The Miss New Jersey USA 2023 coronation night will be held at Hilton Parsippany Hotel in Parsippany, Morris County, New Jersey, United States on March 19, 2023. It is the 72nd edition of the state-level beauty pageant that selects New Jersey’s candidate for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.

Currently, New Jersey has 19 Miss USA placements including the first runner-up finishes of Charlotte Ray in 1991 and Chhavi Verg in 2017. The most recent one was in 2020 when Gina Mellish finished in the Top 10.

Alexandra Lakhman was 26 when she was crowned Miss New Jersey 2022 at Hilton Parsippany Hotel on April 3, 2022. The respective first, second, third and fourth runners-up were Christine Pierre, Jenna Abdelqader, Kristen Kowalski and Ivy Harrington.

A total of 127 women are competing for the Miss New Jersey USA 2023 title. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 23 candidates:

#23. Dominique Diggs

#22. Aishwarya Gandotra

#21. Nadyeh Alaboura

#20. Jenna Colicchio

#19. Teni Bello

#18. Derby Chukwudi

#17. Tessa Dolce

#16. Christine Pierre

#15. Michela DiGesu

#14. Lucy Brice

#13. Nila Milan

#12. Zakeerah Cooper

#11. Christina Conti

#10. Cameron Leary

#9. Francesca Averona

#8. Jade Glab

#7. Sandy Botros

#6. Phoebe Yankowski

#5. Katarina Lengyel 

#4. Antigone Bedeau

#3. Emily Florian

#2. Taylor Fulton 

#1. Kalliope Zervas