Miss USA 2008, the 57th Miss USA pageant was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 11, 2008.
Miss USA 2007, Rachel Smith of Tennessee handed over her crown to Miss Texas USA, Crystle Stewart after the 2 hour
show. The pageant was broadcast on NBC at 9:00 p.m. EST LIVE. Fifty states and DC vied for the crown, and five former Miss
Teen USA delegates attempted to become the 4th consecutive Miss Teen USA delegate to win Miss USA. Only two of them made the
top 15, and for the first time ever no Miss Teen USA delegate made the top 5 since 1994. Winner, Texas's Crystle Stewart will
represent USA at Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam. Congraulations!
4/12/08:
Miss USA 2008 Records/Trivia:
Texas extends its lead in the "most winners" stakes to nine
Crystle's win follows Rachels, just as Kandace's followed Lynettes (TN won 2000, TX won 2001, TN won 2007, TX won 2008)
This was the first time that there were no former Miss Teen USA state titleholders or Miss America state titleholders
in the top 5/6 since 1994.
Seven states placed both this year and last year.
This was Mississippi's highest ever placement at Miss USA (I still think that it is crazy that she will go down in the
record books as better than Jennifer Adcock!). This was only MS's second placement in 18 years.
New Jersey placed for the first time in 11 years, and this was their first time in the top 5 since the top 3 3-peat from
1989-1991. Tiffany's placement equals their second highest placement ever.
Oklahoma's placement was their highest since another Lindsey (Hill) placed 3RU in 2004.
This was only PA's second placement in 15 years. LauRen and Kimmarie Johnson (1993) are the only PA delegates to make
the top 5/6 since Michelle McDonald won in 1971.
Missouri placed back-to-back for the first time since Britt Powell followed Shelley Lehman's placement (1994-1995)
Massachusetts became one of just over 20 women to place at both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. This was their first placement
since her "big sister" Susie won in 2003, and only their second since Susie's "big sister" Shawnae won in 1998.
This is the first time since 2002 that the delegate representing the state of the reigning titleholder has made the semi-finals.
This record was achieved by top 10 finalist Hailey Brown of Tennessee.
Indiana placed for the first time since 2003.
After not placing from 1997-2004, Florida has now made the top 10 or better four of the last five years.
Minnesota placed for the first time since 2002 (Lanore Vanburen) and only the second time since 1995
Rhode Island continued its dominance in the 2000s with its third consecutive placement (the first time they have done
a 3-peat). RI has now placed 5 times in the 8 pageants since 2001. Considering that they did not place at all from 1973-1995
this is quite an accomplishment!
Utah placed consecutively for the first time since 1997-1998.
South Carolina placed for the third consecutive year and has now placed 8 times in 10 years.
California placed for the fourth consecutive year, the first time this has happened since the late 1970s. Unless they
win next year their streak of having one Miss USA in each decade will be ended.
Ohio won her state's first Miss Congeniality a ward and Alaska's Photogenic award was also her state's first.
Miss Texas USA, Crystle Stewart is Miss USA 2008
The Miss USA 2008 pageant was held last night in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the end, 26
year old Texan beauty Crystle Stewart, also a entrepreneur and owner of a company called Inside Out was crowned
as Miss USA 2008. Her victory is remarkable as she one of the big favorites to win the crown, and was also PB's Best In Official
Fadil Portrait winner, PB's Miss Mid-West USA, and 2nd runner up prediction. She has also competed 5 times for the Miss Texas
USA crown, 2003 (Semifinalist), 2005 (3rd runner up), 2006 and 2007 (1st runner up), and she has surpassed all the winners
of the Miss Texas USA pageants at Miss USA! A strange note, in Miss USA 2006, Tara Conner of Kentucky was PB's Best In Official
Fadil Portrait winner and was also our prediction for 2nd runner up and she ended up winning the crown! Now 2 years later,
the same thing occurred but now for Crystle! She will represent USA at Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam on July 13, 2008.
A surprise Mississippi, Leah Laviano was 1st runner up. She wasn't even on PB's list of alternates
nor darkhorses/surprises. However she went on to make history as Mississippi's highest placed delegate at Miss USA. Congraulations.
