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. 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 Ivy Harrington in 2025, placing as 1st runners-up.
Five Miss New Jersey USA titleholders have held the Miss New Jersey Teen USA title and two have competed at Miss America.
Ivy Harrington of Neptune was crowned Miss New Jersey USA 2025 on April 6, 2025 at the Hilton Parsippany in Parsippany-Troy Hills. She represented New Jersey at Miss USA 2025, placing as 1st runner-up.
Results summary
Placements
- 1st runners-up: Charlotte Ray, Chhavi Verg, Ivy Harrington
- 2nd runners-up: Deborah Lee Husti, Karin Hartz, Tiffany Andrade
- Top 6: Amy Fissel
- Top 10/12: Ruth Jane Hampton, Cathy Russell, Juanita McCarty, Jennifer Makris, Michelle Leonardo, Alexa Noone, Gina Mellish
- Top 15/20: Evelyn Orowitz, Dolores Winfield, Sandra "Sandy" Chudy, Diane Gierson, Barbara Richartz, Emily Shah, Derby Chukwudi
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Lisa Summeroury-Perry, Charlotte Ray
Winners
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