Miss USA 2008
| Miss USA 2008 | |
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Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart | |
| Date | April 11, 2008 |
| Presenters | Marie Osmond, Donny Osmond[1] |
| Entertainment | Finger Eleven |
| Venue | Planet Hollywood Performing Arts Center, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Broadcaster | NBC, Telemundo |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner |
Crystle Stewart Texas |
| Congeniality |
 Ohio |
| Photogenic |
 Alaska |
Miss USA 2008, the 57th Miss USA beauty pageant, was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008.[2] At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Crystle Stewart, Miss Texas USA, was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder, Rachel Smith of Tennessee. Crystle represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant, which was held in Vietnam, where she placed in the Top 10. This is the first time in Miss USA history that two consecutive women of African-American descent have been crowned.
The pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts, a 7,000 seat theater located in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. The theater was also the location of Miss Universe 1991 and 1996 pageants. This is the first time that the Miss USA pageant was held in Nevada.
For the first time, the competition was broadcast in High Definition.
Brother/sister duo Donny and Marie Osmond hosted the live telecast for the first time, and Finger Eleven performed their single "Paralyzer".[1][3] Rihanna's song Umbrella was used during the evening gown competition.
During the final show on April 11, the fifteen delegates with the highest average scores from the preliminary competition were announced. The top fifteen competed in the swimsuit competition. The top ten delegates from swimsuit competed in evening gown. The top five delegates from the evening gown competition (not averaged composite scores from both competitions) competed in the final question round to determine the winner. The judges' composite score was shown after each round of competition for only the second time since 2002.
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.
Results
Placements
Map showing placements by state
| Final Results | Contestant |
| Miss USA 2008 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 15 |
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Special Awards
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
Final Competition Scores
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Delegates
The Miss USA 2008 delegates are:
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Height | Placement | Award | Notes |
 Alabama |
Keisha Walding | Dothan, AL | 24 | 5'10" | |||
| Alaska |
Courtney Erin Carroll[4] | Fairbanks, AK | 25 | 5'7" | Miss Photogenic | ||
 Arizona |
Kimberly Joiner[5] | Gilbert, AZ | 22 | 5'8" | |||
 Arkansas |
Rachel Howells[6] | Alma, AR | 21 | 5'10" | |||
 California |
Raquel Beezley[7] | Barstow, CA | 21 | 5'8" | Top 15 | ||
 Colorado |
Beckie Hughes[8] | Grand Junction, CO | 21 | 5'9 | |||
 Connecticut |
Jacqueline Honulik[9] | Fairfield, CT | 21 | 5'8" | |||
 Delaware |
Vincenza Carrieri-Russo[10] | Newark, DE | 23 | 5'7" | |||
 District of Columbia |
Chelsey Sophia Rodgers[11] | Washington, DC | 24 | 5'8" | |||
 Florida |
Jessica Rafalowski | DeLand, FL | 22 | 5'10" | Top 10 | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Georgia |
Amanda Kozak | Warner Robins, GA | 23 | 5'10" | Previously Miss Georgia 2007; 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2007 | ||
 Hawaii |
Jonelle Layfield | Kane'ohe, HI | 23 | 5'10" | Sister of Ashley Layfield, Miss Hawaii 2007 | ||
 Idaho |
Tracey Brown | Post Falls, ID | 21 | 5'9 | Previously Miss Idaho 2005 | ||
 Illinois |
Shanon Lersch | Chicago, IL | 25 | 5'10" | |||
 Indiana |
Brittany Mason | Anderson, IN | 21 | 5'10" | Top 10 | ||
 Iowa |
Abbey Curran | Davenport, IA | 20 | 5'5" | |||
 Kansas |
Michelle Gillespie | Mission Hills, KS | 22 | 5'11" | |||
 Kentucky |
Alysha Harris | Lexington, KY | 20 | 5'4" | She was the 2010 Kentucky representative for Miss United States International | ||
 Louisiana |
Michelle Berthelot | Hammond, LA | 24 | 5'6" | |||
 Maine |
Kaetlin Parent | Van Buren, ME | 20 | 5'8" | Previously Miss Maine Teen USA 2005 | ||
 Maryland |
Casandra Tressler | Damascus, MD | 22 | 5'9 | Miss United States International 2010. No placement at Miss International 2010 | ||
