- Miss New Jersey
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss New Jersey USA.
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Toni Georgiana, Miss New Jersey 1985
The Miss New Jersey competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss America pageant.
Two Miss New Jersey winners have gone on to become Miss America titleholders: Bette Cooper (1937) and Suzette Charles (1984). They also have one unofficial Miss America: Dorothy Hann (1932).
Contents
Results summary
Placements
- Miss America's: Bette Cooper (1937), Suzette Charles (1984)
- Second runners-up: Cheryl Carter (1970), Suzanne Plummer (1974), Therese Hanley (1981), Jennifer Makris (1995)
- Third runners-up: Ruth Brady (1938), Madeline Layton (1942), Mary D'Arcy (1978)
- Top 10: Kathleen Harris (1943), Michele Sexton (1994), Victoria Paige (2000), Jill Horner (2001)
- Top 12: Mary Dillinger (1935), Elizabeth Koehler (1935)
- Top 14: Margo Lundgren (1939)
- Top 15: Betty Jane Crowley (1949), Jennifer Farrell (2004)
- Top 16: Delores Mendes (1947), June Stephens (1951)
Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen Placements (started in 2006)
- First runners-up: Brenna Weick (2010)
- Top 10: Natalie Ragazzo (2012)
- Top 15: Katie Berry (2006), Andie Babusik (2011)
Awards
- Preliminary Talent: Ruth Brady (1938), Suzette Charles (1984), Heather Hertling (1993)
- Preliminary Swimsuit: Suzanne Plummer (1974), Kathy Nejat (1998)
- Preliminary Evening Wear: Alicia Luciano (2003)
- Non-finalist Talent: Marilyn Beryl Rockafellow (1959), Georgia Malick (1963), Linda Gialanella (1973), Debra Naley (1982), Patricia La Terra (1985), Patricia Bowman (1989), Laura Murray (1990), Heather Hertling (1993), Dena Querubin (1996), Kathy Nejat (1998), Stephanie Ferrari (1999), Erica Scanlon (2005), Amy Polumbo (2008)
- Overall Elegance and Lifestyle Award: Alicia Luciano (2003)
- Quality of Life: Dena Querubin (1996)
- Quality of Life 2nd RU: Jill Horner (2001), Ashleigh Udalovas (2011)
- Miss Congeniality: Betty Jane Crowley (1949), Patricia Condon (1954)
Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen Awards (started in 2006)
- Preliminary Presence and Poise: Brenna Weick (2010)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age Local Title Miss America Talent Placement at Miss America Special scholarships at Miss America Notes 2011 Katharyn Nicolle[1] Wenonah 20 Miss Coastal Shore Dance Previously Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen 2008 2010 Ashleigh Udalovas Millville 22 Miss All State Tap Dance "Star Dancer" Quality of Life 2nd Runner-Up Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007 & 2008 2009 Ashley Shaffer Perrineville 23 Miss Columbus Day Classical Vocal "Nessun Dorma" 2008 Ashley Fairfield Egg Harbor Township 22 Miss Columbus Day Jazz Dance "Man of La Mancha" 2007 Amy Polumbo Howell 23 Miss Seashore Line Vocal "Astonishing" from Little Women Non-finalist Talent Award 2006 Georgine DiMaria Lodi 22 Miss All State Violin "Csárdás Contestant at National Sweetheart 2004 2005 Julie Robenhymer Moorestown 24 Miss Burlington County Dance "Hit Me With a Hot Note" from Sophisticated Ladies 2004 Erica Scanlon Pitman 22 Miss Brigantine Resort Vocal "Glitter & Be Gay" from Candide Non-finalist Talent Award 2003 Jennifer Farrell Margate 19 Miss Atlantic County Ballet en Pointe "Via Dolorosa" Top 15 Quarter-finalist 2002 Alicia Luciano Stanhope 19 Miss Tri County Lyrical Dance "The Prayer" Preliminary Evening Wear Award Overall Elegance and Lifestyle Award
