Miss USA 2006, the 55th
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pageant, was held at the
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in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, which was won by
Tara ConnerTara Elizabeth Conner is an American beauty queen and model, who was Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model. She was a featured model on the HDNet series Bikini Fantasies in 2004,...
of
KentuckyThe Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. The current director for the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA titles is Connie Clark Harrison. Mrs...
. Conner was crowned by outgoing titleholder
Chelsea CooleyChelsea 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....
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North CarolinaThe Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group....
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This was the second consecutive year that the pageant was held in Baltimore, although the venue changed from the Hippodrome Theater to the larger
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. Delegates arrived in the city on 2 April 2006, and were involved in three weeks of events, appearances and preliminary competitions before the final competition. This included a trip to
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to attend a book launch for
The Miss Universe Guide to Beauty and make media appearances on
Regis and Kathy,
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and
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The pageant hosts were
Nancy O'Dell (who had hosted the pageant in 2004 and 2005) and
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. For the first time
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star
Carson KressleyCarson Lee Kressley was the fashion expert on the American television program Queer Eye, where he was one of the show's "Fab Five" members. He is also the motivational host of the TV show How to Look Good Naked.-Biography:...
provided commentary. Special guest performers were the
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The finals were broadcast by
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, with 7.77 million viewers, the second-lowest viewership ever recorded.
Placements
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Contestant |
| Miss USA 2006 |
 KentuckyThe Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. The current director for the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA titles is Connie Clark Harrison. Mrs...
- Tara ConnerTara Elizabeth Conner is an American beauty queen and model, who was Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model. She was a featured model on the HDNet series Bikini Fantasies in 2004,...
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 CaliforniaMiss California USA is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant.The current titleholder is Katie Blair. She succeeded Alyssa Campanella on June 25, 2011 after Campanella was crowned Miss USA 2011....
- Tamiko NashTamiko Pleshette Nash is a beauty queen from Los Angeles, California who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Nash won the Miss California USA pageant in 2005, becoming only the third African-American to hold the title...
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| 2nd runner-up |
 GeorgiaThe Miss Georgia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Georgia in the Miss USA pageant.Historically, Georgia has been the eleventh most successful state at Miss USA and has performed in more recent years, placing eighth on the table of most successful states...
- Lisa WilsonLisa Marie Wilson is a beauty queen and singer from Rome, Georgia, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and appeared on American Idol. She graduated from Armuchee High School in 1998 and also obtained a diploma in radio and television broadcasting from Coosa Valley Technical High School.Lisa...
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| 3rd runner-up |
 OhioThe Miss Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant.Ohio achieved success in the first decades of the Miss USA competition but has not done as well in recent years...
- Stacy OffenbergerStacy Nicole Offenberger is a beauty queen from Vincent, Ohio who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants.Offenberger won her first USA pageant title in 1997 when she became Miss Ohio Teen USA 1998. She later competed in the...
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 FloridaThe Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.While Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA...
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 AlabamaThe Miss Alabama USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss USA pageant.Alabama is one of the more successful and consistent states at Miss USA. Although they have had a number of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, they have only...
- Haleigh StidhamHaleigh Regan Stidham is a beauty queen from Birmingham, Alabama who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.-Early life:Stidham graduated from Hoover High School in 2001 and went on to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Pure Mathematics and Natural Sciences...
 District of ColumbiaThe Miss District of Columbia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss USA pageant....
- Candace AllenCandace 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...
 Rhode IslandThe Miss Rhode Island USA competition is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state Rhode Island in the Miss USA pageant....
- Leeann TingleyLeeann Nicole Tingley is a beauty queen from North Kingstown, Rhode Island who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Tingley won the Miss Rhode Island USA 2006 title in a state pageant held on August 28, 2005...
 South CarolinaThe Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant has been produced by RPM Productions since 1980....
- Lacie LybrandLacie Lyn Lybrand is a beauty queen from Lexington, South Carolina who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and who has held the Miss United States title....
 TexasThe Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....
- Lauren LanningLauren Chandler Lanning is a beauty queen from Houston, Texas who has competed in the Miss USA 2006 pageant.-Miss Texas USA 2006:...
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 ArizonaThe Miss Arizona USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Arizona in the Miss USA pageant.In 2005 the rights to produce the Miss Arizona USA pageant were given to Casting Crown productions...
