“She'
s humble, but ambitious. She's independent, but family-oriented. She likes pizza,
beer and lots of mascara, but don't think for a second that she's not sophisticated.
She's the
Jersey Girl, and she's one of the Garden State's most enduring icons- a readily identifiable personality, as much a part of
America's cultural landscape as that other great Jerseyan, Frank Sinatra.
So who is a Jersey Girl? There's a chance you're one- but residency isn't all it takes. The Girl has a specific character, both in pop culture and in the hearts and minds of Jerseyans.
First there are the surface qualities: A
love of an unpretentious good time, and a certain sense of style. Jersey Girls are about attitude. They're about eating pizza, drinking
beer, having great hair- and enjoying it all.
She's a girl who enjoys the mall, might wear more makeup than the Ivy League would approve of, and gives some thought to her hair. She's got a mouth on her. She says what she means. And she's got a nice, cheerful laugh. She's spunky and witty, and she handles competition very well. She's got that confidence- everyone from
New Jersey has that confidence.
A Jersey Girl is crunchy on the outside, and
soft in the center. A Jersey Girl has the tenacity and drive of a New Yorker, but with the beauty of warmth and humility that being from Jersey is all about. Don't mistake her toughness as a lack of refinement. Don't misjudge her sometimes “brash” manners as a lack of 'classiness.' At the center of the crunchy
sweet exterior, she is tuned in and knows how and what she's working.
A Jersey Girl doesn't have to have a
high-powered career, but
whatever work she does, she gives it her all- and she takes care of her family at the same time. The overall makeup, if you will, of a true Jersey Girl:
hard-working, family-oriented, spirited, one of a kind. And if you're lucky, she's your
wife.
Bottom line, all of them are sexy as hell.”
- excerpted from The Star-Ledger
