Yesterday, I stopped by to see our dental sponsor, Dr. Anthony Vocaturo (@dranthonyvocaturo) at the NJ Smile Center. I’m so excited to work with our sponsor to get ready for Miss USA! #missnjusa #missusa #missuniverse #njsmilecenter #smile

Last week it was an honor to join the Community Food Bank of New Jersey (@cfbnj) at their annual Blue Jean ball gala. The Blue Jean Ball, CFBNJ’s annual gala event, celebrates their mission of FOOD. HELP. HOPE. I had the opportunity to be one of the presenters of the HOPE award. All four honorees embrace the farm to table ethos. They exemplify the challenging work necessary and make it look easy to provide fresh produce to our hungry neighbors. Every pound of fresh produce helps provide a nutritious meal for families in need to ensure healthy and productive workdays, school days and family time. Congratulations to the HOPE award recipients: Eastern Fresh Growers (@easternfreshgrowers , the Mid-Atlantic Regional Cooperative, Meadowlands YMCA (@meadowlandsymca), and Saint John United Methodist Church. It was a pleasure to meet the Governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy (@govmurphy) and Tammy Murphy (@firstladynewjersey), his wife. As a volunteer at the community food bank for the past four years, I can say that the work the organization does to provide families with meals is so critical and life changing. Thank you for having me and let’s keep making the lives of our neighbors better! The dress code was denim chic - I took that literally and added a whole lot of sparkle 🤩 #missnjusa #missusa #missuniverse #transformationalleadership #freshproduce #newjersey #communityfoodbankofnj

On Monday I had the opportunity to join the Liberty Science Center (@libertysciencecenter) to celebrate their 30th anniversary of opening the Center to the public. The Genius Gala is the Center’s celebration organized to honor great thinkers and doers in science and technology. For 11 years, LSC has been acknowledging geniuses that are changing the world. It was an honor to present an award to one of this year’s geniuses, Dr. Katalin Karikó (@katalin_kariko) who has spent the last four decades researching the messenger RNA. Her work laid the foundation for COVID-19 mRNA vaccines developed by @pfizerinc and Moderna. LSC is New Jersey’s hub of innovation and I can’t wait to visit again to see more exciting developments that are currently in the works. Thank you to Paul Hoffman, CEO and President of LSC, along with his entire team for showing the world that the state of New Jersey is a leader in science and technology. #missnjusa #missusa #missuniverse #stem #newjersey #lsc #libertysciencecenter

It’s a new week and a good time to be a part of a bigger vision. Super thankful to @theginamellish @shopginathebrand for the opportunity to be part of the Queens Collection dropping tomorrow (go check them out!). It’s so beautiful to watch someone have a dream, work hard towards that dream, and do all it takes to keep that dream alive. @shopginathebrand is the definition of a dream that is valid and worth the effort. As we enter a new week, let’s not just pursue our dreams but let’s be a part of someone else’s dream and vision. No one can dream alone - you will always need a team to bring those dreams alive. Thank you @theginamellish for having me as part of your dream team for this shoot. As always, the Miss NJ USA sisterhood is golden and it is always a great time when I hang my sisters @celindaortega @jessiepalumbo MUA: @angelicamuanj 📸: @jessiepalumbo #yourdreamsarevalid #missnjusa #womeninbusiness #ginathebrand