- Brenna SakasBrenna Katheleen Sakas is a beauty queen from Chandler, Arizona who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Sakas was crowned Miss Arizona USA on November 6, 2005 in Phoenix, Arizona. It was her first attempt at this title, although she had previously competed in the Miss Arizona 2004 pageant...
 IllinoisThe Miss Illinois USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant.Illinois is one of the most successful states in the competition. It is one of only four states to have won four or more Miss USA titles and one of only three states to...
- Catherine WarrenCatherine Ann Warren is a beauty queen from Lake Forest, Illinois who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and the Miss International pageant.Warren won the Miss Illinois USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005...
 MaineThe Miss Maine USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maine in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by Mackenzie Davis, Miss Maine USA 2004, since 2007....
- Katee StearnsKatee June Stearns is a beauty queen from Orono, Maine, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Stearns was crowned Miss Maine USA 2006 on Thanksgiving Weekend, 2005, at the The Sheraton Hotel in South Portland, Maine...
 NevadaThe Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss USA pageant.While Nevada did well in the early years of the Miss USA pageant, they only placed once from 1987 to 2000...
- Lauren Scyphers
 TennesseeThe Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant.Since 2001 the pageant has been held in the auditorium at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee....
- Lauren GrissomLauren Blair Grissom is a beauty queen from Shelbyville, Tennessee who has held the Miss Tennessee USA title.Grissom won the Miss Tennessee USA title in a state pageant held in Clarksville on 7 October 2005....
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Awards
- Miss Congeniality – Dottie Cannon
Dorothea Amanda "Dottie" Cannon is a beauty queen from Eagan, Minnesota who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Cannon was born to Harry & Melodee Trapp Cannon. She has one brother named Samuel....
(MinnesotaThe Miss Minnesota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss USA pageant.Despite a strong start in the first three years of competition at Miss USA, Minnesota has been largely unsuccessful overall...
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- Miss Photogenic – Cristin Duren (Florida
The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.While Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA...
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Delegates
The Miss USA 2006 delegates are:
AlabamaThe Miss Alabama USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the Miss USA pageant.Alabama is one of the more successful and consistent states at Miss USA. Although they have had a number of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, they have only...
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Haleigh StidhamHaleigh Regan Stidham is a beauty queen from Birmingham, Alabama who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.-Early life:Stidham graduated from Hoover High School in 2001 and went on to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Pure Mathematics and Natural Sciences...
AlaskaThe Miss Alaska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Alaska in the Miss USA pageant.Alaska's highest placement was in 1964, with Patricia Marlin as the second runner up. Alaska's most recent placement was in 1990 when Karin Meyer placed in the top 6...
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Noelle MeyerNoelle Anne Meyer is a beauty queen from Wasilla, Alaska who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Meyer won the Miss Alaska USA 2006 title in late 2005. It was her third attempt at the title...
ArizonaThe Miss Arizona USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Arizona in the Miss USA pageant.In 2005 the rights to produce the Miss Arizona USA pageant were given to Casting Crown productions...
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Brenna SakasBrenna Katheleen Sakas is a beauty queen from Chandler, Arizona who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Sakas was crowned Miss Arizona USA on November 6, 2005 in Phoenix, Arizona. It was her first attempt at this title, although she had previously competed in the Miss Arizona 2004 pageant...
ArkansasThe Miss Arkansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss USA pageant.The state pageant was directed by Premier Pageants from 2002 to 2007 before becoming part of the Vanbros organization in 2007...
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Kimberly ForsythKimberly Forsyth is a beauty queen from Cabot, Arkansas who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Forsyth won the Miss Arkansas USA title in a state pageant held in Conway, Arkansas in late 2005...
CaliforniaMiss California USA is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant.The current titleholder is Katie Blair. She succeeded Alyssa Campanella on June 25, 2011 after Campanella was crowned Miss USA 2011....
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Tamiko NashTamiko Pleshette Nash is a beauty queen from Los Angeles, California who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Nash won the Miss California USA pageant in 2005, becoming only the third African-American to hold the title...
ColoradoThe Miss Colorado USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Colorado in the Miss USA pageant. The event was held in Loveland from 2006 to 2008 and moved to Greeley in 2010....
