Miss New Jersey Teen USA

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 a moderated success at Miss Teen USA, with ten 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.
Three New Jersey teens have held 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.
JaeLynn Polanco of Newark was crowned Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2020 on November 24, 2019 at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. She will represent New Jersey for the title of Miss Teen USA 2020.

Results summary

Placements

1st runners-up: Alyssa Campanella
4th runners-up: Jacklyn Pezzotta, Valentina Sanchez
Top 10: Rosalie Cuzo, Michelle Knipfelberg, Rachael Carrollo, Julianna White
Top 12: Kelli Paarz
Top 15: Savannah Schechter
Top 16: Christina Thompson

New Jersey holds a record of 10 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

Miss Photogenic: Jacklyn Pezzotta, Briahna Reinstein, Ava Tortorici
Miss Congeniality: Savannah Schechter, Dominique D'Angelo
Winners

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Year	Name	Hometown	Age¹	Placement at Miss Teen USA	Special awards at Miss Teen USA	Notes
2020	JaeLynn Polanco	Bergenfield	16	TBA
2019	Ava Tortorici	Montclair	18
2018	Diana Smerina	Freehold	16
2017	Briahna Reinstein	Englishtown	16		Miss Photogenic
2016	Gina Mellish	Oceanport	16			Later Miss New Jersey USA 2020
2015	Jacqueline Giancola	East Brunswick	17
2014	Valentina Sanchez	Spring Lake Heights	18	4th runner-up		Previously Miss Teen Model Venezuela 2011; later competing Miss Venezuela 2020 representing Nueva Esparta
2013	Christina Thompson	Holmdel	16	Top 16
2012	Kendal Barrett	Montclair	15
2011	Savannah Schechter	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 and top 10 at Miss 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			Host of Solo Generation & Linerocket Live. Actress on All my Children & Guiding Light, Appeared on Reality Show " True Beauty " season 2
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	15			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2006
2001	Erin Abrahamson	Essex Fells	17			1st runner-up at Miss New Jersey USA 2007, later crowned Miss New Jersey USA 2007 & Mrs. New Jersey 2015
2000	Ulrica Udani	Marmora	18
1999	Nicole Marie Golas	Deptford Township	19
1998	Melissa Dungao	Princeton	17
1997	Lauren Petty	Point Pleasant	19
1996	Jessica Ponzo	Williamstown	15			Youngest Contestant at Miss Teen USA 1996
1995	Joyce Houseknecht	Deptford	18
1994	Kelli Paarz	Linwood	18	Semi-finalist		Sister of Kerri Paarz, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1991, later Miss New Jersey USA 1998
1993	Heather Brenner	Absecon	19
1992	Lori Schmidt	Haledon	16
1991	Kerri Paarz	Linwood	17			Sister of Kelli Paarz, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1994
1990	Jennifer Giordano	Bedminster	17
1989	Yvonne Christiano	Parsippany	18
1988	Michelle Knipfelberg	Edison	18	Semi-finalist
1987	Tara Eldridge	Voorhees	18
1986	Rosalie Cuzo	Colts Neck	17	Semi-finalist
1985	Sharon Turner	Beachwood	17
1984	Tracy Grennon	Wyckoff	18
1983	Sheri Drummond	Lake Hiawatha	18

¹ Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

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Miss New Jersey Teen USA

Results summary

Placements

Awards

Winners