TOMS RIVER – Art imitates life, at least that’s the case with Toms River icon Sondra Fortunato, who is well known in Ocean County.
Last year during the annual Ocean County Halloween Parade she even had a mini-doppelganger in the form of a young child who dressed up as the tiara-wearing local celebrity. This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the popular parade had to be canceled.
“I’ve had fans dress up as me for Halloween but now a six-foot replica of me was made by a local artist from Bayville,” Fortunato said. Fortunato, also known as “Miss Liberty” enjoyed seeing her replica made of plastic and other materials at a recent Halloween party held in Toms River.