Second runner up was Miss New Jersey USA, Tiffany Andrade who was our alternate. She is only one of few women of New Jersey
to make the top 3 at Miss USA after the 1989-1991 era. Oklahoma finished as 3rd runner up, and she was also the swimsuit and
evening gown competition winner. PB thought that she had the crown at that stage but her final question led to her slight
lower placement. She was PB's pick for 4th runner up. Rounding out the top 5 was again another PB's alternate, Pennsylvania.
Suprisingly all 5 alternates of our list made the top 15! Overall PB predicted 7 of the semifinalists, with 5 alternates
all make it. Overall the only three not on our list are Minnesota (placing 15th overall with the lowest swimsuit score), Mississippi
(1st runner up), and California (12th overall).
Finishing the top 10 (in order of placement, based ONLY on evening gown since the swimsuit scores are
erased) include: Missouri, Indiana, Florida, Tennessee, and Massachusetts. Very shocked that Tennessee and Massachusetts got
the lowest scores. They both had good gowns and worked it. How did they get eliminated so fast?? Really disappointed there.
What were the judges thinking?? Massachusetts was a little nervous indeed but a simple yet elegant dress was excellent on
her. I still don't get why the contestants that are called in first usually get the lowest scores (i.e. Miss Virginia USA
last year in swimsuit). That 1st position costed her since she was 10th in swimsuit and barely made the cut but didn't make
the top 5. Tennessee's hair and gown flowed and I was sure she would get 8.800. However 8.460 is not good. The scores are
insults to them.
The top 15 were completed by (in order of placement, 11th to 15th): South Carolina, California, Utah,
Rhode Island, and Minnesota. In the round I truly believed that Jaime (Miss South Carolina USA) should of went on. She worked
it out and I don't know how she lost by 0.002 points... Miss Indiana USA is beautiful too but I would of taken out some of
the top 10. Very disappointing. As for the group of semifinalists, overall very good. However I was not very happy on how
Miss Georgia USA, Amanda Kazak is shut out. She looks very beautiful and prepared and was even 2nd runner up at Miss America
2007. She was not even in!?!?! Virginia's preliminary performance wasn't that good and even though she was a top 10 finalist
at Miss Teen USA 2005, she couldn't pull it through this time. I wanted both in though. New York was very strong in swimsuit
and was PB's Best In Swimsuit but she was overlooked too. Washington was very good overall and so was Delaware. Too bad the
judges had different opinions. Delaware continues to become the only state to have never made the semifinals at Miss USA...
Miss Ohio USA won Miss Congeniality (which surprisingly was not Miss Iowa USA) and Miss Alaska USA
is Miss Photogenic. She is indeed photogenic, 2nd in our PB's Best In Official Fadil Portrait and was only 0.001 point behind
winner Texas for the award. She is popular too, also our Viewers' Choice poll winner. Congratulations!
Overall the results were deserved. Miss Texas USA was actually 3rd in swimsuit and 2nd in gown but
went on to win the crown like how Miss Universe Japan, Riyo Mori did in Miss Universe 2007. The scores this year were higher
than last year (which is good) but yet the judges didn't know how to give them out. Such a shame... However hopefully the
scores can be seen on Miss Universe 2008 and hopefully on Miss Teen USA 2008 which will be held in the Summer and maybe broadcasted
on MTV.
The top 5 finalists (right to left and in order of announcement): Pennsylvania, Texas, Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Mississippi.
Note that for the 6th year in a row the second delegate being called into the top 5 won Miss USA!
Miss USA 2008 Final Results:
Winner: Texas 1st runner up: Mississippi 2nd runner up:
New Jersey 3rd runner up: Oklahoma 4th runner up: Pennsylvania
Top 10 Finalists (In order of placement, based only on evening gown since swimsuit scores are erased):
Missouri, Indiana, Florida, Tennessee, and Massachusetts
Top 15 Semifinalists (In order of placement): South Carolina, California, Utah, Rhode Island, and Minnesota
Miss Congeniality: Ohio Miss Photogenic: Alaska
Miss USA 2008 Telecast Scores:
Swimsuit:
15. Minnesota: 7.938
5. Massachusetts: 8.954
1. Oklahoma: 9.474
14. Rhode Island: 7.972
4. Missouri: 8.977
8. New Jersey: 8.531
11. South Carolina: 8.476
6. Tennessee: 8.687
2. Pennsylvania: 9.183
9. Mississippi: 8.522
3. Texas: 9.178
10. Indiana: 8.478
12. California: 8.289
13. Utah: 7.984
7. Florida: 8.567
Evening Gown:
10. Massachusetts: 8.439
6. Missouri: 8.622
4. New Jersey: 8.991
3. Pennsylvania: 9.089
1. Oklahoma: 9.318
5. Mississippi: 8.953
9. Tennessee: 8.460
2. Texas: 9.169
7. Indiana: 8.578
8. Florida: 8.500
Key: Red: Eliminated after
swimsuit competition, finished 11to 15th
Green: Eliminated after evening gown competiton, finished 6th
to 10th
Winner: Texas (I should of pick her... Congratulations!)
