- Crystle Stewart
Crystle Stewart is a beauty queen from Houston, Texas who will compete in the Miss USA pageant in 2008. Stewart won the Miss Texas USA 2008 title in a state pageant held in Laredo, Texas on July 1 2007, after competing against 121 other contestants. She will represent Texas in the Miss USA 2008 pageant held in the spring of 2008. This was Stewart's fifth attempt at the title, as she had placed first runner-up in both the 2006 and 2007 events, …
- Tara Conner
Tara Elizabeth Conner (born on 18 December 1985 in Dallas, Texas) is a beauty queen who is Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model and waitress. She was a featured model on the HDNet series "Bikini Destinations" in 2004, posing for the cameras in Lake Tahoe. She has held the titles Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2002, Miss Kentucky USA 2006 and Miss USA 2006.
- Rachel Smith
Rachel Renee Smith (born April 18, 1985 in Panama) is a beauty queen from Clarksville, Tennessee who won the Miss USA pageant in 2007 and who previously had competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant.
- Shanna Moakler
Playboy playmate of the month for December 2001, Shanna Moakler was born on March 28, 1975, in Providence, Rhode Island. Shanna, whose measurements are 34C-24-36, became Miss USA in 1995 by default when the original winner won the Miss Universe pageant four months later. She has had minor roles in the films "The Wedding Singer," "Paulie Shore Is Dead" and "Big Mamma's House 2," but she is best known for work on MTV's reality show "Meet the Barkers."
- Ashley Harder
Ashley Harder is a former beauty queen from Marlton, New Jersey who had held the title of Miss New Jersey USA and was to compete for the Miss USA title in 2007 before she resigned due to her pregnancy. She works for WPSG, a CW TV affiliate in Philadelphia as one of the 3 hosts of the show "The CW Crew" according to the WPSG website. Harder won the Miss New Jersey USA 2007 title in the state pageant held in Parsippany, New Jersey on 15 October 2006.
- Ali Landry
Ali Germaine Landry (born July 21, 1973) is a former Miss USA (1996), model and actress. She is recognized as the Doritos Girl from her popular 1998 Super Bowl commercial. In 1998, she was named by "People" magazine as one of 50 most beautiful people in the world.
- Shandi Finnessey
Shandi Ren Finnessey is an American beauty queen, model and television hostess. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She had previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America where she won a preliminary award. In 2002 Finnessey authored a children’s book, "The Furrtails", which helps children appreciate individuality and understand their peers who have disabilities.
- Daisy Fuentes
Daisy Fuentes (born November 17, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban model and actress. Daisy Fuentes was born in Cuba, but moved to Madrid, Spain when she was three years old. Four years later, she emigrated to Harrison, New Jersey. Fuentes studied communications and journalism at Bergen Community College, finally being selected as the weather-girl for WNJU Channel 47, a Telemundo station.
- Susie Castillo
Susie Cintron Castillo (born January 6, 1980 in Methuen, Massachusetts), is a beauty queen who has held the Miss USA title and who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. She is also a presenter on the MTV television show "Total Request Live".
- 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.
- Tamiko Nash
Tamiko Nash (born August 26, 1979) is a beauty queen from Los Angeles, California who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Nash won the Miss California USA pageant in 2005, becoming only the third African-American to hold the title. She went on to place first runner-up in the Miss USA 2006 pageant. Nash has previously been employed by The Recording Academy, known for the Grammy Awards and is currently working as an actress in the Los Angeles area.
- Laura Harring
Laura Elena Harring (born March 3, 1964) is a Mexican American actress and former Miss USA (1985). She starred as Rita in David Lynch's 2001 film "Mulholland Dr."
- Amanda Kimmel
Amanda Lee Kimmel is a beauty queen from Billings, Montana who has competed in the Miss USA and Miss Earth pageants. Kimmel won the Miss Montana USA 2005 title in late 2004 after placing first runner-up in both the 2003 and 2004 pageants. She competed at the Miss USA 2005 pageant held in Baltimore, Maryland in April 2005, but failed to place. The pageant was won by Chelsea Cooley of North Carolina. After passing on her Montana crown to Jill McLain in late August 2005, …
- Helen Salas
Helen Marie Salas (born 5 November, 1985) is a beauty queen from Las Vegas, Nevada who has placed in the top five in both the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants. Salas won the Miss Nevada Teen USA 2004 title in a state pageant held on the campus of the University of Nevada on December 13, 2003. This was her first attempt at the title. In August 2004 she represented Nevada in the Miss Teen USA 2004 pageant broadcast live from Palm Springs, …
- Allie Laforce
Alexandra Leigh "Allie" LaForce (born August 3, 1989) was Miss Teen USA 2005, representing her hometown of Vermilion, Ohio. She was previously crowned Miss Ohio Teen USA in 2004, and reigned until she won the Miss Teen USA crown. She was crowned by Shelley Hennig of Louisiana in the pageant held August 8, 2005 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her winnings included a modeling contract, for one year, …
- Shauntay Hinton
Shauntay Hinton won the Miss USA title in 2002 competing as Miss District of Columbia USA. Hinton hails from Starkville, Mississippi and graduated from Starkville High School in 1997. She qualified to represent the District of Columbia because she was attending Howard University at the time, studying broadcast communications.
