MISS NEW JERSEY USA and MISS NEW JERSEY TEEN USA

Hi All! My daughter, Courtney Fay, recently competed in the Miss New Jersey USA pageant. I wanted to drop you a note and thank you for making her very first pageant experience such a wonderful one! Weeks have gone by and she is still talking about it!! As a parent, I want to thank you for taking the necessary precautions for the safety of the contestants. I felt confident in her staying there with your chaperones, knowing that her safety as well as the other girls was paramount. Thank you again and I hope to see you all next year!! Best Regards,

Monica Fay

We would like to take a moment to thank the entire team who helped put together the Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2010 Pageant. It was such a wonderful weekend and Emily and I both could not help but notice how organized and well done it was. It was such a great learning experience for Emily and she has definitely decided to return next year! Once again, thank you all and we are anxiously waiting for the pictures to be posted on the website as well as the dvd to arrive! Warm Regards,

Elizabeth Shah

Thank you! I had a blast and you will defiantly be seeing me next year! It was a pleasure meeting the pageant staff. I will patiently await these beautiful pictures and the dvd, I can't wait to see myself already!!

Always,
Angela Romeo

Hello Pageant Family,

I just want to start off by saying thank you for such an enjoyable weekend. Everyone was so helpful and nice and when you are in such an intense/emotional position as we contestants were, that pleasant attitude and helpfulness is greatly needed! Of course needless to say, I am happy and honored to be Miss New Jersey USA 2010 and I look forward to representing this state and the organization to the absolute best of my ability. I am excited to what lies ahead!

Thank you very much!

Chenoa Greene

I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU! WHAT AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE MY DAUGHTER CHELSEA-LYNN HAD IN THE TEEN PAGEANT! SHE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME AND MET SO MANY WONDERFUL GIRLS THAT SHE WOULD LOVE TO DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR!
THANK YOU,
SANDRA NOBLES RISOLA
CHELSEA-LYNN BOGDA

Let me begin by commending your organization for being such a professional pageant. We could not have been happier with the way everything was conducted, from inception to end.
Amanda had a wonderful experience throughout this journey. We were even more thrilled with her being selected as a semi finalist. This has been an incredible journey for us all. She mentioned that this was one of the best experiences of her life, from competing, to meeting all the wonderful candidates. She looks forward to trying again next year. So thank you all again for giving her an incredible milestone in her life.

Again, please thank your staff for us for a job so very well done.
Regards, Cathy Roman

Pageant directors, Thanks for making my daughter Jessie Norton's first pageant a positive experience. Your staff was so professional. Thanks again to you and your wonderful staff.

Sincerely, Karen Norton

I wanted to thankyou for the wonderful opportunity to compete in the Miss New Jersey USA competition. I am extremely appreciative for the wonderful opportunity and experience. I look foward to competing next year.

Sincerely ,

Allessandra Lamar

I became Miss Congeniality this year at Miss New Jersey Teen USA, and I cannot even begin to describe the accomplishment of the feeling of winning that honorable award. Everyone at the pageant: teens and adults, were some of the kindest people I have ever met in my lifetime. Thankyou for the experience and congratulations to both of the girls who won their prestigous titles!

Sincerely,

Christina Catalano

Thank you all so so much for another amazing weekend!! I certainly had a fantastic time! You all made pageant weekend so wonderful and fun, as always. I couldn't have asked for a better pageant and a better weekend! It was sooooo good to see all of you again, and you can expect to see me again next year!

Love always,

Alyssa Campanella

Thank you for a wonderful weekend! I have never been involved in a pageant of such magnitude, it was amazing! I am grateful for the honor of First runner up in the Miss New Jersey Teen USA pageant. Please extend my gratitude to your associates, Deborah and Cynthia and of course the chaperones, they were all so nice. Once again, I would like to wish Alexa the best and hope she has a fantastic year.
Thank you for such a memorable experience.
Best Regards,
Carissa Palumbo

It was a real pleasure to meet you and my daughter really had a great time - we were actually discussing entering again next year and she is definately looking forward to it. This was our very first experience with pageants and I have to say I was a little worried and concerned but everything that you put together was great.

Thanks again and see you next year.

BarbaraAnn & Katherine Morano

Pageant weekend is over, and although Victoria didn't make the semi finals she had a wonderful time. Wanted to thank everyone for all the hardwork they did to make the pageant a terrific experience for all the girls.

Thank you,

Mrs Cook

I just want you to know that I had an amazing time at the 2008 Miss NJ Teen USA pageant. I really enjoyed myself, and accompished goals all at the same time. I can't thank you enough.

