Miss USA 1995

Miss USA 1995
Date	February 10, 1995
Presenters	Bob Goen Daisy Fuentes
Venue	South Padre Island, Texas
Broadcaster	CBS
Winner	Chelsi Smith Texas
Congeniality	Chelsi Smith
Photogenic	Nichole Holmes

Miss USA 1995, the forty-fourth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 10, 1995.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Chelsi Smith of Texas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Lu Parker of South Carolina.^[1] Smith became the seventh Texan titleholder, the first Miss Texas USA and Miss USA to win the Congeniality award and also the only Miss USA from Texas to win the Miss Universe title. She also became the 4th winner to be crowned as Miss USA in her home state.

After Smith won the 1995 Miss Universe pageant, first runner-up Shanna Moakler took over the Miss USA title. Moakler was the first former Miss Teen USA delegate to hold the Miss USA title.

The pageant was held on South Padre Island, Texas for the second time. It was hosted by Bob Goen for the second consecutive year, and Daisy Fuentes offered colour commentary. Barry Manilow provided entertainment during the competition.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

• Miss USA 1995: Chelsi Smith (Texas)
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Shanna Moakler (New York)
  • 2nd runner-up: Nichole Holmes (Illinois)

• The remaining top six finalists were (in order of placement): Shannon Depuy (Florida), Angelique de Maison (Minnesota), Elizabeth Coxe (Louisiana)

• The other top ten semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Du Sharme Carter (Oklahoma), Mitzi Jones (Kentucky), Britt Powell (Missouri), Jennifer Aubin (Rhode Island), Jennifer Wilhoit (Maryland), Kristen Mastroianni (Massachusetts).

Special Awards

• Miss Congenality - Chelsi Smith (Texas)
• Miss Photogenic - Nichole Holmes (Illinois)
• Style Award - Lyn Vesnefski (Hawaii)
• Best in Swimsuit - Chelsi Smith (Texas)

Scores

Preliminary competition

The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition.

State Interview Swimsuit Evening gown Average Alabama 8.89 8.30 8.00 8.40 Alaska 9.34 8.45 8.70 8.83 Arizona 9.12 8.15 7.93 8.40 Arkansas 8.71 8.58 8.56 8.62 California 9.26 8.46 8.30 8.67 Colorado 8.51 8.56 8.72 8.60 Connecticut 8.79 7.86 8.03 8.23 Delaware 8.96 8.15 7.95 8.35 District of Columbia 8.95 8.36 8.56 8.62 Florida 8.91 8.80 8.97 8.89 Georgia 8.77 8.04 8.00 8.27 Hawaii 8.61 8.49 8.59 8.56 Idaho 8.46 8.05 7.61 8.04 Illinois 9.21 9.16 8.69 9.01 Indiana 9.18 8.66 8.76 8.87 Iowa 8.60 8.83 8.44 8.62 Kansas 9.09 8.44 8.26 8.60 Kentucky 8.84 8.97 8.84 8.89 Louisiana 8.83 9.03 8.95 8.90 Maine 8.75 8.03 7.84 8.21 Maryland 9.05 8.87 9.12 9.01 Massachusetts 9.12 8.78 9.08 8.98 Michigan 8.86 7.87 8.61 8.45 Minnesota 9.43 8.46 8.79 8.89 Mississippi 8.59 8.24 8.19 8.34 Missouri 8.95 8.87 8.93 8.91 Montana 8.34 7.78 7.52 7.88 Nebraska 8.96 8.08 7.85 8.30 Nevada 8.67 8.54 8.53 8.58 New Hampshire 8.80 8.49 8.19 8.49 New Jersey 9.06 8.24 8.28 8.51 New Mexico 8.89 7.87 8.03 8.26 New York 9.09 8.76 9.34 9.06 North Carolina 8.91 7.91 7.68 8.17 North Dakota 8.69 8.28 8.33 8.43 Ohio 8.92 8.30 8.51 8.58 Oklahoma 9.34 8.80 8.57 8.90 Oregon 8.88 8.16 8.18 8.41 Pennsylvania 8.74 7.67 7.71 8.04 Rhode Island 9.20 8.60 8.97 8.92 South Carolina 8.89 7.99 8.24 8.37 South Dakota 8.25 7.87 7.48 7.87 Tennessee 9.39 8.40 8.60 8.80 Texas 9.22 9.27 9.52 9.33 Utah 9.18 8.10 9.08 8.79 Vermont 8.93 7.87 8.39 8.40 Virginia 8.41 8.05 8.20 8.22 Washington 8.48 7.79 8.14 8.13 West Virginia 8.72 7.77 7.87 8.12 Wisconsin 8.88 7.95 7.65 8.16 Wyoming 8.94 8.51 7.90 8.45

