Miss USA 2004

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Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA 2004
Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA 2004

The Miss USA 2004 pageant was held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California on April 12, 2004. The winner of the beauty pageant was Shandi Finnessey, who became the first winner from the state of Missouri. Finnessey was crowned by outgoing Miss USA Susie Castillo, of Massachusetts.

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[edit] Official results

[edit] Placements

The title Miss USA 2004 was won by Shandi Finnessey (Miss Missouri USA). The runners-up were:

The Top 10 (in alphabetical order) were Tara Darby (Miss Alabama USA), Kristen Berset (Miss Florida USA), Caroline Medley (Miss Georgia USA), Kimberly Weible (Miss Idaho USA), and Jennifer Murphy (Miss Oregon USA).

The Top 15 (in alphabetical order) were Danielle Demski (Miss Arizona USA), Vanessa Bissanti (Miss New Hampshire USA), Jenna Hardin (Miss New Mexico USA), Stephanie Guerrero (Miss Texas USA), and Tara McCormick (Miss Washington USA).

[edit] Special Awards

[edit] Delegates

The Miss USA 2004 delegates were:

Miss Michigan USA 2004 Stacey Lee was one of a group of Miss USA contestants to take part in a USO tour, visiting U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Miss Michigan USA 2004 Stacey Lee was one of a group of Miss USA contestants to take part in a USO tour, visiting U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Miss New York USA 2004 Jaclyn Nesheiwat (left) visited U.S. troops in Iraq in March of 2004. While in Baghdad, she met her sister, Army Capt. Julie Nesheiwat (right)
Miss New York USA 2004 Jaclyn Nesheiwat (left) visited U.S. troops in Iraq in March of 2004. While in Baghdad, she met her sister, Army Capt. Julie Nesheiwat (right)

[edit] Crossovers

  • Three delegates had previously or would later hold Miss America state titles
    • Shandi Finnessey - Miss Missouri USA 2004 (Miss USA 2004), Miss Missouri 2002
    • Stephanie Culberson - Miss Tennessee USA 2004 (4th runner-up), Miss Tennessee 2001 (2nd runner-up)
    • Kristi Glakas - Miss Virginia USA 2004, Miss Virginia 2005 (3rd runner-up)

[edit] Records and Trivia

  • This was the first year in the recent history of the pageant when fifteen semi-finalists were announced instead of ten or twelve.
  • The fifteen semi-finalists were cut to ten after the gown competition, the first time all semi-finalists did not compete in both swimsuit and gown.
  • For the second year there was a Miss USA Fear Factor special, in which Tara Darby of Alabama won the $50,000 prize (half of which to be donated to the charity of her choice).
  • For the first time ever, two former Miss America delegates were in the top five. They were Shandi Finnessey, who had previously held the title Miss Missouri 2002, and Stephanie Culberson who had been Miss Tennessee 2001. In her final interview, Culberson claimed she had little pageant experience, which was untrue because she had previously competed in both a local and state pageants to become Miss Tennessee, and had placed second runner-up at Miss America.
  • For the first time since 1984, the winner had previously competed at Miss America.
  • Justine Michioka, Miss Hawaii USA 2004, is the sister of Alicia Malia Michioka, Miss Hawaii USA 2003 (semi-finalist at Miss USA 2003).
  • Vanessa Bissanti became only the fourth delegate from New Hampshire to place at Miss USA.

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