Miss Texas USA 2009, was held at the Laredo Entertainment Center

Laredo Entertainment Center

The Laredo Energy Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Laredo, Texas. It is home to the Laredo Bucks ice hockey team and the Laredo Rattlesnakes indoor football team...

 in Laredo

Laredo, Texas

Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...

, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

 on June 29, 2008. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Brooke Daniels of Houston was crowned the winner.

The pageant was hosted by Jason Feinberg with Mandy Jaye Jeffreys who was Miss Texas Teen USA in 1995, and competed in the pageant seven times.

This was the last year of that the pageant which was held in Laredo, TX

Placements

• Miss Texas USA 2009: Brooke Daniels (Harris County)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Elise Horner (Houston)
  • 2nd runner-up: Ana Rodriguez
    Ana Rodriguez (Miss Texas USA)
    Ana Christina Rodriguez holds the title of Miss Texas USA 2011 and was 3rd runner-up to Miss USA 2011.-Personal Life:She graduated from Concordia University Texas and currently works as a preschool teacher. She has modeled for Seventeen, Pageantry and Savvy magazines.-Miss Texas USA:She represented...
    
     (Port Laredo)
  • 3rd runner-up: Taylor Britton (Montgomery County)
  • 4th runner-up: Tahnae Tarkenton (Lake Austin)

• The remaining semi-finalists were: Frenchellen Gillilam (Central South Texas), Ashley Hughes (Rio Grande Valley), Candace Campfield (North Central Texas), Lindsey Harvey (Dallas County), Valerie Pro (South Central Texas), Lorena Tavera (El Paso), Lauren Sapaugh (Bayou City), Barbara Falcon (Laredo), Raevan Valadez (Centroplex), Christina Campfield (Dallas)

Special awards

• Miss Congeniality: Atia Willis (Austin)
• Miss Photogenic: Brooke Daniels (Harris County)
• Swimsuit Award: Raquel Tidwell (Katy)

Delegates

The Miss Texas USA 2009 delegates were:

• Alamo City - Ashley Anderson-Toudouze (2)
• Amarillo - Lauren Cooprider (2)
• Anna - Tiffany Brennan
• Arlington - Tabitha Stallsworth
• Austin - Atia Willis
• Bayou City - Lauren Sapaugh (5)
• Beaumont - Kallye Mitchell (2)
• Bell County - Blayne Fisher (2)
• Bexar County - Cassidy Klein (3)
• Border City - Stephanie Lira
• Border - Cherith Tillion
• Brazos County - Kimi Beeson (3)
• Brazos Valley - Kendall Shilling
• Brownsville - Valarie Pardo
• Callahan County - Whitney Windham
• Cameron County - Leslile Olivares
• Capital of Texas - Megan McAnelly
• Castle Hills - Kelsey Brown
• Central North Texas - Kathryn Richmond
• Central South Texas - Frenchellen Gillilam (3)
• Central Texas - Zakiya Larry
• Centroplex - Raevan Valadez
• Clear Lake - Peyton Saverance (2)
• Coastal Bend - Felicia Chapa (4)
• Coastal Plains - Sheena Monnin (3)
• College Station - Ashley Neff
• Collin County - Christina Levesqe
• Coppell - Amanda Troxell
• Dallas - Christina Campfield
• Dallas County - Lindsey Harvey (3)
• Del Rio - Sara Hernandez
• Denton - Jessica Smith
• Denton County - Desiree Hinds (2)
• DFW - Lacey Bollinger (3)
• Duval County - Rachal Soliz
• Edinburg - Grecia Padilla
• El Paso - Lorena Tavera
• Fairfield - Kristen Miller
• Fort Bend County - Nicole Daaboul (3)
• Fort Worth - Tavisty Tarkenton (5)
• Fresno - Tyre Nelson
• Frisco - Nazlie Mojiri
• Galveston County - Christynn Demetriou
• Giddings - La'Toya Thomas
• Granbury - Victoria Munoz (2)
• Gregg County - Marlana Brittain
• Gulf Coast - Desiree Gonzales
• Harleton - Charity Wright
• Harris County - Brooke Daniels (3)
• Heart of Texas - Michele Cude (5)
• Horseshoe Bay - Krystal Malloy
• Houston - Elise Horner
• Humble - Brittney Jefferson
• Inwood Forest - Amanda Perez
• Jersey Village - Ashley Atchison
• Jim Wells County - Jessica Ramirez
• Katy - Raquel Tidwell
• La Marque - Lauren James

• Lake Austin - Tahnae Tarkenton (2)
• Lake Jackson - Rachel Schneider
• Lake Travis - Mary Kelly
• Lake Whitney - Sarah Boehner (3)
• Laredo - Barbara Falcon
• Leon Valley - Karen Villarreal
• Lewisville - Salonda Johnson
• Liberty Hill - Shelbi Cardwell
• Limestone County - Holly Amick
• Lubbock - Amanda Gass (2)
• Marble Falls - Taylor Johnson
• McAllen - Amanda Garcia
• McKinney - Alyssa Myer
• Midland - Malorie Ruiz (2)
• Midland County - Becca Earhart
• Montgomery County - Taylor Britton (2)
• North Central Texas - Candace Campfield (8)
• North Dallas - Stephanie Estupinian
• North Dallas County - Shannon McAnally (2)
• North Harris County - Courtney Ned
• North Richland Hills - Juliana Cramer
• North Texas - Whitney Jarrett (2)
• Northwest Texas - Kelly Hill
• Nueces County - Mariana Garcia
• Permian Basin - Nicole Grona
• Plano - Namrata Nagraj
• Port Laredo - Ana Rodriguez
  Ana Rodriguez (Miss Texas USA)
  Ana Christina Rodriguez holds the title of Miss Texas USA 2011 and was 3rd runner-up to Miss USA 2011.-Personal Life:She graduated from Concordia University Texas and currently works as a preschool teacher. She has modeled for Seventeen, Pageantry and Savvy magazines.-Miss Texas USA:She represented...
  
  (3)
• Porter - Kaylyn Mooney
• Raiderland - Cheryl Hammond
• Refugio - Ashton Casarez
• Resaca City - Alexandra Herrera
• Rio Grande Valley - Ashley Hughes
• Rockdale - Patti Free
• Rockwall - Jordan Strauss (3)
• Rowlett - Megan Stewart
• San Angelo - Marisha Bailey
• San Antonio - Elizabeth Gandara (2)
• San Marcos - Kristina Yuan
• San Patricio - Samantha Martinez
• Scurry County - Chana Pipes
• Smith County - Corvetta Danie
• South Central Texas - Valerie Pro (5)
• South Plains - Ngozi Ashibuogwu
• South Texas - Lisa Garcia (2)
• Southeast Texas - Sarah Peters
• Southlake - Grace Mueller (2)
• Southwest Texas - Celesta Harvey (4)
• Spurs City - Michelle Spencer
• State Capitol - Vivian Nunez
• Tarrant County - Linda Arias (2)
• Tom Green County - Crystal Sipin
• Travis County - Tiffany Merkel
• Uvalde - Audrey Roman
• Van Zant County - Jesseca Kennon
• Victory Park - Emily Samari (2)
• Waco - Shannon McNamara
• Webb County - Vanessa Botello
• Westlake Hills - Yadira Cortez

External links

• Miss Texas USA official website