Miss USA 1995


Miss USA 1995, the 44th Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 10, 1995.
At the conclusion of the final competition, Chelsi Smith of Texas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Lu Parker of South Carolina. Smith became the seventh Texan titleholder, the first Miss Texas USA and Miss USA to win the Congeniality award and also the only Miss USA from Texas to win the Miss Universe title. She also became the 4th winner to be crowned as Miss USA in her home state.
After Smith won the 1995 Miss Universe pageant, first runner-up Shanna Moakler took over the Miss USA title. Moakler was the first former Miss Teen USA delegate to hold the Miss USA title. Moakler would later become an actress, reality star and a director of two Miss USA state pageants in Nevada and Utah.
The pageant was held on South Padre Island, Texas for the second time. It was hosted by Bob Goen for the second consecutive year, and Daisy Fuentes offered commentary during the broadcast. Barry Manilow provided entertainment.

Results

Placements

Final resultsContestant
Miss USA 1995
  • Texas - Chelsi Smith ∞†
1st runner-up
  • New York - Shanna Moakler ∞
    • 2nd runner-up
  • Illinois - Nichole Holmes
    • Top 6
  • Florida - Shannon Depuy
  • Minnesota - Angelique de Maison
  • Louisiana - Elizabeth Coxe
    • Top 12
  • Oklahoma - Du Sharme Carter
  • Kentucky - Mitzi Jones
  • Missouri - Britt Powell
  • Rhode Island - Jennifer Aubin
  • Maryland - Jennifer Wilhoit
  • Massachusetts - Kristen Mastroianni
    • ∞ Smith won Miss Universe 1995. Due to protocol, Smith resigns her title as Miss USA 1995. 1st runner-up, Shanna Moakler, replaces her as Miss USA.

    Preliminary competition

    The following are the contestants' scores in the preliminary competition:
    StateInterviewSwimsuitEvening gownAverage
    Alabama8.898.308.008.40
    Alaska9.348.458.708.83
    Arizona9.128.157.938.40
    Arkansas8.718.588.568.62
    California9.268.468.308.67
    Colorado8.518.568.728.60
    Connecticut8.797.868.038.23
    Delaware8.968.157.958.35
    District of Columbia8.958.368.568.62
    Florida8.918.808.978.89
    Georgia8.778.048.008.27
    Hawaii8.618.498.598.56
    Idaho8.468.057.618.04
    Illinois9.219.168.699.01
    Indiana9.188.668.768.87
    Iowa8.608.838.448.62
    Kansas9.098.448.268.60
    Kentucky8.848.978.848.89
    Louisiana8.839.038.958.90
    Maine8.758.037.848.21
    Maryland9.058.879.129.01
    Massachusetts9.128.789.088.98
    Michigan8.867.878.618.45
    Minnesota9.438.468.798.89
    Mississippi8.598.248.198.34
    Missouri8.958.878.938.91
    Montana8.347.787.527.88
    Nebraska8.968.087.858.30
    Nevada8.678.548.538.58
    New Hampshire8.808.498.198.49
    New Jersey9.068.248.288.51
    New Mexico8.897.878.038.26
    New York9.098.769.349.06
    North Carolina8.917.917.688.17
    North Dakota8.698.288.338.43
    Ohio8.928.308.518.58
    Oklahoma9.348.808.578.90
    Oregon8.888.168.188.41
    Pennsylvania8.747.677.718.04
    Rhode Island9.208.608.978.92
    South Carolina8.897.998.248.37
    South Dakota8.257.677.487.80
    Tennessee9.398.408.608.80
    Texas9.229.279.529.33
    Utah9.188.109.088.79
    Vermont8.937.878.398.40
    Virginia8.418.058.208.22
    Washington8.487.798.148.13
    West Virginia8.727.777.878.12
    Wisconsin8.887.957.658.16
    Wyoming8.948.517.908.45

    Final competition

    StateSwimsuitInterviewEvening GownAverageFinalists
    Texas9.648 9.738 9.811 9.732 9.854
    New York9.616 9.626 9.866 9.703 9.803
    Illinois9.409 9.481 9.625 9.505 9.675
    Florida9.290 9.524 9.628 9.480 9.533
    Minnesota9.334 9.599 9.689 9.540 9.521
    Louisiana9.538 9.508 9.650 9.565 9.453
    Oklahoma9.451 9.423 9.564 9.479 -
    Kentucky9.404 9.414 9.578 9.465 -
    Missouri9.209 9.534 9.561 9.435 -
    Rhode Island9.279 9.441 9.503 9.408 -
    Maryland9.179 9.421 9.454 9.351 -
    Massachusetts9.134 9.331 9.488 9.318 -

    Delegates

    The Miss USA 1995 delegates were:
    Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title were:
    Delegates who had previously held a Miss Teen USA state title were: