Miss USA 2008

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Miss USA 2008
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Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart
DateApril 11, 2008
Presenters
Entertainment Finger Eleven
Venue Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements15
Winner Crystle Stewart
Flag of Texas.svg  Texas
Congeniality Monica Day
Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio
Photogenic Courtney Carroll
Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska
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Miss USA 2008 was the 57th Miss USA pageant, held at the Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008. [2] At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Crystle Stewart of Texas was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Rachel Smith of Tennessee. Crystle represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant, which was held in Vietnam, where she placed in the Top 10. This was also the first time in the pageant's 56-year history that two consecutive women of African Americans have been crowned.

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The pageant was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts, a 7,000-seat theater located in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. The theater was also the location of Miss Universe 1991 and 1996 pageants. This is the first time that the Miss USA pageant was held in Nevada.

For the first time, the competition was broadcast in High Definition.

Brother/sister duo Donny and Marie Osmond hosted the live telecast for the first time, and Finger Eleven performed their single "Paralyzer". [1] [3] Rihanna's song Umbrella was used during the evening gown competition.

During the final show on April 11, the fifteen delegates with the highest average scores from the preliminary competition were announced. The top fifteen competed in the swimsuit competition. The top ten delegates from swimsuit competed in evening gown. The top five delegates from the evening gown competition (not averaged composite scores from both competitions) competed in the final question round to determine the winner. The judges' composite score was shown after each round of competition for only the second time since 2002.

Results

Placements

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Map showing placements by state
PlacementContestant
Miss USA 2008
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 10
Top 15

Delegates

StateContestantHometownAge [lower-alpha 1] HeightPlacementAwardNotes
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Keisha Walding Dothan 245'10"
Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Courtney Erin Carroll [4] Fairbanks 255'7"Miss Photogenic
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Kimberly Joiner [5] Gilbert 225'8"
Flag of Arkansas (1924-2011).svg Arkansas Rachel Howells [6] Alma 215'10"
Flag of California.svg California Raquel Beezley [7] Barstow 215'8"Top 15
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Beckie Hughes [8] [9] Grand Junction 215'9"
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut Jacqueline Honulik [10] Fairfield 215'8"
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware Vincenza Carrieri-Russo [11] Newark 235'7"
Flag of the District of Columbia.svg District of Columbia Chelsey Sophia Rodgers [12] Washington, D.C. 245'8"
Flag of Florida.svg Florida Jessica Rafalowski DeLand 225'10"Top 10
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia Amanda Kozak Warner Robins 235'10"Previously Miss Georgia 2006
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Jonelle Layfield Kaneʻohe 235'10"Sister of Ashley Layfield, Miss Hawaii 2007
Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Tracey Brown Post Falls 215'9"Previously Miss Idaho 2005
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Shanon Lersch Chicago 255'10"
Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana Brittany Mason Anderson 215'10"Top 10
Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa Abbey Curran Davenport 205'5"First person with disability to compete at Miss USA
Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas Michelle Gillespie Mission Hills 225'11"Great-great niece of Margaret Gorman, Miss America 1921
Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Alysha Harris Lexington 205'4"
Flag of Louisiana (2006-2010).svg Louisiana Michelle Berthelot Hammond 245'6"
Flag of Maine.svg Maine Kaetlin Parent Van Buren 205'8"Previously Miss Maine Teen USA 2005
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Casandra Tressler Damascus 225'9"Later Miss United States International 2010
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Jacqueline Bruno Assonet 235'10"Top 10Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2003
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Elisabeth Crawford Canton 255'8"
Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota Kaylee Unverzagt Eagan 205'10"Top 15
Flag of Mississippi (2001-2020).svg Mississippi Leah Laviano Ellisville 205'4"1st runner-up
Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Candice Crawford Columbia 215'8"Top 10Sister of actor Chace Crawford
Flag of Montana.svg Montana Tori Wanty [13] Shelby 215'4"
Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska Micaela Johnson Omaha 235'5"
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Veronica Grabowski Henderson 235'6"
Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire Breanne Silvi Nashua 245'4"
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Tiffany Andrade Linden 225'5"2nd runner-up
Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico Raelene Aguilar Sunland Park 265'8"Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2000
Flag of New York.svg New York Danielle Roundtree New York City 205'11"
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Andrea Duke Saluda 265'11"
Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota Stephanie Tollefson [14] New Rockford 215'8"
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Monica Day Grove City 255'9"Miss Congeniality
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Lindsey Jo Harrington Frederick 225'10"3rd runner-up
Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Mary Horch [15] Corvallis 245'7"
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania LauRen Merola Pittsburgh 235'8"4th runner-up
Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Amy Diaz Johnston 235'6"Top 15Previously Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2001
Later Miss Earth United States 2009
Later contestant on The Amazing Race 23 and won
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina Jamie Hill Columbia 245'6"Top 15Contestant on The Amazing Race 10
Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota Charlie Buhler Mitchell 205'5"First African American Miss South Dakota USA
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Hailey Laine Brown Franklin 255'9"Top 10
Flag of Texas.svg Texas Crystle Stewart Missouri City 265'9"WinnerTop 10 at Miss Universe 2008; placed 8th
Flag of Utah (1913-1922).png Utah Julia Bachison North Ogden 245'7"Top 15Previously Miss Utah 2005
Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Kim Tantlinger Burlington 225'7"
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia Tori Hall Roanoke 215'8"Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005
Cast member on Road Rules 2007: Viewers' Revenge and The Gauntlet 3
Flag of Washington.svg Washington Michelle Font Renton 265'7"
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia Skylene Montgomery Parkersburg 235'7"
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin Michelyn Cynthia Butler Madison 255'8"
Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming Cassie Shore Casper 225'5"

Contestant notes

Michelle Gillespie is crowned Miss Kansas USA 2008 Michelle Gillespie crowning.png
Michelle Gillespie is crowned Miss Kansas USA 2008

Judges

See also

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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