GLITZ AND GLAMOUR Guests were greeted with a( 201) light display as they entered the gala; photos from the dinner before the award show; Miss New Jersey, Elizabeth Mendel poses on the step-and-repeat before hosting the awards show.
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The first round of voting kicked off in October, when readers nominated their favorite contenders. Inasecondvoting round in December, the top seven nominations from the first round were presented, and voters narrowed the field downtofour.
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The event was planned by the USA Today Network Ventures events team along with( 201) staff, whose names may be familiar from the magazine’ s masthead. Flynn and Mushinske kicked off the award ceremony; lucky winners were then interviewed by Mushinske on Instagram Live.
Bergen County sales manager Kimberly Cummings added her sparkle to the proceedings alongside Glenn Garvie, production manager. Regan Apo, vice president of Local IQ / Gannett, and Dan Sforza, executive editor of The Record and NorthJersey. com, welcomed guests before dinner.
“ Each year we are looking to improve the event and create a better experience for the finalists,” says Flynn.“ Our editorial mission is to share the best of Bergen and we couldn’ t be more proud of doing that each year.” n
To view theresults in all four groups online, visit njersy. co / 201pollresults.
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