Miss USA 2007

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Miss USA 2007
Rachel Renee Smith waves to troops.jpg
DateMarch 23, 2007
Presenters
Venue Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, California
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements15
Winner Rachel Smith
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
Congeniality Stephanie Trudeau
Flag of Montana.svg Montana
Photogenic Rebecca Moore
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
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Miss USA 2007 was the 56th Miss USA pageant, held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition. [1] The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith of Tennessee. [2]

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The pageant was broadcast live on NBC from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California one month earlier than the 2006 pageant. [3] This was the second time that the pageant was held at this venue; it was previously held there in 2004, when Shandi Finnessey of Missouri was crowned Miss USA 2004. [4] The host hotel was the Wilshire Grand. [5]

Delegates arrived in Los Angeles on March 8, 2007, and were involved in two weeks of rehearsals and events prior to the final show. [6] The preliminary competition were held on March 19, 2007, where all 51 contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown, with the personal interview competition being held in private the previous day. [7] This was the first time in recent years that the presentation show was held in the hotel ballroom, rather than at the location of the final competition.

During the final show on March 23, the fifteen delegates with the highest average score from the preliminary competition were announced. The top fifteen competed in the swimsuit competition, and the top ten competed in evening gown. The composite score was shown after each round of competition for the first time since 2002.

At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Tara Conner crowned Rachel Smith of Tennessee as the new Miss USA. [1] Smith was the third consecutive former Miss Teen USA delegate to win the title and the second woman from Tennessee. Coincidentally, both Smith and Conner had competed together at Miss Teen USA 2002. [8]

Results

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Map showing placements by state

Placements

Final ResultsContestant [9]
Miss USA 2007
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
Top 15

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic

Final competition

Selection of contestants

One delegate from each state was chosen in state pageants held from June to December 2006. [10] The first state pageant was Texas, held on June 25, 2006, and the final pageants were Kansas and Hawaii, held on December 17, 2006.

Two contestants were replaced by their first runners-up:

For the first time in the history of the pageant, eleven former Miss Teen USA delegates competed in the pageant. Initially only nine held titles, but the number increased to eleven after two titleholders resigned and former Teen USA delegates succeeded them.

Delegates

The Miss USA 2007 delegates are:

See also

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