1st runner up: Mississippi
2nd runner up: New Jersey
3rd runner up: Oklahoma
4th runner up: Pennsylvania
Top 5: Pennsylvania, Texas, Oklahoma, New
Jersey, and Mississippi
*Note the average wasn't taken, only the evening
gown scores. This means that Mississippi was 5th and the swimsuit scores were dropped.
Top 10 Finalists: Massachusetts, Missouri, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Indiana, and Florida
Top 15 Semifinalists: Minnesota, Massachusetts,
Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Missouri, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Texas, Indiana, California,
Utah, and Florida
Special Awards:
Miss Photogenic: Alaska (Also PB's Viewers' Choice
winner haha!)
Time has past very quickly. The Miss USA 2008 pageant is coming to an end tonight. PB's Best In Official
Fadil Portrait, Best In Evening Gown, Best In Swimsuit, Best In Interview, Best Preliminary Performance has been announced.
Here comes PB's last awards for Miss USA 2008.
Miss Alaska USA wins the Viewers' Choice poll
Viewers' Choice for Miss USA 2008
Who is your favorite to win Miss USA 2008? [1865
votes total]
Miss Alabama USA, Keisha Walding (58)
3%
Miss Alaska USA, Courtney Carroll (419)
22%
Miss Arizona USA, Kimberly Joiner (7)
0%
Miss Arkansas USA, Rachel Howells (33)
2%
Miss California USA, Raquel Beezley (23)
1%
Miss Colorado USA, Beckie Hughes (0)
0%
Miss Connecticut USA, Jacqueline Honulik (4)
0%
Miss Delaware USA, Vincenza Carrieri-Russo (34)
2%
Miss District of Columbia USA, Chelsea Rogers (0)
0%
Miss Florida USA, Jessica Rafalowski (63)
3%
Miss Georgia USA, Amanda Kozak (46)
2%
Miss Hawaii USA, Jonelle Layfield (23)
1%
Miss Idaho USA, Tracey Brown (2)
0%
Miss Illinois USA, Shanon Lersch (8)
0%
Miss Indiana USA, Brittany Mason (43)
2%
Miss Iowa USA, Abbey Curran (14)
1%
Miss Kansas USA, Michelle Gillespie (10)
1%
Miss Kentucky USA, Alysha Harris (15)
1%
Miss Louisiana USA, Michelle Berthelot (12)
1%
Miss Maine USA, Kaetlin Parent (10)
1%
Miss Maryland USA, Casandra Tressler (10)
1%
Miss Massachusetts USA, Jacqueline Bruno (109)
6%
Miss Michigan USA, Elisabeth Crawford (8)
0%
Miss Minnesota USA, Kaylee Unverzagt (13)
1%
Miss Mississippi USA, Leah Laviano (10)
1%
Miss Missouri USA, Candice Crawford (18)
1%
Miss Montana USA, Tori Wanty (16)
1%
Miss Nebraska USA, Micaela Johnson (3)
0%
Miss Nevada USA, Veronica Grabowski (24)
1%
Miss New Hampshire USA, Breanne Silvi (3)
0%
Miss New Jersey USA, Tiffany Andrade (24)
1%
Miss New Mexico USA, Raelene Aguilar (19)
1%
Miss New York USA, Danielle Roundtree (9)
0%
Miss North Carolina USA, Andrea Duke (24)
1%
Miss North Dakota USA, Stephanie Tollefson (5)
0%
Miss Ohio USA, Monica Day (13)
1%
Miss Oklahoma USA, Lindsey Jo Harrington (32)
2%
Miss Oregon USA, Mary Horch (0)
0%
Miss Pennsylvania USA, LauRen Merola (11)
1%
Miss Rhode Island USA, Amy Diaz (61)
3%
Miss South Carolina USA, Jamie Hill (48)
3%
Miss South Dakota USA, Charlie Buhler (7)
0%
Miss Tennessee USA, Hailey Brown (27)
1%
Miss Texas USA, Crystle Stewart (365)
20%
Miss Utah USA, Julia Bachison (7)
0%
Miss Vermont USA, Kim Tantlinger (4)
0%
Miss Virginia USA, Tori Hall (15)
1%
Miss Washington USA, Michelle Font (120)
6%
Miss West Virginia USA, Skylene Montgomery (22)
1%
Miss Wisconsin USA, Michelyn Butler (2)
0%
Miss Wyoming USA, Cassie Shore (12)
1%
Twenty five year old Courtney Carroll, Miss Alaska USA is the Viewers' Choice for Miss USA 2008! She won
with 419 votes and took up 22% of the whole poll. Can she win tonight?
