Miss USA 2008 was the 57th Miss USA pageant, held 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.
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.
Mississippi earns the 1st runner-up position for the first time and surpasses its previous highest placement from 1986, becoming its highest placement of the state until 2020.
New Jersey earns the 2nd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1990.
Oklahoma earns the 3rd runner-up position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in 2004.
Pennsylvania earns the 4th runner-up position for the first time and reaches its highest placement since 1993.
Due to accounting errors, Christina Silva was crowned Miss California USA. When the mistake was discovered a week after the pageant, the real winner Raquel Beezley assumed the title.[7]
Three contestants previously competed in the Miss Texas USA and/or Miss Texas Teen USA pageants before winning titles in other states:
Candice Crawford (Missouri) placed third runner-up at Miss Texas Teen USA 2003 and 2005. She is the sister of Gossip Girl actor Chace Crawford.[17]
Elisabeth Crawford (Michigan) was a non-finalist at Miss Texas USA 2004 to 2006
Veronica Grabowski (Nevada) competed at the Miss Texas Teen USA 2003 and Miss Texas USA 2007 pageants, finishing as a semifinalist in both years.
Amy Diaz (Rhode Island) and Danielle Roundtree (New York) competed at Miss Florida USA 2007. Diaz placed third runner-up and Roundtree was a non-finalist.[18]
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External links
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March 16, 2023
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Miss USA 2008 was the 57th Miss USA pageant held 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 Miss USA 2008Miss USA 2008 Crystle StewartDateApril 11 2008PresentersDonny OsmondMarie Osmond 1 EntertainmentFinger ElevenVenueThe AXIS Las Vegas NevadaBroadcasterNBC KVBC Telemundo KBLR Entrants51Placements15WinnerCrystle Stewart TexasCongenialityMonica Day OhioPhotogenicCourtney Carroll Alaska 20072009 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 Contents 1 Selection of contestants 2 Results 2 1 Placements 2 2 Special awards 2 3 Final competition scores 3 Historical significance 4 Delegates 5 Contestant gallery 6 Contestant notes 7 Judges 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksSelection of contestantsOne delegate from each state and the District of Columbia were chosen in state pageants held from June 2007 to January 2008 ResultsPlacements Map showing placements by state Final Results ContestantMiss USA 2008 Texas Crystle Stewart1st Runner Up Mississippi Leah Laviano2nd Runner Up New Jersey Tiffany Andrade3rd Runner Up Oklahoma Lindsey Jo Harrington4th Runner Up Pennsylvania LauRen MerolaTop 10 Florida Jessica Rafalowski Indiana Brittany Mason Massachusetts Jacqueline Bruno Missouri Candice Crawford Tennessee Hailey Laine BrownTop 15 California Raquel Beezley Minnesota Kaylee Unverzagt Rhode Island Amy Diaz South Carolina Jamie Hill Utah Julia BachisonSpecial awards Award ContestantMiss Congeniality Ohio Monica DayMiss Photogenic Alaska Courtney CarrollFinal competition scores State Swimsuit Evening GownTexas 9 178 3 9 169 2 Mississippi 8 522 9 8 953 5 New Jersey 8 531 8 8 991 4 Oklahoma 9 474 1 9 318 1 Pennsylvania 9 183 2 9 089 3 Missouri 8 977 4 8 622 6 Indiana 8 478 10 8 578 7 Florida 8 567 7 8 500 8 Tennessee 8 687 6 8 460 9 Massachusetts 8 954 5 8 439 10 South Carolina 8 476 11 California 8 289 12 Utah 7 984 13 Rhode Island 7 972 14 Minnesota 7 938 15 Winner First Runner Up Second Runner Up Third Runner Up Fourth Runner Up Top 10 Top 15 Rank in each round of competitionHistorical significanceTexas wins competition for the ninth time Mississippi earns the 1st runner up position for the first time and surpasses its previous highest placement from 1986 becoming its highest placement of the state until 2020 New Jersey earns the 2nd runner up position for the third time The last time it placed this was in 1990 Oklahoma earns the 3rd runner up position for the second time The last time it placed this was in 2004 Pennsylvania earns the 4th runner up position for the first time and reaches its highest placement since 1993 States that placed in semifinals the previous year were California Missouri Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas and Utah Texas placed for the eighth consecutive year California placed for the fourth consecutive year Rhode Island