- Julie Donaldson
Julie Anne Donaldson is a beauty queen from Ponte Verde Beach, Florida who has competed in the Miss USA pageant, in addition to working as a sportscaster on the New York City based network SportsNet New York. Donaldson won the Miss Florida USA title in the state pageant held in Orlando, FL in July 2000. She had previously placed first runner-up to Kristin Ludecke in the previous year's pageant. Donaldson competed in the Miss USA 2001 pageant won by Kandace Krueger of Texas, …
- Ashley Zais
Ashley Derham Zais (born March 12, 1987) is a beauty queen from Newberry, South Carolina who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007. Zais competed in the Miss South Carolina Teen USA pageants from 2002-2003, making the semi-finals of the 2003 event and placing first runner-up to Lindsay Sporrer at Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2004. In 2006 she competed in the Miss South Carolina USA pageant for the first time and won the 2007 title.
- Chelsi Smith
Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith (born August 23, 1973 in Redwood City, California) is a beauty queen from Deer Park who has held the Miss USA and Miss Universe titles.
- Larissa Meek
Larissa Meek (born August 29, 1978 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants and a model who was the star of the television show "Average Joe: Hawaii". In 1996 Meek won the Miss Missouri Teen USA 1997 title and competed in the Miss Teen USA 1997 pageant held at South Padre Island, Texas. She did not place but did earn an Honorable Mention (meaning that Meek placed 11th to 15th place).
- Jessica Rafalowski
Jessica Rafalowski is a beauty queen from DeLand, Florida who will compete in the Miss USA pageant in 2008. Rafalowski won the Miss Florida USA 2008 title in a state pageant held in Hollywood, Florida on July 14 2007. She will represent Florida in the Miss USA 2008 pageant held in the spring of 2008. This was Rafalowski's first attempt at the title, and her second pageant competition after she won the Miss Volusia County USA local title in November 2006.
- Rebecca Moore
Rebecca Jo Moore (born March 15, 1988) is a beauty queen from Vestavia Hills, Alabama who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Moore won the Miss Alabama USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Birmingham on 1 October 2006. She had previously placed first runner-up to Carla Baumann in the Miss Alabama Teen USA 2006 pageant, making her one of very few highly placed Miss Teen USA state contestants to win a Miss USA state title the following year.
- Danielle Lacourse
Danielle Lacourse (born March 5, 1986) is a beauty queen from North Providence, Rhode Island who competed in the Miss USA 2007 pageant.. Lacourse won the Miss Rhode Island USA title in a state pageant held in Providence on 24 September 2006. This was her first attempt at the title. Lacourse represented Rhode Island in the nationally televised Miss USA 2007 pageant which was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 23, 2007, …
- Jenna Edwards
Jenna Edwards (born July 29, 1981) is a beauty queen from Brandon, Mississippi who has held the titles Miss Florida and Miss Florida USA. Edwards represented Florida at the Miss America 2005 pageant and the Miss USA 2007 pageant. Edwards grew up in Clinton, Mississippi and graduated from Central Hinds Academy in 1999. After spending two years at Mississippi College, she transferred to the University of Miami, …
- Kandace Krueger
Kandace Gayle Krueger Matthews is an American television personality and former beauty queen who has held the Miss USA title. She was born and raised in Austin, Texas.
- Shelley Hennig
Shelley Catherine Hennig (born January 2, 1987) was Miss Teen USA 2004, representing her home city of Destrehan and state of Louisiana. Although, she won her first title, Miss Louisiana Teen USA in Lafayette, Louisiana, in November 2003, Hennig had not previously competed in beauty pageants. She held the state title until she won the national Miss Teen USA title on August 6, 2004 in Palm Springs, California.
- Lynnette Cole
Lynette Cole (born February 9 1978), won the title Miss Tennessee USA in 2000. She went on to become the first woman from that state to win the Miss USA pageant, which was held in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 2000. Cole hails from Columbia, Tennessee and was twenty-one years old when she won the national crown.