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Jacqueline MaderaJacqueline Madera is a beauty queen from Denver, Colorado who has competed in the Miss USA pageant..Madera won the Miss Colorado USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. This was her second attempt at the title, as she had placed second runner-up the previous year...
ConnecticutThe Miss Connecticut USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Connecticut in the Miss USA pageant. This pageant is directed by Crown Productions, who took over the pageant in 2003....
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Jeannine PhillipsJeannine Phillips is a beauty queen from Lisbon, Connecticut who has competed in Miss USA pageant.Phillips won the Miss Connecticut USA 2006 title in a state pageant held Danbury, Connecticut in November 2005...
DelawareThe Miss Delaware USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Delaware in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by D&D Investments....
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Ashlee GreenwellAshlee Greenwell is a beauty queen from Middletown, Delaware who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Greenwell won the Miss Delaware USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. This was her first attempt at the Miss title, however she placed 2nd runner-up in the Miss Delaware Teen USA...
District of ColumbiaThe Miss District of Columbia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the District of Columbia in the Miss USA pageant....
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Candace AllenCandace 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...
FloridaThe Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Florida in the Miss USA pageant.While Florida has been successful in terms of runners-up, finalists and semi-finalists, the state has never won the Miss USA pageant, although Cheryl Patton became Miss USA...
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Cristin Duren GeorgiaThe Miss Georgia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Georgia in the Miss USA pageant.Historically, Georgia has been the eleventh most successful state at Miss USA and has performed in more recent years, placing eighth on the table of most successful states...
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Lisa WilsonLisa Marie Wilson is a beauty queen and singer from Rome, Georgia, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and appeared on American Idol. She graduated from Armuchee High School in 1998 and also obtained a diploma in radio and television broadcasting from Coosa Valley Technical High School.Lisa...
HawaiiThe Miss Hawaii USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Hawaii in the Miss USA pageant.Hawaii is the most recent state to start competing at Miss USA, as it first competed in 1962. Prior to this delegates were sent to Miss Universe...
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Radasha Ho'ohuliRadasha Leialoha Hoohuli is a beauty queen from Nanakuli, Hawaii who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Hoohuli won the Miss Hawaii USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. She is no stranger to pageants, having competed in the Miss Hawaii system for Miss America, and represented...
IdahoThe Miss Idaho USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss USA pageant.Idaho is one of the least successful states in the history of the competition, with only four placements in fifty-seven years...
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Allyson SwanAllyson Swan is a beauty queen from Twin Falls, Idaho who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Swan won the Miss Idaho USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. She competed for the title of Miss USA 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006....
IllinoisThe Miss Illinois USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant.Illinois is one of the most successful states in the competition. It is one of only four states to have won four or more Miss USA titles and one of only three states to...
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Catherine WarrenCatherine Ann Warren is a beauty queen from Lake Forest, Illinois who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and the Miss International pageant.Warren won the Miss Illinois USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005...
IndianaThe Miss Indiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Indiana in the Miss USA pageant.Nine Miss Indiana USA winners previously competed at Miss Teen USA. The state currently holds the record for the most Miss Teen USA state winners to win a Miss USA...
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Bridget BobelBridget Marie Bobel is a beauty queen from Peru, Indiana who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Bobel won the Miss Indiana USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005...
IowaThe Miss Iowa USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Iowa in the Miss USA pageant.While Iowa has not been greatly successful in the past four decades, they were one of the most consistent states in the first decade of the pageant's existence...
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Sarah CorpsteinSarah Beth Corpstein is a beauty queen from Anamosa, Iowa who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Corpstein won the Miss Iowa USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in Ottumwa, Iowa in September 2005. It was her second attempt at the title, as she placed 1st runner up to Joy Robinson in 2005...
KansasThe Miss Kansas USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state of Kansas in the Miss USA pageant.Kansas did not place at Miss USA until 1973, the third-to-last state to make their first placement. From then, no delegate from Kansas made the cut until 1991, when Kelli...
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Ashley AullAshley Erin Aull is a beauty queen from Lansing, Kansas who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Aull won the Miss Kansas USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her second attempt at the title as she had placed fourth runner-up to Rachel Saunders in 2005. Aull comes from...
KentuckyThe Miss Kentucky USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Kentucky in the Miss USA pageant. The current director for the Miss Kentucky USA and Miss Kentucky Teen USA titles is Connie Clark Harrison. Mrs...
