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:
^"The 54th Annual Miss USA(R) Competition to be Broadcast Live from Baltimore, Maryland" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2004-10-07.
^"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.
^"Woman, 19, named Miss California USA". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 2004-09-04. p. NC-2.
^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.
^"PEOPLE - Seekonk woman crowned Miss Massachusetts/USA". The Providence Journal. 2004-11-27. p. D01.
^"Northville woman wins Miss Michigan honors". Associated Press. 2004-09-25.
^"Colley crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2005". Associated Press. 2004-10-24.
^"Pageant Royalty". The Richmond Times-Dispatch. 2004-11-01. p. B-2.
^"Eighth time is charm for Miss Washington USA". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2004-11-16. p. B2.
^"Menasha Woman Wins Miss Wisconsin-USA Crown". The Capital Times & Wisconsin State Journal. 2004-11-08. p. D6.