Miss USA 1995

Miss USA 1995
Date February 10, 1995
Presenters Bob Goen
Daisy Fuentes
Venue South Padre Island, Texas
Broadcaster CBS
Winner Chelsi Smith
Texas Texas
Congeniality Chelsi Smith
Photogenic Nichole Holmes

Miss USA 1995, the 44th Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 10, 1995.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Chelsi Smith of Texas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Lu Parker of South Carolina.[1] Smith became the seventh Texan titleholder, the first Miss Texas USA and Miss USA to win the Congeniality award and also the only Miss USA from Texas to win the Miss Universe title. She also became the 4th winner to be crowned as Miss USA in her home state.

After Smith won the 1995 Miss Universe pageant, first runner-up Shanna Moakler took over the Miss USA title. Moakler was the first former Miss Teen USA delegate to hold the Miss USA title.

The pageant was held on South Padre Island, Texas for the second time. It was hosted by Bob Goen for the second consecutive year, and Daisy Fuentes offered commentary during the broadcast. Barry Manilow provided entertainment.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state
Final results Contestant
Miss USA 1995
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
Top 12

∞ Smith won Miss Universe 1995. Due to protocol, Smith resigns her title as Miss USA 1995. 1st runner-up, Shanna Moakler, replaces her as Miss USA.

Scores

Preliminary competition

The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition:

State Interview Swimsuit Evening gown Average
Alabama8.898.308.008.40
Alaska 9.348.458.708.83
Arizona 9.128.157.938.40
Arkansas8.718.588.568.62
California9.268.468.308.67
Colorado8.518.568.728.60
Connecticut8.797.868.038.23
Delaware8.968.157.958.35
District of Columbia8.958.368.568.62
Florida 8.918.808.978.89
Georgia8.778.048.008.27
Hawaii8.618.498.598.56
Idaho8.468.057.618.04
Illinois 9.21 9.16 8.69 9.01
Indiana9.188.668.768.87
Iowa 8.60 8.83 8.448.62
Kansas9.098.448.268.60
Kentucky8.848.978.848.89
Louisiana 8.839.038.958.90
Maine8.758.037.848.21
Maryland9.058.879.129.01
Massachusetts9.128.789.088.98
Michigan8.867.878.618.45
Minnesota9.43 8.468.798.89
Mississippi 8.59 8.24 8.198.34
Missouri8.958.878.938.91
Montana8.347.787.527.88
Nebraska8.96 8.087.858.30
Nevada8.678.548.538.58
New Hampshire8.808.498.198.49
New Jersey9.068.248.288.51
New Mexico8.897.878.038.26
New York9.09 8.76 9.34 9.06
North Carolina8.91 7.917.688.17
North Dakota8.69 8.288.338.43
Ohio 8.92 8.308.518.58
Oklahoma9.348.808.578.90
Oregon8.888.168.188.41
Pennsylvania8.747.677.718.04
Rhode Island9.208.608.978.92
South Carolina8.897.998.248.37
South Dakota8.257.877.487.87
Tennessee9.398.408.608.80
Texas 9.22 9.27 9.52 9.33
Utah9.188.109.088.79
Vermont 8.937.878.398.40
Virginia8.418.058.208.22
Washington8.487.798.148.13
West Virginia8.727.777.87 8.12
Wisconsin8.887.957.658.16
Wyoming8.948.517.908.45
     Winner
     First runner-up
     Second runner-up
     Top 6 Finalist
     Top 12 Semifinalist

Final competition

State Swimsuit Interview Evening Gown AverageFinalists
Texas9.648(1)9.738(1)9.811(2)9.7329.854 (1)
New York9.616(2)9.626(2)9.866(1)9.7039.803 (2)
Illinois9.409(5)9.481(7)9.625(6)9.5059.675 (3)
Florida9.290(8)9.524(5)9.628(5)9.4809.533 (4)
Minnesota9.334(7)9.599(3)9.689(3)9.5409.521 (5)
Louisiana9.538 (3)9.508(6)9.650(4)9.5659.453 (6)
Oklahoma9.451(4)9.423(9)9.564(8)9.479
Kentucky9.404(6)9.414(11)9.578(7)9.465
Missouri9.209(10)9.534(4)9.561(9)9.435
Rhode Island9.279(9)9.441(8)9.503(10)9.408
Maryland9.179(11)9.421(10)9.454(12)9.351
Massachusetts9.134(12)9.331(12)9.488(11)9.318
     Winner
     First runner-up
     Second runner-up
     Top 6 Finalist

Delegates

The Miss USA 1995 delegates were:

Previous title holders

Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title were:

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

Judges

See also

References

  1. ↑ Associated Press (1995-02-10). "Texas Representative Named Miss USA". The Victoria Advocate.

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