– Tara ConnerTara Elizabeth Conner is an American beauty queen and model, who was Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model. She was a featured model on the HDNet series Bikini Fantasies in 2004,...
LouisianaThe Miss Louisiana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Louisiana in the Miss USA pageant.Louisiana is one of the most successful states at Miss USA and is one of only seven states to have had three or more Miss USAs.Three Miss Louisiana USA titleholders...
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Christina CuencaChristina Cuenca is a beauty queen who has held the title Miss Louisiana USA and competed at Miss USA.Cuenca, who comes from Arabi, Louisiana is an experienced pageant veteran who competed for five consecutive years before winning the crown, including placing second runner-up three times. Cuenca...
MaineThe Miss Maine USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Maine in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant has been directed by Mackenzie Davis, Miss Maine USA 2004, since 2007....
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Katee StearnsKatee June Stearns is a beauty queen from Orono, Maine, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Stearns was crowned Miss Maine USA 2006 on Thanksgiving Weekend, 2005, at the The Sheraton Hotel in South Portland, Maine...
MarylandThe Miss Maryland USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Maryland in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant is directed by D&D Investments....
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Melissa DiGiulianMelissa Nicole DiGiulian is a beauty queen from Ocean City, Maryland who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.DiGiulian won the Miss Maryland USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005...
MassachusettsThe Miss Massachusetts USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss USA pageant....
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Tiffany KellyTiffany Laura Kelly is a beauty queen from Braintree, Massachusetts who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Kelly won the Miss Massachusetts USA 2006 title on 19 November 2005, having previously placed second runner-up at Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2003...
MichiganThe 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...
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Danelle GayDanelle 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...
MinnesotaThe Miss Minnesota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss USA pageant.Despite a strong start in the first three years of competition at Miss USA, Minnesota has been largely unsuccessful overall...
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Dottie CannonDorothea Amanda "Dottie" Cannon is a beauty queen from Eagan, Minnesota who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Cannon was born to Harry & Melodee Trapp Cannon. She has one brother named Samuel....
MississippiThe Miss Mississippi USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Mississippi in the Miss USA pageant.Mississippi has not been very successful in Miss USA pageants, with only 10 placements as of 2010...
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Kendra KingKendra King is a beauty queen from Monticello, Mississippi who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.She won the Miss Mississippi USA 2006 title in late 2005. This was the first time she had competed for the title, and she was crowned by outgoing titleholder Jennifer Adcock...
MissouriThe Miss Missouri USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Missouri in the Miss USA pageant. In 1993, Missouri joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
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Kristi CapelKristi Marie Capel is a beauty queen from Springfield, Missouri who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.A native of Florence, Kentucky who later moved to Missouri, Capel won the Miss Missouri USA title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her first attempt at that title, however she had...
MontanaThe Miss Montana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Montana in the Miss USA pageant.Montana is one of the least successful states in Miss USA history, but there has been success in other pageants. Miss Montana USA 2005 Amanda Kimmel was chosen to...
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Jill McLainJillian Christine McLain Korell is a beauty queen from Havre, Montana who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.McLain held the title Miss Montana USA 2006 which she won in September 2005. She had previously placed 3RU at Miss Montana Teen USA in both 2002 and 2003 and competed in the same pageant...
NebraskaThe Miss Nebraska USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Nebraska in the Miss USA pageant.In 2002, Nebraska joined the Vanbros group of state pageants for the Miss USA and Teen USA system....
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Emily PoeschlEmily Elizabeth Poeschl is a beauty queen from Lincoln, Nebraska who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Poeschl was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2006 on October 9, 2005 in Norfolk, Nebraska. This was her second attempt at the title, having placed in the top six in 2004...
NevadaThe Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss USA pageant.While Nevada did well in the early years of the Miss USA pageant, they only placed once from 1987 to 2000...
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Lauren Scyphers New HampshireThe Miss New Hampshire USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss USA pageant.New Hampshire has had little success at Miss USA, and has only placed four times...
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Krystal BarryKrystal Barry is a beauty queen from Belmont, New Hampshire who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Barry won the Miss New Hampshire USA title in late 2005, after placing first runner-up the previous year. She represented New Hampshire in the Miss USA 2006 pageant televised live from Baltimore,...
