In a whirlwind tour of Clifton to shoot our cover photo, Kaity wooed them: Above, at the T.G.I. Friday’s in The Promenade Shops at Clifton, from left: Fridays’ employees Carol Caroll and Debbie Beckman with guests Laurie Gazek and her sister Lisa Palmarozzo, and hostess Tina Chan. Below, with Michael Corbo in Corbo Jewler’s in Styretowne Shopping Center and here, at Historic Botany Village.
dream of being crowned pageant queen became much more realistic. But Rodriguez knew that she couldn't just enter the Miss New Jersey contest without any experience. Luckily, USC was sponsoring a small, campus-wide pageant, and she signed up. 10
December 2008 • Clifton Merchant