Radio City Rockette; 4th runner-up to Miss New Jersey USA 2007 2001 Julie Barber Vineland 24 Miss Union County Ballet en Pointe "Do You Wanna Dance?" 2000 Jill Horner Gloucester Township 21 Miss Monmouth County Area Vocal "You're Gonna Hear From Me" from Inside Daisy Clover Top 10 Semi-finalist 2nd runner-up Quality of Life Award 1999 Victoria Paige Sparta 20 Miss Watchung Valley Classical Vocal "Non so più cosa son" from The Marriage of Figaro Top 10 Semi-finalist 1998 Stephanie Ferrari Glen Rock 24 Miss Bergen County Vocal "My Heart Will Go On" Non-finalist Talent Award 1997 Kathy Nejat Voorhees 21 Miss Central Coast Classical Ballet en Pointe "The Dying Swan" Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Non-finalist Talent Award 1996 Melanie Bell Vernon 20 Miss Northern Lights Dance "They Can't Take That Away From Me" 1995 Dena Querubin Waterford 23 Miss Spring Lake Heights Classical Piano Non-finalist Talent Award, Quality of Life Award 1994 Jennifer Makris Cherry Hill 21 Miss Essex County Jazz Vocal "The Man that Got Away" 2nd runner-up Future Miss New Jersey USA 1997, Semi-finalist at Miss USA 1997 1993 Michele Sexton Spring Lake Heights 24 Miss Central Coast Classical Vocal "Vissi d'arte" Top 10 Semi-Finalist 1992 Heather Hertling Randolph 24 Miss Randolph/Roxbury Classical Vocal " Ernani Involami" Preliminary Talent Award, Non-finalist Talent Award Professional opera singer and judge for the 1997 Miss America Pageant 1991 Amy Fissel Ocean City 24 Miss Shore Resort Comedic Monologue "Mountaineer's Motorcycle" Future Miss New Jersey USA 1993, Semi-finalist and top 6 at Miss USA 1993 1990 Charlotte Lynette Falls Ridgewood 25 Miss Camden County Classical Piano "4th Movement of Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22" by Alberto Ginastera 1989 Laura Murray Livingston 25 Miss Shore Resort Popular Vocal "With One More Look At You" from A Star Is Born Non-finalist Talent Award 1988 Patricia Bowman Ocean City 19 Miss Cape May County Vocal "Wind Beneath My Wings" Non-finalist Talent Award 1987 Robin Lange Medford 22 Miss Burlington County Dramatic Monologue 1986 Karyn Zosche Pine Brook 25 Miss Passaic County Piano Solo "Rhapsody in Blue" 1985 Toni Georgiana Cherry Hill 21 Miss Hightstown/East Windsor Acrobatic Dance "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue" 1984 Patricia La Terra West New York 24 Miss Bergen County Dramatic Monologue Non-finalist Talent Award 1983 Suzette Charles Mays Landing 20 Miss Columbus Day Popular Vocal "Kiss Me In the Rain" 1st Runner-Up/Winner - Miss America 1984 Preliminary Talent Award Named Miss America when Vanessa L. Williams relinquished title 1982 Christina Shone Pequannock 22 Miss Dover-Morris Classical Vocal "Non Piu Mesta" from La Cenerentola 1981 Debra Naley Rockaway 26 Miss Greater Dover-West Morris Violin Medley "Csárdás" & "Orange Blossom Special" Non-finalist Talent Award 1980 Therese Hanley Jersey City 17 Miss Bergen County Popular Vocal "Starting Here, Starting Now" 2nd runner-up (tie) TV actress and classical-crossover concert & recording artist 1979 Mary McGinnis Somers Point 22 Miss Collegiate Clarinet Solo "Hora" 1978 Laurie Berchtold Ocean City 21 Miss Glassboro State College Musical Comedy "Money, Money" from