Miss New jersey USA & Teen USA 2017 will be crowned this Sunday in Parsippany! Contestant photos are posted here. Unfortunately there is no webcast. There are 83 Miss contestants, the same as last year, but numbers are down 26% on the average of the past three years. The number of Teen contestants, 67, is the smallest since I started keeping records in 2007.
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In the Miss division, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2010 Erica Szymanski is competing in the Miss division for the first time. She will be the tenth former NJ Teen from 2000-2013 to try for the Miss title. 2016 first runner-up Larissa Martinez and second runner-up Kendall Zoppa have returned. Alexandra Lahkman, a semi-finalist last year, fourth runner-up in 2015 and first runner-up to Miss NJ Teen USA 2014; Katherine Gaal, first runner-up in 2014; Chhavi Verg, a 2015 Teen runner-up and 2016 Miss non-finalist; and two-time Teen runner-up & past Miss non-finalist Samantha Levy are all competing again. Samantha was Erica's first runner-up at Miss NJ Teen USA 2010.
Returning semi-finalists are Michelle Torres (taking advantage of the age extension), Karina Ramirez, Amanda Pierce, AliciaMarie Blanks and Alexa Noone from California. Gia Fontana, Chioma Ikpe, Katarina Kneer and Kristen Kowalski are all past Teen semi-finalists moving up to the Miss division this year.
Returning semi-finalists are Michelle Torres (taking advantage of the age extension), Karina Ramirez, Amanda Pierce, AliciaMarie Blanks and Alexa Noone from California. Gia Fontana, Chioma Ikpe, Katarina Kneer and Kristen Kowalski are all past Teen semi-finalists moving up to the Miss division this year.
Returning runners-up: Larissa Meek, Kendall Zoppa, Alexandra Lahkman, Katherine Gaal, Chhavi Verg, Erica Szymanski, Samantha Levy
In the Teen division, I'm disappointed not to see some of my favourites Isabelle Vargas, Lauren O'Brien and Shannon Thaler back, I think Isabelle and Lauren may have aged out of the Teen division but Shannon should have another year left. The only 2016 runners-up who is back is third runner-up LIzmary Perez.
Other returning semi-finalists are Mazzy Eckel, Kristen Meyers, Katie Sour, and Ava Tortorici.
Other returning semi-finalists are Mazzy Eckel, Kristen Meyers, Katie Sour, and Ava Tortorici.
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Contestant lists
MISS CONTESTANTS (83)
TEEN CONTESTANTS (67)
- Zena Aldabagh (NF 16)
- AnnaJane Allen
- Eysha Anderson
- Jenmel Askie
- Michelle Bakardjiev
- Odalis Barrientos
- Marcella Bergamo
- Danielle Bjorlo (NF AL USA 16)
- AliciaMarie Blanks (SF 16, SF 15, NF 14, NF 13, NF NJ TUSA 09)
- Carriejune Bowlby
- Bella Briones
- Emily Brito
- Denise Brown
- Mariah Caise
- Shirley Capaldo
- Shakiya Charles
- Kandice Chavous (NF 16, NF 15)
- Julia Contreras (NF 16)
- Gianna Cortazzo
- Mayelin De La Cruz
