Everett 1972 Lela Desantes 1971 Brenda White 1970 Ellen Cream Pennsauken 1969 Nancy Fumell 1968 Linda Papa 1967 Jean Galata 1966 Jo Ann French 1965 Kay Franzeh 1964 Barbara Richartz Semi-finalist 1963 Ruth Eire 1962 Sue Thompson 1961 Diane Gierson Semi-finalist 1960 Sandy Chudy Semi-finalist 1959 Geraldine Binder 1958 Fay Hasenaver 1957 Jeanne Lewis 1956 Dolores Winfield Semi-finalist 1955 Beverly Rogers 1954 Evelyn Orowitz Semi-finalist 1953 Susan Harris 1952 Ruth Hampton Semi-finalist 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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