Meet the regional Miss USAs!
After viewing each of the delegates in their respective regions, four regional Miss USAs are
chosen. First up meet PB's Miss North-East USA 2008.....
Miss Massachusetts USA, Jackie Bruno! The Miss Teen USA 2003 3rd runner up is well prepared for the pageant.
Although she is only ranked 9th at the preliminaries but she has good interview skills and is well polished. Tall and stunning
and very poised. Well deserved in this region! Other delegates to watch out tonight for the pageant in this region is Pennyslvania,
Rhode Island, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York. Maine has also improved a lot since Miss Teen USA 2005. Except some surprises
here.
Next up is PB's Miss South USA 2008. The winner is.....
Yes it is her Miss South Carolina USA, Jaime Hill. The Amazing Race 10 contestant who
was eliminated on episode 2 worked it during the preliminaries. She had the gown and swimsuit catwalk. She is the one to look
out in the South. Other strong delegates in this region are definitely the poised Texas and Tennessee. Texas has always send
strong delegates and she performed really well in the preliminaries. However PB think that she out performed a little during
the swimsuit presentation. However she has potential to take it all tonight. Tennessee's Hailey Brown is very stunning and
just stand outs. Except her to do very well too, we might except a consecutive Miss Tennessee USA to win Miss USA! Georgia's
2nd runner up at Miss America 2007 is a good pageant experience. Except her to make at least the top 15. I forget to mention
that Texas has also placed first runner up at Miss Texas USA 2006 and 2007. She was also 3rd runner up at Miss Texas USA 2005
and a semifinalist at the 2003 pageant. Can she break all odds and become the 9th Miss Texas USA to win Miss USA and the first
black to black woman to win Miss USA? Time will tell.
Miss Universe Mania has also Miss Texas USA as their prediction winner (http://tpmum.com/usa08th.html). Besides these four women, Miss Virginia might be able to pull a surprise. Florida and Kentucky are dark horses... watch
out for them.
Next up is PB's Miss Mid-West USA. She is.....
Miss Indiana USA, Brittany Mason is the winner! She has great looks and a good gown. Except her to be the
best in the Mid-West. She resembles a lot like Miss Switzerland Universe 2006 (2nd runner up at Miss Universe 2006). Miss
Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota are great alternates too.
And lastly is PB's Miss West USA. She is.....
Miss Washington USA, Michelle Font! She has been on and off many people's list. PB picked
her as she had a stunning gown and was actually 6th in our preliminary ranking. She has great potential to take it all. Miss
Nevada USA comes very close behind and she can become the 5th woman to win in her homestate. Besides them, Utah is also very
strong and was also a preliminary swimsuit winner at Miss America 2006. Except her to do well too. Besides them, Idaho was
also the winner of the Quality of Life award at Miss America 2006. She may also do well. California, Alabama, Hawaii, and
New Mexico follow.
Now all of the regional Miss USAs are announced. Here is PB's pick for Miss USA 2008. She
is.....
PB Miss North East USA 2008, Jackie Bruno! The 5'10" beauty from Massachusetts
is PB's pick for Miss USA 2008. Can she break all odds and become the 4th consecutive Miss Teen USA delegate to win Miss USA?
