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Miss USA 2001

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The Miss USA 2002 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.

Krueger was the eight Texan to win the pageant, extending Texas' record for the most wins by any state. She was the first from Texas to win since Chelsi Smith in 1995.

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. From 1999-2000 the pageant, held in Branson, Missouri, was in early February. William Shatner hosted the event for the first and only time, and color commentary was added by Lara Dutta, Miss Universe 2000. Entertainment was provided by Lara Fabian, Evan and Jaron and The Warren Brothers.

Results

Placements

The title of Miss USA 2001 was awarded to Kandace Krueger of Texas. The runners-up were:

The remaining top five finalists were:

The remaining top ten semi-finalists were: Lisa Tollett (Miss Tennessee USA), Kenya Howard (Miss Michigan USA), Cortney Phillips (Miss Oklahoma USA), Yanaiza Alvarez (Miss Rhode Island USA) and Endia Abrante (Miss Oregon USA).

Special awards

Delegates

The Miss USA 2002 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 (1st runner-up)
  • Florida - Julie Donaldson
  • Georgia - Tiffany Fallon (2nd runner-up)
  • 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 (Semi-finalist)
  • Minnesota - Anne Clausen
  • Mississippi - Melanie Vaughn
  • Missouri - Larissa Meek (Top 5 finalist)
  • Montana - CaCe Hardy
  • Nebraska - Sujing Drakeford
  • Nevada - Gina Giacinto (Top 5 finalist)
  • 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 (Semi-finalist)
  • Oregon - Endia Li Abrante (Semi-finalist)
  • Pennsylvania - Jennifer Watkins
  • Rhode Island - Yanaiza Alvarez (Semi-finalist)
  • South Carolina - Candace Richards
  • South Dakota - Beth Lovro
  • Tennessee - Lisa Tollett (Semi-finalist)
  • Texas - Kandace Krueger (Winner)
  • Utah - Tiffany Seaman
  • Vermont - Katy Johnson
  • Virginia - Kristel Jenkins
  • Washington - Bre Sakas
  • West Virginia - Karen Long
  • Wisconsin - Heather Jackelen
  • Wyoming - Jeannie Crofts

Crossovers

Six 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:

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

See also

External links

Category: Miss USA

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