New JerseyThe Miss New Jersey USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss USA pageant.New Jersey has had only moderate success at Miss USA, and has never produced a winner. New Jersey's best streak was from 1989 to 1991 when they had two 2nd...
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Jessica BoyingtonJessica Boyington is a beauty queen from Sicklerville, New Jersey who competed in the Miss USA pageant.In 2003, Boyington graduated from Paul VI High School. She then pursued a degree in Communications focusing on Radio/TV/Film from Rowan University. She also attended Camden County College and...
New MexicoFor the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss New MexicoThe Miss New Mexico USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss USA pageant....
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Onawa LacyOnawa Lynn Lacy is a beauty queen from Gamerco, New Mexico who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Lacy won the Miss New Mexico USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in Las Cruces, New Mexico in October 2005. It was Lacy's first attempt at the title. She became the first titleholder to hail...
New YorkThe Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant. Amber Collins is the reigning Miss New York USA 2011...
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Adriana DiazAdriana Sabrina Diaz is a beauty queen from New York City who has competed in the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants.- Biography :...
North CarolinaThe Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group....
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Samantha HolveySamantha Carol Holvey is a beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Holvey was born in Houston, Texas, later lived in Morgantown, West Virginia and resided in Buies Creek, North Carolina during her reign...
North DakotaThe Miss North Dakota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss USA pageant.North Dakota has had only three placements and have never won the Miss USA crown. Their highest placement was in 1966 when Judy Slayton placed 3rd runner-up to...
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Kimberly KruegerKimberly Jean Krueger is a beauty queen from Fargo, North Dakota who has competed in both the Miss USA and Miss Teen International pageants....
OhioThe Miss Ohio USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Ohio in the Miss USA pageant.Ohio achieved success in the first decades of the Miss USA competition but has not done as well in recent years...
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Stacy OffenbergerStacy Nicole Offenberger is a beauty queen from Vincent, Ohio who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants.Offenberger won her first USA pageant title in 1997 when she became Miss Ohio Teen USA 1998. She later competed in the...
OklahomaFor the article about the Miss America state pageant, see Miss OklahomaThe Miss Oklahoma USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oklahoma in the Miss USA pageant....
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Robyn WatkinsRobyn Michelle Watkins is a beauty queen from Norman, Oklahoma who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Watkins won the Miss Oklahoma USA 2006 in December 2005. She had previously placed in the top six at Miss Oklahoma USA 2003 and was a semi-finalist in 2004. Watkins represented Oklahoma in the...
OregonThe Miss Oregon USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Oregon in the Miss USA pageant.Oregon has only had limited success at Miss USA and has never won the competition. The highest placed Miss Oregon USA was Gail Atchison who finished 2nd runner-up to...
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Allison MachadoAllison Nicole Machado is a beauty queen from Medford, Oregon who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Machado won the Miss Oregon USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her first attempt at the title. She has American Indian heritage as a descendant of Oklahoma's Kiowa tribe...
PennsylvaniaThe Miss Pennsylvania USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss USA pageant.Michele McDonald is Pennsylvania's only Miss USA so far. At only eighteen, she was one of the youngest competitors ever to win the crown...
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Tanya LehmanTanya Justine Lehman is a beauty queen, model, and actress from York, Pennsylvania who has competed in the Miss USA pageant....
Rhode IslandThe Miss Rhode Island USA competition is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state Rhode Island in the Miss USA pageant....
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Leeann TingleyLeeann Nicole Tingley is a beauty queen from North Kingstown, Rhode Island who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Tingley won the Miss Rhode Island USA 2006 title in a state pageant held on August 28, 2005...
South CarolinaThe Miss South Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state South Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. The pageant has been produced by RPM Productions since 1980....
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Lacie LybrandLacie Lyn Lybrand is a beauty queen from Lexington, South Carolina who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and who has held the Miss United States title....
South DakotaThe Miss South Dakota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss USA pageant. This state pageant is currently directed by Future Productions....
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Alexis LeVanAlexis LeVan is a beauty queen from Sioux Falls, South Dakota who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.LeVan won the Miss South Dakota USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in Watertown, South Dakota in late 2005...
