- Aisha Berry
Pageant titleholder bio
title=Miss Ohio USA 2005
nationalcompetition=Miss USA 2005
location=Cincinnati, Ohio , U.S.
birthname= Aisha Berry
height=5'9
eye color= Brown
hair color=Brown Aisha Berry is a beauty queen fromCincinnati, Ohio who has competed in theMiss USA pageant.Berry won the
Miss Ohio USA 2005 title in a state pageant held in late 2004. This was her fifth attempt at the title, as she placed second runner-up in 2001, was a semi-finalist in the 2002 pageant won byKim Mullen , did not place in the 2003 event won byCandace Smith , and was fourth runner-up in 2004. Other runners-up in the 2004 competition wereShannon Niquette Stewart , first runner-up, who had previously competed on "America's Next Top Model ", andStacy Offenberger , who would succeed Berry as Miss Ohio USA. Although they have similar names and are bothAfrican-American , Berry is not related to actressHalle Berry who held the Miss Ohio USA title in 1986.Berry represented
Ohio in theMiss USA 2005 pageant broadcast live fromBaltimore, Maryland in April 2005. She was attempting to become the first delegate from Ohio to place since 1999, however Berry failed to make the first cut (of fifteen contestants). The pageant was won byChelsea Cooley of North Carolina.Three months after competing at Miss USA, Berry passed on her crown to
Stacy Offenberger of Vincent, having reigned for only eight months, as the 2006 event was brought forward to July 2005. [cite news|url=http://www.magazine.uc.edu/Breaking/berry.htm|title=UC student completes term as Miss Ohio |first=Christine|last=Mersch|publisher=University of Cincinnati Magazine|accessdate=2006-12-14]Berry is a graduate of Western Hills High School and completed a degree in business management from the
University of Cincinnati in August 2005. [cite news|url=http://www.magazine.uc.edu/Breaking/berry.htm|title=UC student completes term as Miss Ohio |first=Christine|last=Mersch|publisher=University of Cincinnati Magazine|accessdate=2006-12-14]References
External links
* [http://www.missohiousa.com Miss Ohio USA official website]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050916143246/http://www.missusa.com/delegates/2005/files/OH.html Miss USA Official Profile] (Internet Archive Cache)
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