Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008 - Official Miss USA Biography

This evening, during one of the year's most exciting live television events, a star-studded panel of judges chose Miss Texas USA, Crystle Stewart, as MISS USA® 2008. Donny and Marie Osmond hosted the 57th Annual MISS USA Pageant from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in one of the world’s most electrifying cities, Las Vegas. MissUSA.com

Texan Crystle Stewart crowned Miss USA

Crystle Stewart, of Missouri City, Texas, runs a party-planning and motivational speaking company, as well as modeling professionally. She says she wants to dedicate her life to international philanthropy. AP/MSNBC.com Related Photos Yahoo version of this article

Texas Beauty Crowned Miss USA

A 26-year-old entrepreneur from Texas was named Miss USA on Friday, besting 50 other beauty queens for the coveted crown. Crystle Stewart, of Missouri City, Texas, runs a party-planning and motivational speaking company, as well as modeling professionally. She says she wants to dedicate her life to international philanthropy. By Kathleen Hennessey, AP

Miss USA Hits Vegas, Baby

The 57th Annual Miss USA Pageant is putting its stilettos down at the brand new Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip and NBC will air the competition live on April 11, 2008, organizers announced Friday. E! Online, by Josh Grossberg

Katie Rees, Former Miss Nevada, Arrested in Las Vegas

Katie Rees, the former beauty queen of the Nevada state, was arrested in Las Vegas after she was pulled over for speeding. According to the media reports, Katie Rees was taken into custody after she kicked a police officer. She is being held in the Clark County Detention Center on six misdemeanor charges such as driving with suspended license plates, speeding and resisting a police officer. By Sarah Vasques , efluxmedia.com

Dethroned Beauty Queen Thrown in Jail

Former Miss Nevada Stripped of Title for Racy Pics, Accused in Las Vegas of Resisting Arrest. Las Vegas police stopped her around 3 a.m., a dethroned Nevada beauty queen, who landed in jail after the routine traffic stop escalated into an arrest. By David Schoetz, ABC News

NBC TO BROADCAST MISS USA®2008 COMPETITION LIVE ON APRIL 11TH FROM PLANET HOLLYWOOD RESORT & CASINO, LAS VEGAS

NEW YORK, N.Y., January 30, 2008 - Paula M. Shugart, President of the Miss Universe Organization, announced today that the 57th Annual MISS USA Competition will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will be held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts located at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on April 11, 2008 and broadcast live from 9-11 p.m. ET on NBC and distributed internationally.

Miss USA Pageant Heading to Vegas

Another beauty battle is moving to Las Vegas, at least for the time being. This year's Miss USA pageant will be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, pageant executives said Thursday. Mail.com

Update on Tara Conner -- Dec. 28: Miss USA 2006 talks to TODAY anchor Matt Lauer about being 22, sobriety and her upcoming book.

New Miss USA is Crowned, But Which State Is She From? LOS ANGELES (March 23, 2007) -- Rachel Smith, a journalism graduate from Tennessee, was crowned Miss USA on Friday, winning the contest to replace a titleholder whose reign was marred by a much-publicized struggle with alcoholism.

Miss USA falls in the 2007 Miss Universe evening gown competition, finishes fifth.

rump lets Miss USA keep her title - Tara Conner, who had come under criticism amid rumors she had been frequenting bars while underage, will be allowed to keep her title, Donald Trump announced Tuesday.

'Second Chance' for Miss USA, Trump Says - Trump said he decided to let Tara keep the crown she tarnished because he believes that she can serve as a "great example" for other troubled people throughout the country and around the world. "She's agreed to go into rehab," Trump told a press conference.

Does a Whiff of Scandal Help Miss USA? - Tara Conner certainly isn't the first embarrassed celebrity to issue a public apology, and if the reigning Miss USA plays her cards right, it might help her career, according to celebrity professionals.

Trump to Miss USA: You're not fired! (Reuters) - Everyone expected Donald Trump to utter his catchphrase "You're fired!" to Miss USA on Tuesday but instead the billionaire gave the beauty queen a second chance after reports of misbehavior including underage drinking.

Nudity, sex, drinking dethrones beauty queens - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire Donald Trump has won the backing of beauty pageant organizers for putting the current Miss USA on warning for reported misbehavior, with the industry keen to protect a sanctified image of beauty queens.

Tara Ripped "Edgy" Stars ... Then Became One -If Tara Conner practiced what she preached, the soon-to-be-ousted Miss USA wouldn't be in Donald Trump's doghouse with her tiara in her hand.

First Runner-Up to Become Miss USA - TMZ.com, CA - With her dethroning imminent, Tara Conner's days as Miss USA are numbered. There she goes. One day after pageant boss Donald Trump ...

Shandi Finnessey gets the "thumbs-up" sign in a Hollywood-lavish live TV-reality pageant extravaganza at Miss USA 2004. (Pageantry)

Miss USA, Susie Castillo, made her first stop on an East and West Coast tour of military bases at Henderson Hall's Marine Corps Exchange Tuesday.

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