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 44th 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 commentary during the broadcast. Barry Manilow provided entertainment.

Results

Placements

Map showing placements by state

Final results	Contestant
Miss USA 1995	Texas - Chelsi Smith ∞
1st runner-up	New York - Shanna Moakler ∞
2nd runner-up	Illinois - Nichole Holmes
Top 6	Florida - Shannon Depuy Minnesota - Angelique de Maison Louisiana - Elizabeth Coxe
Top 12	Oklahoma - Du Sharme Carter Kentucky - Mitzi Jones Missouri - Britt Powell Rhode Island - Jennifer Aubin Maryland - Jennifer Wilhoit Massachusetts - Kristen Mastroianni

∞ Smith won Miss Universe 1995. Due to protocol, Smith resigns her title as Miss USA 1995. 1st runner-up, Shanna Moakler, replaces her as Miss USA.

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

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

Previous title holders

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

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

References

↑ Associated Press (1995-02-10). "Texas Representative Named Miss USA". The Victoria Advocate.

External links

Miss USA official website

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