Miss USA 2007

Miss USA 2007
DateMarch 23, 2007
Presenters
VenueDolby Theatre, Los Angeles, California
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements15
WinnerRachel Smith
Tennessee Tennessee
CongenialityStephanie Trudeau
Montana Montana
PhotogenicRebecca Moore
Alabama Alabama
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Miss USA 2007 was the 56th Miss USA pageant, held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 23, 2007, after two weeks of events and preliminary competition.[1] The winner of the pageant was Rachel Smith of Tennessee.[2]

The pageant was broadcast live on NBC from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California one month earlier than the 2006 pageant.[3] This was the second time that the pageant was held at this venue; it was previously held there in 2004, when Shandi Finnessey of Missouri was crowned Miss USA 2004.[4] The host hotel was the Wilshire Grand.[5]

Delegates arrived in Los Angeles on March 8, 2007, and were involved in two weeks of rehearsals and events prior to the final show.[6] The preliminary competition were held on March 19, 2007, where all 51 contestants competed in swimsuit and evening gown, with the personal interview competition being held in private the previous day.[7] This was the first time in recent years that the presentation show was held in the hotel ballroom, rather than at the location of the final competition.

During the final show on March 23, the fifteen delegates with the highest average score from the preliminary competition were announced. The top fifteen competed in the swimsuit competition, and the top ten competed in evening gown. The composite score was shown after each round of competition for the first time since 2002.

At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Tara Conner crowned Rachel Smith of Tennessee as the new Miss USA.[1] Smith was the third consecutive former Miss Teen USA delegate to win the title and the second woman from Tennessee. Coincidentally, both Smith and Conner had competed together at Miss Teen USA 2002.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Fallen Miss USA to hand over pageant crown". Reuters. 2007-03-23.
  2. ^ Veiga, Alex (2007-03-23). "21-year-old journalism graduate from Tennessee crowned Miss USA". Associated Press.
  3. ^ Castro, Tony (2007-03-23). "Miss USA Event's Kodak Moment: 51 entrants share hopes, hard work and beauty secrets". Los Angeles Daily News. p. N1.
  4. ^ "Miss USA pageant scheduled in Hollywood". Xinhua News Agency. 2007-03-23.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference idaho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference oregon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Associated Press (2007-03-21). "Miss USA's tearful reign draws to an end". The Star-Ledger. p. 25.
  8. ^ "Miss Teen USA 2002 crown goes to Wisconsin native". Associated Press. 2002-08-29.