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 remodeling Morgan State’s document, she has made a reputation for herself within the pageant area by being topped Miss New Jersey USA 2025 on the Resort 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 probably 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 she or he made a reputation for herself on the courtroom for having indelible drive and a team-first mentality.
Harrington stored 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 making an attempt 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 means of a number of setbacks earlier than lastly successful the 2025 Miss New Jersey crown.
“The pageant world is such a distinct segment house to be in. You need to be mentally robust to open your self as much as be critiqued and judged,” Harrington mentioned. “It could possibly depart you very susceptible and query issues about your self that you’d by no means have considered.”
The Miss New Jersey USA competitors just isn’t the one place the place she’s discovered success.
Harrington performed 4 seasons on the HBCU throughout her Morgan State days, and she or he appeared in 114 video games from 2013 to 2017. She totaled an entire 457 profession factors in a mean of 16.1 minutes per recreation. Harrington is understood for having an especially sturdy freshman yr season, and she or he concluded her Morgan State profession with 261 rebounds and 101 steals.
Off the pageant stage and basketball courtroom, Harrington presently works in schooling 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 Precious Pivot, and it’s totally centered on uplifting and guiding younger girls in sports activities.
“Whether or not it’s on the native, collegiate, or skilled stage, I need to educate feminine athletes to change into the architects of their id exterior their athletic jersey,” Harrington mentioned.
“I try to take action by means of the workshop that I host referred to as MVP [Most Valuable Pivot],” she informed 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 mentioned earnestly. “Ivy is and has at all times been a terrific function mannequin for others, and I do know she’s 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 presently making ready for Miss USA 2025.
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