- Miss New Jersey Teen USA
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Chenoa Greene, Miss New Jersey USA 2010 and Erica Scymanski, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2010 appearing in a St. Patrick's Day parade
Alyssa Campanella, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007, first runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2007, Miss California USA 2011, and reigning Miss USA 2011.The Miss New Jersey Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
New Jersey has had only marginal success at Miss Teen USA, with only seven placements. In the first twenty years of the competition, New Jersey only recorded three placements; from 2003 they placed in four of five years. New Jersey's first top five placement came in 2003 when Jacklyn Pezzotta placed fourth runner-up, and this was bettered in 2007 when Alyssa Campanella placed 1st runner up.
Two New Jersey teens have won the Miss New Jersey USA title and competed at Miss USA. Alyssa Campanella, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007, competed twice for Miss New Jersey USA, but relocated to California and won Miss California USA and won the title of Miss USA 2011, the first former Miss New Jersey Teen USA titleholder to win Miss USA, regardless of the representing state.
Contents
Results summary
Placements
- First runners-up: Alyssa Campanella (2007)
- Fourth runners-up: Jacklyn Pezzotta (2003)
- Top 10: Rosalie Cuzo (1986), Michelle Kniffleberg (1988), Rachael Carrollo (2004), Julianna White (2006)
- Top 12: Kelli Paarz (1994)
- Top 15: Savannah Schechter (2011)
Awards
- Miss Photogenic: Jacklyn Pezzotta (2003)
- Miss Congeniality: Savannah Schechter (2011)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss Teen USA Special awards at Miss Teen USA Notes 2012 Kendal Barrett Montclair 15 2011 Savannah Schechter[1] Far Hills 17 Top 15 Miss Congeniality 2010 Erica Szymanski Mt. Laurel 17 2009 Alexa Brunetti Brigantine 18 2008 Michelle Leonardo Tinton Falls 17 Miss Teen United States - World 2009; Later Miss New Jersey USA 2012 2007 Alyssa Campanella Manalapan 17 1st runner-up Later Miss California USA 2011 and Miss USA 2011 2006 Julianna White Haddon Township 17 Top 10 Later Miss New Jersey USA 2011 2005 Regina Villano Tabernacle 18 2004 Rachael Carrollo Wantage 17 Top 10 2003 Jacklyn Pezzotta Little Egg Harbor 17 4th runner-up Miss Photogenic 2nd runner-up to Miss New Jersey USA 2007 & 2008 2002 Sheri Drach National Park Contestant at National Sweetheart 2006 2001 Erin Abrahamson Essex Fells Later Miss New Jersey USA 2007 2000 Ulrica Udani Marmora 1999 Nicole Golas Deptford Township 1998 Melissa Dungao Princeton 1997 Lauren Petty Point Pleasant 1996 Jessica Ponzo Williamstown Youngest Contestant at Miss Teen USA 1996 1995 Joyce Houseknecht Deptford 1994 Kelli Paarz Linwood Semi-finalist Sister of Kerri Paarz, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1991, later Miss New Jersey USA 1998 1993 Heather Brenner Absecon 1992 Lori Schmidt Haledon 1991 Kerri Paarz Linwood Sister of Kelli Paarz, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1994 1990 Jennifer Giordano Bedminster 1989 Yvonne Christiano Parsippany 1988 Michelle Kniffleberg Edison Semi-finalist 1987 Tara Eldridge Voorhees 1986 Rosalie Cuzo Colts Neck Semi-finalist 1985 Sharon Turner Beachwood 1984 Tracy Grennon Wyckoff 1983 Sheri Drummond Lake Hiawatha 1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
References
- ^ Karas, David (October 3, 2010). "TCNJ senior crowned Miss New Jersey". NJ.com. http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2010/10/tcnj_senior_crowned_miss_new_j.html. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
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