- Meagan Tandy
Meagan Yvonne Tandy (born May 3, 1985 in Fremont, California) is a beauty queen from Fontana, California who was one of 5 finalists competing for the Miss USA title in 2007. Tandy won the Miss California USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in San Rafael, California on 15 October 2006. It was her second attempt at the title, as she has placed fourth runner-up to Tamiko Nash the year previously.
- Cristin Duren
Cristin Leigh Duren (born June 15, 1981) is a beauty queen from Panama City, Florida who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants. Duren won her first pageant title in 1997 when she became Miss Florida Teen USA 1997. She competed in the Miss Teen USA 1997 pageant held in South Padre Island, Texas, where she was awarded the title of Miss Photogenic. The pageant was won by Shelly Moore of Tennessee Duren first competed for a Miss USA state title in 2002, …
- 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".
- Shawn Weatherly
Shawn Nichols Weatherly (born July 24 1959 in San Antonio, Texas) is a beauty queen and entertainer from Texas. Shawn would move to South Carolina as a child which allowed her to participate in Miss South Carolina - U.S.A. pageant, which placed her in the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageant's and subsequently won both titles. Weatherly first won the Miss South Carolina USA title in 1979, and was the first representative of RPM Productions.
- Shawnae Jebbia
Shawnae Jebbia (born August 26 1972) won the Miss USA title in 1998. To win the crown, Jebbia, Miss Massachusetts USA, edged out former Miss Teen USA 1994 from California, Shauna Gambill who was the press favorite. There was controversy about Shawnae's win after the final question. Fans argued that the rightful winner, based on the final question, was Shauna Gambill.
- Brandi Sherwood
Brandi Sherwood (born January 13, 1971 in Idaho Falls, Idaho) is a model and most recognizable as 1997 Miss USA and a frequent rotating Barker's Beauty model on the daytime game show "The Price Is Right". Brandi Sherwood has held the titles of Miss Idaho Teen USA and Miss Idaho USA. At the age of 18, Sherwood was crowned Miss Teen USA 1989 and in 1997, first runner up Miss USA.
- Magen Ellis
Magen Leigh Ellis (born October 11, 1986) is a beauty queen from Houston, Texas who has competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and competed for the title Miss USA 2007 where she placed in the top 10. Ellis is one of only four Miss Texas Teen USA titleholders to also win Miss Texas USA. Ellis graduated from White House High School in 2004 and attends the University of Houston where she studies Spanish and communications.
- Shannon Marketic
Shannon LaRhea Marketic (born February 5. 1971), is a beauty queen from Malibu, California, who has held the Miss USA title. She's of Croatian background. Marketic was crowned Miss Arizona Teen USA 1989 but held the title for only a week and a half after it was discovered an error had been made and she had actually placed first runner-up. She was later crowned Miss California USA, and went on to represent California in the then Miss USA 1992 pageant.
- Summer Altice
Summer Danielle Altice (born December 23, 1979 in Fountain Valley, California, U.S.A.) is an American fashion model and actress. She was named after Miss USA 1975, Summer Bartholomew. She won Young and Modern ("YM") magazine's cover girl contest in 1995 plus she was on the cover of YM's November issue that year and subsequently signed with Elite modeling agency before appearing on the cover of "GQ" as well as men's magazines "Maxim" and "Max".
- 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.
- Lisa Wilson
Lisa Marie Wilson (born April 14, 1980) is a beauty queen and singer from Rome, Georgia who has competed in the Miss USA pageant and appeared on "American Idol". Wilson won the Miss Georgia USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in Newnan in late 2006. It was her first attempt at the title, although she had competed in local pageants such as Hawaiian Tropic. She represented Georgia in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland in April 2006, …
- Nicole O'Brian
Claudia Nicole O'Brian (born August 10, 1982) is a former beauty queen and Reality TV show contestant from Friendswood, Texas who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants. O'Brian was crowned Miss Texas Teen USA 2000 in a state pageant held Thanksgiving weekend 1999 in Houston, Texas. She had placed third runner-up to Misty Giles the year previously. In August 2000, O'Brian competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant held in Shreveport, …
- Kelli McCarty
Kelli McCarty (b. September 6 1969, Liberal, Kansas) won the Miss USA pageant in 1991, competing as Miss Kansas USA. Her victory was a much celebrated one because the event took place in Wichita in her home state and because it marked the first time Kansas won the title. She was later a finalist at the Miss Universe pageant. Then, in the mid-90s she went on to pursue a career in acting.