Miss USA 2000
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The Miss USA 2000 pageant was held in Branson, Missouri in February 4, 2000. The event was won by Lynnette Cole of Tennessee, who was crowned by outgoing queen Kimberly Pressler of New York.
Cole was the first Tennessean to win the Miss USA title, and became the third former Miss Teen USA delegate to win the crown. Cole's placement came after Morgan Tandy High of Tennessee placed first runner-up in the previous year's competition.
The pageant was held in Branson for the second and final time, at the Grande Palace Theatre, and was the last pageant held in February. Carson Daly hosted the event for the first and only time, and color commentary was added by Ali Landry, Miss USA 1996 and Julie Moran. Entertainment was provided by Christina Aguilera, Lou Bega Brian McKnight and Mark Wills.
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[edit] Notable Features
Jina Mitchell's (Alabama) evening gown score (9.93) was the highest ever recorded in either the Miss USA, Miss Teen USA or Miss Universe pageants in the years that the scores were shown (1979-2002). The previous highest score was 9.870, achieved by Lu Parker of South Carolina in 1994, and the second highest (9.86) by Shanna Moakler of New York in 1995. Parker went on to win the Miss USA title, Moakler placed first runner-up in her competition. Mitchell wore a simple black evening gown designed by Pamela Dennis for her presentation.
By placing in this pageant, a number of delegates made records in the history of their state pageants. Jensie Grigsby of Iowa was the first Iowan to make the semi-finals since 1993 (and only the second since 1960) and Tiani Jones was the first semi-finalist from Colorado since 1989. Bridget Vezina recorded her state's highest placement in the history of the competition, was the first from New Hampshire to place since 1980, and was at the time one of only three New Hampshire delegates to place at Miss USA.
[edit] Results
[edit] Placements
The title of Miss USA 2000 was awarded to Lynnette Cole of Tennessee. The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up - Bridget Jane Vezina (Miss New Hampshire USA)
- 2nd runner-up - Jina Mitchell (Miss Alabama USA)
The remaining top five finalists were:
- 3rd runner-up - Tiffany Meyer (Miss Kansas USA)
- 4th runner-up - Patti Dunn (Miss Georgia USA)
The remaining top ten semi-finalists were (in order of placement): Tiani Jones (Miss Colorado USA), Jill Dobson (Miss Michigan USA), Carrie Tucker (Miss New York USA), Lisa Rabon (Miss South Carolina USA) and Jensie Grigsby (Miss Iowa USA).
[edit] Special awards
- Miss Congenality - Michelle Kaplan (Miss Hawaii USA)
- Miss Photogenic - Paige Swenson (Miss Minnesota USA)
- Style Award - Kristen Ludecke (Miss Florida USA)
[edit] Delegates
The Miss USA 2000 delegates were:
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[edit] Crossovers
Fourteen delegates had previously competed in either the Miss Teen USA or Miss America pageants and two delegates would later win a Miss America state title. One of those, Jennifer Dupont, the youngest in the competition, later became a Triple Crown winner, for holding state titles for Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America. Dupont competed in the Miss USA pageant less than two years after competed at Miss Teen USA.
Delegates who had previously held a Miss Teen USA state title were:
- Heather Keckler (Arizona) - Miss Arizona Teen USA 1992
- Tiffany Meyer (Kansas) - Miss Missouri Teen USA 1994 (Top 6 Finalist at Miss Teen USA 1994)
- Angie Carpenter (Mississippi) - Miss Mississippi Teen USA 1994 (Top 12 Semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1994)
- Paige Swenson (Minnesota) - Miss Minnesota Teen USA 1994
- Jennifer Lyn Hunt (Maine) - Miss Maine Teen USA 1994
- Alicia Carnes (Nevada) - Miss Nevada Teen USA 1995
- Lynnette Cole (Tennessee) - Miss Tennessee Teen USA 1995 (Top 6 Finalist at Miss Teen USA 1995)
- Laurie Miller (Alaska) - Miss Alaska Teen USA 1997
- Amanda Penix (Oklahoma) - Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997 (Top 6 Finalist at Miss Teen USA 19997)
- Jennifer Dupont (Louisiana) - Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1998
Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title or would later win one were:
- Brooke Gambrell (Idaho) - Miss Idaho 1995
- Kristen Ludecke (Florida) - Miss Florida 1995
- Rebekah Keller (California) - Miss California 1997 (4th runner-up, Preliminary Swimsuit award)
- Cheya Watkins (Ohio) - Miss Ohio 1998
- Vanessa Shortbull (South Dakota) - Miss South Dakota 2002
- Jennifer Dupont (Louisiana) - Miss Louisiana 2004 (1st runner-up, Preliminary Swimsuit award)
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