Miss USA 2005

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.

Judges
The celebrity panel of final competition judges was announced on 10 March 2005. The judges were:
Michael Phelps – Olympic gold medalist swimmer
Molly Sims – Star of NBC show Las Vegas
Sugar Ray Leonard – Boxer
Frederic Fekkai – Beauty expert
Pamela Dennis – Fashion designer
Raj Bhakta – The Apprentice contestant
Ksenia Maksimova – Model
Brody Hutzler – Actor on Days of Our Lives

Delegates
The Miss USA 2005 delegates were:

 Alabama – Jessica Tinney
 Alaska – Aleah Scheick
 Arizona – Mariana Loya
 Arkansas – Jessica Furrer
 California – Brittany Hogan
 Colorado – Lauren Cisneros
 Connecticut – Melissa Mandak
 Delaware – Sheena Benton
 District of Columbia – Sarah-Elizabeth Langford
 Florida – Melissa Witek
 Georgia – Tanisha Brito
 Hawaii – Jennifer Fairbank
 Idaho – Sade Aiyeku
 Illinois – Jill Gulseth
 Indiana – Kaitlyn Christopher
 Iowa – Joy Robinson
 Kansas – Rachel Saunders
 Kentucky – Kristen Johnson
 Louisiana – Candice Stewart
 Maine – Erica Commeau
 Maryland – Marina Harrison
 Massachusetts – Cristina Nardozzi
 Michigan – Crystal Hayes
 Minnesota – Carrie Lee
 Mississippi – Jennifer Adcock
 Missouri – Andrea Ciliberti
 Montana – Amanda Kimmel
 Nebraska – Jana Murrell
 Nevada – Shivonn Geeb
 New Hampshire – Candace Glickman
 New Jersey – Sylvia Pogorzelski
 New Mexico – Jacqueline Deaner
 New York – Meaghan Jarensky
 North Carolina – Chelsea Cooley
 North Dakota – Chrissa Miller
 Ohio – Aisha Berry
 Oklahoma – Laci Scott
 Oregon – Jessica Carlson
 Pennsylvania – Brenda Brabham
 Rhode Island – Allison Paganetti
 South Carolina – Sarah Medley
 South Dakota – Jessica Fjerstad
 Tennessee – Amy Colley
 Texas – Tyler Willis
 Utah – Marin Poole
 Vermont – Amanda Mitteer
 Virginia – Jennifer Pitts
 Washington – Amy Crawford
 West Virginia – Kristin Morrison
 Wisconsin – Melissa Ann Young
 Wyoming – Abby Norman

Pre-pageant special
Six Miss USA contestants competed in a special edition of Fear Factor.
The contestants involved were:
Miss Fear Factor: Sarah-Elizabeth Langford (Miss District of Columbia USA 2005)
2nd place tie: Brittany Hogan (Miss California USA 2005),
3rd place: Meaghan Jarensky (Miss New York USA 2005)
4th place: Laci Scott (Miss Oklahoma USA 2005)
5th place: Cristina Nardozzi (Miss Massachusetts USA 2005)
6th place: Kristen Johnson (Miss Kentucky USA 2005)
Stunts
Stunt #1 (Water beams): Contestants had to work their way around a square-shaped beam structure and collect up to ten flags before jumping into the water below. The beams were rigged with high-pressure jets that sprayed water during the stunt. The four contestants who completed the stunt in the fastest time or those that collected the flags the fastest before falling advanced to the next round.

Stunt #2 (Triple Dump Tunnel) Contestants fought a high pressure water hose to make their way through an acrylic glass tunnel while attempting to pull down three chains and collect a key from each. The hose stopped after the retrieval of the second key. Each time they retrieved a key, a bucket containing 55 gallons of disgusting contents would be dumped on them. The first bucket contained dead fish and fish guts, the second bucket contained fish oil, and the third bucket contained red worms and super worms. At the end of the tunnel the contestants had to use the keys to open three locks, open a door, and grab a flag. The three that completed this stunt the fastest advanced to the finals.

Stunt #3 (Helicopter net-cage)'' Contestants had to work their way around the outside of a square-shaped cage made of cargo netting suspended under a helicopter, attempting to release 5 flags from the sides of the cage and 1 flag from the bottom of the cage. The one who released the most flags the fastest before falling into the water below won the competition.

See also
Miss Teen USA 2005
Miss Universe 2005

References

External links
Miss USA official website 

2005
2005 beauty pageants
April 2005 events in the United States
2005 in Maryland