Miss Grand New Jersey is a state-level female beauty pageant headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The competition was established in 2024 and functions as a preliminary pageant for the Miss Grand USA national competition. Since 2023, the state franchise license has been held by entrepreneur Rommel Gopez.
New Jersey has participated in the Miss Grand USA pageant since 2016; however, during the initial years of its involvement, the state’s representatives were selected through appointments or casting processes rather than formal state competitions. The highest placement achieved by a New Jersey delegate at the national level is first runner-up, a distinction attained in 2024 by Tiajah Elliott.
Editions The following table details Miss Grand New Jersey's annual editions since 2024.
Edition Date Final venue Entrants Winner 1st White Eagle Hall, Jersey City72nd Hamilton Stage, UCPAC, Rahway123rd Jacky Pineda
National competition The following is a list of representatives of the state of New Jersey in the Miss Grand USA national pageant.
Year Representative State qualification Placement at Miss Grand USA State director 2015Kiana Harrisrowspan=2 2016Karina LopezTop 52017colspan=5 2018colspan=5 2019Mayelin De La CruzTop 102020colspan=5 colspan=6 2023Christine PierreTop 15Rommel Gopez2024 Tiajah ElliottMiss Grand New Jersey 2024 winner1st runner-up2025 Tavi GandhiMiss Grand New Jersey 2025 winnerTop 20 2026Jacqueline PinedaMiss Grand New Jerset 2026 winnerTop 10 Note
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