New Jersey
Meet the new Miss New Jersey, Augostina Mallous
I don’t find out about you, however the pageant world has undoubtedly not been on my radar for fairly a while. Over 2.5 million individuals compete in pageants yearly, nevertheless. One in all them being Miss New Jersey, which topped a brand new winner just some days in the past.
Dennis and I all the time have a particular place in our hearts for Miss New Jersey. Firstly, as a result of, nicely clearly, New Jersey. But in addition, we’ve got been fortunate sufficient to have a couple of Miss New Jerseys on our present over time and we’ve got all the time been impressed by their smarts, poise, and naturally, their magnificence. As everyone knows, there’s one thing a couple of Jersey woman that provides her a bit bit additional, in a great way.
The Miss New Jersey Pageant dates all the way in which again to 1933, and has continued to crown winners every year since.
Augostina Mallous, who positioned runner-up final yr, got here again to compete this yr and eventually received the title of Miss New Jersey in addition to a $19,000 scholarship. It appears that evidently Middletown Excessive Faculty has some secret sauce in its water provide as a result of Augostina graduated from Middletown again in 2019, which is similar faculty final yr’s winner graduated from as nicely.
Mallous is now a scholar at Hofstra College and plans to compete in Miss America subsequent yr because of her NJ win this yr. After incomes runner-up final yr, Augostina labored diligently all through the previous yr so as to guarantee she took this yr’s crown. With a powerful dance background, she got here on the expertise spherical strongly and was given the expertise award together with her routine to the track “fame.”
Augostina additionally had very sturdy interview responses, when requested about delicate matters comparable to Roe v. Wade, her solutions did nothing however impress the judges. Because the Miss Jersey winner, Augostina will proceed to advertise her initiative on stopping human trafficking and function a job mannequin for younger women her age throughout New Jersey in addition to broader areas.
New Jersey adults can undoubtedly stay up for the constructive affect through which she’ll make on the youthful and rising communities.
Opinions expressed within the submit above are these of New Jersey 101.5 speak present host Judi Franco solely.
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