miss usa 2009

MISS USA 2009 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES

top 5

south carolina: kristen dalton, arizona: alicia blanco, utah: laura chukanov, california: carrie prejean, kentucky: maria montgomery.

from 51 to 2


last year's winner, crystel steward passing the crown to the new miss usa.

• special awards:
  miss congeniality: cynthia pate (wyoming)
  miss photogenic: jessi pierson (west virginia)

• top 10
  texas - brooke daniels
  tennessee - kristen motil
  arkansas - chanley painter
  south carolina - stephanie smith
  west virginia - jessi pierson
• top 15
  virginia - maegan phillips
  minnesota - erica nego
  georgia - kimberly gittings
  idaho - melissa weber
  connecticut - monica pietrzak

kristen dalton, miss north carolina won the miss usa 2009 crown, she will represent usa in the upcoming sister pageant, miss universe 2009 in the bahamas this august.

photo courtesy of : http://www.missuniverse.com/