Miss USA 2008

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Miss USA 2008
DateApril 11, 2008
PresentersMarie Osmond, Donny Osmond[1]
VenuePlanet Hollywood Performing Arts Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
BroadcasterNBC

Miss USA 2008, the 57th Miss USA beauty pageant, will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008.[2] At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Rachel Smith will crown her successor. The winner of the pageant will represent the United States at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant held in Vietnam.

The venue is the Theatre for the Performing Arts, a 7,000 seat theater located in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino which was also the location of the Miss Universe 1991, 1996 and Miss America 2006-2008 pageants. This is the first time that the Miss USA pageant will be held in Nevada.

For the first time, Donny and Marie Osmond will host the pageant.[1]

Selection of contestants

One delegate from each state and the District of Columbia were chosen in state pageants held from June 2007 to January 2008.

Delegates

The Miss USA 2008 delegates are:

State Name Hometown Age1 Height Placement Awards Notes
Alabama Alabama Keisha Walding Dothan, AL 24 5'10"
Alaska Alaska Courtney Carroll[3] Fairbanks, AK 25 5'7"
Arizona Arizona Kimberly Joiner[4] Gilbert, AZ 22 5'8"
Arkansas Arkansas Rachel Howells[5] Alma, AR 21 5'10"
California California Raquel Beezley[6] Barstow, CA 21 5'8"
Colorado Colorado Beckie Hughes[7] Grand Junction, CO 21 5'9
Connecticut Connecticut Jacqueline Honulik[8] Fairfield, CT 21 5'8
Delaware Delaware Vincenza Carrieri-Russo[9] Newark, DE 23 5'7"
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Chelsey Rodgers[10] Washington, DC 24 5'8
Florida Florida Jessica Rafalowski DeLand, FL 22 5'10"
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Amanda Kozak Warner Robins, GA 23 5'10" Previously Miss Georgia 2007; 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2007
Hawaii Hawaii Jonelle Layfield Kane'ohe, HI 23 5'10" Sister of Ashley Layfield, Miss Hawaii 2007
Idaho Idaho Tracey Brown Post Falls, ID 21 5'9" Previously Miss Idaho 2005
Illinois Illinois Shanon Lersch Chicago, IL 25 5'10"
Indiana Indiana Brittany Mason Anderson, IN 21 5'10"
Iowa Iowa Abbey Curran Kewanee, IL 20 5'5"
Kansas Kansas Michelle Gillespie Overland Park, KS 22 5'11"
Kentucky Kentucky Alysha Harris Carrollton, KY 20 5'4"
Louisiana Louisiana Michelle Berthelot Hammond, LA 24 5'6"
Maine Maine Kaetlin Parent Van Buren, ME 20 5'8" Previously Miss Maine Teen USA 2005
Maryland Maryland Casandra Tressler Damascus, MD 22 5'9"
Massachusetts Massachusetts Jacqueline Bruno Assonet, MA 23 5'10" Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2003; 3rd Runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2003
Michigan Michigan Elisabeth Crawford Dearborn, MI 25 5'8"
Minnesota Minnesota Kaylee Unverzagt Eagan, MN 20 5'10"
Mississippi Mississippi Leah Laviano Ellisville, MS 20 5'4"
Missouri Missouri Candice Crawford Columbia, MO 21 5'8"
Montana Montana Tori Wanty[11] Shelby, MT 21 5'4"
Nebraska Nebraska Micaela Johnson Omaha, NE 23 5'5"
Nevada Nevada Veronica Grabowski Henderson, NV 23 5'6"
New Hampshire New Hampshire Breanne Silvi Nashua, NH 24 5'4"
New Jersey New Jersey Tiffany Andrade Linden, NJ 22 5'5"
New Mexico New Mexico Raelene Aguilar Sunland Park, NM 26 5'8" Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2000
New York (state) New York Danielle Roundtree Miami, FL 20 5'11"
North Carolina North Carolina Andrea Duke Saluda, NC 26 5'11"
North Dakota North Dakota Stephanie Tollefson[12] New Rockford, ND 21 5'8"
Ohio Ohio Monica Day Grove City, OH 25 5'9"
Oklahoma Oklahoma Lindsey Jo Harrington Frederick, OK 22 5'10"
Oregon Oregon Mary Horch[13] Corvallis, OR 24 5'7"
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania LauRen Merola Pittsburgh, PA 23 5'8"
Rhode Island Rhode Island Amy Diaz Johnston, RI 23 5'6" Former Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2001
South Carolina South Carolina Jamie Hill Columbia, SC 24 5'6" Contestant on The Amazing Race 10
South Dakota South Dakota Charlie Buhler Mitchell, SD 20 5'5"
Tennessee Tennessee Hailey Brown Franklin, TN 25 5'9"
Texas Texas Crystle Stewart Missouri City, TX 26 5'9"
Utah Utah Julia Bachison North Ogden, UT 24 5'7" Previously Miss Utah 2005
Vermont Vermont Kim Tantlinger Burlington, VT 22 5'7"
Virginia Virginia Tori Hall Roanoke, VA 21 5'8" Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005, top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2005; contestant on Road Rules: Viewer's Revenge and The Gauntlet 3
Washington (state) Washington Michelle Font Renton, WA 26 5'7"
West Virginia West Virginia Skylene Montgomery Parkersburg, WV 23 5'7"
Wisconsin Wisconsin Michelyn Butler Madison, WI 25 5'8"
Wyoming Wyoming Cassie Shore Casper, WY 22 5'5"

