Miss USA 2005

Miss USA 2005
Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley
Date	April 11, 2005
Presenters	Nancy O'Dell Billy Bush
Venue	Hippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland
Broadcaster	NBC WBAL-TV
Entrants	51
Placements	15
Winner	Chelsea Cooley North Carolina

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.

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:

• Michael Phelps – Olympic gold medalist swimmer
• Molly Sims – Star of NBC show Las Vegas
• Sugar Ray Leonard – Boxer
• Frederic Fekkai – Beauty expert
• Pamela Dennis – Fashion designer
• Raj Bhakta – The Apprentice contestant
• Ksenia Maksimova – Model
• Brody Hutzler – Actor on Days of Our Lives

Delegates

The Miss USA 2005 delegates were:

• Alabama – Jessica Tinney
• Alaska – Aleah Scheick
• Arizona – Mariana Loya
• Arkansas – Jessica Furrer
• California – Brittany Hogan^[3]
• Colorado – Lauren Cisneros
• Connecticut – Melissa Mandak
• Delaware – Sheena Benton
• District of Columbia – Sarah-Elizabeth Langford
• Florida – Melissa Witek
• Georgia – Tanisha Brito
• Hawaii – Jennifer Fairbank
• Idaho – Sade Aiyeku
• Illinois – Jill Gulseth
• Indiana – Kaitlyn Christopher
• Iowa – Joy Robinson
• Kansas – Rachel Saunders
• Kentucky – Kristen Johnson
• Louisiana – Candice Stewart
• Maine – Erica Commeau^[4]
• Maryland – Marina Harrison
• Massachusetts – Cristina Nardozzi^[5]
• Michigan – Crystal Hayes^[6]
• Minnesota – Carrie Lee
• Mississippi – Jennifer Adcock
• Missouri – Andrea Ciliberti
• Montana – Amanda Kimmel
• Nebraska – Jana Murrell
• Nevada – Shivonn Geeb
• New Hampshire – Candace Glickman
• New Jersey – Sylvia Pogorzelski
• New Mexico – Jacqueline Deaner
• New York – Meaghan Jarensky
• North Carolina – Chelsea Cooley
• North Dakota – Chrissa Miller
• Ohio – Aisha Berry
• Oklahoma – Laci Scott
• Oregon – Jessica Carlson
• Pennsylvania – Brenda Brabham
• Rhode Island – Allison Paganetti
• South Carolina – Sarah Medley
• South Dakota – Jessica Fjerstad
• Tennessee – Amy Colley^[7]
• Texas – Tyler Willis
• Utah – Marin Poole
• Vermont – Amanda Mitteer
• Virginia – Jennifer Pitts^[8]
• Washington – Amy Crawford^[9]
• West Virginia – Kristin Morrison
• Wisconsin – Melissa Ann Young^[10]
• Wyoming – Abby Norman

See also

• Miss Teen USA 2005
• Miss Universe 2005

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.

External links

• Miss USA official website Archived 2006-09-18 at the Wayback Machine