Miss USA 2005

Miss USA 2005
Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley
DateApril 11, 2005
Presenters
VenueHippodrome Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements15
WinnerChelsea Cooley
North Carolina
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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:

Delegates

The Miss USA 2005 delegates were:

See also

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.