Miss USA 2001

The Miss USA 2001 pageant was held in Gary, Indiana in 2 March 2001. The event was won by Kandace Krueger of Texas, who was crowned by outgoing queen Lynnette Cole of Tennessee.

The pageant was held in Gary for the first time, at the Genesis Convention Center, and was held in early March for the first time in two years, after being held in Branson, Missouri from 1999 to 2000 in early February.

William Shatner hosted the event for the only time, and color commentary was provided by Tommy Davidson, Vanessa Minnillo, Miss Teen USA 1998 and Lara Dutta, the reigning Miss Universe. Entertainment was provided by Lara Fabian, Evan and Jaron and The Warren Brothers.

Results

Placements

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Special awards

Miss Congenality: Monica Palumbo (North Carolina)

Miss Photogenic: Katee Doland (Colorado)

Clairol Natural Instincts Style Award: Megan Gunning (Maryland)

Best in Swimsuit: Larissa Meek (Missouri)

Final competition scores

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" |- ! State!! Swimsuit !! Evening Gown!! Average!!Finalists |- | style="background-color:#ccff99;"|Georgia||style="background-color:#ccff99;"|9.10||style="background-color:#ccff99;"|9.33||style="background-color:#ccff99;"|9.21||style="background-color:#ccff99;"|9.45 |- | style="background-color:#FADADD;" |Texas||style="background-color:#FADADD;" |9.38||style="background-color:#FADADD;" |9.29||style="background-color:#FADADD;" |9.33||style="background-color:#FADADD;" |9.37 |- | style="background-color:#eadafd;" |District of Columbia||style="background-color:#eadafd;" |9.07||style="background-color:#eadafd;" |9.21||style="background-color:#eadafd;" |9.14||style="background-color:#eadafd;" |9.32 |- | style="background-color:#ffff99;" |Nevada||style="background-color:#ffff99;" |9.26||style="background-color:#ffff99;" |9.30||style="background-color:#ffff99;" |9.28||style="background-color:#ffff99;" |9.16 |- | style="background-color:#ffff99;" |Missouri||style="background-color:#ffff99;" |9.45||style="background-color:#ffff99;" |9.39||style="background-color:#ffff99;" |9.42||style="background-color:#ffff99;" |8.02 |- | Tennessee||9.21||9.04||9.12 |- | Michigan||8.98||9.10||9.04 |- | Oklahoma||8.93||9.08||9.00 |- | Rhode Island||8.93||8.92||8.92 |- | Oregon||8.89||8.49||8.69 |} :     Winner :     First runner-up :     Second runner-up :     Finalists

Delegates

The Miss USA 2001 delegates were:

Alabama - Laura Hoffman

Alaska - Ivette Fernandez

Arizona - Tasha Dixon

Arkansas - Jessie Davis

California - Jennifer Glover

Colorado - Katee Doland

Connecticut - Amy Vanderoef

Delaware - Stacey Smith

District of Columbia - Liane Angus

Florida - Julie Donaldson

Georgia - Tiffany Fallon

Hawaii - Christy Leonard

Idaho - Elizabeth Barchas

Illinois - Rebecca Ambrosi

Indiana - Sarah McClary

Iowa - Clarissa Kroese

Kansas - Kristie Knox

Kentucky - Jo Pritchard

Louisiana - Heather Hayden

Maine - Melissa Bard

Maryland - Megan Gunning

Massachusetts - Dana Powell

Michigan - Kenya Howard

Minnesota - Anne Clausen

Mississippi - Melanie Vaughn

Missouri - Larissa Meek

Montana - CaCe Hardy

Nebraska - Sujoing Drakeford

Nevada - Gina Giacinto

New Hampshire - Melissa Robbins

New Jersey - Jeanette Josue

New Mexico - Jennifer Adams

New York - Lisa Pavlakis

North Carolina - Monica Palumbo

North Dakota - Michelle Guthmiller

Ohio - Amanda Canary

Oklahoma - Cortney Phillips

Oregon - Endia Li Abrante

Pennsylvania - Jennifer Watkins

Rhode Island - Yanaiza Alvarez

South Carolina - Candace Richards

South Dakota - Beth Lovro

Tennessee - Lisa Tollett

Texas - Kandace Krueger

Utah - Tiffany Seaman

Vermont - Katy Johnson

Virginia - Kristel Jenkins

Washington - Bre Sakas

West Virginia - Karen Long

Wisconsin - Kari Jo Dodge

Wyoming - Heather Jackelen

Historical significance

This became the first win for Texas in six years, when Chelsi Smith was crowned Miss USA 1995 then went on later to win Miss Universe 1995.

This is also Texas's eighth win at Miss USA, which continues to be the pageant record.

This is the highest finish of a delegate from the District of Columbia since Bobbie Johnson won Miss USA 1964.

Georgia had its highest placement since 1993.

Michigan had its fourth straight Top 10 placement.

This became only the second time in seven years that a Miss Teen USA state delegate did not win or inherit the Miss USA title.

Crossovers

Seven delegates had previously competed in either the Miss Teen USA or Miss America pageants and four delegates would later win a Miss America state title. Two of those who competed at Miss USA 2001, Katee Doland and Elizabeth Barchas, later became Triple Crown winners, for holding state titles for Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America

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

Sarah McClary (Indiana) - Miss Indiana Teen USA 1995

Kristel Jenkins (Virginia) - Miss Virginia Teen USA 1995

Larissa Meek (Missouri) - Miss Missouri Teen USA 1997

Elizabeth Barchas (Idaho) - Miss Idaho Teen USA 1998

Katee Doland (Colorado) - Miss Colorado Teen USA 1998 (Top 10 semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 1998)

Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title or would later win one were:

Gina Giacinto (Nevada) - Miss Nevada 1999 (Preliminary Swimsuit award)

Katy Johnson (Vermont) - Miss Vermont 1999

Jennifer Glover (California) - Miss California 2002

Katee Doland (Colorado) - Miss Colorado 2003

Elizabeth Barchas (Idaho) - Miss Idaho 2004 (Non-finalist Interview award)

Heather Jackelen (Wyoming) - Miss Wyoming 2005

See also

Miss Universe 2001

External links

Miss USA official website

2001 Category:2001 beauty pageants Category:2001 in the United States