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T.O A 1SS UOA Page edited by Andy Hanacek; call 836-1 199 after 5 p.m. in Branson A. JJL Friday, February 4, 2000 News-Leader 9A BBBBBDmnnBI Miss Miss Alaska usa I Miss Arizona usa Miss District of Columbia usa MISS USA 1933 Alabama usa Miss Arkansas usa Miss Colorado usa Mess California usa Miss Delaware usa Miss Connecticut usa i. W.JP'4ifl'."i 9 cr "I si it Ml A 74 -1 Eb2 JJL. Ffi i' -r -A i A -n li l' "if Jina Mitchell, 22 Laurie Ann Miller, Heather KecWer, 26 Whitney Lea Tianl Jones, 23 Rebekah Ann Keller, 25 Sallie Toussaint, 25 Jennifer Behm, 23 Juel April Casamayor, 26 21 Moore, 22 KlmbertyAnn Pressler, New York Miss Florida usa Miss Mss Idaho usa Mss Hawaii usa Georgia usa SA Miss i COMECAMO Kristin Ludecke, 23 Pattl Dunn, 24 Michele Kaplan, 23 Brooke Jennifer Gambrell, 26 Mrss Illinois usa Miss Iowa usa Miss Indiana usa Miss Kansas usa Miss Louisiana usa Miss Kentucky usa --At.

If you're among the many who won't be in The Grand Palace for tonight's finals of the Miss USA pageant, there's no reason you can't participate at home. You'll probably have a better view of the beauties from your couch than the back of the hall anyway. There will be eight celebrity judges for the finals. They'll use an Olympic-style scoring system developed by Michael Fryd of Miami Beach, FTa. Youll need to have a calculator handy if you want to keep up with the judges, who will use individual computers to enter scores of 1 to 9.99 (no one's a perfect 10).

Their scores will be averaged to narrow the finalists to five, then three, then Miss USA. -V 7 5 Top 10 finalists Jensie Grigsby, 26 Tiffany Meyer, 23 Jolene Youngster, Jennifer Dupont, 18 23 The top 10 finalists have been chosen based on their scores in preliniinary interview, evening gown and swimsuit competitions. They will be announced early in the telecast But you can pick your favorites based on the photographs here and the pageant's opening parade of states. Constance Renee Stoetzer, 26 Miss Mains usa Kristal Michelle Wile, 23 Mss Maryland usa Miss Massachusetts usa Miss Michigan usa Miss Minnesota usa Miss Mississippi USA ACTUAL TOP 10 i- Hiyyiamroi imavKmmm '-'j'" I IT TJ 1 2 3 4 5: YOUR PICKS 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: I- i it iN -j 1 js 1 7: if 9: Jennifer Lyn Hunt, Christie S. Davis, Jill Rosalie M.

Allain, 25 Paige Swenson, 24 Angie Michelle Carpenter, 22 21 21 10: I Interview segment Til Swimsuit segment (1 I I Evening gown Miss Missouri USA Miss Montana usa Final scene udbtd on average judges' scores. Highest and lowest score thrown out Final scuie uued on average of judges' scores. Highest and lowest score thrown out. Final score based on average ol judges' scores. Highest and lowest score thrown out.

NAMESTATE YOUR SCORE JUDGES' NAMESTATE YOUR SCORE JUDGES' KAMESTATE YOUR SCORE JUDGES' 1 2: 3: 5: 6: 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 7: 9: 10: Brandi K. Bjorklund, 20 Miss New York usa Denette Roderick, 24 Miss Nebraska usa Miss New Hampshire usa Miss New Mexico usa Mss New Jersey usa Miss Nevada usa 0 Top 5 finalists Your picks Actual Top 5 finalists Judges' scores at this point are determined by averaging the three categories above (1 1 .8 and 1 C). YOUR SCORE NAME STATE JUDGES' SCORE NAME STATE i lW i Sf: Iriiii iirri'iiii i rmiiiiiiMi riiiiniA iii i mil 1: 2: 3: 4: Valerie Cook, 22 Michelle Graci, 21 Christina I. Ortega, Carrie Tucker, 25 23 Bridget Jane Vezina, 19 Alicia Denyse Cames, 22 Miss Oklahoma usa Miss Ohio USA Miss Pennsylvania usa Miss Oregon usa Miss Miss North Carolina usa North Dakota usa un iiai S3 Interview Question Scoring based not just on the actual question, but the overall impression of each delegate. Only individual judges' scores will be shown to TV viewers.

It you're scoring at home, you must average the scores yourself. KAMESTATE YOUR SCORE JUDGES' SCORE 1: 2: 3: 4: US. PI til 5 .1 A 1 id. Amanda Penix, 21 Angela L. Patia, 26 Amie Hoffner, 24 Cheya R.

Watklns, 22 Elizabeth Heitmanek, 19 Mss Texas usa Portia Lyndell Johnson, 20 Miss Rhode Island usa Miss Utah usa Mss Tennessee usa Miss Mss South Carolina usa South Dakota usa If El Top 3 finalists Your picks Actual Top 3 finalists NAME STATE NAME STATE 1: 1: 2: 2: ''f iV A hi i i'f 4 vV Lynnette Cole, 21 Heather Ogilvie, 22 Keri Hatfield, 22 Heidi St Pierre, 23 Lisa Rabon, 24 EH Top Secret Final Question Judges base final decwon on overall impression rather than mathematical score. Final selections Your picks Actual final rankings Vanessa Short Bull, 21 Miss Washington usa Miss Wisconsin usa Miss West Virginia usa Miss Wyoming usa Mss Virginia usa Mss Vermont usa 5 SECOND RUNNER UP: FIRST RUNNER UP: MISS USA WINNER! SECOND RUNNER UP: FIRST RUNNER UP: MISS USA WINNER! I 7 41 I S- Katie Bolton, 22 Tara Shae Wilson, Samantha Picha, 20 Rebecca Smith, 20 22 Jamie Marie Kern, 22 Crystal Marie Jones, 26 i4.