- Anna-Maria de Oliveira (NF NJ TUSA 16, NF 15)
- Kelliann DeCarlo (NF 16, NF 15)
- Patricia Del Colle
- Stefanie DiLauri (NF 11)
- Alyssa Dworzanski
- Sarah Elghriany
- Alyssa Esteban
- Courtney Fairfield
- Gia Fontana (SF NJ TUSA 15, NF 14)
- Alexsandra Fragna
- Kendra Francisco
- Kendra Fugate
- Katherine Gaal (SF 15, 1RU 14)
- Cristina Galarza
- Renee George
- Nicole Hagen
- Rachel Haines
- Chanell Hamilton
- Brittany Hansen (NF 16)
- Victoria Hilario
- Tringa Hoti (NF 16)
- Amy Iannarell
- LisaMarie Ianuzzi
- Chioma Ikpe (SF NJ TUSA 16, SF 15)
- Nicole Jaque
- Richa Jindani
- Geomarilyn Joaquin
- Suji John
- Catherine Kennedy
- Katarina Kneer (SF & Photogenic NJ TUSA 11)
- Kristen Kowalski (SF NJ TUSA 14, NF 12)
- Alexandra Lakhman (SF 16, 4RU 15, 1RU NJ TUSA 14)
- Samantha Levy (NF 16, NF 15, NF 14, 4RU NJ TUSA 11, 1RU 10, NF 09, NF 08)
- Larissa Martinez (1RU 16, NF 15)
- Carly Meyers
- Brittany Netta
- Alexa Noone (SF CA USA 16, NF 15, T20 CA TUSA 13, NF 12)
- Jailene Ortiz
- Amber Paxton
- Hazel Pena
- Christina Phal
- Amanda Pierce (SF 16)
- Ashley Porto
- Karina Ramirez (SF 16, SF 15)
- Alondra Ruelas
- Diane Rusk
- Amanda Saez (NF 16, NF 15, NF NJ TUSA 14)
- Crystal Sanchez
- Amanda Sears
- Stephanie Shapiro (NF NJ TUSA 13)
- Kylie Siemanowicz
- Candice Sinanan
- Raechel Sontag
- Melissa Staples (NF 14)
- Erica Szymanski (Miss NJ Teen USA 2010, SF 09, SF 08, SF 07)
- Christina Tobin
- Michelle Torres (SF 16)
- Victoria Tullo
- Dominique Urso
- Chhavi Verg (NF 16, 4RU NJ TUSA 15)
- Tatianah Walker
- Tiffany Yacullo
- Kendall Zoppa (2RU 16, SF 15, SF 14)
TEEN CONTESTANTS (67)
- Victoria Ackert
- Kali Aiosa
- Lyndsea Baldwin
- Julia Beltram
- Danielle Benna
- Gia Bernhardt
- Dayna Bier (NF 16)
- Hannah Blath
- Sarah Bobrowski
- Mary Boudaher
- Sydney Burger
- Jade Chandler
- Jenny Chu
- Xandra Collazo
- Kayla Da Cruz
- Melanie Dembowski
- Samantha Eberle (SF 16)
- Mazzy Eckel (SF 16, NF 15)
- Cristyn Edwards
- Geraldyne Fuentes
- Annabelle Gabsi
- Symfani Gibson
- Michelle Grzelczak
- Andrea Guerra
- Vanessa Hartkopf
- Gianna Henriquez
- Marissa Iavarone
- Samantha Irazat
- Brianna Jacobson
- Anisha Javvaji
- Kaitlyn King
- Hannah Kleinstein
- Francine Kootcher
- Zoe Lambert
- Gia Lanci
- Alysha Mahagaonkar
- Romy McClosky
- Jessica McLaughlin
- Kristen Meyers (SF 16)
- Diana Meza
- Justine Murray
- Katherine Neff
- Carsyn Norway
- Isha Parikh
- Neha Pasupuleti (NF 16)
- Lizmary Perez (3RU 16, NF 15, NF 14)
- Alyssa Perry
- Alyssa Pilovsky
- Alexandra Pollera (NF 16)
- Briahna Reinstein-Castiblanco
- Ashley Rolando
- Karina Santos
- Ruth Sazoff
- Sophie Schondorf
- Annika Sharma
- Katie Sour (SF 16)
- Shanie Strother
- Natalie Torres
- Ava Tortorici (SF 16)
- Emily Tucker
- Jacklyn Vilichka
- Shawna Vreeland
- Kayla Wathen
- Eddia Watts (NF 16)
- Lauren Witkowski
- Jordan Worthy (NF 16)
- Bailey Zuidema
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