The newly crowned will go on to compete in Orlando, Florida this summer for the title of Miss America's Outstanding Teen.
ELK TOWNSHIP -- Outstanding young women from throughout the state gathered in the Clayton High School Performing Arts Center to compete in the Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen pageant and a new winner was crowned.
Miss Atlantic Shores' Outstanding Teen Augostina Mallous, of Cape May Court House, was announced as the winner of 2017's Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen on Saturday.
Mallous and 19 other women competed in talent and interview categories, in hopes of taking home the crown. As the winner, Mallous will go on to compete in Orlando, Florida this summer for the title of Miss America's Outstanding Teen (MAOTeen), a competition organized to promote academic and creative achievements, healthy living and community involvement for America's teens.
Each contestant in the Miss New Jersey's Outstanding Teen pageant, the preliminary for MAOTeen, has already won a local title and represented that title at the state pageant.
This year's other state contestants were:
Jess D'Agostino, Holmdel, Miss Monmouth County's Outstanding Teen
Cassidy Diamond, Pittsgrove, Miss Ocean County's Outstanding Teen
Cianna Winkler, Verona, Miss Gateway's Outstanding Teen
Tiffani Britton, Williamstown, Miss Bergen County's Outstanding Teen
Megan McGowan, Woolwich Township, Miss Seashore Line's Outstanding Teen
Abby Dell'Aglio, Waldwick, Miss Central Coast's Outstanding Teen
Marina Clifford, Alloway, Miss South Shore's Outstanding Teen
Haley Beauparlant, Vernon, Miss Ramapo Valley's Outstanding Teen
Taylor Veigel, Blackwood, Miss South Jersey's Outstanding Teen
Ashley Murphy, Carneys Point, Miss Coastal Shore's Outstanding Teen
Emily Cooney, Sewell, Miss Tri-County's Outstanding Teen
Madelyn Hays, Cape May, Miss Avalon's Outstanding Teen
Samantha McConaghy, Mays Landing, Miss Northern Lakes' Outstanding Teen
Alexandra Hughes, Galloway, Miss Cape Shores' Outstanding Teen
Alyssa Lego, Toms River, Miss Stars and Stripes' Outstanding Teen
Alaina Murphy, Carneys Point, Miss Burlington County's Outstanding Teen
Victoria Matt, Ocean City, Miss Camden County's Outstanding Teen
Taylor Swanger, Williamstown, Miss Gloucester County's Outstanding Teen
Julianna Cauterucci, East Brunswick, Miss Eastern Shore's Outstanding Teen
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