Cabaret 1977 Mary D'Arcy Yardville 21 Miss Glassboro State College Semi-Classical Vocal "Summertime" 3rd runner-up Toured with Miss America USO Troupe; Broadway performer, judged the 1991 Miss America Pageant 1976 Lori Johnson Medford 19 Miss Burlington County Acrobatic Dance "Love Is the Answer" 1975 Nancy Craig Trenton 25 Miss Trenton State College Classical Ballet en Pointe "Swan Lake" 1974 Elizabeth Bracken Mahwah 21 Miss Bergen County Dramatic Monologue "Elizabeth Umpstead" by Carl Sandburg 1973 Suzanne Plummer Wildwood 21 Miss Cape May County Piano "Stardust" 2nd runner-up Preliminary Swimsuit Award Previously Miss District of Columbia USA and semi-finalist at Miss USA 1971 as Susan Pluskoski. Current leader of Nevada State Republican Party and 2010 Senate Candidate. 1972 Linda Gialanella Maplewood 22 Miss Fanwood-Scotch Plains Sketching Presentation "Teaching the World to Draw" Non-finalist Talent Award 1971 Lynn Hackerman Mount Laurel 18 Miss Greater Moorestown & Miss Burlington County Pantomime Dance currently serves on the Miss America Board of Directors 1970 Hela Yungst Hillside 20 Miss Fanwood-Scotch Plains Dramatic Vocal "Aldonza" from Man of La Mancha Toured with Miss America USO Troupe 1969 Cheryl Carter Matawan 19 Miss Monmouth County Piano Solo "Theme from An Affair to Remember" 2nd runner-up (tied) 1968 Jeannette Phillipuk Laurel Springs 20 Miss Glassboro State College Vocal Medley "The Sweetest Sounds" & "Nobody Told Me" from No Strings 1967 Linda Ann Wilmer Hawthorne 18 Miss Hawthorne Classical Vocal "Quando me'n vo'" Toured with Miss America USO Troupe 1966 Christine Ebright Rahway 19 Miss Newark State College Popular Vocal 1965 Kathleen Holmes Toms River 19 Miss Toms River Vocal / Tap Dance "Steppin' Out with My Baby" 1964 Virginia Krasnomowitz Fair Lawn 19 Miss Paterson Jazz Dance 1963 Janet Bryan Adams Hopatcong Miss Pequannock Dramatic Monologue 1962 Georgia Malick Cherry Hill 18 Miss Cherry Hill Piano Solo "Deep Purple" Non-finalist Talent Award 1961 Marilyn Haufler Watchung 18 Miss Fanwood-Scotch Plains Comedy Monologue 1960 Ann Susan Barber Westfield 18 Miss Fanwood-Scotch Plains Impression of a young hillbilly girl at a major league baseball game 1959 Beverly Ann Domareki Mountainside 20 Original dramatic interpretation of a Beatnik 1958 Marilyn Beryl Rockafellow New Monmouth Vocal Non-finalist Talent Award 1957 Janet Marie Ressler Union Vocal 1956 Beverly Cass Fair Lawn Piano 1955 Patricia Elmira Campbell Camden 1954 Joan Waller West Orange Vocal / Dance "Singin' in the Rain" 1953 Patricia Condon Maplewood Vocal Miss Congeniality 1952 Mary Parker Gibbsboro Drama 1951 Bernice Massi Camden 1950 June Stephens Ship Bottom Comic Sketch "The Older Set" Semi-finalist The Miss America title was now a year ahead of the state titles. (ie. Miss New Jersey 1950 competed in Miss America 1951.) It remains this way. 1949 Betty Jane Crowley Green Bank Poetry Recitation & Vocal "Might Like a Rose" Semi-finalist Miss Congeniality (tie) 1948 Barbara Anderson Bloomfield 1947 Delores Mendes Newark Vocal & Guitar "I Close My Eyes" & "Siboney" Semi-finalist 1946 Helen Sprinitis Kearny 1945 Matilda Agin New Brunswick 1944 Janice Hansen Union City 1943 Kathleen Harris Newark Vocal "Gianni Mio" Semi-finalist 1942 Madeline Layton Maywood Vocal "Saturday Night" 3rd runner-up 1941 Marjorie Eleanor Jennings Dover 1940 