TennesseeThe Miss Tennessee USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Tennessee in the Miss USA pageant.Since 2001 the pageant has been held in the auditorium at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee....
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Lauren GrissomLauren Blair Grissom is a beauty queen from Shelbyville, Tennessee who has held the Miss Tennessee USA title.Grissom won the Miss Tennessee USA title in a state pageant held in Clarksville on 7 October 2005....
TexasThe Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....
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Lauren LanningLauren Chandler Lanning is a beauty queen from Houston, Texas who has competed in the Miss USA 2006 pageant.-Miss Texas USA 2006:...
UtahThe Miss Utah USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss USA pageant.Utah has been quite successful at Miss USA, with 20 placements as of 2009. Their most consistent period was in the 1950s and 1960s. Utah has produced one Miss USA in 1960...
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Soben HuonSoben R. Huon is a beauty queen from Los Angeles, California who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Huon won the Miss Utah USA 2006 title in late 2005 in her first attempt. She represented Utah in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2006. She was also the...
VermontThe Miss Vermont USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss USA pageant.Vermont is one of the least successful states, but they have produced a Miss USA - Carlene King Johnson in 1955...
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Amanda GilmanAmanda Gilman is a beauty queen from Danville, Vermont who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Gilman won the Miss Vermont USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005...
VirginiaThe Miss Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Virginia in the Miss USA pageant.Virginia has been only moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists, they have had two Miss USAs. They are one of only three states to have had two Miss...
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Amber CopleyAmber Brooke Copley is a beauty queen from Abingdon, Virginia who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants....
WashingtonThe Miss Washington USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Washington in the Miss USA pageant.Washington has been moderately successful in terms of number of semi-finalists and placements, and has had one Miss USA...
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Tiffany DoornTiffany Tessa Doorn is a beauty queen from Woodinville, Washington who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Doorn won the Miss Washington USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. She had previously placed fourth runner-up in the 2005 competition...
West VirginiaThe Miss West Virginia USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of West Virginia in the Miss USA pageant.West Virginia has not been greatly successful at Miss USA and they have never produced a winner...
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Jessica WedgeJessica Rae Wedge is a beauty queen from Evans, West Virginia who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Wedge won the Miss West Virginia USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in Flatwoods, West Virginia in late 2005. It was her first attempt at the title. Wedge represented West Virginia in the...
WisconsinThe Miss Wisconsin USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Wisconsin in the Miss USA pageant. Since 2008 the state pageant has been directed by Future Productions of Savage, Minnesota....
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Anna PiscitelloAnna Marie Piscitello is a beauty queen from Hartland, Wisconsin who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Piscitello won the Miss Wisconsin USA 2006 title in late 2005. She had previously been a semi-finalist in the Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2004 pageant...
Wyoming, Miss Wyoming USA 2012]]The Miss Wyoming USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Wyoming in the Miss USA pageant. The Miss Wyoming USA pageant is currently produced by Future Productions....
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Kristin GeorgeKristin Ann George is a beauty queen from Casper, Wyoming who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants.George won the Miss Wyoming USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in September 2005. She competed for the title of Miss USA 2006 in Baltimore, MD on April 21, 2006 but failed to...
Judges
There were two sets of judges: one for the preliminary competition (held on April 14), and another for the final night of competition (April 21). The latter judges decided who won the
Miss USAThe 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...
title.
Preliminary judges
- Jeff Kimbell – businessman involved in lobbying, political strategy, real estate, and entertainment.
- Kerry Cavanaugh – North American brand manager for CoverGirl
COVERGIRL is an American cosmetics brand founded in 1960 in Maryland, by the Noxzema Chemical Company and acquired by Procter & Gamble in 1989. The Noxell Company advertised this cosmetics line by allowing "cover girls", fashion models who appear on the front cover of women's magazines, to wear...
cosmetics.
- Natasha O'Dell – producer for Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
's Special Projects Division.
- Valerie Boyce – an agent for Trump Model Management
Trump Model Management is a modeling agency founded by Donald Trump in 1999. Trump founded the boutique agency, and still owns and operates it.-Fashion models represented by Trump :*Ximena Navarrete*Siri Tollerod*Elena Melnik*Paul...
.
- Arnold Williams – manager of Abrams, Foster, Nole & William (based in Pennsylvania) since 1993.
