Miss New Jersey
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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).
The Miss New Jersey competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant.
Two Miss New Jersey winners have gone on to become Miss America titleholders: Bette Cooper
Bette Cooper
Bette Cooper was 1937's Miss America. She was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey.Cooper, who had earlier won the Miss Bertrand Island title, reportedly does not speak of her involvement with Miss America....
(1937) and Suzette Charles
Suzette Charles
Suzette Charles is an American singer and entertainer.-Career:Born in Mays Landing, she represented New Jersey in the 1983 Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey...
(1984). They also have one unofficial Miss America: Dorothy Hann
Dorothy Hann
Dorothy Hann was Miss America in 1932.Hann, from Camden, New Jersey was the first Miss America "crowned" since 1927 see . The pageant was held in Wildwood, New Jersey instead of the traditional Atlantic City. On the Miss America website it states that no pageant was held in 1932...
(1932).
Placements
- Miss America's: Bette CooperBette CooperBette Cooper was 1937's Miss America. She was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey.Cooper, who had earlier won the Miss Bertrand Island title, reportedly does not speak of her involvement with Miss America....
(1937), Suzette CharlesSuzette CharlesSuzette Charles is an American singer and entertainer.-Career:Born in Mays Landing, she represented New Jersey in the 1983 Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey...
(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 CharlesSuzette CharlesSuzette Charles is an American singer and entertainer.-Career:Born in Mays Landing, she represented New Jersey in the 1983 Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey...
(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 GialanellaLinda GialanellaGialanella held the Miss New Jersey 1972 title and competed in the Miss America 1973 pageant, but did not place. The pageant was won by Terry Anne Meeuwsen of Wisconsin....
(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 PolumboAmy PolumboAmy Polumbo was crowned as Miss New Jersey 2007. She won the title on her first attempt. She is from Howell Township, New Jersey, where she graduated from Howell High School in 2003. She graduated from Wagner College in 2008, where she studied musical theatre and psychology...
(2008) - Overall Elegance and Lifestyle Award: Alicia Luciano (2003)
- Quality of Life: Dena Querubin (1996)
- Quality of Life 2nd RU: Jill Horner (2001), Ashleigh UdalovasAshleigh UdalovasAshleigh Udalovas holds the title of Miss New Jersey 2010 and will compete in the Miss America 2011 Pageant on January 15, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was the 1st runner-up at the Miss New Jersey 2009 pageant and competed in 2010 as Miss All-State. She also won the Interview award and Academic...
(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 |
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| 2011 | Katharyn Nicolle Katharyn Nicolle Katharyn Nicolle, holds the title of Miss New Jersey 2011 and will compete in the Miss America 2012 Pageant on January 14, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.-External links:... |
Wenonah Wenonah, New Jersey Wenonah is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 2,317. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
20 | Miss Coastal Shore | Dance | Previously Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen 2008 | ||
| 2010 | Ashleigh Udalovas Ashleigh Udalovas Ashleigh Udalovas holds the title of Miss New Jersey 2010 and will compete in the Miss America 2011 Pageant on January 15, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was the 1st runner-up at the Miss New Jersey 2009 pageant and competed in 2010 as Miss All-State. She also won the Interview award and Academic... |
Millville Millville, New Jersey Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 26,847. Millville, Bridgeton and Vineland are the three principal New Jersey cities of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which... |
22 | Miss All State | Tap Dance "Star Dancer" | Quality of Life 2nd Runner-Up | Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2007 & 2008 |
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| 2009 | Ashley Shaffer | Perrineville Perrineville, New Jersey Perrineville is an unincorporated area located within Millstone Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08535.... |
23 | Miss Columbus Day | Classical Vocal "Nessun Dorma Nessun dorma Nessun dorma is an aria from the final act of Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot, and is one of the best-known tenor arias in all opera. It is sung by Calaf, il principe ignoto , who falls in love at first sight with the beautiful but cold Princess Turandot... " |
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| 2008 | Ashley Fairfield | Egg Harbor Township Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 43,323, a growth of more than 40% since the previous enumeration.... |