Can she continue the five year chain of wins for Massachusetts? (1998 was MA's first win thanks to Shawnae Jebbia and the
Miss MA Teen USA that year was Susie Castillo. Susie went on to win the Miss USA 2003 title five years later and during that
time Jackie was Miss MA Teen USA. Now again five years later, will she be able to continue the chain? Will PB predict the
winner correctly like for Miss Rachel Smith in 2007? Watch on NBC at 9:00 p.m. EST LIVE for the results. You may also check
our website for the latest results.
Miss USA 2008 Final Predictions:
Miss USA 2008: Massachusetts
1st runner up: South Carolina
2nd runner up: Texas
3rd runner up: Tennessee
4th runner up: Oklahoma
Top 10 Finalists (6th to 10th): Georgia, Indiana, Utah, Washington, and Illinois
Top 15 Semifinalists (11th to 15th): Nevada, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Iowa
Top 20 Alternates (16th to 20th): Florida, Rhode Island, Missouri, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
Top 25 Dark horses and Surprises (21st to 25th): New York, Hawaii, Connecticut, Kansas, and North Carolina
Special Awards:
Miss Photogenic: Either Texas, Alaska, Indiana, Oklahoma, Massachusetts,
South Carolina, New York, Georgia, Vermont, or Kentucky
Miss Congeniality: A sure bet PB thinks it is Miss Iowa USA!
More news on final performers and judges
The final judges tonight include Heather Mills, Rob Schneider, Kristian Alfonso, Joey Fatone,
Christian Siriano, Amanda Beard, Kelly Carlson, Ken Paves, George Wayne, Robert Earl, and Shawne Merriman. Guest performers
will be Finger Eleven and they will perform their hit song "Paralyzer."
PB's wishes all the delegates the best of luck! May the best delegate win!
After days of going through the delegates' preliminary videos and photos, three important
awards are determined. They include PB's Best In Evening Gown (based on the delegate with the highest
average score in evening gown preliminary video and gown photo), Best In Swimsuit (Best In Swimsuit (based
on the delegate with the highest average score in swimsuit preliminary video and swimsuit photo), and Best
Preliminary Performance (based on the delegate with the highest average score in evening gown and swimsuit preliminary
videos, close up interview not taken into consideration since it is not the preliminary interview response). The winners
are:
PB's Best In Evening Gown for Miss USA 2008 is Miss Oklahoma USA, Lindsey Harrington!
Oklahoma - 9.832, Tennessee - 9.7735, and Georgia - 9.741
PB's Best In Swimsuit for Miss USA 2008 is Miss New York USA, Danielle Roundtree!
New York - 9.6835, Massachusetts - 9.6815, and Tennessee - 9.6205
Miss South Carolina USA, Jaime Hill! She is PB's Best Preliminary Performance
for Miss USA 2008!
South Carolina - 9.8935, Tennessee - 9.886, and Texas - 9.865
Miss Alaska USA continues to lead poll
Miss Alaska USA, Courtney Carroll continues to lead the Viewers' Choice poll. She is currently
1st place with 393 votes (22% of the poll). Second place is Miss Texas USA with 355 votes and is only 2% behind. In third
is Miss Washington USA with 120 votes and holds 7% of the whole poll. The poll will close tomorrow afternoon at 5:00 p.m.
EST (2:00 p.m. Las Vegas time). Who is the viewers' favorite to win? Come back tomorrow to find out.
After days of viewing the delegates' preliminary videos and judging each delegate's evening
gown and swimsuit presentation (close up interview not counted since it is not the preliminary interview response), PB's has
selected a top 15. Will this 15 be all of the actual 15 semifinalists? Stay tuned to see. This list is not PB's final list
of predictions.
Preliminary Winner: South Carolina - 9.8935
2nd to 15th: Tennessee (9.8860), Texas (9.8650), Oklahoma (9.8435), Indiana (9.7970),
Washington (9.7405), Illinois (9.7280), Maryland (9.7215), Massachusetts (9.6965), Utah (9.6920), Rhode Island (9.6790), Georgia
(9.6595), Florida (9.5370), New York (9.5080), and Pennsylvania (9.4980).
Bubbling Up (16th to 25th):Nevada (9.4910), Missouri (9.4855), New
Jersey (9.4695), Hawaii (9.4695), Connecticut (9.4610), Oregon (9.4470), Delaware (9.4370), Kansas (9.4250), Virginia (9.4240),
and Nebraska (9.3830)
Stay tuned for our regional Miss USAs and PB's Miss USA 2008!
