Miss USA 2003
- Billy Bush
- Daisy Fuentes
- NBC
- WOAI-TV
Massachusetts
Washington
Minnesota
Miss USA 2003 was the 52nd Miss USA pageant, held at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio, Texas on March 24, 2003.[1] It was the first time it had been held in this state since 1996 when the pageant was held in South Padre Island. This was the first Miss USA to be broadcast on NBC, replacing CBS, which had broadcast the pageant since 1963.[2]
The pageant was won by Susie Castillo of Massachusetts, who was crowned by outgoing queen Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia.[1] The format reverted to a Top Ten who competed in swimsuit and evening gown,[1] although, as with 2002, there was no interview competition for the semi-finalists.
Daisy Fuentes co-hosted the event for the first time (although she had been a color commentator in 1995), joined by Billy Bush, who would also host the 2004 and 2005 events, as well as the Miss Universe pageants all three years. Color commentary was added by the reigning Miss USA Shauntay Hinton. Entertainment was provided by Burn The Floor.
The judges included future first lady Melania Knauss, soap-opera star Kristian Alfonso, football player Warren Sapp, actor Mekhi Phifer and former astronaut John Blaha.[3]
Results
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Placements
Final Results | Contestant |
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Miss USA 2003 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up | |
Top 10 |
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Special awards
Award | Contestant |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Contestants
Fifty-one contestants competed for the title.
State | Contestant | Hometown | Age[a] | Notes |
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Alabama | Michelle Arnette | Dothan | 25 | |
Alaska | Stacey Storey | Eagle River | 25 | Previously Miss Alaska 1995 |
Arizona | Nafeesa DeFlorias | Phoenix | 26 | |
Arkansas | Taylor Carlisle | Jacksonville | 21 | |
California | Candice Sanders | La Habra | 26 | |
Colorado | Erin Caperton MacGregor | Denver | 26 | Previously Miss Colorado 1999 |
Connecticut | Michelle LaFrance | Orange | 24 | |
Delaware | Cheryl Lynn Crowe | Felton | 24 | Previously Miss Delaware Teen USA 1997 |
District of Columbia | Michelle Dollie Wright | Washington, DC | 26 | Previously Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 1995 |
Florida | Carrie Mewha | Fort Lauderdale | 24 | |
Georgia | Erin Haney | Atlanta | 22 | |
Hawaii | Alicia Malia Michioka | Kapaa | 24 | Sister of Justine Michioka, Miss Hawaii USA 2004 Later Mrs. Hawaii United States 2004 and 1st Runner up at Mrs. United States 2004. |
Idaho | Lana Wright | Pocatello | 25 | |
Illinois | Agnieszka Zakreta | Rolling Meadows | 24 | Previously Miss Tourism International 1999 as Poland's representative |
Indiana | Tashina Brooke Kastigar | West Terre Haute | 22 | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 1998 |
Iowa | Linsey Grams | Urbandale | 20 | |
Kansas | Alicia Angelina Cabrera | Leawood | 24 | |
Kentucky | Lori Mitchell | Scottsville | 21 | |
Louisiana | Brittney Rogers | Shreveport | 20 | Later competed in Fear Factor and won She and her family competed on The Amazing Race: Family Edition and finished 9th |
Maine | Lacey Hutchinson | Biddeford | 23 | |
Maryland | Jaime Kramer | Pasadena | 19 | |
Massachusetts | Susie Castillo | Lawrence | 23 | Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1998 |
Michigan | Elisa Kathleen Schleef | St. Joseph | 23 | |
Minnesota | Sarah Cahill | Waseca | 24 | Previously Miss Minnesota Teen USA 1996 |
Mississippi | Allison Bloodworth | Grenada | 21 | Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 1999 |
Missouri | Tara Bollinger | Chesterfield | 23 | |
Montana | Megan Monroe | Missoula | 22 | |
Nebraska | Jessica Perea | Omaha | 22 | |
Nevada | Ashley Huff | Henderson | 22 | Previously Miss Nevada 2001 |
New Hampshire | Rachael Ribeck | Londonderry | 24 | |
New Jersey | Vanessa Baker | Marlton | 23 | |
New Mexico | Alina Ogle | Albuquerque | 21 | Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1999 |
New York | Nadia Behette | Bay Ridge | 25 | |
North Carolina | Kristen Luneberg | Durham | 22 | Previously Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1998 |
North Dakota | Samantha Edwards | Fargo | 23 | |
Ohio | Candace Smith | Dayton | 26 | Later contestant on Survivor: Tocantins |
Oklahoma | Star Williams | Tulsa | 22 | |
Oregon | Myah Moore | Portland | 21 | |
Pennsylvania | Camille Young | Philadelphia | 23 | |
Rhode Island | Krisily Kennedy | Warwick | 23 | Later contestant of Season 7 on The Bachelor Later contestant on the first season of Bachelor Pad. |
South Carolina | Anna Hanks | Belton | 21 | |
South Dakota | Jessica Lawrence | Brookings | 25 | Later Mrs. Iowa America 2015 |
Tennessee | Beth Hood | Cleveland | 24 | Previously Miss Tennessee 2000 |
Texas | Nicole O'Brian | Friendswood | 20 | Previously Miss Texas Teen USA 2000 Later competed in The Amazing Race 5 with her teammate and former boyfriend Brandon Davidson. |
Utah | Kelly Chapman | South Jordan | 24 | |
Vermont | Jennifer Ripley | Burlington | 20 | Previously Miss Vermont Teen USA 1999 Later Mrs. Vermont America 2009 |
Virginia | Mimi Abraham | Alexandria | 24 | |
Washington | Breann Parriott | Puyallup | 25 | Previously Miss Washington 2001 |
West Virginia | Amy Thomason | Buckhannon | 24 | |
Wisconsin | Judy Eckerle | Milwaukee | 26 | |
Wyoming | Jamie Gorman | Cheyenne | 22 |
Judges
- Kristian Alfonso
- Brooke Burke
- Vincent Longo
- Gretchen Polhemus
- Melania Knauss
- Mekhi Phifer
- Warren Sapp
- John E. Blaha
Notes
- ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
References
- ^ a b c "Castillo crowned Miss USA". Leader-Telegram. Associated Press. March 25, 2003. p. 10. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Miss USA pageant leaves CBS for NBC". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. 24 March 2003. p. 2E. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Badger, T. A. (25 March 2003). "Miss Massachusetts crowned Miss USA 2003". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
External links
- Miss USA official website Archived 2006-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
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