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Top 6 Finalist      Top 12 Semifinalist

Final competition

State Swimsuit Interview Evening Gown Average Finalists Texas 9.648 9.738 9.811(2) 9.732 9.854 (1) New York 9.616 9.626 9.866(1) 9.703 9.803 (2) Illinois 9.409 9.481 9.625(6) 9.505 9.675 (3) Florida 9.290 9.524 9.628(5) 9.480 9.533 (4) Minnesota 9.334 9.599 9.689(3) 9.540 9.521 (5) Louisiana 9.538 9.508 9.650(4) 9.565 9.453 (6) Oklahoma 9.451 9.423 9.564(8) 9.479 Kentucky 9.404 9.414 9.578(7) 9.465 Missouri 9.209 9.534 9.561(9) 9.435 Rhode Island 9.279 9.441 9.503(10) 9.408 Maryland 9.179 9.421 9.454(12) 9.351 Massachusetts 9.134 9.331 9.488(11) 9.318

Winner      First runner-up      Second runner-up      Top 6 Finalist

Delegates

The Miss USA 1995 delegates were:

Alabama - Anna Mingus Alaska - Theresa Lindley Arizona - Shara Riggs Arkansas - Kristen Bettis California - Deana Avila Colorado - Emily Weeks Connecticut - Traci Bryant Delaware - Nicole Garis District of Columbia - Marci Andrews Florida - Shannon Depuy Georgia - Paulette Schier Hawaii - Lyn Vesnefski Idaho - Amy Tolzmann Illinois - Nichole Holmes Indiana - Heather Hart Iowa - Angela Hearne Kansas - Deborah Daulton Kentucky - Mitzi Jones Louisiana - Elizabeth Coxe Maine - Kerri Malinowski Maryland - Jennifer Wilhoit Massachusetts - Kristen Mastroianni Michigan - Keisha Eichelberger Minnesota - Angelique de Maison Mississippi - Jill Tullos Missouri - Britt Powell

Montana - Angela Janich Nebraska - Chandelle Peacock Nevada - Brook Hammond New Hampshire - Valerie Gosselin New Jersey - Christy Pittner New Mexico - Jacqueline Grice New York - Shanna Moakler North Carolina - Michelle Mauney North Dakota - Jean Stallmo Ohio - Julia Hughes Oklahoma - Du Sharme Carter Oregon - Karrie Grove Pennsylvania - Stephanie Fallat Rhode Island - Jennifer Aubin South Carolina - Danielle Corley South Dakota - Jenny Shobeck Tennessee - Lee Ann Huey Texas - Chelsi Smith Utah - Melanie Mitton Vermont - Jennifer Cazeault Virginia - Susan Robinson Washington - Theresa (Madison) Cox West Virginia - Tracy Holcomb Wisconsin - Tanae Geisler Wyoming - Susan Shaffer

Crossovers

Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title were:

• Shannon Depuy (Florida) - Miss Virginia 1990 (Top 10 semifinalist at Miss America 1991)
• Du Sharme Carter (Oklahoma) - Miss Oklahoma 1992 (4th runner-up at Miss America 1993)

Delegates who had previously held a Miss Teen USA state title were:

• Shanna Moakler (New York) - Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1992 (Top 12 semifinalist at Miss Teen USA 1992)
• Jennifer Wilhoit (Maryland) - Miss Maryland Teen USA 1991
• Kristen Mastroianni (Massachusetts) - Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1987 (Top 10 semifinalist at Miss Teen USA 1987)
• Heather Hart (Indiana) - Miss Indiana Teen USA 1991 (Top 12 semifinalist at Miss Teen USA 1991)
• Brooke Hammond (Nevada) - Miss Nevada Teen USA 1991
• Anna Mingus (Alabama) - Miss Alabama Teen USA 1988 (4th runner-up at Miss Teen USA 1988)
• Keri Mowenowski (Maine) - Miss Maine Teen USA 1991
• Tanae Geisler (Wisconsin) - Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1993

Judges

• Dr. Joyce Brothers
• Casey Kasem
• K Callan
• Peter Barton
• Kiki Shepard
• Chris Kole
• Jackie Loughery - Miss USA 1952
• E. G. Marshall
• Mary McFadden
• Jim Jeffcoat

References

1. ^ Associated Press (1995-02-10). "Texas Representative Named Miss USA". The Victoria Advocate. http://news.google.co.nz/newspapers?id=7nwKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G0sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4306,2074470&dq=miss-usa&hl=en. 

See also

• Miss Universe 1995

External links

• Miss USA official website