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

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

Awards

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YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2020JaeLynn PolancoBergenfield16TBA
2019Ava TortoriciMontclair18
2018Diana SmerinaFreehold16
2017Briahna ReinsteinEnglishtown16Miss Photogenic
2016Gina MellishOceanport16Later Miss New Jersey USA 2020
2015Jacqueline GiancolaEast Brunswick17
2014Valentina SanchezSpring Lake Heights184th runner-upPreviously Miss Teen Model Venezuela 2011; later competing Miss Venezuela 2020 representing Nueva Esparta
2013Christina ThompsonHolmdel16Top 16
2012Kendal BarrettMontclair15
2011Savannah SchechterFar Hills17Top 15Miss Congeniality
2010Erica SzymanskiMt. Laurel17
2009Alexa BrunettiBrigantine18
2008Michelle LeonardoTinton Falls17Miss Teen United States - World 2009; Later Miss New Jersey USA 2012 and top 10 at Miss USA 2012
2007Alyssa CampanellaManalapan171st runner-upLater Miss California USA 2011 and Miss USA 2011
2006Julianna WhiteHaddon Township17Top 10Later Miss New Jersey USA 2011
2005Regina VillanoTabernacle18Host of Solo Generation & Linerocket Live. Actress on All my Children & Guiding Light, Appeared on Reality Show " True Beauty " season 2
2004Rachael CarrolloWantage17Top 10
2003Jacklyn PezzottaLittle Egg Harbor174th runner-upMiss Photogenic2nd runner-up to Miss New Jersey USA 2007 & 2008
2002Sheri DrachNational Park15Contestant at National Sweetheart 2006
2001Erin AbrahamsonEssex Fells171st runner-up at Miss New Jersey USA 2007, later crowned Miss New Jersey USA 2007 & Mrs. New Jersey 2015
2000Ulrica UdaniMarmora18
1999Nicole Marie GolasDeptford Township19
1998Melissa DungaoPrinceton17
1997Lauren PettyPoint Pleasant19
1996Jessica PonzoWilliamstown15Youngest Contestant at Miss Teen USA 1996
1995Joyce HouseknechtDeptford18
1994Kelli PaarzLinwood18Semi-finalistSister of Kerri Paarz, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1991, later Miss New Jersey USA 1998
1993Heather BrennerAbsecon19
1992Lori SchmidtHaledon16
1991Kerri PaarzLinwood17Sister of Kelli Paarz, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 1994
1990Jennifer GiordanoBedminster17
1989Yvonne ChristianoParsippany18
1988Michelle KnipfelbergEdison18Semi-finalist
1987Tara EldridgeVoorhees18
1986Rosalie CuzoColts Neck17Semi-finalist
1985Sharon TurnerBeachwood17
1984Tracy GrennonWyckoff18
1983Sheri DrummondLake Hiawatha18

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant