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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 ). DELEGATES See 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). SCHEDULE 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
:Kimbell is a businessman involved in lobbying, political strategy, real estate, and entertainment.
:Cavanaugh is the North American brand manager for CoverGirl cosmetics.
:O'Dell is a producer for for Black Entertainment Television 's Special Projects Division.
:Boyce is an agent for Trump Model Management .
:Williams has been the manager of Abrams, Foster, Nole & William (based in Pennsylvania) since 1993.
:Merrit is Vice President of a commercial real estate developer based in Baltimore, MD.
: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
:Barberie is an actress and entertainer reporter for '' Good Day LA ''.
:Deutch is an Advertising Executive and talk show host.
:Drosos is Vice President and General Manager of Global Cosmetics for Proctor And Gamble .
:Madden is the founder of a footwear company that bears his name.
:Linkletter is a fashion model who won ''America's Next Top Model'', Cycle 5 .
:Trump is an Executive Vice President for Development and Acquisitions, working for his father.
:Hyde has starred as Sam Bennett on NBC 's '' Passions '' for the past seven years.
:Ward is a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers , recently recognized as the 2006 Super Bowl MVP .
:Hedrick is an American Speed Skater who set several world records in Speed Skating At The 2006 Winter Olympics . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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