Miss USA
| Year | Miss USA | State Represented | Host City | Placement at Miss Universe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Crystle Stewart |  Texas |
Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| 2007 | Rachel Smith |  Tennessee |
Hollywood, California | 4th Runner-up |
| 2006 | Tara Conner |  Kentucky |
Baltimore, Maryland | 4th Runner-up |
| 2005 | Chelsea Cooley |  North Carolina |
Baltimore, Maryland | Top 10 Finalist |
| 2004 | Shandi Finnessey |  Missouri |
Hollywood, California | 1st Runner-up |
| 2003 | Susie Castillo |  Massachusetts |
San Antonio, Texas | Top 15 Semi-finalist |
| 2002 | Shauntay Hinton |  District of Columbia |
Gary, Indiana | Non-finalist |
| 2001 | Kandace Krueger | Texas |
Gary, Indiana | 2nd Runner-up |
| 2000 | Lynnette Cole | Tennessee |
Branson, Missouri | 4th Runner-up |
| 1999 | Kimberly Pressler |  New York |
Branson, Missouri | Non-finalist |
| 1998 | Shawnae Jebbia | Massachusetts |
Shreveport, Louisiana | 3rd Runner-up |
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Awards
The awards most frequently presented at Miss USA are Miss Congeniality and Miss Photogenic.
The Miss Congeniality Award is chosen by the delegates, and recognises those who are the most friendly and make the pageant experience the most enjoyable. In 1952 to 1964, when the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants were concurrent events, the Miss Congeniality Award could be won by a contestant competing either for Miss USA or Miss Universe. In fact, in 1960, there was a tie, with the award going to Miss Burma Myint Myint May and Miss Louisiana USA Rebecca Fletcher. Vermont has won five Congeniality awards, three more than any other state.
The Miss Photogenic prize was first awarded 1965 and was chosen by journalists until 1996, when it was chosen by an internet vote for the first time. There has been only one tie in this award's history, in 1980 when it was shared between Jineane Ford of Arizona and Elizabeth Kim Thomas of Ohio. The state that has won the most Photogenic awards is Virginia.
Other awards that have been presented include Best State Costume (1962-1993), Style (1995-2001) and Most Beautiful Eyes (1995). In 1998, a special Distinguished Achievement award was given to Halle Berry.[16] Berry was Miss Ohio USA 1986 and placed 1st runner-up to Christy Fichtner of Texas. She later went on to become an acclaimed actress and Oscar winner.
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Locations
In the first eight years of competition (1952-1959) the Miss USA pageant was held in Long Beach, California. The competition moved to Miami Beach, Florida in 1960 and stayed there until 1971. In 1972 the pageant was held in Puerto Rico, the only time the pageant has been held outside the continental United States. That pageant was rocked by an explosion at the host hotel.[17]
From 1972 onwards the pageant has been held in various locations, generally being held in each location for two to three years.
As of 2008 the pageant has been held in the following states:
- Alabama (Mobile 1989), California, (Long Beach 1952-1959, Los Angeles 2004, 2007), Florida (Miami Beach 1960-1971,1997 Lakeland 1984-1985, Miami 1986), Indiana (Gary 2001-2002), Kansas (Wichita 1990-1993), Louisiana (Shreveport 1997-1998), Maryland (Baltimore 2005-2006), Missouri (Branson 1999-2000), Mississippi (Biloxi 1979-1982), Nevada (Las Vegas 2008), New Mexico (Albuquerque 1987), New York (New York City 1973, Niagara Falls 1974-1975), South Carolina (Charleston 1977-1978), Tennessee (Knoxville 1983), Texas (El Paso 1988, South Padre Island 1994-1996, San Antonio 2003).
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Special Feature Episodes
Since 2003, a number of delegates have been involved in special episodes of regular programmes broadcast by NBC. From 2003-2005, six delegates each year were chosen to participate in a special Miss USA edition of Fear Factor, with the victorious contestant taking the title 'Miss Fear Factor USA' and a prize of $50,000 ($25,000 of which was to be donated to a charity of the winners choice). These were broadcast immediately prior to the live pageant broadcast.
In 2006, Chelsea Cooley and twenty-six delegates participated as suitcase models in a Miss USA special of Deal or No Deal.
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Reality television
Many Miss USA and Miss Teen USA delegates have participated in reality television shows and other television game shows. Well known delegates who later competed in reality shows are Danni Boatwright, winner of Survivor: Guatemala, Nicole O'Brian and Christie Lee Woods of The Amazing Race 5 and Jennifer Murphy of The Apprentice 4.
In 2007 Pageant Place, a reality television show featuring Rachel Smith, Riyo Mori, Hilary Cruz, Katie Blair and Tara Conner aired on MTV.[18]
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References
- ^ Deam, Jenny. "There she goes...Miss America Once queen of the airwaves, beauty pageant is left homeless", Denver Post, 2005-10-11, p. F01.
- ^ "Gulf+Western Industries announces reorganization plan", PR Newswire, 1985-03-12.
- ^ Associated Press. "Trump buys Miss Universe, two other beauty pageants", The Globe and Mail, 1996-10-24, p. B14.
- ^ Colon, Marisa. "Long Beach, Calif., Consultant Coaches Beauty Contestants", Press-Telegram, 1999-05-28.
- ^ Associated Press. "U.S. pulchritude tops TV charts", The Globe and Mail, 1980-05-21, p. P15.
- ^ Associated Press. "Pageant tops Nielsen ratings", The Globe and Mail, 1982-05-19, p. P15.
- ^ Associated Press. "Beauty pageant most-watched show", The Globe and Mail, 1983-05-18, p. P15.
- ^ de Moraes, Lisa. "There She Goes: Pageants Move to NBC", Washington Post, 2002-06-22.
- ^ "Trump moves pageants from CBS to NBC", St. Petersburg Times, 2002-06-22, p. 2B.
- ^ Froelich, Janis. "News anchor shuns beauty queen past", St. Petersburg Times, 1989-10-27, p. 1D.
- ^ a b "USA Sherwood", Associated Press, 1997-05-18.
- ^ de Moraes, Lisa. "Are Trump's Beauties at Home With the Camera? They'll Have to Be", Washington Post, 2007-06-21, p. C07.
- ^ "Beauty business - as usual;Miss USA contest fights the blemishes", USA Today, 1988-03-01, p. 01D.
- ^ Associated press. "Pair who groomed beauty queens fired as Miss Texas USA directors", The Dallas Morning News, 1991-03-27, p. 29A.
- ^ "'Royalty' Happy Overseas", Albuquerque Journal, 2001-05-16, p. D2.
- ^ "Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts Crowned "Miss USA 1998"", Business Wire, 2007-03-11.
- ^ "Explosion of undetermined cause rocks site of Miss USA pageant", New York Times Abstracts, 1972-05-21, p. 35.
- ^ Lee, Felicia. "Three Crowns Sharing One Apartment", The New York Times, 2007-10-10.
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