Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss Teen USA, see Miss New Jersey Teen USA.

The Miss New Jersey's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of New Jersey in the Miss America's Teen pageant.

Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen

Formation	2005
Type	Beauty pageant
Location	Clayton, New Jersey, U.S.
Membership	Miss America's Outstanding Teen
Official language	English
Key people	Susan Nicolle
Website	Official website

Ashley Greco of Waldwick was crowned Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen on June 18, 2023 at the Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She will compete in the Miss America's Teen 2024 pageant in January 2024.

Results summary

The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Outstanding Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Placements

• 1st runners-up: Brenna Weick (2010)
• 3rd runners-up: Abigail Mignucci (2025)
• Top 7: Alaina Murphy (2019)
• Top 8: Alyssa Sullivan (2013)
• Top 10: Natalie Ragazzo (2012), Shereen Pimentel (2016), Brynn McKinney (2020)
• Top 15: Katie Berry (2006), Andie Babusik (2011)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Evening Wear/On Stage Question: Brenna Weick (2010)
• Preliminary Talent: Shereen Pimentel (2016)

Non-finalist awards

• Non-finalist Interview: Samantha Rizzuto (2015)

Other awards

• Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award: Samantha Rizzuto (2015)
• Outstanding Vocal Talent Award: Shereen Pimentel (2016)
• People's Choice Award: Natalie Ragazzo (2012)
• Teens in Action Award: Samantha Rizzuto (2015)
• Teens in Action Award Finalists: Nina Mojares (2017)

Winners

•   Declared as Winner
•   Ended as a runner-up
•   Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Talent	Placement at MAO Teen	Special scholarships at MAO Teen	Notes
2024	Abigail Mignucci	Magnolia	18	Miss South Jersey's Teen	Vocal	3rd Runner-Up
2023	Ashley Greco	Waldwick		Miss Cape Shores' Teen
2022	Maria Lynn Sooy	Ocean View	15	Miss Stars and Stripes' Outstanding Teen	Irish Dance
2020–21[a]	Isabella Freund[2]		17	Miss Seashore Line's Outstanding Teen	Piano, "Moonlight Sonata"			Later Miss Eastern Shore 2023
2019	Brynn McKinney[3]	Sewell	15	Miss South Shores' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Don't Rain on My Parade" from Funny Girl	Top 10
2018	Alaina Murphy[4]	Carneys Point	15	Miss Atlantic Shores’ Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Finding Neverland"	Top 7[5]
2017	Augostina Mallous[6]	Cape May Court House	15	Miss Atlantic Shores’ Outstanding Teen	Acrobatic Jazz Dance, "Hit Me With a Hot Note"			Later Miss New Jersey 2022[7]
2016	Nina Mojares[8]	Freehold	16	Miss Monmouth County’s Outstanding Teen	Vocal		Teens in Action Award Finalist
2015	Shereen Pimentel[9][10]	Teaneck	17	Miss Cape Shores' Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Finding Wonderland"	Top 10	Outstanding Vocal Talent Award[11] Preliminary Talent Award[11]	Expected to appear as Maria in 2019 Broadway revival of West Side Story[12]
2014	Samantha Rizzuto	Long Valley	17		Vocal		Non-finalist Interview Award[13] Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award[13] Teens in Action Award[13]
2013	Alyssa Sullivan[citation needed]	Cape May Court House	17	Miss South Shore Area's Outstanding Teen	Vocal, "Gimme, Gimme" from Thoroughly Modern Millie	Top 8		Later Miss New Jersey 2021[14]
2012	Amanda Ross[15]	Galloway	16	Miss South Shore Area's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe			3rd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2016 pageant[16] 2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2017 pageant[17]
2011	Natalie Ragazzo[18]	Pennington	15		Vocal	Top 10[15]	People's Choice Award[19]	4th runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2017 pageant[17] 3rd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2019 competition[20] 3rd runner-up at Miss New York 2021[21]
2010	Andie Babusik[22]	Gloucester County	14	Miss Atlantic Shore's Outstanding Teen	Ballet en Pointe
2009	Brenna Weick[23]	Mantua Township	15	Miss Coastal Shore's Outstanding Teen	Vocal	1st runner-up[24]	Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award	Top 10 at National Sweetheart 2013 pageant Later Miss New Jersey 2016[16]
2008	Katharyn Nicolle[25]	Wenonah	16		Ballet en Pointe			Later Miss New Jersey 2011[25][26][27]
2007	Kaitlyn Schoeffel[28]	Egg Harbor Township	13	Miss Coastal Shore's Outstanding Teen	Dance			Later Miss New Jersey 2017[17][29] 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2018[30]
2006	Lindsey Petrosh[31]	Egg Harbor City	17		Vocal			Later Miss New Jersey 2012[32]
2005	Katie Berry[33]	Mount Laurel	16		Ballet en Pointe	Top 15[34]		Contestant at National Sweetheart 2011 pageant 4th runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2009 pageant[33] 2nd runner-up at Miss New Jersey 2010 and 2011 pageants[25][27] 1st runner-up to Mallory Hagan at Miss New York 2012 pageant[35]

Notes

1. State competition took place in 2020, as national pageant postponed to 2021 for the 2022 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]