Miss Massachusetts USA, Jackie Bruno is voted by PB to be the Best In Interview (or the best talker)! Her
fast and detailed answers gave her a high score of 9.829 ahead of Miss Georgia USA (9.699) and Miss Arkansas USA (9.698).
Congratulations! Will she be able to pull off a same response at the finals? Time will tell.
Miss Alaska USA continues to lead poll
The ranking for the Viewers' Choice award has remained the same. Miss Alaska USA, Courtney Carroll continues
to lead. Can she break the 17 year curse? Time will tell.
PB's picks for Miss Photogenic:
PB's top 3 official Fadil Portraits were announced earlier. Miss Texas USA finished first,
with Alaska and Indiana following. Can they be the country's pick for Miss Photogenic? Time will tell. Other strong alternates
include Kentucky, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Georgia, and New York. All can easily win the Miss Photogenic award. PB's pick?, one
of these eight women.
Best In Evening gown and swimsuit photos
Miss Georgia USA, Amanda Kozak received the highest score in the evening gown photo. Can she
be able to win the Best In Evening Gown award?
Top 3: Georgia (9.838), Arizona (9.803), and Oklahoma (9.789)
PB think Miss New York USA, Danielle Roundtree looks the best in the swimsuit photo. Can she go on to win
the Best In Swimsuit award? The two winners will be announced soon.
Top 3: New York (9.789), Massachusetts (9.777), and California (9.689)
Miss USA 2008 Presentation Show - Preliminary Videos
The all important preliminary competition, also known as Presentation Show was held
on April 5, 2008 in Las Vegas. All of the 51 delegates competed in evening gowns and swimsuits. Private interviews were also
conducted on the 6th, and the top 9 scores will advance to the top 15. The other 6 choices will be determined by the Miss
Universe Organization and Mr. Donald Trump.
One may be confused while watching this video. Why is Miss Iowa USA, Abbey Nicole Curran walking like that?
Abbey is the first Miss USA delegate with celebral palsy to compete in Miss USA. Her gown presentation and swimsuit performance
(http://www.missusa.com/delegates/2008/files/IA-video-show_swim.html) needed assistance. However despite all this, she took the stage with poise and grace and PB can say nothing but remarkable
to her achievement. Can Abbey pull a surprise and make the top 15? April 11 is the day with answers. However PB have her marked
for the winner of the Miss Congeniality award. Go Abbey!
Pageant Beauties will rank and judge each delegate in their preliminary videos. The
highest score for both competitions will be the winner of the Best Preliminary Performance. The delegate with the highest
composite score for the swimsuit competition (preliminary and photo scores) will be named Best In Evening Gown and same
as Best In Evening Gown. Regional Miss USAs will be judged soon. Four winners from each region of the US (West, North-East,
Mid-West, and South) will be chosen and vie for the title PB's Miss USA 2008! The states are categorized as follows:
West:
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
North-East:
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maine
Massachusetts
Maryland
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Mid-West:
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
West Virginia
Wisconsin
South:
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Miss USA 2008 Trivia:
Miss Hawaii USA, Jonelle Layfield is the sister of Miss Hawaii 2008, Ashley Layfield.
Miss Iowa USA has celebral palsy. Despite this, she went on to win the Miss Iowa USA title
and is now in Miss USA!
Miss Missouri USA, Candice Crawford is the sister of Gossip Girl actor Chace Crawford. She
also competed in the Miss Texas USA 2003 and 2005 pageants. Alongside competing was Miss Michigan USA, Elisabeth Crawford
who was a non-finalist in 2004 to 2006. The only delegates to have placed at Miss Texas USA in this year's pageant is Miss
Texas USA, Crystle Stewart and Miss Nevada USA, Veronica Grabowski (semifinalist at Miss Texas USA 2003 and Miss Texas USA
2007). Since both competed at Miss Texas USA 2007, this is the second time Crystle and Veronica will compete against each
other.
Miss Kansas USA, Michelle Gillespie is the great-great niece of Miss America 1921, Margaret
Gorman of Washington, DC.
