Miss Texas USA 1995

Miss Texas USA 1995
Date	June 28, 1994
Presenters	Ron Franklin and Stephanie Kuehne-Kissner
Venue	South Padre Island, Texas
Broadcaster	Syndicated (Texas Only)
Winner	Chelsi Smith[1] Galveston County
Congeniality	Chelsi Smith[1]

Miss Texas USA 1995, was held at the South Padre Island Convention Centre in South Padre Island, Texas on June 28, 1994

At the conclusion of the final competition, Chelsi Smith (Miss Galveston County) was crowned by outgoing titleholder Christine Friedel.^[1]

Smith, a Multiracial American,^[2] became the first titleholder of African American heritage in the pageant's history,^[3] and would go on to win the 1995 Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants,^[4] becoming the only Miss Texas USA in history to capture the Miss Universe crown.^[5]

Results

Placements

• Winner: Chelsi Smith (Galveston County)^[1]
• 1st runner-up: Lisa Patino (Harris County)^[1]
• 2nd runner-up: Kara Williams (Southeast Texas)^[6]
• 3rd runner-up: Lisa Damuth (Bexar County)
• 4th runner-up: Brandy Peacock (Brazos County)

Semifinalists: Amanda Little^[7] (Dallas), Elicia Boller (Mustang Island), Tricia Vail (Brazos Valley), Cayce Fite (Wichita County), Jennifer Rekart (Lubbock), Windy Hayes (Houston), Denise Wilborn (Leon Valley)

Special awards

• Congeniality: Chelsi Smith (Galveston County)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Smith crowned Miss Texas USA". San Antonio Express-News. June 30, 1994. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F22327840E91C98&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
2. ^ "Black? White? Or other? Conventional race definitions being questioned.". Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 12, 1995. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/timesdispatch/access/17969146.html?dids=17969146:17969146&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+12,+1995&author=MICHAEL+PAUL+WILLIAMS+TIMES-DISPATCH+STAFF+WRITER&pub=Richmond+Times+-+Dispatch&desc=BLACK%3F+WHITE%3F+OR+OTHER%3F+CONVENTIONAL+RACE+DEFINITIONS+BEING+QUESTIONED&pqatl=google. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
3. ^ "Chelsi Smith". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. February 14, 1995. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF8FE4EB20BEC1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
4. ^ "Miss USA wins 1995 Miss Universe pageant". Sun Herald. May 14, 1995. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BX&s_site=sunherald&p_multi=BX&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6236A2630EC49&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
5. ^ "Today in History: Miss Texas crowned Miss USA". Houston Chronicle. February 10, 2010. http://blogs.chron.com/txpotomac/2010/02/today_in_texas_history_miss_te.html. Retrieved 11 November 2010. 
6. ^ "Metroplex/Southwest Digest". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 28, 1995. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF900EAB7D2FED&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 12 November 2010. 
7. ^ "Metroplex/Southwest Digest". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 2, 1996. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF9093C79B2862&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 12 November 2010. 

External links

• Official Miss Texas USA website