22 | Miss Columbus Day | Jazz Dance "Man of La Mancha Man of La Mancha Man of La Mancha is a musical with a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion and music by Mitch Leigh. It is adapted from Wasserman's non-musical 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote, which was in turn inspired by Miguel de Cervantes's seventeenth century masterpiece Don Quixote... " |
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| 2007 | Amy Polumbo Amy Polumbo Amy Polumbo was crowned as Miss New Jersey 2007. She won the title on her first attempt. She is from Howell Township, New Jersey, where she graduated from Howell High School in 2003. She graduated from Wagner College in 2008, where she studied musical theatre and psychology... |
Howell | 23 | Miss Seashore Line | Vocal "Astonishing" from Little Women Little Women (musical) Little Women is a musical with a book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Jason Howland.Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - brassy, tomboy-like, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 2006 | Georgine DiMaria | Lodi Lodi, New Jersey Lodi is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 24,136. The borough of Lodi is governed under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law.Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi... |
22 | Miss All State | Violin "Csárdás Csárdás (Monti) Csárdás is perhaps the most famous composition of Vittorio Monti. A rhapsodical concert piece written in 1904, it is a well-known folk piece based on a Hungarian csárdás. It was originally composed for violin, mandolin or piano... |
Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2004 |
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| 2005 | Julie Robenhymer Julie Robenhymer Julie Anne Robenhymer, is Miss New Jersey 2005, a blogger for the website hockeybuzz.com.-Biography:She won the title of Miss New Jersey in 2005 and participated in Miss America 2006 on January 21, 2006... |
Moorestown | 24 | Miss Burlington County | Dance "Hit Me With a Hot Note" from Sophisticated Ladies Sophisticated Ladies Sophisticated Ladies is a musical revue based on the music of Duke Ellington.After fifteen previews, the Broadway production, conceived by Donald McKayle, directed by Michael Smuin, and choreographed by McKayle, Smuin, Henry LeTang, Bruce Heath, and Mercedes Ellington, opened on March 1, 1981 at... |
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| 2004 | Erica Scanlon | Pitman Pitman, New Jersey Pitman is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 9,331.-Geography:Pitman is located at .... |
22 | Miss Brigantine Resort | Vocal "Glitter & Be Gay" from Candide Candide (operetta) Candide is an operetta with music composed by Leonard Bernstein, based on the novella of the same name by Voltaire. The operetta was first performed in 1956 with a libretto by Lillian Hellman; but since 1974 it has been generally performed with a book by Hugh Wheeler which is more faithful to... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 2003 | Jennifer Farrell Jennifer Farrell Jennifer Lynn Farrell held the title of Miss New Jersey 2003 and placed in the Top 15 at the Miss America 2004 pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She competed at Miss New Jersey as Miss Atlantic County and won the pageant on her first try. At the time of the Miss America pageant, she was... |
Margate | 19 | Miss Atlantic County | Ballet en Pointe "Via Dolorosa" | Top 15 Quarter-finalist | ||
| 2002 | Alicia Luciano Alicia Luciano Alicia Luciano held the title of Miss New Jersey 2002 and competed in the Miss America 2003 Pageant held on September 21, 2002 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.-Miss New Jersey:... |
Stanhope Stanhope, New Jersey -Transportation:Route 183 is the main access road that serves the borough. U.S. Route 206 also passes through in the western section and is partially a limited access road which connects to I-80 in neighboring Mount Olive.-Demographics:... |
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 Miss New Jersey USA 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... 2007 |
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| 2001 | Julie Barber | Vineland Vineland, New Jersey Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 60,724... |
24 | Miss Union County | Ballet en Pointe "Do You Wanna Dance? Do You Wanna Dance? "Do You Wanna Dance?" is a song written by Bobby Freeman , and recorded by him in 1958. It is also popular in a version performed by the Beach Boys, which was released in 1965, and in a version recorded by Bette Midler in 1972... " |
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| 2000 | Jill Horner | Gloucester Township Gloucester Township, New Jersey Gloucester Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 64,634... |
21 | Miss Monmouth County Area | Vocal "You're Gonna Hear From Me" from Inside Daisy Clover Inside Daisy Clover Inside Daisy Clover is a 1965 American drama film based on the 1963 novel by Gavin Lambert. It stars Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Roddy McDowall and Ruth Gordon in her Academy Award nominated role.- Plot :... |