 Massachusetts |
Jacqueline Bruno | Assonet, MA | 23 | 5'10" | Top 10 | Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2003; 3rd Runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2003 | |
 Michigan |
Elisabeth Crawford | Canton, MI | 25 | 5'8" | |||
 Minnesota |
Kaylee Unverzagt | Eagan, MN | 20 | 5'10" | Top 15 | ||
 Mississippi |
Leah Laviano | Ellisville, MS | 20 | 5'4" | 1st Runner-Up | ||
 Missouri |
Candice Crawford | Columbia, MO | 21 | 5'8" | Top 10 | ||
 Montana |
Tori Wanty[12] | Shelby, MT | 21 | 5'4" | |||
 Nebraska |
Micaela Johnson | Omaha, NE | 23 | 5'5" | |||
 Nevada |
Veronica Grabowski | Henderson, NV | 23 | 5'6" | |||
 New Hampshire |
Breanne Silvi | Nashua, NH | 24 | 5'4" | |||
 New Jersey |
Tiffany Andrade | Linden, NJ | 22 | 5'5" | 2nd Runner-Up | ||
 New Mexico |
Raelene Aguilar | Sunland Park, NM | 26 | 5'8" | Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2000 | ||
 New York |
Danielle Roundtree | New York, NY | 20 | 5'11" | Contestant on American Idol, eliminated in the Hollywood rounds of season 8 | ||
 North Carolina |
Andrea Duke | Saluda, NC | 26 | 5'11" | |||
 North Dakota |
Stephanie Tollefson[13] | New Rockford, ND | 21 | 5'8" | |||
| Ohio |
Monica Day | Grove City, OH | 25 | 5'9 | Miss Congeniality | ||
 Oklahoma |
Lindsey Jo Harrington | Frederick, OK | 22 | 5'10" | 3rd Runner-Up | ||
 Oregon |
Mary Horch[14] | Corvallis, OR | 24 | 5'7" | |||
 Pennsylvania |
LauRen Merola | Pittsburgh, PA | 23 | 5'8" | 4th Runner-Up | ||
 Rhode Island |
Amy Diaz | Johnston, RI | 23 | 5'6" | Top 15 | Former Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2001. Non semi finalist at Miss Earth 2009. Winner of The Amazing Race 23. | |
 South Carolina |
Jamie Hill | Columbia, SC | 24 | 5'6" | Top 15 | Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 | |
 South Dakota |
Charlie Buhler | Mitchell, SD | 20 | 5'5" | First African American to represent her state. | ||
 Tennessee |
Hailey Laine Brown | Franklin, TN | 25 | 5'9 | Top 10 | ||
| Texas |
Crystle Stewart | Missouri City, TX | 26 | 5'9 | Winner | Top 10 Miss Universe 2008 (8th) | |
 Utah |
Julia Bachison | North Ogden, UT | 24 | 5'7" | Top 15 | Previously Miss Utah 2005 | |
 Vermont |
Kim Tantlinger | Burlington, VT | 22 | 5'7" | |||
 Virginia |
Tori Hall | Roanoke, VA | 21 | 5'8" | Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005, top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2005; cast member on Road Rules: Viewers' Revenge and The Gauntlet 3 | ||
 Washington |
Michelle Font | Renton, WA | 26 | 5'7" | |||
 West Virginia |
Skylene Montgomery | Parkersburg, WV | 23 | 5'7" | |||
 Wisconsin |
Michelyn Cynthia Butler | Madison, WI | 25 | 5'8" | |||
 Wyoming |
Cassie Shore | Casper, WY | 22 | 5'5" |
1 Age as at April 2008
Contestant gallery
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Raquel Beezley
Miss California USA 2008 -
Keisha Walding
Miss Alabama USA 2008 -
Vincenza Carrieri-Russo
Miss Delaware USA 2008 -
Shanon Lersch
Miss Illinois USA 2008 -
Michelle Berthelot
Miss Louisiana USA 2008 -
Casandra Tressler
Miss Maryland USA 2008 -
Elisabeth Crawford
Miss Michigan USA 2008 -
Kaylee Unverzagt
Miss Minnesota USA 2008 -
Candice Crawford
Miss Missouri USA 2008 -
Veronica Grabowski
Miss Nevada USA 2008 -
Charlie Buhler
Miss South Dakota USA 2008 -
Crystle Stewart (2008 winner)
Miss Texas USA 2008
Crossovers
- Five delegates have previously competed at Miss Teen USA.
- Kaetlin Parent (Maine) - previously Miss Maine Teen USA 2005, non finalist at Miss Teen USA 2005.
- Jacqueline Bruno (Massachusetts) - previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2003, 3rd runner up at Miss Teen USA 2003.
- Raelene Aguilar (New Mexico) - previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2000, non finalist at Miss Teen USA 2000.
- Amy Diaz (Rhode Island) - previously Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2001, non finalist at Miss Teen USA 2001.
- Tori Hall (Virginia) - previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005, Top 10 finalist at Miss Teen USA 2005.
- Three delegates have previously competed at Miss America.
- Amanda Kozak (Georgia) - previously Miss Georgia 2006, placed 2nd runner up at Miss America 2007.
- Tracey Brown (Idaho) - previously Miss Idaho 2005, won the Quality of Life award at Miss America 2006.
- Julia Bachison (Utah) - previously Miss Utah 2005, won the Preliminary Swimsuit award at Miss America 2006.
