- Chelsea Cooley
Chelsea Cooley, (born October 30, 1983), is a beauty queen from Mint Hill, North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title. Cooley was crowned Miss USA during the Miss USA 2005 pageant in Baltimore, Maryland on April 11, 2005. She was the first Miss North Carolina USA to win the Miss USA crown.
- Erin O'Kelley
Erin O'Kelley (born 4 March, 1986) is a beauty queen from Asheville, North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed for the Miss USA title in 2007. O'Kelley won the Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant on November 25, 2000, in her first attempt. She was crowned by 2000 titleholder Chelsea Cooley of Charlotte, North Carolina, who would later go on to win the Miss North Carolina USA and Miss USA titles.
- Nido Qubein
Nido doesn't just talk business, he lives it. He is an entrepreneur with active interests in banking, real estate and advertising. As a "business insider" with extensive boardroom exposure, he's in touch with the challenges confronting you and your people every day. He's able to share through experience what works, what doesn't, and why.
- Samantha Holvey
Samantha Carol Holvey (born March 1, 1986) is a beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Holvey was born in Houston, Texas, later lived in Morgantown, West Virginia and resided in Buies Creek, North Carolina during her reign. Holvey competed in her first Miss Universe Organization pageant in 2004, …
- Melissa Witek
Melissa Witek (born April 9, 1981) is an entrepreneur and beauty queen who competed in the Miss USA pageant and appeared on the reality television show "Treasure Hunters".
- Brittany Hogan
Brittany Elizabeth Hogan (born 1985) is a beauty queen from Escondido, California who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Hogan won the Miss California USA title in a state pageant held in Fresno, California in September 2004. It was her first attempt at this title, although she had previously placed in the top 10 for Miss California Teen USA 2001. She competed as Miss City of San Diego in the pageant, which attracted over one hundred contestants.
- Melissa Lingafelt
Melissa Gayle Lingafelt (born December 20, 1989) is a beauty queen from North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Lingafelt won the Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2006 title on her first attempt on November 1 2005 in High Point, North Carolina. She was crowned by Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2005 Nikkie Groat. Her sister titleholder was Samantha Holvey, Miss North Carolina USA 2006.
- Sarah Medley
Sarah Ashley Medley (born April 21 1986) is a beauty queen from North Charleston, South Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants. Medley won her first major pageant title in 2001, when she won the Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageant held in November 2000. She represented her state in the Miss Teen USA 2001 pageant held in South Padre Island, Texas in August 2001, but failed to place in the nationally televised pageant, …
- Katie Coble
Katie Coble is a beauty queen from Matthews, North Carolina who will compete in the Miss Teen USA pageant in 2007. Coble won the Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in High Point on October 28 2006. She won the crown on her second attempt at the title, after winning the swimsuit award and placing fourth runner-up to Melissa Lingafelt in the 2006 event. Her "sister" 2007 titleholder is Erin O'Kelley of Asheville, Miss North Carolina USA 2007, …
- Jill Gulseth
Jill Gulseth (born 1985) is a beauty queen from Geneva, Illinois who has held the title Miss Illinois USA and competed at Miss USA. Gulseth competed in Miss Illinois USA 2004 pageant and placed in the semi-finals. Returning the following year, Gulseth won both the Miss Illinois USA crown and the Miss Photogenic award. This state pageant attracted 129 delegates. In April 2005 Gulseth represented Illinois in the Miss USA 2005 pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland, …
- Kristen Johnson
Kristen Lynn Johnson (born March 16, 1982 in Henderson, Kentucky) is a beauty queen who has represented Kentucky at both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.
- Erin Abrahamson
Erin Court Abrahamson (born 12 December, 1983) is a beauty queen from Essex Fells, New Jersey and Livingston, New Jersey who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.
- Laci Scott
Laci Scott is a beauty queen from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Scott won the Miss Oklahoma USA 2005 title in a state pageant held in November 2004 in Edmond, Oklahoma. Her sister titleholder was Crystle Glidden, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2005. Both Scott and Glidden were top six finalists in the Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2006 event. Scott represented Oklahoma in the Miss USA 2005 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005.
- Nikkie Groat
Nikkie Groat is a beauty queen from Matthews, North Carolina who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Groat's first pageant experience came in 2003 when she entered and won the Miss Union County pageant, which allowed her to enter the Miss North Carolina Teen USA pageant, where she was a top twelve semi-finalist. Groat competed again the following year. winning the Miss North Carolina Teen USA title in late 2004.
- Amy Crawford
Amy Crawford is a beauty queen from Auburn, Washington who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Crawford won the Miss Washington USA 2005 title in a state pageant held in Seattle in late 2004. She had previously competed for this title on two occasions, and had competed in the Miss Washington pageant seven times. Crawford competed in her first state pageant in 1997 when she represented Auburn but did not place.