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 The Marriage of Figaro Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata , K. 492, is an opera buffa composed in 1786 in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Pierre Beaumarchais, La folle journée, ou le Mariage de Figaro .Although the play by... |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1998 | Stephanie Ferrari | Glen Rock Glen Rock, New Jersey Glen Rock is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 11,601.-History:... |
24 | Miss Bergen County | Vocal "My Heart Will Go On My Heart Will Go On "My Heart Will Go On" is the theme song/love theme of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. With music by James Horner, lyrics by Will Jennings, and production by Simon Franglen, James Horner and Walter Afanasieff ,, it was recorded by Céline Dion... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1997 | Kathy Nejat | Voorhees | 21 | Miss Central Coast | Classical Ballet en Pointe "The Dying Swan The Dying Swan The Dying Swan is a ballet choreographed by Mikhail Fokine in 1905 to Camille Saint-Saëns's cello solo Le Cygne from Le Carnaval des Animaux as a pièce d'occasion for the ballerina Anna Pavlova. The short ballet follows the last moments in the life of a swan, and was first presented in St.... " |
Preliminary Swimsuit Award, Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1996 | Melanie Bell | Vernon | 20 | Miss Northern Lights | Dance "They Can't Take That Away From Me They Can't Take That Away from Me "They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a 1937 song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film Shall We Dance.... " |
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| 1995 | Dena Querubin | Waterford | 23 | Miss Spring Lake Heights | Classical Piano | Non-finalist Talent Award, Quality of Life Award | ||
| 1994 | Jennifer Makris | Cherry Hill Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, representing an increase of 1,080 from the 69,965 residents enumerated during the 2000 Census... |
21 | Miss Essex County | Jazz Vocal "The Man that Got Away The Man that Got Away "The Man that Got Away" is a popular song, published in 1953 and was written for the 1954 version of the movie A Star Is Born. The music was written by Harold Arlen, and the lyrics by Ira Gershwin... " |
2nd runner-up | Future Miss New Jersey USA Miss New Jersey USA 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... 1997, Semi-finalist at Miss USA 1997 Miss USA 1997 Miss USA 1997, the forty-sixth Miss USA pageant, was held at Shreveport, Louisiana in January and February, 1997. Delegates arrived in the city on January 19, the preliminary competition was held on February 2, 1997 and the final competition on February 5, 1997... |
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| 1993 | Michele Sexton | Spring Lake Heights Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey Spring Lake Heights is a borough located in the southern coastal portion of Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,713.... |
24 | Miss Central Coast | Classical Vocal "Vissi d'arte Vissi d'arte "Vissi d'arte" is a soprano aria from act II of the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. It is sung by Tosca as she thinks of her fate and how the life of her beloved, Mario Cavaradossi, is at the mercy of Baron Scarpia.-Libretto:-External links:*... " |
Top 10 Semi-Finalist | ||
| 1992 | Heather Hertling | Randolph Randolph, New Jersey -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,847 people, 8,679 households, and 6,804 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,185.2 people per square mile . There were 8,903 housing units at an average density of 424.7 per square mile... |
24 | Miss Randolph/Roxbury | Classical Vocal " Ernani Involami Ernani Ernani is an operatic dramma lirico in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play Hernani by Victor Hugo. The first production took place at La Fenice Theatre, Venice on 9 March 1844... " |
Preliminary Talent Award, Non-finalist Talent Award | Professional opera singer and judge for the 1997 Miss America Pageant | |
| 1991 | Amy Fissel | Ocean City Ocean City, New Jersey Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is the principal city of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Cape May County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 11,701... |
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 Ridgewood, New Jersey Ridgewood is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 24,958. Ridgewood is an affluent suburban bedroom community of New York City, located approximately northwest of Midtown Manhattan.The Village of Ridgewood was... |
25 | Miss Camden County | Classical Piano "4th Movement of Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22" by Alberto Ginastera Alberto Ginastera Alberto Evaristo Ginastera was an Argentine composer of classical music. He is considered one of the most important Latin American classical composers.- Biography :... |
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| 1989 | Laura Murray | Livingston Livingston, New Jersey Livingston is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 29,366.Livingston was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813, from portions of Caldwell Township and Springfield... |
