April 20, 2025
Ivy Harrington is making ready to characterize New Jersey within the Miss USA pageant this yr.
HBCU basketball powerhouse Ivy Harrington was topped as Miss New Jersey. In spite of everything her work on the courtroom reworking Morgan State’s file, she has made a reputation for herself within the pageant enviornment by being topped Miss New Jersey USA 2025 on the Lodge Parsippany in North Jersey.
Harrington, 30, will go on to characterize Jersey on the 74th version of the Miss USA pageant, the place she might doubtlessly change into the US consultant for the Miss Universe competitors if she wins.
The 5’7” Morgan State guard is initially from Neptune Township, and he or she made a reputation for herself on the courtroom for having indelible drive and a team-first mentality.
Harrington saved these attributes as she flourished after her Korgan State profession.
Harrington defined to NJ Advance Media, “Our household dynamic modified drastically after my dad died. And attempting to navigate the world throughout a world pandemic whereas grieving made it that a lot tougher.”
Only a few months after her dad died in 2019, Harrington watched two younger Black girls win pageant titles in Washington, and it brought about her to start pursuing her goals of being profitable within the pageant world.
Harrington started formally competing in 2021 and persevered by a number of setbacks earlier than lastly profitable the 2025 Miss New Jersey crown.
“The pageant world is such a distinct segment area to be in. You need to be mentally powerful to open your self as much as be critiqued and judged,” Harrington stated. “It could depart you very weak and query issues about your self that you’d by no means have considered.”
The Miss New Jersey USA competitors will not be the one place the place she’s discovered success.
Harrington performed 4 seasons on the HBCU throughout her Morgan State days, and he or she appeared in 114 video games from 2013 to 2017. She totaled an entire 457 profession factors in a median of 16.1 minutes per sport. Harrington is understood for having an especially sturdy freshman yr season, and he or she concluded her Morgan State profession with 261 rebounds and 101 steals.
Off the pageant stage and basketball courtroom, Harrington at present works in training as a social media supervisor for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional College District. She leads a mentorship program referred to as MVP, which stands for Most Useful Pivot, and it’s totally targeted on uplifting and guiding younger girls in sports activities.
“Whether or not it’s on the native, collegiate, or skilled stage, I need to train feminine athletes to change into the architects of their identification outdoors their athletic jersey,” Harrington stated.
“I try to take action by the workshop that I host referred to as MVP [Most Valuable Pivot],” she instructed the outlet.
Harrington’s former Neptune Excessive College principal, Tom Decker, praised Harrington.
“It’s so nice to see an alum of Neptune Excessive College representing the state of New Jersey,” Decker stated earnestly. “Ivy is and has all the time been an amazing function mannequin for others, and I do know she is going to function an inspiration for these to chase their goals. We’re so proud to say that Ivy is a member of Flier Nation!”
Harrington is at present making ready for Miss USA 2025.
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