Celinda Ortega was crowned Miss New Jersey USA 2021 on 1st August 2021 at the Hilton Parsippany Hotel in Parsipanny. Celinda succeeds and was crowned by Miss New Jersey USA 2020 Gina Mellish.
Celinda is 26-years old. She earned her bachelor’s degree in public relations from Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey. The beauty queen is not new to the world of beauty pageants as she was adjudged as the fourth runner-up at the National American Miss New Jersey Teen 2013. She became the vice president of Stellar Role Models Pageant, where she also worked as a coach since 2013. She was crowned Miss Bergen County in 2017.