Junior Miss contestants come from all walks of life, but they have one common characteristic: the desire to succeed. Each young woman receives valuable life experience through our program - relationship skills, self-confidence, and a sense of achievement. It is our goal to ensure that everyone who participates in our program has an enjoyable and memorable experience.

While we await the first of our contestants, below is a list of last year's contestants for New Jersey's Junior Miss. Want to participate? Apply now!



Meredith Weir



Parents: Blair & Regina Weir
College Preference: Penn State University
Career Goals: Radiologist/Diagnostic Testing
Talent: Juggling soccer ball (with feet) (Olay Olay Olay )


Ashlee Mathes



Parents: Clark & Bonnie Mathes
College Preference: Eastern
Career Goals: Music Major
Talent: Instrumental (Habanera From Carmen, by Bizet)


Jessica Klingel



Parents: John & Carol Klingel
College Preference: Art Institute of New York
Career Goals: Culinary Management/ Restaurant Owner
Talent: Poetry Reading (Sparkling Sanity versus Forsaken Futile, by Jessica Klingel)


Amanda Schumacher





Christina Martin



College Preference: Yale, Brown, Harvard, or Johns Hopkins University
Career Goals: Pediatric or Cardiovascular Surgeon & Actress
Talent: Vocal ("Somewhere Over the Rainbow", by E.V. Harburg/Harold Arlen)


Angela Bickel



Parents: Clifford & Dorothea Bickel
College Preference: Rowan University
Career Goals: Elementary Special Education Teacher
Talent: vocal ("I'm not that girl", by from Wicked)


Caitlyn O'Connell





Victoria Bartley



College Preference: Rutgers University
Career Goals: engineering and art
Talent: vocal (Amazing Grace, by John Newton)


Megan Hagaman



Parents: John & Diane Hagaman
College Preference: ACCC
Career Goals: To Become a Pediatrician
Talent: Vocal (xxx's and ooo's, by Trishia Yearwood)


Amy Kao

New Jersey's Junior Miss

Parents: Robert & Tsui-Yu Kao
College Preference: Carnegie Mellon-Tepper School of Business
Career Goals: International Business/Social Humanitarian
Talent: Instrumental: Piano (Peacock Dance, by Yang Chen-Wei)