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.[7]
- Michelle Gillespie, Miss Kansas USA, is the great-great niece of Miss America 1921, Margaret Gorman of Washington, DC.[15]
- 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.[16]
- 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.[17]
- Abbey Curran (Iowa) was the first contestant with a disability. Curran was born with Cerebral Palsy.[18][19][20]
- Amy Diaz (Rhode Island) competed at Miss Earth 2009 in Boracay, Philippines.
Judges
- Heather Mills - activist; contestant on ABC's season four of Dancing with the Stars
- Rob Schneider - actor; comedian; screenwriter; director
- Kristian Alfonso - actress on NBC's Days of Our Lives; entrepreneur
- Joey Fatone - former member of 'NSync; actor; contestant on ABC's season four of Dancing with the Stars; host of NBC's The Singing Bee
- Christian Siriano - winner of season four of Project Runway
- Amanda Beard - Olympic Gold Medal swimmer; model
- Kelly Carlson - actress on FX's Nip/Tuck
- Ken Paves - celebrity hairstylist
- Shawne Merriman - outside linebacker for the NFL's San Diego Chargers
- George Wayne - Vanity Fair magazine celebrity journalist
- Robert Earl - founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood International, Inc.
Preliminary Judges
- David Dzanis - Sports Marketing Executive, Vice President of Pepsi-Cola Client Services at Genesco Sports Enterprises (GSE), responsibilities include marketing strategy and activation related to Pepsi's sponsorship for sports properties.
- Lisa Howfield - General Manager for KVBC TV 3, the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, NV
- Alicia Jacobs - A former Miss NV USA, entertainment reporter for KVBC TV 3, the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, NV
- Sandy Mecca - former professional tennis player,competed on the Virginia Slims Professional Tennis tour
- Charles J. Nabit, J.D. - businessman, specializing in long term care, psychiatric and chemical dependency services, home health care, retail and institutional pharmacy operations and specialty rehabilitation and therapy
- Bob Webber - Creative Director for Nina Footwear Corp., responsible for the creative direction of the brand's advertising campaigns, as well as overseeing the creation of collections licensed under the Nina brand.
- Mark J.Wylie - Vice President, Talent Relations for the non-profit organization, Best Buddies. Mark also recently starred on season three of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" where he was a finalist.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "America's beloved Brother & Sister duo, Donny and Marie Osmond, to host the 2008 Miss USA Pageant". Miss USA Press. 2008-03-14.
- ↑ "Miss USA coming to Las Vegas". News 3 Las Vegas. 2007-12-13.
- ↑ "Heather Mills, Rob Schneider, Joey Fatone, Kristian Alfonso, Amanda Beard, Christian Siriano, Shawne Merriman, Ken Paves, Kelly Carlson, and George Wayne to Judge 2008 Miss USA Pageant On NBC April 11th/Finger Eleven Will Perform Their Hit Song "Paralyzer" During the Live Telecast from Las Vegas" (Press release). Miss Universe Organization. 2008-03-31.
- ↑ "UAF student wins Miss Alaska USA crown". Associated Press. 2007-12-17.
- ↑ Gersema, Emily (2007-12-10). "Gilbert woman to vie for Miss USA crown". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ↑ Fry, Kenneth (2008-02-23). "Alma Woman Prepares For Miss USA Pageant". Press Argus-Courier.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "New Miss California winner named after accounting error". Associated Press. 2007-12-04.
- ↑ "Owner of Pinque wins Miss Colorado USA crown". The Daily Sentinel. 2007-10-30.
- ↑ "Daughter of officer sets sights on Miss USA". The Norwalk Advocate. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ↑ Zewe, Adam (2007-12-10). "Vincenza Carrieri-Russo crowned Miss Delaware USA". The Community News. Archived from the original on 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Milliard, Trevon (2008-03-20). "UM student wins Miss Montana". Montana Kaimin. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ↑ Johnson, Andrea. "Miss N.D. focuses on healthy lifestyles". Minot Daily News. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ↑ Hogue, Theresa (2008-03-14). "Miss Oregon gets ready for pageant". Albany Democrat-Herald. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
- ↑ Bhargava, Jennifer (2007-12-25). "Mission Hills woman captures Miss Kansas title". Kansas City Star. Retrieved 2008-03-07. (Google cache)
- ↑ Raubolt, Jordan (2007-11-16). "Crowning achievement: MU student sets sights on career". Columbia Daily Tribune.
- ↑ "Jenna Edwards of North Miami is next Miss Florida USA". Associated Press. 2006-07-15.
- ↑ "Abbey Curran, junior". St Ambrose University.
- ↑ "Abbey Curran Competing at the Miss USA Pageant!". Easter Seals. Peoria, Illinois.
- ↑ "Pageant Is Her Crowning Achievement: Miss Iowa, In Las Vegas For Miss USA Pageant, Was Born With Cerebral Palsy". Las Vegas: CBS. April 10, 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
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