Miss New Jersey USA
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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 runners-up and one 1st runner-up in a row. Two years later another Miss New Jersey USA placed in the finals, but they have only had one other placement since then. Then in 2008, Tiffany Andrade came along and finished as 2nd runner up, one of three Miss New Jersey USAs to place third at Miss USA.
Two Miss New Jersey USA titleholders have held the Miss New Jersey Teen USA title and two have competed at Miss America
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1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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 USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen 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 runners-up and one 1st runner-up in a row. Two years later another Miss New Jersey USA placed in the finals, but they have only had one other placement since then. Then in 2008, Tiffany Andrade came along and finished as 2nd runner up, one of three Miss New Jersey USAs to place third at Miss USA.
Two Miss New Jersey USA titleholders have held the Miss New Jersey Teen USA title and two have competed 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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Placements
- First runners-up: Charlotte RayCharlotte RayCharlotte Ray is a beauty queen from Camden, New Jersey who competed in the Miss USA and Miss World pageants.-Miss USA:Ray won the title of Miss New Jersey USA 1991 in August 1990, the first time she entered the pageant. She went on to represent New Jersey in the 1991 Miss USA pageant, which was...
(1991) - Second runners-up: Deborah Lee Husti (1989), Karin Hartz (1990), Tiffany AndradeTiffany AndradeTiffany Ann Andrade is a beauty queen from Linden, New Jersey who competed for the Miss USA 2008 title.Andrade won the Miss New Jersey USA 2008 title in late 2007, after placing third runner-up the previous two years and first runner-up at Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2003...
(2008) - Top 6: Amy Fissel (1993)
- Top 10: Ruth Hampton (1952), Jennifer Makris (1997)
- Top 12: Cathy Russell (1975), Juanita McCarty (1977)
- Top 13: Barbara Richartz (1964)
- Top 15: Dolores Winfield (1956), Sandy Chudy (1960), Diane Gierson (1961)
- Top 18: Evelyn Orowitz (1954)
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Lisa Summeroury-Perry (1986), Charlotte RayCharlotte RayCharlotte Ray is a beauty queen from Camden, New Jersey who competed in the Miss USA and Miss World pageants.-Miss USA:Ray won the title of Miss New Jersey USA 1991 in August 1990, the first time she entered the pageant. She went on to represent New Jersey in the 1991 Miss USA pageant, which was...
(1991)
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
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| 2011 Miss USA 2011 Miss USA 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned her successor, Alyssa Campanella of California, at the end... |
Julianna White Julianna White Julianna White holds the title of Miss New Jersey USA 2011 and competed in the Miss USA 2011 Pageant. She is a 22-year-old senior at The College of New Jersey and an active member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority.... |
Haddon Township Haddon Township, New Jersey Haddon Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 14,707.... |
22 | Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 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.... 2006 |
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| 2010 Miss USA 2010 Miss USA 2010, the 59th edition of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 16, 2010. Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton of North Carolina, crowned her successor, Rima Fakih of Michigan as Miss USA 2010 at the... |
Chenoa Greene | Atco Atco, New Jersey Atco is an unincorporated area in Waterford Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, in the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area, located 16 miles southeast of Camden. The town is at the western edge of Wharton State Forest and the Pine Barrens. Atco is the home of the Atco Raceway,... |
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| 2009 Miss USA 2009 Miss USA 2009, the 58th Miss USA pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19, 2009... |
Kaity Rodriguez | Clifton Clifton, New Jersey Clifton is a city in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 84,136. The 2010 population represented an increase of 5,464 residents from its population of 78,672 in the 2000 Census, making it the state's 11th largest... |
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| 2008 Miss USA 2008 Miss USA 2008, the 57th Miss USA beauty pageant, was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Crystle Stewart, Miss Texas USA, was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Rachel Smith of Tennessee... |
Tiffany Andrade Tiffany Andrade Tiffany Ann Andrade is a beauty queen from Linden, New Jersey who competed for the Miss USA 2008 title.Andrade won the Miss New Jersey USA 2008 title in late 2007, after placing third runner-up the previous two years and first runner-up at Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2003... |
Linden Linden, New Jersey - Local government :, the Mayor of Linden is . The former longtime Mayor of Linden is 82-year-old John T. Gregorio, who served as mayor of Linden for 30, nonconsecutive years and was repeatedly tagged with scandal during his mayoral career, including one felony conviction, later pardoned, which... |
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| 2007 Miss USA 2007 Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith, of Tennessee.... |
Erin Abrahamson Erin Abrahamson Erin Court Abrahamson is a beauty queen from Essex Fells, New Jersey and Livingston, New Jersey who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.-Pageants:... |
Essex Fells Essex Fells, New Jersey As of 2010 Essex Fells had a population of 2,113. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 93.5% non-Hispanic white, 1.1% black or African-American, 1.0% Chinese, 1.2% other Asian, 1.9% reporting two or more races and 2.0% Hispanic or Latino.... |
23 | Successor to crown; Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 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.... 2001 |
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| Ashley Harder Ashley Harder Ashley Harder is a former beauty queen from Marlton, New Jersey. Ashley had held the title of Miss New Jersey USA and was to compete for the Miss USA title in 2007 before she resigned due to her pregnancy... |
Marlton Marlton, New Jersey Marlton is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Evesham Township in Burlington County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population of Marlton was 10,260.-History:... |