25 | Miss Shore Resort | Popular Vocal "With One More Look At You" from A Star Is Born A Star Is Born (1976 film) A Star Is Born is a 1976 American rock music musical film telling the story of a young woman, played by Barbra Streisand who enters show business, and meets and falls in love with an established male star, played by Kris Kristofferson, only to find her career ascending while his goes into decline... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1988 | Patricia Bowman | Ocean City | 19 | Miss Cape May County | Vocal "Wind Beneath My Wings Wind Beneath My Wings "Wind Beneath My Wings" is the title of a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. They recorded a demo of the song, which they gave to musician Bob Montgomery. Montgomery then recorded his own demo version of the song, changing it from the mid-tempo version he was given to a ballad... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1987 | Robin Lange | Medford | 22 | Miss Burlington County | Dramatic Monologue | |||
| 1986 | Karyn Zosche | Pine Brook Pine Brook, New Jersey Pine Brook is an unincorporated area within Montville Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 07058.... |
25 | Miss Passaic County | Piano Solo "Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects.... " |
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| 1985 | Toni Georgiana | Cherry Hill | 21 | Miss Hightstown/East Windsor | Acrobatic Dance "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Slaughter on Tenth Avenue is a ballet with music by Richard Rodgers and choreography by George Balanchine. It occurs near the end of Rodgers and Hart's 1936 Broadway musical comedy On Your Toes. Slaughter is the story of a hoofer who falls in love with a dance hall girl who is then shot and killed... " |
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| 1984 | Patricia La Terra | West New York West New York, New Jersey West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 49,708.-Geography:... |
24 | Miss Bergen County | Dramatic Monologue | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1983 | Suzette Charles Suzette Charles Suzette Charles is an American singer and entertainer.-Career:Born in Mays Landing, she represented New Jersey in the 1983 Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey... |
Mays Landing Mays Landing, New Jersey Mays Landing is a census-designated place located within Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 2,321. It is the county seat of Atlantic County... |
20 | Miss Columbus Day | Popular Vocal "Kiss Me In the Rain" | 1st Runner-Up/Winner - Miss America 1984 Miss America 1984 Miss America 1984, the 59th Miss America, pageant, was from on the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 17, 1983 on NBC Network.-Placements:-Preliminary Awards:-Controversy:... |
Preliminary Talent Award | Named Miss America when Vanessa L. Williams Vanessa L. Williams Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal generated by her having posed for nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine... relinquished title |
| 1982 | Christina Shone | Pequannock | 22 | Miss Dover-Morris | Classical Vocal "Non Piu Mesta" from La Cenerentola La Cenerentola La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioachino Rossini. The libretto was written by Jacopo Ferretti, based on the fairy tale Cinderella... |
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| 1981 | Debra Naley | Rockaway Rockaway, New Jersey Rockaway is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 6,438.Rockaway was formed as a borough on June 19, 1894, from portions of Rockaway Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous... |
26 | Miss Greater Dover-West Morris | Violin Medley "Csárdás" & "Orange Blossom Special Orange Blossom Special (song) The fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special", about the passenger train of the same name, was written by Ervin T. Rouse in 1938. The original recording was created by Ervin and Gordon Rouse in 1939. It is considered the best known fiddle tune of the twentieth century and is often called simply The... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1980 | Therese Hanley | Jersey City Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay... |
17 | Miss Bergen County | Popular Vocal "Starting Here, Starting Now Starting Here, Starting Now Starting Here, Starting Now is a musical revue with lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and music by David Shire. With a cast of three and three musicians, the revue explores a variety of romantic relationships.... " |
2nd runner-up (tie) | TV actress and classical-crossover concert & recording artist | |
| 1979 | Mary McGinnis | Somers Point Somers Point, New Jersey Somers Point is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. At the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 10,795.The City of Somers Point is in the eastern part of Atlantic County, southwest of Atlantic City.-History:... |
22 | Miss Collegiate | Clarinet Solo "Hora" | |||
| 1978 | Laurie Berchtold | Ocean City | 21 | Miss Glassboro State College | Musical Comedy "Money, Money" from Cabaret Cabaret (musical) Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned a 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions.... |
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| 1977 | Mary D'Arcy | Yardville | 21 | Miss Glassboro State College | Semi-Classical Vocal "Summertime Summertime (song) "Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.... " |