South Carolina and Tennessee placed for the third consecutive year Missouri and Utah made their second consecutive placement Florida last placed in 2006 Mississippi Oklahoma and Pennsylvania last placed in 2005 Indiana and Massachusetts last placed in 2003 Minnesota last placed in 2002 New Jersey last placed in 1997 Nevada breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 2006 DelegatesState Contestant Hometown Age a Height Placement Award Notes Alabama Keisha Walding Dothan 24 5 10 Alaska Courtney Erin Carroll 4 Fairbanks 25 5 7 Miss Photogenic Arizona Kimberly Joiner 5 Gilbert 22 5 8 Arkansas Rachel Howells 6 Alma 21 5 10 California Raquel Beezley 7 Barstow 21 5 8 Top 15 Colorado Beckie Hughes 8 9 Grand Junction 21 5 9 Connecticut Jacqueline Honulik 10 Fairfield 21 5 8 Delaware Vincenza Carrieri Russo 11 Newark 23 5 7 District of Columbia Chelsey Sophia Rodgers 12 Washington D C 24 5 8 Florida Jessica Rafalowski DeLand 22 5 10 Top 10 Georgia Amanda Kozak Warner Robins 23 5 10 Previously Miss Georgia 2006 Hawaii Jonelle Layfield Kaneʻohe 23 5 10 Sister of Ashley Layfield Miss Hawaii 2007 Idaho Tracey Brown Post Falls 21 5 9 Previously Miss Idaho 2005 Illinois Shanon Lersch Chicago 25 5 10 Indiana Brittany Mason Anderson 21 5 10 Top 10 Iowa Abbey Curran Davenport 20 5 5 First person with disability to compete at Miss USA Kansas Michelle Gillespie Mission Hills 22 5 11 Great great niece of Margaret Gorman Miss America 1921 Kentucky Alysha Harris Lexington 20 5 4 Louisiana Michelle Berthelot Hammond 24 5 6 Maine Kaetlin Parent Van Buren 20 5 8 Previously Miss Maine Teen USA 2005 Maryland Casandra Tressler Damascus 22 5 9 Later Miss United States International 2010 Massachusetts Jacqueline Bruno Assonet 23 5 10 Top 10 Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2003 Michigan Elisabeth Crawford Canton 25 5 8 Minnesota Kaylee Unverzagt Eagan 20 5 10 Top 15 Mississippi Leah Laviano Ellisville 20 5 4 1st runner up Missouri Candice Crawford Columbia 21 5 8 Top 10 Sister of actor Chace Crawford Montana Tori Wanty 13 Shelby 21 5 4 Nebraska Micaela Johnson Omaha 23 5 5 Nevada Veronica Grabowski Henderson 23 5 6 New Hampshire Breanne Silvi Nashua 24 5 4 New Jersey Tiffany Andrade Linden 22 5 5 2nd runner up New Mexico Raelene Aguilar Sunland Park 26 5 8 Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2000 New York Danielle Roundtree New York City 20 5 11 North Carolina Andrea Duke Saluda 26 5 11 North Dakota Stephanie Tollefson 14 New Rockford 21 5 8 Ohio Monica Day Grove City 25 5 9 Miss Congeniality Oklahoma Lindsey Jo Harrington Frederick 22 5 10 3rd runner up Oregon Mary Horch 15 Corvallis 24 5 7 Pennsylvania LauRen Merola Pittsburgh 23 5 8 4th runner up Rhode Island Amy Diaz Johnston 23 5 6 Top 15 Previously Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2001Later Miss Earth United States 2009Later contestant on The Amazing Race 23 and won South Carolina Jamie Hill Columbia 24 5 6 Top 15 Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 South Dakota Charlie Buhler Mitchell 20 5 5 First African American Miss South Dakota USA Tennessee Hailey Laine Brown Franklin 25 5 9 Top 10 Texas Crystle Stewart Missouri City 26 5 9 Winner Top 10 at Miss Universe 2008 placed 8th Utah Julia Bachison North Ogden 24 5 7 Top 15 Previously Miss Utah 2005 Vermont Kim Tantlinger Burlington 22 5 7 Virginia Tori Hall Roanoke 21 5 8 Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005Cast member on Road Rules 2007 Viewers Revenge and The Gauntlet 3 Washington Michelle Font Renton 26 5 7 West Virginia Skylene Montgomery Parkersburg 23 5 7 Wisconsin Michelyn Cynthia Butler Madison 25 5 8 Wyoming Cassie Shore Casper 22 5 5 Contestant gallery Raquel BeezleyMiss California USA 2008 Keisha WaldingMiss Alabama USA 2008 Vincenza Carrieri RussoMiss Delaware USA 2008 Shanon LerschMiss Illinois USA 2008 Michelle BerthelotMiss Louisiana USA 2008 Casandra TresslerMiss Maryland USA 2008 Elisabeth CrawfordMiss Michigan USA 2008 Kaylee UnverzagtMiss Minnesota USA 2008 Candice CrawfordMiss Missouri USA 2008 Veronica GrabowskiMiss Nevada USA 2008 Crystle Stewart 2008 winner Miss Texas USA 2008 Charlie Buhler Miss South Dakota USA 2008Contestant notes Michelle Gillespie is crowned Miss Kansas USA 2008 Due to accounting errors Christina Silva was crowned Miss California USA When the mistake was discovered a week after the pageant the real winner Raquel Beezley assumed the title 7 Michelle Gillespie Miss Kansas USA is the great great niece of Miss America 