1 Age as at April 2008

Contestant gallery

  • Vincenza Carrieri-Russo Miss Delaware USA 2008
    Vincenza Carrieri-Russo
    Miss Delaware USA 2008
  • Shanon Lersch Miss Illinois USA 2008
    Shanon Lersch
    Miss Illinois USA 2008
  • Michelle Berthelot Miss Louisiana USA 2008
    Michelle Berthelot
    Miss Louisiana USA 2008
  • Casandra Tressler Miss Maryland USA 2008
    Casandra Tressler
    Miss Maryland USA 2008
  • Elisabeth Crawford Miss Michigan USA 2008
    Elisabeth Crawford
    Miss Michigan USA 2008
  • Kaylee Unverzagt Miss Minnesota USA 2008
    Kaylee Unverzagt
    Miss Minnesota USA 2008
  • Candice Crawford Miss Missouri USA 2008
    Candice Crawford
    Miss Missouri USA 2008
  • Veronica Grabowski Miss Nevada USA 2008
    Veronica Grabowski
    Miss Nevada USA 2008
  • Charlie Buhler Miss South Dakota USA 2008
    Charlie Buhler
    Miss South Dakota USA 2008

Crossovers

Contestant notes

Michelle Gillespie is crowned Miss Kansas USA 2008
  • Due to accounting errors, Christina Silva was crowned Miss California USA. When the mistake was discovered a week after the pageant, the real winner Raquel Beezley assumed the title.[6]
  • Michelle Gillespie, Miss Kansas USA, is the great-great niece of Miss America 1921, Margaret Gorman of Washington, DC.[14]
  • Three contestants previously competed in the Miss Texas USA and/or Miss Texas Teen USA pageants before winning titles in other states:
    • Candice Crawford (Missouri) placed third runner-up at Miss Texas Teen USA 2003 and 2005. She is the sister of Gossip Girl actor Chace Crawford.[15]
    • Elisabeth Crawford (Michigan) was a non-finalist at Miss Texas USA 2004 to 2006
    • Veronica Grabowski (Nevada) competed at the Miss Texas Teen USA 2003 and Miss Texas USA 2007 pageants, finishing as a semifinalist in both years.
  • Amy Diaz (Rhode Island) and Danielle Roundtree (New York) competed at Miss Florida USA 2007. Diaz placed third runner-up and Roundtree was a non-finalist.[16]
  • Abbey Curran(Iowa) will be the first contestant with a disability. Curran was born with cerebral palsy.

Judges

It was revealed on 19 March that Heather Mills would be one of the celebrity judges for the final competition.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "America's beloved Brother & Sister duo, Donny and Marie Osmond, to host the 2008 Miss USA Pageant". Miss USA Press. 2008-03-14.
  2. ^ "Miss USA coming to Las Vegas". News 3 Las Vegas. 2007-12-13.
  3. ^ "UAF student wins Miss Alaska USA crown". Associated Press. 2007-12-17.
  4. ^ Gersema, Emily (2007-12-10). "Gilbert woman to vie for Miss USA crown". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  5. ^ Fry, Kenneth (2008-02-23). "Alma Woman Prepares For Miss USA Pageant". Press Argus-Courier.
  6. ^ a b "New Miss California winner named after accounting error". Associated Press. 2007-12-04.
  7. ^ "Owner of Pinque wins Miss Colorado USA crown". The Daily Sentinel. 2007-10-30.
  8. ^ "Daughter of officer sets sights on Miss USA". The Norwalk Advocate. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  9. ^ Zewe, Adam (2007-12-10). "Vincenza Carrieri-Russo crowned Miss Delaware USA". The Community News. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  10. ^ Bryce, Peter (2008-03-18). "Next Stop Miss USA: DC's Pageant Representative on Fashion, Fitness, Guilty Pleasures, and Embarrassing Moments". Washingtonian. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  11. ^ Milliard, Trevon (2008-03-20). "UM student wins Miss Montana". Montana Kaimin. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  12. ^ Johnson, Andrea. "Miss N.D. focuses on healthy lifestyles". Minot Daily News. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  13. ^ Hogue, Theresa (2008-03-14). "Miss Oregon gets ready for pageant". Albany Democrat-Herald. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
  14. ^ Bhargava, Jennifer (2007-12-25). "Mission Hills woman captures Miss Kansas title". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2008-03-07. (Google cache)
  15. ^ Raubolt, Jordan (2007-11-16). "Crowning achievement: MU student sets sights on career". Columbia Daily Tribune.
  16. ^ "Jenna Edwards of North Miami is next Miss Florida USA". Associated Press. 2006-07-15.
  17. ^ Kaplan, Don (2008-03-20). "Trump Hires Judge Mills". New York Post. Retrieved 2008-03-20.

External links

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