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Why Miss Teen USA, North Jersey 17-Year-Old Is Giving Up Her Crown
Miss Teen USA, a Morris Plains native, is giving up her crown.
UmaSofia Srivastava, 17, made the announcement on Instagram on Wednesday, May 8, saying her personal values no longer fully align with the "direction of the organization."
"I am grateful for all the support from my family, my state directors, my sister queens, and the fans who have cheered me on since I won my state title," said Srivastava, who was crowned last September in Reno, NV.
"I will always look back on my time as Miss NJ Teen USA fondly, and the experience of representing my state as a first generation, Mexican-I…
Authorities ID 3 NJ Men Killed In PA Crash
One was a comedian. Another an actor. And the third an engineer with a passion for singing.
All three were New Jersey residents who died in a Pennsylvania crash over the weekend.
Nicholas Nissen, 24, of South Amboy, and Joseph Riggio, 30, of Parlin, were pronounced dead at the scene, Carbon County Coroner Robert W. Miller Jr. told Lehigh Valley Live.
Michael Guezara, 31, of Bayonne, died at Geisinger Medical Center in Luzerne County, the coroner said.
Nissen was the only one wearing a seatbelt, authorities said.
The three men were traveling in a 2018 Toyota Camry driven by Morris Plains …