Miss Emerald Coast USA

&

Miss Emerald Coast Teen USA 2005

November 9, 2003

Marina Civic Center, Panama City

 

 

The show opening number has the Miss USA contestants in black 

and Miss Teen USA contestants in white.

 

 

The First Miss Florida USA Pageant in The Panhandle

The fourth preliminary pageant season for Miss Florida USA started with a pageant doubleheader in Panama City. Miss Tallahassee USA having been crowned but a few hours earlier, now it was time for the hometown pageant as over 300 attendees greeted the 23 Miss Emerald Coast USA and 24 Miss Emerald Coast Teen USA delegates. The Marina Civic Center in downtown Panama City right on the Gulf Coast was the evenings host.

 

The 7:00pm start saw emcees Paul Goulding and Miss Florida USA 2003 Carrie Mewha introduce the contestants, Teen USA delegates in white and USA delegates in black. After announcing several awards it was time for the top 10 announcements in both divisions.

 

 

The evenings two top 10 results were called out together.

 

 

Miss Emerald Coast Teen USA contestants after comparison judging in swimsuits.

 

 

 

Miss Emerald Coast Teen USA Top –10

Melissa Burttschell (Interview/Evening Gown/Swimsuit Prelim Winner); Shannon McLemore; Coutney Miller; Jade Morales; Ashley Nanace; Alyx Reynolds (People’s Choice); Noelle Stevens; Amanda Sumrall; Michelle Stoe; and Kimberly Wright.

 

 

Miss Emerald Coast USA contestant Liberty Williams in the evening gown competition.

 

   

Miss Emerald Coast USA Top –10

Danielle Carter (Swimsuit Prelim Winner); Rachel Cole; Nickole Desautels; Lauren Howell (People’s Choice); Lindsey McCurley (Swimsuit Prelim); Brittani Morgan; Brittan Newton (Interview Prelim Winner); Morgan Parsons; Leslie Register and Liberty Williams.  

 

 

 

Miss Emerald Coast USA 2004 Lauren Howell (left) 

& Kimberly Wright, Miss Emerald Coast Teen USA 2005.

 

 

And the winner is Kimberly Wright!

 

 

The interview competition awaited the contestants as questions were selected at random. Before the competition each delegate submitted three potential questions for the evening. Hostess Carrie Mewha handled the interview duties as the judges and audience were privy to the competition.  

 

 

 

The evening's two lovely winners. Next stop Hollywood!

 

 

  

Up next was the Swimsuit Phase as members of The United States Marines assisted the delegates as they navigated the three-tiered stage. Then the competition ended with Evening Gowns.

 

After two days of competition the results were handed to Miss Mewha and Mr. Goulding. This years judges included Brittany Anderson (model); Josh Maddox (Ralph Lauren Model); Gloria Dale Skinner (Romance Novelist); John Platt (Reality TV Producer); Glenda Thornton (Lawyer); Christy Fitchner (Miss USA 1986); Michell Arnette (Alabama USA 2003); Lawrence Robinson (Scriptwriter/Producer) and Lori Ramsley (Big Brother). Here are the results:

 

 

 

Miss Emerald Coast USA 2005 and her court: (Left to Right) 4^th Runner-up Laurie Register; 2^nd Runner-up Brittan Newton; Miss Emerald Coast USA 2005 Lauren Howell;

 1^st Runner-up Lindsey McCurley; 3^rd Runner-up Liberty Williams.

 

 

 

Miss Photogenic

Emerald Coast USA – Rachel Cole

Emerald Coast Teen USA – Alyx Reynolds

 

Miss Amity

Emerald Coast USA – Lourvenante Orange

Emerald Coast Teen USA – Alyx Reynolds

 

Miss Emerald Coast Teen USA Results

4^th RU – Courtney Miller

3^rd RU – Noelle Stevens

2^nd RU – Ashley Nance

1^st RU – Alyx Reynolds

Miss Emerald Coast Teen USA 2005 is Kimberly Wright

 

Miss Emerald Coast USA Results

4^th RU – Leslie Register

3^rd RU – Liberty Williams

2^nd RU – Britan Newton

1^st RU – Lindsey McCurley

Miss Emerald Coast USA 2005 is Lauren Howell.

 

 

 

 

Miss Emerald Coast Teen USA 2005 and her court: (Left to Right) 4^th Runner-up Courtney Miller; 1^st Runner-up Alyx Reynolds; Miss Emerald Coast Teen USA 2005 Kimberly Wright; 2^nd Runner-up Ashley Nance; 3^rd Runner-up Noelle Stevens.

 

Congratulations to Miss Clemmons and Miss Lawrie, you are now the first entries into the 2005 pageant season. And great job to the outstand Leading Lady Production team. Check out the pageant on FOX 29; Friday November 14^th at 9:00pm for the television broadcast. The only televised preliminary pageant in the entire Miss USA System!