Date Posted:00:45:20 03/11/05 Fri Author: Hello Again :) Subject: Miss USA 2005 Hosts and Judges Announced!
A Special Miss USA 'Fear Factor' to Precede Pageant at 8pm ET
NEW YORK, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- NBC, Donald Trump and Paula M. Shugart,
President, Miss Universe Organization announced today that six-time Olympic
gold medallist Michael Phelps; CoverGirl supermodel and star of NBC's "Las
Vegas" Molly Sims; boxing legend and co-star of NBC's "The Contender" Sugar
Ray Leonard; and world-renowned beauty expert Frederic Fekkai will headline
the celebrity judging panel for the Miss USA 2005 pageant. Broadcast live on
NBC, "Access Hollywood's" Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell will co-host the pageant
from Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre on April 11, 9-11pm ET.
Also featured on this year's judging panel are: famed fashion designer
Pamela Dennis, notorious ladies-man Raj Bhakta from NBC's "The Apprentice,"
model Ksenia Maksimova and Brody Hutzler from NBC's "Days of Our Lives."
These eight judges will survey delegates from all 50 states plus the
District of Columbia and evaluate them based upon three categories: swimsuit,
evening gown and interview competition. Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA 2004, will
crown her successor at the conclusion of the two-hour primetime telecast
before a potential worldwide viewing audience of more than 250 million in 100
countries.
A special episode of NBC's "Fear Factor" featuring six Miss USA delegates
will broadcast April 11 at 8pm ET.
The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSE(R), MISS
USA(R) and MISS TEEN USA(R) Pageants, is a Donald J. Trump and National
Broadcasting Company, Inc. (NBC) partnership. Utilizing its nationwide grass
roots infrastructure, the Miss Universe Organization is committed to
increasing awareness of breast and ovarian cancers by forging relationships
with organizations committed to research and education, such as the Susan G.
Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the National Breast Cancer Coalition, Ovarian
Cancer Research Fund, and Gilda's Club.