- Tyler Willis
Tyler Colie Willis is a beauty queen from Brownfield, Texas who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Willis won the Miss Texas USA 2005 title in a state pageant held in Laredo, Texas in June 2004. Competing against 128 other contestants as Miss Central Plains, Willis also won the Miss Congeniality title during the event. Her second runner-up was Lauren Lanning, who would win the title the following year. This was Willis's fourth attempt at winning the title.
- Candice Stewart
Candice Dontrelle Stewart is a beauty queen from Metairie, Louisiana who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants. Stewart competed in her first Miss Louisiana Teen USA pageant in 1999, placing first runner up to Nina Moach. She returned two years later and captured the Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2002 crown in the state pageant held in Lafayette in late 2001. Stewart then represented Louisiana at the Miss Teen USA 2002 pageant held at South Padre Island, …
- Jessica Furrer
Jessica Furrer (born 1983) is a beauty queen who won the title Miss Arkansas USA 2005. Furrer competed for Arkansas in the Miss USA 2005 pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005. She placed in the top fifteen in the pageant, which was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina. Furrer's placement was her state's first since 1982, when Terri Utley won the Miss USA crown.
- Marin Poole
Marin Morgan Poole is a beauty queen from Logan, Utah who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants. Poole won the Miss Utah Teen USA 2002 title in a state pageant held in December 2001, competing as Miss Cache Valley Teen USA. She also won the Miss Congeniality and Miss Photogenic awards in that pageant. Her first runner up was Jessica Dawn Black, who later won the Miss Utah Teen USA 2003 title.
- Amanda Rammell
Amanda Lynn Rammell (born May 22, 1985) is a beauty queen from Rexburg, Idaho who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant will compete in the Miss USA competition in 2007. Rammell won the Miss Idaho Teen USA pageant on October 19 2002 and later represented Idaho in the Miss Teen USA 2003 pageant broadcast live from Palm Springs, California in August 2003. She failed to place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Tami Farrell of Oregon.
- Brenda Brabham
Brenda Kaye Brabham is a beauty queen from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Brabham won the Miss Pennsylvania USA 2005 title in a state pageant held in late 2004. It was her second attempt at the title, and she was crowned by outgoing titleholder Nicole Georghalli. Brabham represented Pennsylvania in the Miss USA 2005 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005.
- Cristina Nardozzi
Cristina Nardozzi is a beauty queen from Seekonk, Massachusetts who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. In late 2004 Nardozzi won the Miss Massachusetts USA 2005 title in Quincy, Massachusetts. She represented her state at the Miss USA 2005 pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005 but failed to place. The nationally televised pageant was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.
- Jennifer Pitts
Jennifer Anne Pitts is a beauty pageant contestant from Richmond, Virginia who has competed in the Miss America and Miss USA pageants. Pitts won her first pageant title in 2002 when she was crowned Miss Virginia. She had placed first runner-up the year before. Pitts competed in the nationally televised Miss America 2003 pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey in September 2002, but did not place.
- Aisha Berry
Aisha Berry is a beauty queen from Cincinnati, Ohio who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Berry won the Miss Ohio USA 2005 title in a state pageant held in late 2004. This was her fifth attempt at the title, as she placed second runner-up in 2001, was a semi-finalist in the 2002 pageant won by Kim Mullen, did not place in the 2003 event won by Candace Smith, and was fourth runner-up in 2004. Other runners-up in the 2004 competition were Shannon Niquette Stewart, …
- Candace Glickman
Candace Glickman is a beauty queen from Manchester, New Hampshire who has competed in the Miss America and Miss USA pageants. Glickman won the Miss New Hampshire 2003 pageant in May 2003 competing as Miss Deerfield Fair. It was her fourth attempt at the title, as she had placed fourth runner up in every Miss New Hampshire pageant from 2000-2002. She represented New Hampshire in the Miss America 2004 pageant broadcast live from Atlantic City, …
- Lauren Cisneros
Lauren Cisneros (born 1983) is a beauty queen who won the title Miss Colorado USA 2005. Cisneros, who hails from Castle Rock, Colorado, has Native American, Spanish, Norwegian and French heritage. Prior to her pageant win, she had placed second runner-up to Janel Haw in the previous year's competition. Cisneros represented Colorado in the Miss USA 2005 pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005 but failed to make the cut.
- Sylvia Pogorzelski
Sylvia Carolina Pogorzelski is a beauty queen from East Hanover, New Jersey who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Pogorzelski won the Miss New Jersey USA 2005 title in a state pageant held in Parsippany, New Jersey on 31 October 2004. It was her first attempt at the title, although she had previously competed in a Miss Polonia pageant in Chicago. Pogorzelski represented New Jersey in the Miss USA 2005 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005.
