Lindsey Giannini

Lindsey Giannini
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born (1994-02-15) February 15, 1994
Hammonton, New Jersey
Education Rowan University
Hair color Dark Brown
Eye color Blue
Title(s) Miss Hammonton 2009
Miss Gloucester County 2012
Miss Atlantic County 2013
Miss Columbus Day 2014
Miss Central Coast 2015
Miss New Jersey 2015
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 2016
Official website

Lindsey Giannini (born February 15, 1994) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Hammonton, New Jersey, who was crowned Miss New Jersey 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015.

Pageant career

Early pageants

In 2009, as a high school freshman, Giannini was crowned Miss Hammonton 2009 in her first attempt at pageant competition.[1][2]

A resident of Atlantic County, Giannini vied for the Miss Atlantic County 2012 title in October 2011 but placed first runner-up to Lindsey Petrosh.[3] In December 2011, Giannini won the Miss Gloucester County 2012 title.[1] She then competed in the 2012 Miss New Jersey pageant, dancing in the talent competition and running on a platform "The Dangers of Texting While Driving".[4][5] She was the overall parade winner and a top-ten semi-finalist for the state crown won by Lindsey Petrosh.[6]

On October 7, 2012, Giannini won the Miss Atlantic County 2013 title.[7] She competed in the 2013 Miss New Jersey pageant, using an interpretive dance routine to "Live and Let Die" and the same platform as in 2012.[7][8] She was named was second runner-up to winner Cara McCollum, plus she won the Miss America Community Service Award and the Miss New Jersey State Community Service Award.[9][10][11]

On October 13, 2013, Giannini won the Miss Columbus Day 2014 title.[12][13] As one of 24 finalists, she competed in the 2014 Miss New Jersey pageant.[14] Giannini danced to "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody" from The Great Gatsby in the talent portion and ran on a revised community platform of "Distracted Driving".[12][15] She was named was fourth runner-up to winner Cierra Kaler-Jones.[16]

Miss New Jersey 2015

Giannini was crowned Miss Central Coast 2015 which made her eligible to compete at the 2015 Miss New Jersey pageant in June 2015 as one of 28 finalists.[17] Giannini's competition talent was a jazz dance to "Fireball" by Pitbull which earned her a Preliminary Talent Award from the pageant.[18][19] Her platform is "Dangers of Distracted Driving".[20][17]

Giannini won the competition on Saturday, June 13, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss New Jersey titleholder Cierra Kaler-Jones.[18] She earned more than $14,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant.[18]

As Miss New Jersey, her activities include public appearances across the state of New Jersey.[21] Giannini was New Jersey's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.[22][23] No New Jersey representative has won the national title outright since Bette Cooper was crowned Miss America 1937.[24]

Personal life

Giannini is a native of Hammonton, New Jersey, and a 2012 graduate of Hammonton High School.[1][5] She is currently an undergraduate student at Rowan University where she studies broadcast journalism.[19][23] Her boyfriend, Brennan Poole, is a NASCAR Xfinity Series driver.[25]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Shryock, Bob (December 8, 2011). "A new Miss Gloucester County is crowned". South Jersey Times (Woodbury, NJ: Advance Publications). Retrieved June 26, 2015 – via NJ.com.
  2. ↑ "Egg Harbor crowns Little Mister and Miss". Shore News Today (Egg Harbor Township, NJ: BH Media). July 14, 2010. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Marino, Suzanne (October 13, 2011). "Miss Atlantic County, Miss Columbus Day crowned in Ventnor". Shore News Today (Egg Harbor Township, NJ: BH Media). Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ "State Contestants: New Jersey - 2012". Miss America. 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  5. 1 2 DiPento, Melissa (September 26, 2012). "Lindsey Giannini promotes no texting and driving campaign in Pitman with new signs". South Jersey Times (Woodbury, NJ: Advance Publications). Retrieved June 26, 2015 – via NJ.com.
  6. ↑ "2012 Miss New Jersey Award Winners" (PDF). Miss New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Miss Columbus Day and Miss Atlantic County crowned in Ventnor". Shore News Today (Egg Harbor Township, NJ: BH Media). October 8, 2012. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ "State Contestants: New Jersey - 2013". Miss America. 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  9. ↑ Pritchett, Kristina (June 14, 2014). "Galloway resident named Miss New Jersey 2014, heading to Miss America". South Jersey Times (Woodbury, NJ: Advance Publications). Retrieved June 26, 2015 – via NJ.com.
  10. ↑ "Final Competition Results". Miss New Jersey. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ Koppelman, Glenn (June 15, 2013). "Miss New Jersey 2013 crown goes to Princeton student; Gloucester County resident first runner-up". South Jersey Times (Woodbury, NJ: Advance Publications). Retrieved June 26, 2015 – via NJ.com.
  12. 1 2 Pritchett, Kristina (May 31, 2014). "Miss New Jersey contestants from South Jersey vie for title, crown". South Jersey Times (Woodbury, NJ: Advance Publications). Retrieved June 26, 2015 – via NJ.com.
  13. ↑ Marino, Suzanne (October 14, 2013). "3 Miss America hopefuls crowned in Ventnor". Shore News Today (Egg Harbor Township, NJ: BH Media). Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  14. ↑ "State Contestants: New Jersey - 2014". Miss America. 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  15. ↑ Pritchett, Kristina (June 29, 2014). "On the road to Miss America: What it takes for N.J. girls to wear the crown". South Jersey Times (Woodbury, NJ: Advance Publications). Retrieved June 26, 2015 – via NJ.com.
  16. ↑ "Miss New Jersey Top Five". Miss New Jersey. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  17. 1 2 Pritchett, Kristina (May 10, 2015). "Miss New Jersey 2015: 9 South Jersey titleholders vie for crown". South Jersey Times (Woodbury, NJ: Advance Publications). Retrieved June 26, 2015 – via NJ.com.
  18. 1 2 3 Hetrick, Christian (June 13, 2015). "Hammonton's Giannini wins Miss New Jersey". The Press of Atlantic City (Pleasantville, NJ: BH Media). Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  19. 1 2 "Meet Miss New Jersey". Miss New Jersey. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Meet the Contestants". Miss New Jersey. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  21. ↑ Lowe, Claire (June 16, 2015). "Hammonton’s Giannini crowned Miss New Jersey 2015". Shore News Today (Egg Harbor Township, NJ: BH Media). Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  22. ↑ "State Contestants: New Jersey - 2015". Miss America. 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  23. 1 2 Roncace, Kelly (June 13, 2015). "Rowan University student crowned Miss New Jersey 2015". South Jersey Times (Woodbury, NJ: Advance Publications). Retrieved June 26, 2015 – via NJ.com.
  24. ↑ Hetrick, Christian (July 18, 2015). "The curse of Miss New Jersey". The Press of Atlantic City (Pleasantville, NJ: BH Media). Retrieved July 31, 2015.
  25. ↑ Gluck, Jeff (May 4, 2016). "Driver, beauty queen not stereotypical couple". USA Today. Retrieved May 4, 2016.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Cierra Kaler-Jones		 Miss New Jersey
2015 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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