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Crystal Hayes
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Crystal Hayes is a beauty queen
who has held the title Miss Michigan USA
and competed at Miss USA
.
Hayes, who grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
region, is a pageant veteran, having completed in numerous other pageants before winning the Miss Michigan USA crown. Her first placement came in the Miss Michigan Teen USA
pageant when she placed in the semi-finals. She returned the following year and placed in the finals in the same pageant.
After taking a year off, Hayes competed in the Miss Michigan USA
2004 pageant in late 2003. She placed fourth runner-up to Stacey Lee of Rochester Hills
. The following year Hayes competed again, and won the Miss Michigan USA
2005 title. It was her fourth attempt at a Miss Universe Organization
state crown.
During her reign Hayes resided in Novi, Michigan
and worked as a cosmetologist in Northville, Michigan
. She represented Michigan
in the nationally televised Miss USA 2005
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on April 11, 2005.
She placed in the semi-finals in the pageant, which was won by Chelsea Cooley
of North Carolina
. In late 2005, Hayes passed on her crown to Danelle Gay
of Lapeer
.
Hayes, who is partially of Finnish heritage, comes from a successful pageant family. In the same year that she captured her Miss Michigan USA
crown, her younger sister Caley placed second runner-up in the Miss Michigan USA
pageant.
The following year when Hayes passed on her crown, both Caley and a third sister Cassey competed for the teen title. Caley placed second runner-up for the second year in a row, and Cassey made the semi-finals.
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who has held the title Miss Michigan USA
Miss Michigan USA
The Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss USA pageant.Michigan is recognized by as being within the top 15 states in terms of Miss USA success. Their first Miss USA victory was in 1990, and notable because Carole Gist...
and competed at Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
.
Hayes, who grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...
region, is a pageant veteran, having completed in numerous other pageants before winning the Miss Michigan USA crown. Her first placement came in the Miss Michigan Teen USA
Miss Michigan Teen USA
The Miss Michigan Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss Teen USA pageant. This pageant is produced by Proctor Productions, including Melissa Pitchford who was Miss Ohio USA 1990....
pageant when she placed in the semi-finals. She returned the following year and placed in the finals in the same pageant.
After taking a year off, Hayes competed in the Miss Michigan USA
Miss Michigan USA
The Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss USA pageant.Michigan is recognized by as being within the top 15 states in terms of Miss USA success. Their first Miss USA victory was in 1990, and notable because Carole Gist...
2004 pageant in late 2003. She placed fourth runner-up to Stacey Lee of Rochester Hills
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Rochester Hills is an affluent city in northeast Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 70,995. The city of Rochester is bounded on the north, south, and west by Rochester Hills...
. The following year Hayes competed again, and won the Miss Michigan USA
Miss Michigan USA
The Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss USA pageant.Michigan is recognized by as being within the top 15 states in terms of Miss USA success. Their first Miss USA victory was in 1990, and notable because Carole Gist...
2005 title. It was her fourth attempt at a Miss Universe Organization
Miss Universe Organization
The Miss Universe Organization is the organization that currently owns and runs the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty contests. Based in New York, it is owned jointly by NBC Universal and Donald Trump. The current president is Paula Shugart...
state crown.
During her reign Hayes resided in Novi, Michigan
Novi, Michigan
Novi is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,224, an increase over the 2000 census count of 47,386. The city is located approximately northwest of the center of Detroit, and northeast of the center of Ann Arbor. The city is located...
and worked as a cosmetologist in Northville, Michigan
Northville, Michigan
Northville is a city located in and divided by Oakland and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb in Metro Detroit. The population was 5,970 at the 2010 census. The Oakland County portion is surrounded by the city of Novi. The Wayne County portion is surrounded by Northville...
. She represented Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
in the nationally televised Miss USA 2005
Miss USA 2005
Miss USA 2005, the 54th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 11, 2005. It was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title of Miss USA in the Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 2005...
pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on April 11, 2005.
She placed in the semi-finals in the pageant, which was won by Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Cooley is a beauty queen from Charlotte, North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title....
of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. In late 2005, Hayes passed on her crown to Danelle Gay
Danelle Gay
Danelle Marie Gay is a beauty queen from Lapeer, Michigan who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Gay won the Miss Michigan USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in Port Huron, Michigan in late 2005...
of Lapeer
Lapeer, Michigan
Lapeer is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba...
.
Hayes, who is partially of Finnish heritage, comes from a successful pageant family. In the same year that she captured her Miss Michigan USA
Miss Michigan USA
The Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss USA pageant.Michigan is recognized by as being within the top 15 states in terms of Miss USA success. Their first Miss USA victory was in 1990, and notable because Carole Gist...
crown, her younger sister Caley placed second runner-up in the Miss Michigan USA
Miss Michigan USA
The Miss Michigan USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Michigan in the Miss USA pageant.Michigan is recognized by as being within the top 15 states in terms of Miss USA success. Their first Miss USA victory was in 1990, and notable because Carole Gist...
pageant.
The following year when Hayes passed on her crown, both Caley and a third sister Cassey competed for the teen title. Caley placed second runner-up for the second year in a row, and Cassey made the semi-finals.