Mercedes Lindsay
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Mercedes Catherine Lindsey (born February 9, 1981) is a beauty queen from Washington, D.C.
who competed in the Miss USA
pageant in 2007.
Lindsey won the Miss District of Columbia USA
2007 title in a pageant held in early December 2006. This was her fourth attempt at the title, as she placed fourth runner-up in both the 2006 and 2005 events and was a semi-finalist in the 2003 pageant. Lindsey's sister titleholder was Ava Goldson, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA
2007, but later became Jasmine Alexis when Goldson resigned.
Lindsey represented District of Columbia in the Miss USA 2007
pageant that was held at the Kodak Theatre
in Los Angeles, California
on March 23, 2007. She was crowned by Candace Allen
, who placed in the top ten at the Miss USA 2006
pageant which was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2006.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
who competed in the 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...
pageant in 2007.
Lindsey won the Miss District of Columbia USA
Miss District of Columbia USA
The Miss District of Columbia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss USA pageant....
2007 title in a pageant held in early December 2006. This was her fourth attempt at the title, as she placed fourth runner-up in both the 2006 and 2005 events and was a semi-finalist in the 2003 pageant. Lindsey's sister titleholder was Ava Goldson, Miss District of Columbia Teen USA
Miss District of Columbia Teen USA
The Miss District of Columbia Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss Teen USA pageant....
2007, but later became Jasmine Alexis when Goldson resigned.
Lindsey represented District of Columbia in the Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007
Miss USA 2007, the 56th Miss USA pageant, was held in Hollywood, California, on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith, of Tennessee....
pageant that was held at the Kodak Theatre
Kodak Theatre
The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland shopping mall and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
on March 23, 2007. She was crowned by Candace Allen
Candace Allen
Candace Allen is a beauty queen from Washington, DC who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Allen won the Miss District of Columbia USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. On April 21, 2006 she competed for the title of Miss USA 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland. Allen was a...
, who placed in the top ten at the Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006
Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky...
pageant which was held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2006.