Myasia Lopez

We wanted to thank the entire Miss New Jersey USA organization for a truly memorable weekend. This was Jordan's first pageant and it was such a positive experience. We really did not know what to expect. The seminar held in September was extremely helpful in getting us started and the event itself was so well organized. You do an amazing job! We are also pleased to say that everyone from pageant employees, contestant moms, to the girls themselves could not be more friendly and encouraging. Jordan had a blast. She's already talking about next year! And frankly, I think I'm just as excited!

Again, our sincerest thanks for offering such an awesome experience.

Susan and Jordan Kohn

My daughter, Lindsey Riesenberger, competed in her first-ever pageant this past weekend…yours! I just wanted to tell you how much we all enjoyed ourselves and how great the entire experience was for Lindsey. I’ll admit, we had some pre-conceived ideas as to what “pageant people” would be like, but the Miss NJ USA pageant proved us wrong! Lindsey had an absolute blast meeting all the girls, chaperones and pageant officials. She found the majority of the participants to be genuine, friendly, interesting and intelligent. The process leading up to the pageant was a great learning experience, as well.. She experienced pure joy, which was a wonderful break from the stressful, busy life she leads in her college and work life.

Thank you for this terrific pageant experience! The girls are all e-mailing each other, talking about next year already! It’s certainly possible that Lindsey will return, depending on where she is in her life. Congratulations on a job well done!

Fondly,

Heidi Riesenberger

In the weeks leading up to the state pageant, I faced uncertainty about my skills and overall qualification to take part in the competition. I left the Hilton without the crown, however I have gained a whole new perspective on how to approach my life and professional ambitions; with confidence, committment and hard work.

Thank you all for a weekend of encouragement, sisterhood and FUN. I look forward to another "GLAMOROUS" weekend.

With all good thoughts,
Phenda K. Varnie

I just want to thank everybody - all the pageant coordinators, chaperones and the organizers of the Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2008 pageant. It was such a memorable experience for my daughter and my whole family. During the pageant, seeing my daughter among all the prettiest girls of New Jersey was already an accomplishment for her and she was already a winner to us. I remember my daughter told me- Mom - hope you are not expecting anything from this competition- I hugged and kissed her and told her - to me you are already a winner. I never could imagine my daughter almost made it - being the 1st runner up out of 122 state finalist was more than a dream come true. I encourage all parents with little girls and young girls to hold on to their dreams- the experience - the moments of time of this events is indeed unforgetable and a dream come true.

Keep up the good work and GOD BLESS

Victoria Alba Landrito

Christine and I wanted to thank you again for such a wonderful weekend. She had a great time her second year at the pageant and was so excited to win an Interview Award. She is already talking about next year and has her roommate planned. I know NJ will be well represented again this year at Nationals. Good Luck and look forward to another great year.

Lynn Skorenko

This past weekend my daughter, Michelle Cannizzaro, participated in the 2007 Miss New Jersey Teen USA pageant. When we first received the call from Elaine inviting her to complete, I was hesitant to have her participate. I did however, thinking that this pageant would help her with her self-esteem and she would meet girls from different backgrounds and towns. She did, and she had a wonderful weekend. This was all I expected from this pageant and my expectations were met.

My daughter wound up making the Semi-finals; my husband & I were thrilled beyond words! Days after the event, we are all still proud & excited over Michelle’s accomplishments in this pageant.

I would like to thank the organizers and directors of this wonderful event. You have all done a wonderful job. I would certainly recommend that any girl who is invited to attend that they do so, and both Teen & parents just enjoy the weekend because the show is wonderful to watch whether your daughter wins or not.

I competed in the 2007 Miss New Jersey Teen USA pageant, and I enjoyed my weekend very much. I just wanted to e-mail all of you and thank you for an amazing and memorable experience this weekend. I have competed in pageants before, but this one was by far my favorite! … This weekend was a great one and I am planning on returning next year.

Thank you,
Krysta Gallagher

I competed in the Miss New Jersey Teen USA pageant. I just wanted to tell you thank you so much for inviting me and letting me compete and experience something that I will cherish for a lifetime. I had my doubts at first about the girls I was competing against, but after those three days at the pageant I really changed my tune.

I realized these girls are not girls who were born and bred in the pageant world. They are just ordinary girls. Even though I wasn’t crowned or did not even make the top fifteen, I think of myself as truly blessed and honored. Thank you.

Thank you so very much for 2 years in a row of great pageants! I have a lifetime of memories! Hope to see you next year!

I am writing this letter to thank you for a wonderful weekend! Everything was so well organized and enjoyable. You and your staff were consistently helpful throughout the whole weekend. It was most definitely one of the best experiences I have had.

Your positive enforcements kept us all with a smile on our faces despite the tension of the “big night” any of us might have been feeling. Coming in 3rd runner up was a dream come true since it was my first time doing the pageant. My goal is to someday hold the title of Miss New Jersey Teen USA and then go on to be the first person in NJ to win the Miss Teen USA title

The opportunity you provide for teenage girls is second to none. Thank you again! God Bless!