1921 Margaret Gorman of Washington DC 16 Three contestants previously competed in the Miss Texas USA and or Miss Texas Teen USA pageants before winning titles in other states Candice Crawford Missouri placed third runner up at Miss Texas Teen USA 2003 and 2005 She is the sister of Gossip Girl actor Chace Crawford 17 Elisabeth Crawford Michigan was a non finalist at Miss Texas USA 2004 to 2006 Veronica Grabowski Nevada competed at the Miss Texas Teen USA 2003 and Miss Texas USA 2007 pageants finishing as a semifinalist in both years Amy Diaz Rhode Island and Danielle Roundtree New York competed at Miss Florida USA 2007 Diaz placed third runner up and Roundtree was a non finalist 18 Abbey Curran Iowa was the first contestant with a disability Curran was born with cerebral palsy 19 Amy Diaz Rhode Island competed at Miss Earth 2009 in Boracay Philippines but unplaced JudgesHeather Mills activist contestant on ABC s season four of Dancing with the Stars Rob Schneider actor comedian screenwriter director Kristian Alfonso actress on NBC s Days of Our Lives entrepreneur Joey Fatone former member of NSync actor contestant on ABC s season four of Dancing with the Stars host of NBC s The Singing Bee Christian Siriano winner of season four of Project Runway Amanda Beard Olympic Gold Medal swimmer model Kelly Carlson actress on FX s Nip Tuck Ken Paves celebrity hairstylist Shawne Merriman outside linebacker for the NFL s San Diego Chargers George Wayne Vanity Fair magazine celebrity journalist Robert Earl founder and CEO of Planet Hollywood International Inc See alsoMiss USA 2007 Miss Universe 2008 Miss Teen USA 2008Notes Ages at the time of the pageantReferences a b America s beloved Brother amp Sister duo Donny and Marie Osmond to host the 2008 Miss USA Pageant Miss USA Press 2008 03 14 Archived from the original on 2008 08 07 Miss USA coming to Las Vegas News 3 Las Vegas 2007 12 13 Archived from the original on 2007 12 07 Retrieved 2007 12 13 Heather Mills Rob Schneider Joey Fatone Kristian Alfonso Amanda Beard Christian Siriano Shawne Merriman Ken Paves Kelly Carlson and George Wayne to Judge 2008 Miss USA Pageant On NBC April 11th Finger Eleven Will Perform Their Hit Song Paralyzer During the Live Telecast from Las Vegas Press release Miss Universe Organization 2008 03 31 Archived from the original on 2008 08 07 UAF student wins Miss Alaska USA crown Associated Press 2007 12 17 Gersema Emily 2007 12 10 Gilbert woman to vie for Miss USA crown The Arizona Republic Retrieved 2008 03 07 Fry Kenneth 2008 02 23 Alma Woman Prepares For Miss USA Pageant Press Argus Courier permanent dead link a b New Miss California winner named after accounting error Associated Press 2007 12 04 Owner of Pinque wins Miss Colorado USA crown The Daily Sentinel 2007 10 30 Stina Sieg 31 October 2007 Businesswoman named Miss Colorado The Post Independent Glenwood Springs and Garfield County CO USA Swift Communications Inc Archived from the original on 1 March 2021 Retrieved 15 April 2020 Daughter of officer sets sights on Miss USA The Norwalk Advocate 2008 01 24 Retrieved 2008 03 07 dead link Zewe Adam 2007 12 10 Vincenza Carrieri Russo crowned Miss Delaware USA The Community News Archived from the original on 2008 04 21 Retrieved 2008 03 07 Bryce Peter 2008 03 18 Next Stop Miss USA DC s Pageant Representative on Fashion Fitness Guilty Pleasures and Embarrassing Moments Washingtonian Archived from the original on 2008 04 10 Retrieved 2008 03 20 Milliard Trevon 2008 03 20 UM student wins Miss Montana Montana Kaimin Archived from the original on 2008 04 10 Retrieved 2008 03 20 Johnson Andrea Miss N D focuses on healthy lifestyles Minot Daily News Retrieved 2008 03 20 dead link Hogue Theresa 2008 03 14 Miss Oregon gets ready for pageant Albany Democrat Herald Retrieved 2008 03 20 Bhargava Jennifer 2007 12 25 Mission Hills woman captures Miss Kansas title Kansas City Star Retrieved 2008 03 07 permanent dead link Google cache Raubolt Jordan 2007 11 16 Crowning achievement MU student sets sights on career Columbia Daily Tribune Jenna Edwards of North Miami is next Miss Florida USA Associated Press 2006 07 15 Pageant Is Her Crowning Achievement Miss Iowa In Las Vegas For Miss USA Pageant Was Born With Cerebral Palsy Las Vegas CBS April 10 2008 Archived from the original on 6 November 2008 Retrieved 5 June 2010 External linksMiss USA official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Miss USA 2008 amp oldid 1115598982, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