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 Trenton, New Jersey Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913... |
25 | Miss Trenton State College | Classical Ballet en Pointe "Swan Lake Swan Lake Swan Lake ballet, op. 20, by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composed 1875–1876. The scenario, initially in four acts, was fashioned from Russian folk tales and tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse. The choreographer of the original production was Julius Reisinger... " |
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| 1974 | Elizabeth Bracken | Mahwah Mahwah, New Jersey Mahwah is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 25,890. The name Mahwah is derived from the Lenni Lenape word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet".The area that is now Mahwah was... |
21 | Miss Bergen County | Dramatic Monologue "Elizabeth Umpstead" by Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg was an American writer and editor, best known for his poetry. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and another for a biography of Abraham Lincoln. H. L. Mencken called Carl Sandburg "indubitably an American in every pulse-beat."-Biography:Sandburg was born in Galesburg,... |
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| 1973 | Suzanne Plummer | Wildwood Wildwood, New Jersey Wildwood is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a popular summer resort destination. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's year-round population was 5,325... |
21 | Miss Cape May County | Piano "Stardust Stardust (song) "Stardust" is an American popular song composed in 1927 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics added in 1929 by Mitchell Parish. Originally titled "Star Dust", Carmichael first recorded the song at the Gennett Records studio in Richmond, Indiana... " |
2nd runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Previously Miss District of Columbia USA Miss District of Columbia USA The Miss District of Columbia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss USA pageant.... and semi-finalist at Miss USA 1971 as Susan Pluskoski. Current leader of Nevada State Republican Party and 2010 Senate Candidate. |
| 1972 | Linda Gialanella Linda Gialanella Gialanella held the Miss New Jersey 1972 title and competed in the Miss America 1973 pageant, but did not place. The pageant was won by Terry Anne Meeuwsen of Wisconsin.... |
Maplewood Maplewood, New Jersey Maplewood is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 23,867.-History:... |
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 Hela Yungst Hela Yungst , also known as Hela Young, was an American television entertainer and beauty pageant winner. She was a promoter of Holocaust awareness and a former president of the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education.Yungst was born in Israel to parents who were survivors of The Holocaust... |
Hillside Hillside, New Jersey Hillside is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 21,404.Hillside was incorporated as a township on April 3, 1913, from portions of Union Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 29, 1913.The town... |
20 | Miss Fanwood-Scotch Plains | Dramatic Vocal "Aldonza" from Man of La Mancha | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1969 | Cheryl Carter | Matawan Matawan, New Jersey Matawan is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,810. The name "Matawan" comes from a Native American Lenape word.... |
19 | Miss Monmouth County | Piano Solo "Theme from An Affair to Remember An Affair to Remember An Affair to Remember is a 1957 film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, and directed by Leo McCarey. It was distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.... " |
2nd runner-up (tied) | ||
| 1968 | Jeannette Phillipuk | Laurel Springs Laurel Springs, New Jersey Laurel Springs is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,908.... |
20 | Miss Glassboro State College | Vocal Medley "The Sweetest Sounds The Sweetest Sounds (song) "The Sweetest Sounds" is a popular song, written by Richard Rodgers for the musical No Strings, in 1962.... " & "Nobody Told Me" from No Strings No Strings No Strings is a musical drama with a book by Samuel A. Taylor and words and music by Richard Rodgers, his only Broadway score written without a collaborator. The musical opened on Broadway in 1962 and ran for 580 performances... |
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| 1967 | Linda Ann Wilmer | Hawthorne Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 18,218.Hawthorne was originally part of the now-defunct Manchester Township, which was later subdivided to create Hawthorne, Haledon, North Haledon, Prospect Park,... |
18 | Miss Hawthorne | Classical Vocal "Quando me'n vo'" | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1966 | Christine Ebright | Rahway Rahway, New Jersey Rahway is a city in southern Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the New York metropolitan area, being 15 miles southwest of Manhattan and five miles west of Staten Island... |
19 | Miss Newark State College | Popular Vocal | |||