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| 2006 Miss USA 2006 Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky... |
Jessica Boyington Jessica Boyington Jessica Boyington is a beauty queen from Sicklerville, New Jersey who competed in the Miss USA pageant.In 2003, Boyington graduated from Paul VI High School. She then pursued a degree in Communications focusing on Radio/TV/Film from Rowan University. She also attended Camden County College and... |
Sicklerville Sicklerville, New Jersey Sicklerville is an unincorporated community located primarily within Winslow Township, Camden County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1851 by John Sickler, who lived in the area where the present-day town is located within Gloucester Township... |
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| 2005 Miss USA 2005 Miss USA 2005, the 54th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 11, 2005. It was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title of Miss USA in the Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 2005... |
Sylvia Pogorzelski Sylvia Pogorzelski Sylvia Carolina Pogorzelski Birnbaum is a beauty queen from East Hanover, New Jersey who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Pogorzelski won the Miss New Jersey USA 2005 title in a state pageant held in Parsippany, New Jersey on 31 October 2004... |
East Hanover East Hanover, New Jersey East Hanover Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 11,393. The town was incorporated in 1928. The headquarters of the Nabisco company and the pharmaceutical company Novartis are located in East... |
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| 2004 Miss USA 2004 The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on April 12, 2004. The winner of the beauty pageant was Shandi Finnessey, who became the first winner from the state of Missouri... |
Janaye Ingram Janaye Ingram Janaye Michelle Ingram is a beauty queen from Cherry Hill, New Jersey who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Ingram was crowned Miss New Jersey USA 2004 in Jersey City, New Jersey in late 2003. It was her second attempt at the title as she had competed for the title the previous year and was... |
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... |
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| 2003 Miss USA 2003 The Miss USA 2003 pageant was held in San Antonio, Texas March 24, 2003, the first time it had been held in this state since 1996 when the pageant was held in South Padre Island... |
Vanessa Baker | Marlton Marlton, New Jersey Marlton is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Evesham Township in Burlington County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population of Marlton was 10,260.-History:... |
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| 2002 Miss USA 2002 The Miss USA 2002 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2002. The event was won by Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing queen Kandace Krueger of Texas.... |
Robin Williams | Lawrenceville Lawrenceville, New Jersey Lawrenceville is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP population was 3,887... |
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| 2001 Miss USA 2001 Miss USA 2001, the 50th edition of the Miss USA pageant was held at the Genesis Convention Center, Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2001. The event was won by Kandace Krueger of Texas, who was crowned by outgoing queen Lynnette Cole of Tennessee.... |
Jeannette Josue | 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... |
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| 2000 Miss USA 2000 Miss USA 2000, the forty-ninth Miss USA pageant, was held in Branson, Missouri at The Grand Palace on February 4, 2000.At the conclusion of the final competition, Lynnette Cole of Tennessee was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kimberly Pressler of New York.... |
Michelle Graci | Jamesburg Jamesburg, New Jersey Jamesburg is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 6,025.Jamesburg was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1887, when it was created from portions of Monroe Township, based on... |
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| 1999 Miss USA 1999 Miss USA 1999, the forty-eighth Miss USA pageant, was held at the Grande Palace Theatre in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 1999.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kimberly Pressler of New York, was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts... |
Melissa McLaughlin | |||||
| 1998 Miss USA 1998 Miss USA 1998, the 47th Miss USA pageant, was held in Shreveport, Louisiana in March, 1998. The preliminary competition was held on 6 March 1998 and the final competition on 10 March 1998... |
Kelli Parz | Linwood Linwood, New Jersey Linwood is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 7,092.Linwood was originally incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 20, 1889, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, based on the... |
Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 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.... 1994, top 12 in Miss Teen USA 1994 |
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| 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... |
Jennifer Makris | Cranbury Cranbury Township, New Jersey - Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 3,227 people, 1,091 households, and 877 families residing in the township. The population density was 240.6 people per square mile . There were 1,121 housing units at an average density of 83.6 per square mile... |
23 | Semi-finalist, finishng in 9th Place | Previously Miss New Jersey Miss New Jersey .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 and Suzette Charles... 1994, 2nd runner up at Miss America 1995 |
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| 1996 Miss USA 1996 Miss USA 1996, the forty-fifth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 2, 1996.... |
Christina Augustyn | Woodbridge | 24 | |||
| 1995 Miss USA 1995 Miss USA 1995, the forty-fourth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 10, 1995.... |
Christy Joy Pittner | Ventnor | ||||
| 1994 Miss USA 1994 Miss USA 1994, the 43rd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the South Padre Island Convention Centre on South Padre Island, Texas on 11 February 1994... |
Rosa Velez | |||||
| 1993 Miss USA 1993 Miss USA 1993, the 42nd Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 19 February 1993.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kenya Moore of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shannon Marketic of California... |