- Jessica Tinney
Jessica Tinney (born April 2, 1984) is a beauty queen from Birmingham, Alabama who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Tinney won the Miss Alabama USA 2005 title in late 2004. She had competed in the state pageant on two previous occasions, placing third runner-up in 2003 and second runner-up in 2004. She had also placed fourth runner-up in the Miss Alabama Teen USA 2001 pageant and first runner-up in the same pageant the following year.
- Sarah-Elizabeth Langford
Sarah-Elizabeth Langford (born 1979) is a beauty queen who has competed at both Miss America and Miss USA. She grew up in Georgia where her father was a state senator. He died when she was fifteen years old, an experience that had a long-term impact on her life. Langford's first pageant experience came in 2003 when she represented the District of Columbia in the Miss America pageant. She failed to place, but did win a non-finalist scholarship of $5,000.
- Tanisha Brito
Tanisha Nicole Brito (born 1980) is a beauty queen who has competed at both Miss America and Miss USA. Brito is an experienced pageant contestant. Her first major pageant was the 2000 Miss Connecticut state pageant, where she finished second runner-up. The following year she competed in Georgia, where she won a non-finalist interview award. She returned to Connecticut in 2002, where she won the swimsuit award and Miss Connecticut crown.
- Sheena Benton
Sheena Benton (born 1982) is a beauty queen who won the title Miss Delaware USA 2005. Benton represented Delaware in the Miss USA 2005 pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005, but failed to make the cut. The pageant was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina. At the time of her pageant win she was living in Wilmington, Delaware but is originally from Milford. The Delaware state win was her first major pageant experience.
- Sade Aiyeku
Sade Alexandra Aiyeku (born 1980) is a beauty queen who has held the title Miss Idaho USA and competed at Miss USA. Aiyeku grew up in Prescott, Washington. She was student body president during her senior year and attended Walla Walla Community College through the Running Start program. She was valedictorian of her graduating class.
- Carrie Lee
Carrie Lee is a beauty queen from Sebeka, Minnesota who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Lee won the Miss Minnesota USA title in a state pageant held in Bloomington in late 2006. This was her fourth attempt at the title as she had placed third runner-up to Sarah Cahill in 2003, was second runner-up in 2002 and made the semi-finals in 2001. She was the first woman from Sebeka to win either the Miss Minnesota USA or Miss Minnesota Teen USA title.
- Amanda Mitteer
Amanda Lee Mitteer is a beauty queen from Brattleboro, Vermont who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Mitteer won the Miss Vermont USA 2005 title in a state pageant held in late 2004. It was her third attempt at the title, as she placed third runner-up in the 2003 event and first runner-up in the 2004 competition. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Michelle Fongemie. Mitteer represented Vermont in the Miss USA 2005 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, …
- Jeannie Dalton
Jeannie Dalton (born Jeannie Boger in February 1959) was Miss North Carolina USA and her state's representative at Miss USA 1982. Dalton is the mother of Kenzie Dalton, an actress and model who appeared on One Tree Hill.
- Amy Colley
Amy Estella Colley is a beauty queen from Jonesborough, Tennessee who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. She graduated from David Crockett High School in 2002. Colley first competed in the Miss Tennessee 2002 pageant where she won a preliminary swimsuit award but did not place. Later that year she competed in the Miss Tennessee Teen USA pageant, and placed in the top six alongside Lauren Grissom and winner Rachel Smith, …
- Mariana Loya
Mariana Loya (born 1979) is a beauty queen who has competed at both Miss America and Miss USA. She has Spanish and Chinese ancestry. Loya, who previously lived in Tacoma, Washington won her first state pageant title in 1998, when she competed as Miss Pierce County and won the Miss Washington title. She represented Washington in the Miss America 1999 pageant, but failed to place. The pageant was won by Nicole Johnson of Illinois.
- Jana Murrell
Jana Murrell is the morning traffic reporter for television station KETV 7 in Omaha, Nebraska and former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.
- Crystal McLaurin-Coney
Crystal McLaurin-Coney, is a beauty queen and actress hailing from North Carolina who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. McLaurin-Coney won the Miss North Carolina USA title in 1997 and went on to represent North Carolina in the Miss USA 1997 pageant. She did not place among the top ten semi-finalists in the nationally televised competition, which was won by Brook Mahealani Lee of Hawaii, as her preliminary average score ranked her fourteenth.
- Erica Commeau
Erica Marie Commeau (born 1984) is a beauty queen, local reality television star and apsiring model. Commeau, who hails from Brewer, Maine, won the Miss Maine USA 2005 crown in late 2004, having previously placed in the semi-finals in the 2003 pageant. She represented Maine in the Miss USA 2005 pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland on April 2005. Commeau failed to place in that pageant, which was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina.