Miss USA 2009 - Contestants

Miss USA 2009, the 58th Miss USA pageant will be held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19, 2009. The winner will be crowned by outgoing titleholder Miss USA 2008, Crystle Stewart of Texas.

The event will be hosted by Billy Bush of Access Hollywood and actress Nadine Velazquez; Bush is returning to host the pageant which he last emceed in 2005. He had previously co-hosted Miss USA 2003 with Daisy Fuentes and Miss USA 2004-2005 with Nancy O'Dell. 

Entertainment will be provided by Kevin Rudolf who will be performing "Let It Rock" during the swimsuit competition and The Veronicas will perform "Untouched" during the evening gown competition.

Delegates representing the fifty states plus the District of Columbia will compete in the pageant, and will arrive in Las Vegas on April 2. The winner will represent the United States at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant.
Pageants were held from June 2008 to January 2009 to select the representative for each state.



Contestants

State Name

1. Alabama,  Rachel Philippona 
   
2. Alaska,  Jessica Nolin 
   
3. Arizona,  Alicia Blanco 
   
4. Arkansas,  Chanley Painter 
   
5. California,  Carrie Prejean 
   
6. Colorado,  Patrice Williams 
   
7. Connecticut,  Monica Pietrzak 
   
8. Delaware, Kate Banaczak 
   
9. District of Columbia,  Nicole White 
   
10. Florida,  Anastagia Pierre 
    
11. Georgia,  Kimberly Gittings 
    
12. Hawaii,  Aureana Tseu 
    
13. Idaho,  Melissa Weber
    
14. Illinois,  Ashley Bond 
    
15. Indiana,  Courtni Hall 
    
16. Iowa,  Chelsea Gauger
    
17. Kansas,  Courtney Courter 
    
18. Kentucky,  Maria Montgomery 
    
19. Louisiana,  Lacey Minchew 
    
20. Maine,  Ashley Underwood 
    
21. Maryland,  Gabrielle Carlson 
    
22. Massachusetts,  Alison Cronin 
    
23. Michigan,  Lindsey Tycholiz 
    
24. Minnesota,  Erica Nego 
    
25. Mississippi,  Jessica Lauren McRaney 
    
26. Missouri,  Stacey Smith 
    
27. Montana,  Misti Vogt 
    
28. Nebraska, Meagan Winings 
    
29. Nevada, Georgina Vaughan 
    
30. New Hampshire,  Christy Dunn 
    
31. New Jersey,  Kaity Rodriguez 
    
32. New Mexico,  Bianca Matamoros-Koonce 
    
33. New York,  Tracey Chang 
    
34. North Carolina,  Kristen Dalton 
    
35. North Dakota,  Kelsey Erickson 
    
36. Ohio,  Natasha Vivoda 
    
37. Oklahoma,  Lauren Lunday 
    
38. Oregon, Sylvie Tarpinian 
    
39. Pennsylvania,  Lindsey Nelsen 
    
40. Rhode Island, Alysha Castonguay 
    
41. South Carolina,  Stephanie Smith 
    
42. South Dakota,  Jessica Rowell 
    
43. Tennessee, Kristen Motil 
    
44. Texas,  Brooke Daniels 
    
45. Utah,  Laura Chukanov 
    
46. Vermont,  Brooke Werner 
    
47. Virginia,  Maegan Phillips 
    
48. Washington,  Tara Turnure 
    
49. West Virginia,  Jessi Pierson 
    
50. Wisconsin,  Alexandra Wehrley 
    
51. Wyoming,  Cynthia Pate 
    

Utah

Connecticut, Alabama, Geogria

Kansas, Alaska, Arizona, North California

Hawaii, Washington DC, Georgia.

Rhode Island, Illinois, Maine, Michigan.

Nam California, Missouri, Nebraska.

Texas, New York, Washington, Tennessee

Credit to: wikipedia,missusa,vietnamnet