Mildred Marie Selko Kearny 1939 Margo Lundgren Maplewood Vocal "Don't Worry About Me" Semi-finalist 1938 Gloria Martha Riley Paterson Ruth E. Brady Asbury Park Vocal & Tap Dance 3rd runner-up Preliminary Talent Award competed as Miss Asbury Park Ruth Joan Sada Burlington competed as Miss Burlington Dorothy Kathryn Powers Riverside competed as Miss Riverside 1937 Bette Cooper Hackettstown 17 Vocal "When the Poppies Bloom Again" Miss America 1937 Evening Gown Award competed as Miss Bertrand Island Helyne Frances Murphy Riverside competed as Miss Riverside Margaret Julia Jardon Burlington competed as Miss South Jersey 1936 Thelma Bieber Camden competed as Miss Camden Evelyn Pierce Riverside competed as Miss South Jersey 1935 Norine Hughes Glen Ridge Mildred Hughes Bloomfield competed as Miss Bloomfield Geraldine Hester Bridgeton competed as Miss Bridgeton Mary Dillinger Burlington Vocal "Every Little Moment" Semi-Finalist competed as Miss Burlington Lena Melamed Camden competed as Miss Camden Dorothy Wainwright Hillside competed as Miss Hillside Ann Golden competed as Miss Lake Hopatcong Esther Moore Mount Holly competed as Miss Mount Holly Ann Harvey Newark competed as Miss Newark Elizabeth Koehler Pensgrove Vocal Medley "Without a Song" & "Roll Out of Bed with a Smile" Semi-Finalist competed as Miss Pensgrove Othelia March Riverside competed as Miss Riverside Ann Halko West Orange competed as Miss West Orange Thelma Fouks Woodbury competed as Miss Woodbury 1933 Gertrude Christman 15 Semi-Finalist 1927 no Miss New Jersey Carolyn Pierson, Miss Newark placed in the Top 15. Also competing were: Pann Mankus, Miss Elizabeth; Eunice Geiser, Miss Jersey City; Harriet Rita Shelby, Miss Passaic & Sue Hoch, Miss Union City. 1926 no Miss New Jersey Mildred Morlock, Miss Newark and Evelynne Jeanne Crowell, Miss Orange, placed in the Top 15. Also competing were: Mary Mavretic, Miss Brigantine Beach; Lucy Taylor, Miss Elizabeth; Anita Limbacker, Miss Hoboken; Elizabeth Welch, Miss Union City & Kathleen Coyle, Miss Wildwood Gables. A Miss Canarsie also competed whose name is not known. 1925 no Miss New Jersey Frances M. Glowaski (Miss Jersey City, NJ) and Helen Corcoran (Miss Newark, NJ) placed in the Top 15 at Miss America. 1924 no Miss New Jersey Emily Borbach, Miss Cape May; Emerita Monsch, Miss Hoboken and Edith Becker Miss Newark placed in the Top 16. Also competing from New Jersey were: Edith Wright, Miss Bradley Beach; Helen Mankus, Miss Elizabeth; Bonnie Blair, Miss Jersey City; Gertrude McDonald, Miss Pleasantville & Ethel Sipps, Miss Somers Point. Also competing in the pageant were Miss Kearny and Miss Long Branch whose names are not known. 1923 no Miss New Jersey Sarah Delp, Miss Bridgeton; Mildred McCann, Miss Cape May; Florence Nurock, Miss Greater Camden; Grace E. Taylor, Miss Ocean City; Alma Domenica CeCone, Miss Trenton & Mary Elizabeth Edwards, Miss Vineland all competed representing communities in New Jersey 1922 no Miss New Jersey Sarah Alice Bell, Miss Bridgeton; Eleanor Lindley, Miss Greater Camden; Marion Steelman, Miss Ocean City; Endia Fisk, Miss Trenton & Mary Elizabeth Edwards, Miss Vineland all competed representing communities in New Jersey 1921 no Miss New Jersey Kathryn Gearon, Miss Camden was 1st runner-up; Margaret Bates competed as Miss Newark References
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