Miss New Jersey Elizabeth Mendel, 23, of Cape May Court House, participated in the Miss America 2025 competition earlier this month in Orlando, Florida, even though when first approached to involve ...

Now, the 22-year-old is representing her hometown — and the entire Garden State — as 2024's Miss New Jersey. Each summer, ...

She competed in Miss New Jersey’s Teen but didn’t win. She graduated from Middle Township High School in 2020. In August 2022, Mendel was crowned Miss Avalon and was the third runner-up in the ...