Miss USA 2005

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Miss USA 2005
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Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley
DateApril 11, 2005
Presenters
Venue Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements15
Winner Chelsea Cooley
North Carolina
CongenialityMelissa Young (Wisconsin)
PhotogenicTyler Willis (Texas)
  2004
2006  

Miss USA 2005 was the 54th Miss USA pageant, held in Baltimore, Maryland on April 11, 2005. It was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.

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Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title of Miss USA in the Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 2005. The hosts were Access Hollywood stars Nancy O'Dell and Billy Bush.

This was the first of two years the pageant was held in Maryland, as it was held in Los Angeles, California in 2004. The new location was announced in October 2004. [1]

Judges

The celebrity panel of final competition judges was announced on 10 March 2005. [2] The judges were:

Delegates

The Miss USA 2005 delegates were:

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References

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