- Robb Merrit – Vice President of a commercial real estate developer based in Baltimore, MD.
- Rhona Gaff – Vice President at the Trump Organization
The Trump Organization is a limited liability corporation conglomerate based in Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York. The organization owns, operates, and develops hotels, resorts, residential towers, and golf courses in different countries, as well as owning several pieces of high-end real estate in...
and is best known as the woman who rings ApprenticeThe Apprentice is an American reality television show hosted by real estate magnate, businessman and television personality Donald Trump, created by Mark Burnett and broadcast on NBC...
candidates each morning to give candidate their directions.
Finals judges
- Jillian Barberie
Jillian Reynolds , best known by her former name Jillian Barberie, is a Canadian actress, television hostess, and sportscaster...
– actress and entertainer reporter for Good Day LA.
- Donny Deutsch
Donald “Donny” Deutsch is an American television personality and advertising executive. He is also the former host of the CNBC talk show The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch. The television audience first became familiar with him on February 11, 2005 when he appeared on NBC's The Apprentice with Donald...
– executive and talk show host.
- Gina Drosos - Vice President and General Manager of Global Cosmetics for Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
.
- Steve Madden
Steve Madden is the founder and former CEO of Steve Madden Ltd., a footwear company.Born in Far Rockaway, Queens, Madden grew up in adjoining Lawrence in Nassau County, New York....
– founder of a footwear company that bears his name.
- Nicole Linkletter
Nicole Linkletter is an American fashion model, winner of Cycle 5 of America's Next Top Model.-America's Next Top Model:Linkletter appeared in Cycle 5 of the show after auditioning for the show at the Mall of America...
– fashion model who won America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5 was the fifth cycle of America's Next Top Model. The judging panel ensemble was altered - Janice Dickinson was replaced by one of the most recognizable models of the 1960s, Twiggy, and Nolé Marin was replaced by runway coach J. Alexander...
.
- Donald Trump Jr. – Executive Vice President for Development and Acquisitions and son of pageant owner Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
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- James Hyde
James Hyde is an American actor, dancer, and former male fashion model who played the role of Sam Bennett on the television soap opera Passions. Full name is James Robert Hyde. He was born and raised in Lancaster, Ohio.-Biography:...
– starred as Sam Bennett on NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's PassionsPassions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
for seven years.
- Hines Ward
Hines E. Ward, Jr. is an American football player who currently plays the wide receiver position for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, where he is the longest-tenured current player on the team. He was voted MVP of Super Bowl XL. He played college football at the University of Georgia...
– wide receiver for the Pittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
- Chad Hedrick
Chad Hedrick is an American inline speed skater and ice speed skater. He was born in Spring, Texas.Hedrick revolutionized the inline speed skating world with his unique technique, called the double push or DP...
– speed skaterSpeed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...
and world record holder.
Pre-pageant specials
A pre-pageant special edition of
Deal or No DealDeal or No Deal is the American version of the international game show of Dutch origin of the same name. The show was hosted by Howie Mandel, and premiered on December 19, 2005, on National Broadcasting Company . The hour-long show typically aired at least twice a week during its run, and included...
aired on April 12 on NBC. It included Miss USA 2005
Chelsea CooleyChelsea 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....
and twenty-six contestants, who replaced the show's models as briefcase-holders:
Haleigh StidhamHaleigh Regan Stidham is a beauty queen from Birmingham, Alabama who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.-Early life:Stidham graduated from Hoover High School in 2001 and went on to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Pure Mathematics and Natural Sciences...
(AL),
Kimberly ForsythKimberly Forsyth is a beauty queen from Cabot, Arkansas who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Forsyth won the Miss Arkansas USA title in a state pageant held in Conway, Arkansas in late 2005...
(AR),
Tamiko NashTamiko Pleshette Nash is a beauty queen from Los Angeles, California who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Nash won the Miss California USA pageant in 2005, becoming only the third African-American to hold the title...
(CA),
Jeannine PhillipsJeannine Phillips is a beauty queen from Lisbon, Connecticut who has competed in Miss USA pageant.Phillips won the Miss Connecticut USA 2006 title in a state pageant held Danbury, Connecticut in November 2005...
(CT),
Ashlee GreenwellAshlee Greenwell is a beauty queen from Middletown, Delaware who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Greenwell won the Miss Delaware USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. This was her first attempt at the Miss title, however she placed 2nd runner-up in the Miss Delaware Teen USA...
