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This was the second subsequent year that the pageant was held in Baltimore.

The pageant hosts were Nancy O'Dell (who had hosted the pageant in 2004 and 2005) and Drew Lachey . For the first time there was also a commentator, a role filled by '' Queer Eye For The Straight Guy '' star Carson Kressley .

The finals were broadcast by '' website


RESULTS

Miss USA 2006 was awarded to Tara Conner ( Miss Kentucky USA ). The runners-up were:

The finalists (in alphabetical order) were Haleigh Stidham ( Miss Alabama USA ), Candace Allen ( Miss District Of Columbia USA ), Leeann Tingley ( Miss Rhode Island USA ), Lacie Lybrand ( Miss South Carolina USA ), and Lauren Lanning ( Miss Texas USA ).

The semi-finalists (in alphabetical order) were Brenna Sakas ( Miss Arizona USA ), Catherine Warren ( Miss Illinois USA ), Katee Stearns ( Miss Maine USA ), Lauren Scyphers ( Miss Nevada USA ), and Lauren Grissom ( Miss Tennessee USA ).


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PRE-PAGEANT SPECIALS


A pre-pageant special edition of '' Deal Or No Deal '' aired on April 12 on NBC. It included Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley and twenty-six contestants, who replaced the show's models as briefcase-holders:
:Haleigh Stidham (AL), Kimberly Forsyth (AR), Tamiko Nash (CA), Jeannine Phillips (CT), Ashlee Greenwell (DE), Cristin Duren (FL), Catherine Warren (IL), Bridget Bobel (IN), Tara Conner (KY), Christina Cuenca (LA), Katee Stearns (ME), Tiffany Kelly (MA), Danelle Gay (MI), Dottie Cannon , (MN), Kristi Capel (MO), Lauren Scyphers (NV), Jessica Boyington (NJ), Onawa Lacy (NM), Samantha Holvey (NC), Kimberly Krueger (ND), Allison Machado (OR), Tanya Lehman (PA), Leeann Tingley (RI), Lacie Lybrand (SC), Soben Huon (UT), Amber Copley (VA), Jessica Wedge (WV).


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JUDGES

There were two sets of judges: one for the preliminary competition (held on April 14), and another for the final night of competition (April 21). The latter judges decided who won the Miss USA title.


Preliminary judges

  • Jeff Kimbell

  • :Kimbell is a businessman involved in lobbying, political strategy, real estate, and entertainment.

  • Kerry Cavanaugh

  • :Cavanaugh is the North American brand manager for CoverGirl cosmetics.



  • Arnold Williams

  • :Williams has been the manager of Abrams, Foster, Nole & William (based in Pennsylvania) since 1993.

  • Robb Merrit

  • :Merrit is Vice President of a commercial real estate developer based in Baltimore, MD.

  • Rhona Gaff

  • :Gaff is a Vice President at the Trump Organization and is best known as the woman who rings Apprentice candidates each morning to give candidate their directions.



Finals judges



  • Gina Drosos

  • :Drosos is Vice President and General Manager of Global Cosmetics for Proctor And Gamble .

  • Steve Madden

  • :Madden is the founder of a footwear company that bears his name.


  • Donald Trump Jr.

  • :Trump is an Executive Vice President for Development and Acquisitions, working for his father.






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