Vanessa Oriolo was crowned the winner of Miss New Jersey USA 2015 pageant at the finals night held on October 21' 2014 in Parsippany by her predecessor Emily Shah, and  will represent the state of New Jersey in the Miss USA 2015 pageant to be held later this year.

This lovely girl from Colts Neck is not new to the world of pageants, she has been up on stage competing many times relentlessly pursuing her dream, before she finally managed to win the title of Miss New Jersey USA 2015.

Her first pageant experience was when she competed in Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2011, finishing as one of the semifinalists. The following year she came back again to compete for Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2012, and managed the same results as her first attempt. With two consecutive years of competing for the teen pageant, Vanessa did gain experience to the world of pageants and was now ready to apply her experience to win the Miss New Jersey USA title.

Now that she was eligible to compete in the Miss New Jersey USA pageant, Vanessa first competed at the Miss New Jersey USA 2013, and just like her results in the two teen pageants, she placed as one of the semifinalists. She competed again in 2014, ending up with the same result.

Vanessa was not someone who would have given up, and despite not managing to win either the Miss New Jersey teen or the Miss New Jersey title for four consecutive years, she returned to compete once again in 2015 prepared, confident and determined to win this time.

Finally, the history did not repeat itself and her determination paid off as she managed to win the Miss New Jersey USA 2015 title competing amongst 119 beauties vying for the coveted title and the privilege to represent the state of New Jersey at Miss USA 2015. She was crowned by Emily Shah, the Miss New Jersey USA 2014, with whom she had competed for the same title in the past.

Vanessa is a passionate dancer & spends some time on stage dancing, and given her interest in fashion, she also spends her spare time modeling. She hopes to start her own fashion line one day, and wants to network and learn more about the fashion world. She had been a marketing major prior to becoming Miss New Jersey. She hopes that the experience, along with school, can help her reach her goal in the fashion industry.

As she now moves forward to compete for the Miss USA 2015 title, we wish her success in her journey in the world of pageants, fashion and modeling. Do you think she will be the next Miss USA?

Miss New Jersey USA 2015 complete results are provided below for reference

First runner-up - Vanessa Contreras; Second runner-up - Lea Manalo; Third runner-up - Carissa Palumbo; Fourth runner-up - Alexandra Lakhman.

Remaining Top 20 semi-finalists - Angie Abdelrehim, Alicia Marie Blanks, Camila De Souza, Shelby Ellerth, Katherine Gaal, Kiana Harris, Ora Kemp, Victoria Leonardo, Serene Naduparambil, Jessielyn Palumbo, Karina Ramirez, Jordan Rector, Savannah Schechter, Victoria Virgo and Kendall Zoppa

Special Awards Katherine Gaal (Miss Amity) & Carissa Palumbo  (Miss Photogenic).