(DE), Cristin Duren (FL),
Catherine WarrenCatherine Ann Warren is a beauty queen from Lake Forest, Illinois who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and the Miss International pageant.Warren won the Miss Illinois USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005...
(IL),
Bridget BobelBridget Marie Bobel is a beauty queen from Peru, Indiana who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Bobel won the Miss Indiana USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005...
(IN),
Tara ConnerTara Elizabeth Conner is an American beauty queen and model, who was Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model. She was a featured model on the HDNet series Bikini Fantasies in 2004,...
(KY),
Christina CuencaChristina Cuenca is a beauty queen who has held the title Miss Louisiana USA and competed at Miss USA.Cuenca, who comes from Arabi, Louisiana is an experienced pageant veteran who competed for five consecutive years before winning the crown, including placing second runner-up three times. Cuenca...
(LA),
Katee StearnsKatee June Stearns is a beauty queen from Orono, Maine, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Stearns was crowned Miss Maine USA 2006 on Thanksgiving Weekend, 2005, at the The Sheraton Hotel in South Portland, Maine...
(ME),
Tiffany KellyTiffany Laura Kelly is a beauty queen from Braintree, Massachusetts who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Kelly won the Miss Massachusetts USA 2006 title on 19 November 2005, having previously placed second runner-up at Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2003...
(MA),
Danelle GayDanelle 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...
(MI),
Dottie CannonDorothea Amanda "Dottie" Cannon is a beauty queen from Eagan, Minnesota who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Cannon was born to Harry & Melodee Trapp Cannon. She has one brother named Samuel....
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Kristi CapelKristi Marie Capel is a beauty queen from Springfield, Missouri who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.A native of Florence, Kentucky who later moved to Missouri, Capel won the Miss Missouri USA title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her first attempt at that title, however she had...
(MO),
Lauren Scyphers (NV),
Jessica BoyingtonJessica Boyington is a beauty queen from Sicklerville, New Jersey who competed in the Miss USA pageant.In 2003, Boyington graduated from Paul VI High School. She then pursued a degree in Communications focusing on Radio/TV/Film from Rowan University. She also attended Camden County College and...
(NJ),
Onawa LacyOnawa Lynn Lacy is a beauty queen from Gamerco, New Mexico who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Lacy won the Miss New Mexico USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in Las Cruces, New Mexico in October 2005. It was Lacy's first attempt at the title. She became the first titleholder to hail...
(NM),
Samantha HolveySamantha Carol Holvey is a beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Holvey was born in Houston, Texas, later lived in Morgantown, West Virginia and resided in Buies Creek, North Carolina during her reign...
(NC),
Kimberly KruegerKimberly Jean Krueger is a beauty queen from Fargo, North Dakota who has competed in both the Miss USA and Miss Teen International pageants....
(ND),
Tanya LehmanTanya Justine Lehman is a beauty queen, model, and actress from York, Pennsylvania who has competed in the Miss USA pageant....
(PA),
Leeann TingleyLeeann Nicole Tingley is a beauty queen from North Kingstown, Rhode Island who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Tingley won the Miss Rhode Island USA 2006 title in a state pageant held on August 28, 2005...
(RI),
Lacie LybrandLacie Lyn Lybrand is a beauty queen from Lexington, South Carolina who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and who has held the Miss United States title....
(SC),
Soben HuonSoben R. Huon is a beauty queen from Los Angeles, California who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Huon won the Miss Utah USA 2006 title in late 2005 in her first attempt. She represented Utah in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2006. She was also the...
(UT),
Amber CopleyAmber Brooke Copley is a beauty queen from Abingdon, Virginia who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants....
(VA),
Jessica WedgeJessica Rae Wedge is a beauty queen from Evans, West Virginia who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Wedge won the Miss West Virginia USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in Flatwoods, West Virginia in late 2005. It was her first attempt at the title. Wedge represented West Virginia in the...
(WV).
Allison MachadoAllison Nicole Machado is a beauty queen from Medford, Oregon who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Machado won the Miss Oregon USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in late 2005. It was her first attempt at the title. She has American Indian heritage as a descendant of Oklahoma's Kiowa tribe...
(OR) was the alternate.