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
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina
CongenialityMelissa Young
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
PhotogenicTyler Willis
Flag of Texas.svg Texas
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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:

Pre-pageant special

Six Miss USA contestants competed in a special edition of Fear Factor .

Miss Fear Factor: Sarah-Elizabeth Langford (Miss District of Columbia USA 2005)
2nd place tie: Brittany Hogan (Miss California USA 2005),
3rd place: Meaghan Jarensky (Miss New York USA 2005)
4th place: Laci Scott (Miss Oklahoma USA 2005)
5th place: Cristina Nardozzi (Miss Massachusetts USA 2005)
6th place: Kristen Johnson (Miss Kentucky USA 2005)
Stunt #1 (Water beams): Contestants had to work their way around a square-shaped beam structure and collect up to ten flags before jumping into the water below. The beams were rigged with high-pressure jets that sprayed water during the stunt. The four contestants who completed the stunt in the fastest time or those that collected the flags the fastest before falling advanced to the next round.
Stunt #2 (Triple Dump Tunnel) Contestants fought a high pressure water hose to make their way through an acrylic glass tunnel while attempting to pull down three chains and collect a key from each. The hose stopped after the retrieval of the second key. Each time they retrieved a key, a bucket containing 55 gallons of disgusting contents would be dumped on them. The first bucket contained dead fish and fish guts, the second bucket contained fish oil, and the third bucket contained red worms and super worms. At the end of the tunnel the contestants had to use the keys to open three locks, open a door, and grab a flag. The three that completed this stunt the fastest advanced to the finals.
Stunt #3 (Helicopter net-cage) Contestants had to work their way around the outside of a square-shaped cage made of cargo netting suspended under a helicopter, attempting to release 5 flags from the sides of the cage and 1 flag from the bottom of the cage. The one who released the most flags the fastest before falling into the water below won the competition.

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References

  1. ↑ "The 54th Annual Miss USA(R) Competition to be Broadcast Live from Baltimore, Maryland" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2004-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Michael Phelps, Molly Sims, Sugar Ray Leonard and Frederic Fekkai Headline Panel of Celebrity Judges for NBC's Telecast of MISS USA Pageant (April 11, 9-11PM ET) A Special Miss USA 'Fear Factor' to Precede Pageant at 8pm ET" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2005-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Woman, 19, named Miss California USA". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 2004-09-04. p. NC-2.
  4. ↑ Anstead, Alicia (2004-12-04). "Regality Check Miss Maine USA stops by the NEWS to talk about her pageant win and the plans for her reign". Bangor Daily News. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "PEOPLE - Seekonk woman crowned Miss Massachusetts/USA". The Providence Journal. 2004-11-27. p. D01.
  6. ↑ "Northville woman wins Miss Michigan honors". Associated Press. 2004-09-25.
  7. ↑ "Colley crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2005". Associated Press. 2004-10-24.
  8. ↑ "Pageant Royalty". The Richmond Times-Dispatch. 2004-11-01. p. B-2.
  9. ↑ "Eighth time is charm for Miss Washington USA". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2004-11-16. p. B2.
  10. ↑ "Menasha Woman Wins Miss Wisconsin-USA Crown". The Capital Times & Wisconsin State Journal. 2004-11-08. p. D6.
  11. ↑ TV.com: Fear Factor Miss USA Edition 2005; URL accessed March 21, 2006[ dead link ]
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