Miss USA 2008 almanac

2008 was the first of six years that Miss USA was held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Crystle Stewart won Texas' ninth Miss USA title. First runner-up Leah Laviano recorded Mississippi's highest ever placement The full pageant can be watched here.

This page has two sections, firstly a listing of all the titleholders from each state, and secondly a photo gallery with crowning, wedding and family photos.
The official pageant photos of all contestants can be viewed here.

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>> Miss Teen USA 2008 almanac

Pageant Results

Placements

MISS USA 2008 - CRYSTLE STEWART (TX) | 1RU - Leah Laviano (MS) | 2RU - Tiffany Andrade (NJ) | 3RU - Lindsey-Jo Harrington (OK) | 4RU - LauRen Merola (PA)

Crystle Stewart

Leah Laviano

Tiffany Andrade

Lindsey-Jo Harrington

LauRen Merola

Candice Crawford

Brittany Mason

Jessica Rafalowski

Hailey Brown

Jackie Bruno

Jamie Hill

Raquel Beezley

Julia Bachison

Amy Diaz

Kaylee Unverzagt

Awards

PHOTOGENIC - Courtney Carroll (AK)
CONGENIALITY - Monica Day (OH)

Unfortunately I have been unable to optimise the titleholder tables for mobile. If you scroll to the bottom of a mobile page, you can choose to view this page in web mode.

Delegate listing

* indicates former Miss Teen USA state titleholder | ^ indicates former or future MAO state titleholder | ° indicates former MAOTeen state titleholder

STATE
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
D.C.
FLORIDA
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GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MAINE
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MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
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SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING

NAME
Keisha Walding
Courtney Carroll
Kimberly Joiner
Rachel Howells
Raquel Beezley
Beckie Hughes
Jacqueline Honulik
Vincenza Carrieri-Russo
Chelsey Rodgers
Jessica Rafalowski
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Amanda Kozak^
Jonelle Layfield
Tracey Brown^
Shanon Lersch
Brittany Mason
Abbey Curran
Michelle Gillespie
Alysha Harris
Michelle Berthelot
Kaetlin Parent*
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Casandra Tressler
Jacqueline Bruno*
Elisabeth Crawford
Kaylee Unverzagt
Leah Laviano
Candice Crawford
Tori Wanty
Micaela Johnson
Veronica Grabowski
Breanne Silvi
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Tiffany Andrade
Raelene Aguilar*
Danielle Roundtree
Andrea Duke
Stephanie Tollefson
Monica Day
Lindsey Jo Harrington
Mary Horch
LauRen Merola
Amy Diaz*
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Jamie Hill
Charlie Buhler
Hailey Brown
Crystle Stewart
Julia Bachison^
Kim Tantlinger
Tori Hall*
Michelle Font
Skylene Montgomery
Michelyn Butler
Cassie Shore

HOMETOWN
Dothan
Fairbanks
Gilbert
Alma
Barstow
Grand Junction
Fairfield
Newark
Washington
DeLand
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Warner Robins
Kane'ohe
Post Falls
Chicago
Anderson
Davenport
Mission Hills
Lexington
Hammond
Van Buren
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Damascus
Assonet
Canton
Eagan
Ellisville
Columbia
Shelby
Omaha
Henderson
Nashua
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Linden
Sunland Park
New York
Saluda
New Rockford
Grove City
Frederick
Corvallis
Pittsburgh
Johnston
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Columbia
Mitchell
Franklin
Missouri City
North Ogden
Burlington
Roanoke
Renton
Parkersburg
Madison
Casper

AGE
24
25
22
21
21
21
21
23
24
22
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23
23
21
25
21
20
22
20
24
20
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22
23
25
20
20
21
21
23
23
24
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22
26
20
26
21
25
22
24
23
23
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24
20
25
26
24
22
21
26
23
25
22

PLACEMENT

Top 15

Top 10
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Top 10

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Top 10

Top 15
1st Runner-Up
Top 10

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2nd Runner-Up

3rd Runner-Up

4th Runner-Up
Top 15
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Top 15

Top 10
Miss USA
Top 15

AWARDS

Photogenic

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Congeniality

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NOTES

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Miss GA 2006 (2RU Miss America)
Sister of Miss HI 2007 Ashley Layford
Miss ID 2005

Miss ME Teen USA 2005
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Miss US International 2010
Miss MA Teen USA 2003 (3RU Teen USA)

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Miss NM Teen USA 2000

RI Teen USA 2001; Miss US Earth 2009 (NF Miss Earth)
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T10 Miss Universe 2008
Miss UT 2005

Miss VA Teen USA 2005 (Top 10 Teen USA)

( >> Click here to view the complete galleries of official pageant photos from Miss USA 2008)

Contestant hometowns

Hit the "list" icon in the top left corner for the interactive map key.

Crowning photos

There are a few titleholders I have no crowning photos for (or only have thumbnails) - let me know if you can contribute!

Wedding photos

Photos from this and the Family photos section have been taken from publicly accessible websites, publicly tagged Facebook photos or used with permission. Please do not hesitate to email me if you would like photos removed!