Amy Fissel | Ocean City Ocean City Ocean City is the name of some places in the United States:*Ocean City, Florida*Ocean City, Maryland**West Ocean City, Maryland*Ocean City, New Jersey*Ocean City, Washington... |
25 | Top 6, Finishing in 5th Place | Previously Miss New Jersey Miss New Jersey .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 and Suzette Charles... 1991 |
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| 1992 Miss USA 1992 Miss USA 1992, the 41st Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 7 February 1992.At the conclusion of the final competition, Shannon Marketic of California was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kelli McCarty of Kansas... |
Kathy Kasprak | Edison Edison, New Jersey Edison Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey. What is now Edison Township was originally incorporated as Raritan Township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1870, from portions of both Piscataway Township and Woodbridge Township... |
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| 1991 Miss USA 1991 Miss USA 1991, the 40th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on 22 February 1991.At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelli McCarty of Kansas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Carole Gist of Michigan... |
Charlotte Ray Charlotte Ray Charlotte Ray is a beauty queen from Camden, New Jersey who competed in the Miss USA and Miss World pageants.-Miss USA:Ray won the title of Miss New Jersey USA 1991 in August 1990, the first time she entered the pageant. She went on to represent New Jersey in the 1991 Miss USA pageant, which was... |
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... |
1st runner-up | Miss Congeniality | Later Miss World USA 1991 and Semi-finalist at Miss World 1991 Miss World 1991 Miss World 1991, the 41st Miss World pageant, was held on December 28, 1991 in Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The winner was Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiménez representing Venezuela.-Results:-Order of Semi-finalists:# France# Turkey... |
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| 1990 Miss USA 1990 Miss USA 1990, the 39th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on March 2, 1990.At the conclusion of the final competition, Carole Gist of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Gretchen Polhemus of Texas... |
Karin Harti | Voorhees Voorhees Township, New Jersey -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 28,126 people, 10,489 households, and 7,069 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,424.0 people per square mile . There were 11,084 housing units at an average density of 955.2 per square mile... |
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| 1989 | Deborah Lee Husti | 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... |
2nd runner-up | Semifinalist at Miss International 1989 as Miss USA | ||
| 1988 | Colleen Carlone | Parsippany | ||||
| 1987 | Stacey Fox | East Brunswick | 19 | |||
| 1986 | Lisa Summeroury-Perry | 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.... |
Miss Congeniality | Represented New Jersey in Miss Oktoberfest 1987, did not place | ||
| 1985 | Francie Knapp | Linwood Linwood, New Jersey Linwood is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 7,092.Linwood was originally incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 20, 1889, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, based on the... |
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| 1984 | Diane Qualter | Englewood Englewood, New Jersey Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 27,147.Englewood was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of... |
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| 1983 | Ann Brucato | 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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| 1982 | Janice Straue | 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... |
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| 1981 | Christy Garthwaite | Tuckerton Tuckerton, New Jersey Tuckerton is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, named for founder Ebenezer Tucker , and was a port of entry, but not the third Port of Entry as commonly believed, in the United States As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 3,517.Tuckerton was incorporated as a borough... |
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| 1980 | Joni Peifer | Franklinville Franklinville, New Jersey Franklinville is an unincorporated area within Franklin Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08322.... |
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| 1979 | Robin Senatore | Jackson | ||||
| 1978 | Sheryl Ann Hoehn | Clark Clark, New Jersey Clark is a township in southern Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 14,756.-History:... |
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| 1977 | Juanita McCarty | Pemberton Pemberton, New Jersey Pemberton, formerly New Mills, is a Borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,210.... |
Semi-finalist | 1st runner at Miss World USA 1976 as Miss Pennsylvania, 1st runner up at Mrs America 1988 | ||
| 1976 | Ginger Hagaman | 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.... |
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| 1975 | Cathy Russell | Cranford Cranford, New Jersey Cranford is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 22,625.Cranford was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1871, from portions of the Townships of Clark, Linden,... |
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| 1974 | Patricia Sims | |||||
| 1973 | Patricia Everett | |||||
| 1972 | Lela Desantes | |||||
| 1971 | Brenda White | |||||
| 1970 | Ellen Cream | Pennsauken Pennsauken Township, New Jersey Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, USA, and a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 35,885.... |
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| 1969 | Nancy Fumell | |||||
| 1968 | Linda Papa | |||||
| 1967 | Jean Galata | |||||
| 1966 | Jo Ann French | |||||
| 1965 | Kay Franzeh | |||||
| 1964 | Barbara Richartz | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1963 | Ruth Eire | |||||
| 1962 | Sue Thompson | |||||
| 1961 | Diane Gierson | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1960 | Sandy Chudy | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1959 | Geraldine Binder | |||||
| 1958 | Fay Hasenaver | |||||
| 1957 | Jeanne Lewis | |||||
| 1956 | Dolores Winfield | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1955 | Beverly Rogers | |||||
| 1954 | Evelyn Orowitz | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1953 | Susan Harris | |||||
| 1952 | Ruth Hampton | Semi-finalist |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant