In a sample of 574 Nicki Swift readers asked who their favorite RHONJ star was, there was clear consensus. With 173 votes, Teresa Giudice received more than 30% of the vote. As the OG of “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” she’s had a starring role on the show for more than a decade. In that time, Giudice has made her mark — so much so that she’s become almost synonymous with the show and she knows it. As Us Weekly reported in 2019, she’s previously said, “if I leave … it’s not going to be a show anymore.”
Giudice beat out her co-stars by a significant portion, but that’s not to say her fellow housewives aren’t popular in their own right. In second place is Giudice’s sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga, with 19.69% of the votes. She’s closely followed by Dolores Catania, who, with 111 votes, tailed Gorga by just 0.35%. Not far behind is Margaret Josephs, who secured 100 votes from Nicki Swift readers.
Unfortunately, that means Jackie Goldschneider ranks in last, with just 77 readers in the sample picking her as their favorite. Given that Goldschneider has a history of feuding with Giudice, that might explain the disparity. However, having joined the cast in season 9, she is a relative newbie to the show compared to her co-stars. Would the addition of a new face help Goldschneider climb higher up the ranks? In the franchise revered for its long-standing housewives, that might be the case!
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