| 1965 | Kathleen Holmes | Toms River Toms River, New Jersey Toms River is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Toms River Township and is the county seat of Ocean County, New Jersey. It is part of a larger Toms River Township... |
19 | Miss Toms River | Vocal / Tap Dance "Steppin' Out with My Baby Steppin' Out with My Baby "Steppin' Out With My Baby" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin and introduced in the 1948 musical film Easter Parade. There it was sung by Fred Astaire as part of a dance number involving Astaire on stairs and three different dance partners.... " |
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| 1964 | Virginia Krasnomowitz | Fair Lawn Fair Lawn, New Jersey Fair Lawn is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and a suburban municipality in the New York City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 32,457. Fair Lawn was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March... |
19 | Miss Paterson | Jazz Dance | |||
| 1963 | Janet Bryan Adams | Hopatcong Hopatcong, New Jersey Hopatcong is a Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 15,147.The area had been called "Brookland" in the 19th century and the lake that was expanded to become Lake Hopatcong had been known as "Great Pond" or "Brookland... |
Miss Pequannock | Dramatic Monologue | ||||
| 1962 | Georgia Malick | Cherry Hill | 18 | Miss Cherry Hill | Piano Solo "Deep Purple Deep Purple (song) "Deep Purple" was the biggest hit written by pianist Peter DeRose, who broadcast, 1923 to 1939, with May Singhi as "The Sweethearts of the Air" on the NBC radio network. "Deep Purple" was published in 1933 as a piano composition. The following year, Paul Whiteman had it scored for his suave "big... " |
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| 1961 | Marilyn Haufler | Watchung Watchung, New Jersey Watchung is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,801.Watchung was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1826, from portions of North Plainfield Township based on the results... |
18 | Miss Fanwood-Scotch Plains | Comedy Monologue | |||
| 1960 | Ann Susan Barber | Westfield Westfield, New Jersey Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 30,316. The old village area, now the downtown district, was settled in 1720 as part of the Elizabethtown Tract.... |
18 | Miss Fanwood-Scotch Plains | Impression of a young hillbilly girl at a major league baseball game | |||
| 1959 | Beverly Ann Domareki | Mountainside Mountainside, New Jersey If you are looking for the community in Ontario, see Mountainside, Ontario.Mountainside is a borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States... |
20 | Original dramatic interpretation of a Beatnik Beatnik Beatnik was a media stereotype of the 1950s and early 1960s that displayed the more superficial aspects of the Beat Generation literary movement of the 1950s and violent film images, along with a cartoonish depiction of the real-life people and the spiritual quest in Jack Kerouac's autobiographical... |
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| 1958 | Marilyn Beryl Rockafellow | New Monmouth New Monmouth, New Jersey New Monmouth is an unincorporated area within Middletown Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 07748.... |
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| 1957 | Janet Marie Ressler | Union | Vocal | |||||
| 1956 | Beverly Cass | Fair Lawn | Piano | |||||
| 1955 | Patricia Elmira Campbell | Camden Camden, New Jersey The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344... |
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| 1954 | Joan Waller | West Orange West Orange, New Jersey West Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 46,207... |
Vocal / Dance "Singin' in the Rain Singin' in the Rain (song) "Singin' In the Rain" is a song with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown, published in 1929. However, it is unclear exactly when the song was written with some claiming that the song was written and performed as early as 1927. The song was listed as Number 3 on AFI's 100 Years..... " |
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| 1953 | Patricia Condon | Maplewood | Vocal | Miss Congeniality | ||||
| 1952 | Mary Parker | Gibbsboro Gibbsboro, New Jersey Gibbsboro is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 2,274.Gibbsboro was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1924, from portions of Voorhees Township, based on the results of a... |
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| 1951 | Bernice Massi | Camden | ||||||
| 1950 | June Stephens | Ship Bottom Ship Bottom, New Jersey Ship Bottom is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,156. The borough is located on Long Beach Island and borders the Atlantic Ocean.... |
Comic Sketch "The Older Set" | Semi-finalist | The Miss America Miss America The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands... title was now a year ahead of the state titles. (ie. Miss New Jersey 1950 competed in Miss America Miss America The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands... 1951.) It remains this way. |
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| 1949 | Betty Jane Crowley | Green Bank | Poetry Recitation & Vocal "Might Like a Rose" | Semi-finalist | Miss Congeniality (tie) | |||
