MANCHESTER – Cassie LoVoi, 30, of Whiting will compete for the coveted title of Miss New Jersey USA 2025.
From April 4-6 she’ll be taking part in the competition at the Hilton Parsippany Hotel, Parsippany. LoVoi is a basketball player for the Jersey Expressions, listed with Ford Models Sports, trains basketball players and volunteers her time cleaning for the elderly.
LoVoi said she was “competing in this pageant because I’m a good role model and I think I’d represent the state well. This is my first time competing however I graduated from Barbizon in Manhattan.”
“I was offered to participate in pageants when I was younger. I just chose not to because of basketball,” she added.
As to her love of the game, she said, “I’m a player. I learned how to shoot from Collin Castellaw online – a pro shooting coach. I developed perfect mechanics, which means you can draw a line right down my body,” she added.
Cassie LoVoi of Whiting will compete for the title of Miss New Jersey USA 2025. (Photo courtesy Bobby Sax)
LoVoi said, “I have no miss mechanics. I’m backed by science to shoot well and have range. I’m guaranteed backed by science to shoot better than Steph Curry. I was stuck in the house so I started training players in my free time.”
“It’s a productive use of my time and I just found out my grandfather Jack Walsh hooped for the Hoyas – no one ever told me. I actually started researching it a bit and it started to make sense. His email was captain Jack. He was captain of the Hoyas. It’s a shame. I should’ve known him better.”
Walsh, a three-year letterman at Georgetown from 1953 through 1956, averaged 4.9 points per game and served as team captain his senior year. He had a double major in government and science and was a four-year member of the HOYA.
LoVoi said she was proud and took inspiration from her grandfather who was sports director at WGTB, a three year member of the yearbook, ran track for a season, and served as secretary of the Yard Council his senior year who contributed greatly to his community.
She added she lived in town for about 10 years. She told The Manchester Times about the charity work she does to assist the elderly. “Every few weeks I volunteer my time cleaning up the kitchen at the local clubhouse.”
Cassie LoVoi of Whiting will compete for the title of Miss New Jersey USA 2025. (Photo courtesy Bobby Sax)
She said that the competition involves several categories. “The categories are an interview, swimwear and evening gown.”
The Miss New Jersey USA and Miss Teen USA pageants are the official preliminary to the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants.
The contestant chosen as Miss New Jersey 2025 will go on to represent the state of New Jersey in the 2025 Miss USA pageant. Andreia Gibau, former Miss New York USA 2020 will serve as host of the pageant in Parsippany. She is a content creator, host, and actress.
For more than three decades, Debbie Miller and Cindy Provost, two former Miss USA State titleholders, have directed and produced the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants for the Miss Universe organization which are held in four states.
The pageants aim to encourage contestants to pursue opportunities, not just for themselves, but for the good of others. According to the pageant website, the competitions are also designed to “recognize, and showcase in a dignified manner, the beauty, poise and unique personality of all who enter their pageants.”
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