Sylvia Pogorzelski
Encyclopedia
Sylvia Carolina Pogorzelski Birnbaum is a beauty queen from East Hanover, New Jersey
who has competed in the Miss USA
pageant.
Pogorzelski won the Miss New Jersey USA
2005 title in a state pageant held in Parsippany, New Jersey on 31 October 2004. It was her first attempt at the title, although she had previously competed in a Miss Polonia pageant in Chicago.
Pogorzelski represented New Jersey
in the Miss USA 2005
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. She did not place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Chelsea Cooley
of North Carolina
.
In late 2005, Pogorzelski passed on her crown to Jessica Boyington
of Sicklerville
. Boyington placed first runner-up to Pogorzelski in the 2005 event.
in 2003 and has studied business administration at Seton Hall University
. She is a first generation American
as both of her parents were born in Poland
. She wed Jay Birnbaum on August 21, 2010 in New York
.
East Hanover, New Jersey
East Hanover Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 11,393. The town was incorporated in 1928. The headquarters of the Nabisco company and the pharmaceutical company Novartis are located in East...
who has competed in the Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
pageant.
Pogorzelski won the Miss New Jersey USA
Miss New Jersey USA
The Miss New Jersey USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss USA pageant.New Jersey has had only moderate success at Miss USA, and has never produced a winner. New Jersey's best streak was from 1989 to 1991 when they had two 2nd...
2005 title in a state pageant held in Parsippany, New Jersey on 31 October 2004. It was her first attempt at the title, although she had previously competed in a Miss Polonia pageant in Chicago.
Pogorzelski represented New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
in the Miss USA 2005
Miss USA 2005
Miss USA 2005, the 54th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 11, 2005. It was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title of Miss USA in the Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 2005...
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. She did not place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Cooley is a beauty queen from Charlotte, North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title....
of North Carolina
Miss North Carolina USA
The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group....
.
In late 2005, Pogorzelski passed on her crown to Jessica Boyington
Jessica Boyington
Jessica Boyington is a beauty queen from Sicklerville, New Jersey who competed in the Miss USA pageant.In 2003, Boyington graduated from Paul VI High School. She then pursued a degree in Communications focusing on Radio/TV/Film from Rowan University. She also attended Camden County College and...
of Sicklerville
Sicklerville, New Jersey
Sicklerville is an unincorporated community located primarily within Winslow Township, Camden County, New Jersey. It was founded in 1851 by John Sickler, who lived in the area where the present-day town is located within Gloucester Township...
. Boyington placed first runner-up to Pogorzelski in the 2005 event.
Personal life
Pogorzelski graduated from Hanover Park High SchoolHanover Park High School
Hanover Park High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from East Hanover Township and Florham Park, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Hanover Park Regional High School District...
in 2003 and has studied business administration at Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
. She is a first generation American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as both of her parents were born in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. She wed Jay Birnbaum on August 21, 2010 in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.