Question: Which actress played Beth Wallace as a fictional character and was Miss USA?
Context: Miss USA 1952, the 1st Miss USA pageant, was held on 27 June 1952 at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California.  42 states competed for the inaugural Miss USA.  The winner was Jackie Loughery of New York.  Loughery was Top 10 at Miss Universe 1952.  She became an actress and appeared in a number of films and television programs. Katherine Amanda Blair (born December 29, 1987) is an American actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss Teen USA 2006 and Miss California USA 2011.  She was the first person from Montana to win a major pageant title.  In 2011, she was crowned Miss California USA after originally placing 1st runner-up to Alyssa Campanella; however, when Campanella won Miss USA 2011, Blair was crowned as successor on June 25. Chelsea Cooley Altman (born October 30, 1983) is an American actress, singer, model and beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA, and Miss Universe pageants and who has held the Miss USA 2005 title.  She is a member of the pop/R&B group BQ Girls. Shandi Ren Finnessey (born June 9, 1978, in Florissant, Missouri) is an American actress, model, TV host and beauty queen.  She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA.  She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America, where she won a preliminary award.  She placed as first runner-up at the Miss Universe 2004 competition.  She is one of three women to have been both Miss Missouri USA and Miss Missouri and the only Missourian to have been Miss USA.  Her first runner-up finish at Miss Universe was the best placement in the 2000s and was the best United States placement between Brook Mahealani Lee's Miss Universe 1997 competition victory and Olivia Culpo's Miss Universe 2012 pageant win. Olivia Jordan Thomas (born September 28, 1988) is an American actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2015.  She went on to represent the United States at Miss Universe 2015, where she placed as second runner-up.  Jordan also represented the United States at Miss World 2013, where she finished in the top 20.  She is the first woman from Oklahoma to be crowned Miss USA. Kelli McCarty (born September 6, 1969) is an American actress, model, and photographer who was crowned Miss USA in 1991.  She is best known for her role as Beth Wallace on the U.S. television soap opera "Passions" from 1999-2006. Shanna Lynn Moakler (born March 28, 1975) is an American model, actress, and reality television star.  She was the winner of the Miss New York USA pageant in 1995 and was originally the first runner-up at Miss USA 1995.  She was eventually crowned Miss USA after Chelsi Smith won Miss Universe.  Moakler began modeling at age 15 and was later chosen as a Playmate of the Month for "Playboy" magazine in December 2001.  She hosted E!'s "Bridalplasty" during its two-month run in 2010/2011. Pratima Yarlagadda is an American actress, host, model and beauty queen.  She won Miss Indiana USA (1999) and was a finalist in Miss USA (1999).  She went on to make Miss Universe history placing in the top six at Miss USA, making her the first woman of East Indian descent to place in the top ten.  Her accomplishments were featured in various newspapers and in such publications as "India Today" recognizing her as a forthcoming East Indian presence in the entertainment industry. Beth Wallace is a fictional character from the NBC/DirecTV soap opera "Passions".  Beth was played by Kelli McCarty from August 23, 1999, until July 18, 2005, and from May 12 to July 14, 2006.  The role was contract from October 14, 2002, until May 12, 2004. Tara Elizabeth Conner (born December 18, 1985) is an American actress, model, advocate and beauty queen who was crowned Miss USA 2006 and has also competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants.  Apart from her role as Miss USA, Conner has been employed as a model.  She was a featured model on the HDNet series "Bikini Destinations" in 2004, posing in Lake Tahoe.  She has also held the titles Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2002, Miss Kentucky County Fair 2004, and Miss Kentucky USA 2006.
Answer: Kelli McCarty