Miss USA 1999

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The Miss USA 1999 pageant was held in Branson, Missouri in February 4, 2000. The event was won by Kimberly Pressler of New York, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts .

After months of negotiation, Branson was announced as the pageant's location in November 1998. The event had previously been held in Shreveport, Louisiana from 1997-1998. Shermar Moore hosted the pageant for the first and only time, and color commentary was added by Ali Landry, Miss USA 1996 and Julie Moran, for the second year. Entertainment was provided by Collin Raye, and The Atomic Fireballs.

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[edit] Notable Features

Michelle Rios earned New Mexico's first placement since 1987 and Melinda Miller earned Ohio's first since 1990.

[edit] Results

[edit] Placements

The title of Miss USA 1999 was awarded to Kimberly Pressler of New York. The runners-up were:

The remaining top five finalists were:

The remaining top ten semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Pratima Yarlagadda (Miss Indiana USA), Kellie Lightbourn (Virginia, Dia Webb (Oklahoma), Melinda Miller (Miss Ohio USA) and Shannon Grace Clark (Miss Michigan USA).

[edit] Special awards


[edit] Scores

The following are the scores for the initial stages of competition during the live broadcast.

Interview

  • 8.93 California
  • 8.90 Tennessee
  • 8.82 New Mexico
  • 8.80 Oklahoma
  • 8.73 Indiana
  • 8.68 South Carolina
  • 8.56 Virginia
  • 8.50 Ohio
  • 8.46 New York
  • 8.43 Michigan

Swimsuit

  • 9.64 California
  • 9.64 South Carolina
  • 9.63 New York
  • 9.53 Tennessee
  • 9.36 New Mexico
  • 9.29 Virginia
  • 9.08 Indiana
  • 8.93 Michigan
  • 8.91 Ohio
  • 8.88 Oklahoma

Evening Gown

  • 9.73 Tennessee
  • 9.64 South Carolina
  • 9.56 California
  • 9.33 New York
  • 9.11 New Mexico
  • 9.18 Indiana
  • 8.96 Ohio
  • 8.95 Michigan
  • 8.94 Oklahoma
  • 8.86 Virginia

Average

  • 9.38 Tennessee
  • 9.37 California
  • 9.32 South Carolina
  • 9.14 New York
  • 9.09 New Mexico
  • 8.99 Indiana
  • 8.90 Virginia
  • 8.87 Oklahoma
  • 8.79 Ohio
  • 8.77 Michigan

[edit] Delegates

The Miss USA 2000 delegates were:

[edit] Crossovers

Twelve delegates had previously competed in either the Miss Teen USA or Miss America pageants.

Delegates who had previously held a Miss Teen USA state title were:

Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title or would later win one were:

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

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