Kimberly Ann Pressler, Miss New York USA 1999, reacts to the news that she has been chosen as Miss USA 1999. The pageant was televized from Branson, Missouri's beautiful Grand Palace. Miss Universe 1998, Wendy Fitzwilliam, and Miss USA 1998, Shawnae Jebbea, look on. Pressler, from Franklinville, beat nine other semifinalists to capture the coveted title. She will represent the United States in the upcoming Miss Universe Pageant.

--Photo courtesy of the Miss Universe Organization