Rhode Island's Amy Diaz and New York's Danielle Roundtree also competed against each other
for a statetitle. Both competed at Miss Florida USA 2007 where Amy placed as 3rd runner up.
Miss Alaska USA, Courtney Carroll took the first place position in the Viewers' Choice poll
from Miss Texas USA! She currently leads and is only 38 votes ahead of Miss Texas USA. Will she win the poll?
Miss USA 2008 Preliminary judges:David Dzanis, Lisa Howfield, Alicia
Jacobs (former Miss Nevada USA), Sandy Mecca, Charles J. Nabit, J.D., Bob Webber, and Mark J. Wylie.
These judges will choose rank all the delegates and from there the top
9 will be chosen. They will be added to the 6 delegates chosen by the Miss Universe Organization and Mr. Donald Trump. From
then these panel of judges will choose the top 10, top 5, runners up, and the new Miss USA. They include: Heather Mills, Rob
Schneider, Kristian Alfonso, Joey Fatone, Christian Siriano, Amanda Beard (Miss Washington 2003, top 15 semifinalist at Miss
America 2003), Kelly Carlson, and Shawne Merriman.
PB's Current Miss USA 2008 top 15:
Texas, Indiana, Oklahoma, Nevada, Georgia, Massachusetts, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alaska, Virginia, Washington, Utah,
Pennsylvania, and New York
Bubbling Up: Rhode Island, Maine, Arizona,
New Jersey, and Missouri
Pageant Beauties' new format to select PB's Miss USA:
To select PB's Miss USA and also other winners for pageants we cover, we score each delegate
based on their preliminary performances (from videos available via MUO sites) and photos. In the past two years PB has
covered Miss USA, we score each delegate in photos and preliminary videos. The delegate with the highest overall composite
score wins PB's Miss USA and is PB's pick to win Miss USA. In 2006, PB chose Miss West Virginia USA, Jessica Wedge as PB's
Miss USA 2006. However Miss Wedge was eliminated right from the top 15 and from then on a new award arise... Best Preliminary
Performance. The winner of this award for Miss USA, Miss Universe, and Miss Teen USA is automatically PB's pick for that competition,
and winners have been very successful at the pageant. Winners include Miss Tennessee USA 2007, Rachel Smith who went on to
win Miss USA 2007, Korea Lee (Miss Korea Universe 2007, 3rd runner up at Miss Universe 2007), and Miss New Jersey Teen USA
2007, Alyssa Campanella (1st runner up at Miss Teen USA 2007).
However PB will have a new format. The winner of the award will not automatically be PB's
Miss USA. And PB is also naming regional Miss USAs from the North-East, Mid-West, South, and West. The winner of each region
will compete for PB's Miss USA. These winners will be determined not just on their preliminary scores but also on the
overall impression of that delegate.
The Preliminary Competition will be hosted tomorrow in Las Vegas, Nevada and videos will be
posted on the Miss USA website on Sunday. After PB ranks each delegate, the regional Miss USAs will be announced and so as
the winners for the Best in Evening Gown, Swimsuit, and Interview. Stay tune!
Miss Texas USA wins Best in Fadil Official Portrait!
Miss Texas USA, Crystle Stewart takes PB's first Miss USA 2008 award. She claims PB's Best in Fadil Official
Portrait award, with the highest score in portrait. In second place was Miss Alaska USA and third went to Miss Indiana
USA. Congraulations!
Follow the delegates in their latest photos and videos! Above is March 26, 2008's videos featuring videos
of delegates in swimsuits during registration and fittings. More news to come later!
Miss Texas USA, Crystle Stewart leads the Viewers' Choice poll so far. She has 102 votes and
has 30 out of 100% in the poll. In second place so far is Miss Washington USA, Michelle Font who has 60 votes and is only
12% behind.
Miss USA 2008 Interview videos, official portraits, and photos posted
The Miss USA 2008 website has updated each state delegate's official Fadil Portrait and interview video.
Photos for evening gown and swimsuit are also available. Go to following links to see:
Pageant Beauties awards: Best in Official Fadil Portrait, Viewers'
Choice award, Best In Evening Gown, Best In Swimsuit, Best In Interview, Miss Photogenic, Best Preliminary Performance, and
Miss USA 2008. In addition, this year a new format will be used to determine the PB's Miss USA 2008. The format will
be explained later. Stay tuned.