| 1948 | Barbara Anderson | Bloomfield Bloomfield, New Jersey Bloomfield is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 47,315. It surrounds the Bloomfield Green Historic District.-History:... |
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| 1947 | Delores Mendes | Newark Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S... |
Vocal & Guitar "I Close My Eyes" & "Siboney" | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1946 | Helen Sprinitis | Kearny Kearny, New Jersey Kearny is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. It was named after Civil War general Philip Kearny. As of the United States 2010 Census, the town population was 40,684. The town is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark.... |
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| 1945 | Matilda Agin | New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of... |
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| 1944 | Janice Hansen | Union City Union City, New Jersey Union City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census the city had a total population of 66,455. All of the city is on land, an area of... |
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| 1943 | Kathleen Harris | Newark | Vocal "Gianni Mio" | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1942 | Madeline Layton | Maywood Maywood, New Jersey Maywood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 9,555.Maywood was incorporated as a borough on June 29, 1894, from portions of Midland Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day, at the height of the... |
Vocal "Saturday Night" | 3rd runner-up | ||||
| 1941 | Marjorie Eleanor Jennings | Dover Dover, New Jersey Dover is a town in Morris County, New Jersey on the Rockaway River. Dover is west of New York City and west of Newark, New Jersey. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town's population was 18,188.-Geography:... |
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| 1940 | Mildred Marie Selko | Kearny | ||||||
| 1939 | Margo Lundgren | Maplewood | Vocal "Don't Worry About Me" | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1938 | Gloria Martha Riley | Paterson Paterson, New Jersey Paterson is a city serving as the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 146,199, rendering it New Jersey's third largest city and one of the largest cities in the New York City Metropolitan Area, despite a decrease of 3,023... |
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| 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 Bette Cooper Bette Cooper was 1937's Miss America. She was born in Hackettstown, New Jersey.Cooper, who had earlier won the Miss Bertrand Island title, reportedly does not speak of her involvement with Miss America.... |
Hackettstown | 17 | Vocal "When the Poppies Bloom Again" | Miss America 1937 | Evening Gown Award | competed as Miss Bertrand Island Bertrand Island Amusement Park Bertrand Island Amusement Park was located in Mount Arlington, NJ. It began during World War I as a picnic area. Later, during the 1920's, it was expanded by the owner, Lewis Kraus, and ultimately included a wooden roller coaster, an airplane swing, picnic areas, a dance hall, and a cafeteria... |
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| 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 Glen Ridge, New Jersey Glen Ridge is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,527. In 2010, Glen Ridge was ranked as the 38th Best Place to live by New Jersey Monthly magazine.... |
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| Mildred Hughes | Bloomfield | competed as Miss Bloomfield | ||||||
| Geraldine Hester | Bridgeton Bridgeton, New Jersey Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, in the south part of the state, on the Cohansey River, near Delaware Bay. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 25,349. It is the county seat of Cumberland County... |
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 Lake Hopatcong Lake Hopatcong is the largest freshwater body in the state of New Jersey, USA, approximately 4 square miles in area. The lake is located in the mountains of northern New Jersey, north of Netcong and along the border between Sussex and Morris counties.The lake is within the borders of four... |
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| Esther Moore | Mount Holly | competed as Miss Mount Holly | ||||||
| Ann Harvey Ann Harvey Ann Harvey was a fisher and rescuer born near the small fishing community of Isle aux Morts, Newfoundland, Canada. Harvey, called "Grace Darling of Newfoundland", is known for her bravery at the young age of seventeen for rescuing, along with her father, younger brother and a dog, 163 shipwrecked... |
Newark | competed as Miss Newark | ||||||
| Elizabeth Koehler | Pensgrove | Vocal Medley "Without a Song Without a Song "Without a Song" is a popular song with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu, published in 1929. It was included in the musical play, Great Day.... " & "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 Miss America The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands... . |
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| 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 |