Miss USA 2008
 

It's happening Friday, April 11. Miss Illinois also happens to be the captain of the Luvabulls. :) Also, Miss South Carolina is Jamie, one of the cheerleaders on Amazing Race 10. Miss Virginia is Tori from Road Rules: Viewers Revenge.

Greeks in the pageant (that mention their affiliation on their contestant page):
Miss New Jersey is an Alpha Delta Pi from Wagner University
Miss Rhode Island is a Phi Sigma Sigma from Barry University
Miss West Virginia is a Delta Zeta from Marshall University
Miss Missouri - unspecified sorority at University of Missouri
Miss Kansas - unspecified sorority at SMU

Miss Delaware (Vincenza Carrieri-Russo) is a Gamma Sigma Sigma.
Miss Arkansas (Rachel Howells) is a Zeta Tau Alpha from University of Arkansas-Fayetteville.
Miss Kansas (Michelle Gillespie) -- heard she's a Pi Phi from SMU. Not sure though.
Miss Oklahoma (Lindsey Jo Harrington) -- think she's Greek. Can't confirm.
Miss Massachusetts (Jacqueline Bruno) from Boston University is in a sorority, I just don't know which one.

Miss Missouri (Candice Crawford) is a Pi Beta Phi at University of Missouri AND is Chase Crawford's (from Gossip Girl) sister. :D


And for the Miss Teen USA pagaent:
Miss South Carolina (Brittany Pjetraj) is an Alpha Delta Pi at the University of South Carolina.

My coworker and her daughter are going to the pageant as the daughter is Miss Teen Iowa. She is currently a senior in high school but plans on going through recruitment at her university in the fall and is a legacy to an NPC organization.

I don't know if it's ever happened before, but the reigning Miss Hawaii USA (Jonelle Layfield) is the sister of the reigning Miss Hawaii (Ashley Layfield).

Yeah....they're both forgettable. :rolleyes:

Miss Delaware USA is also a Jaycee. That's pretty cool. :D

Interesting that Miss New Jersey for the Miss America pageant and Miss USA pageant both go to Wagner.

I think the Chi Omegas are holding out for the Miss America pageant. :cool:

What does the current Miss South Carolina, Miss South Carolina USA and Miss Teen South Carolina have in common?




THEY ARE ALL GAMECOCKS!!!! :D :D

I was initiated with Miss West Virginia. I'm so excited for her! :D

i was gonna say "they are all from the state of south carolina", but that seemed too obvious !

Let's hope Miss South Carolina USA knows her geography and doesn't blow the interview. :eek:

One more - Miss Arizona USA is an Alpha Phi.

Not all of them - Miss Tennessee (Hailey Brown) is a Chi Omega from University of Tennessee-Martin.

The late Patsy Ramsey (mother of JonBenet) and her sister Pamela Ellen Paugh, were both Miss West Virginias (1977 and 1980, respectively). I seem to remember seeing a photo of Patsy crowning Pam, or at least being with her at that moment, but I could be wrong about that.

ETA: They were both in the same WVU sorority. I think I know which one, but maybe a Mountaineer is more sure?

Kept thinking Miss Georgia looked SO familiar. Turns out, I was right. She was Miss Ga - MAO last year and placed second to Lauren Nelson from OK...

Mary Zilba was Miss Ohio in 1986 and her sister, Julianna Zilba was Miss Ohio in 1981
Both won Non-Finalist Talent awards at Miss America.

Was it Alpha Xi Delta? I recall seeing threads about Patsy Ramsey in the Alpha Xi forums here.

I'm sure there are more sisters out there who've held the same title (I can think of one more set who have held the Miss Hawaii USA title over the years), but I just thought it was kinda cool how Ashley and Jonelle Layfield are both Miss Hawaii title holders in the same year.

I was thinking it was either AXD or Alpha Phi, so I think you're right.

It's Alpha Xi Delta

I was just going to make sure that you mentioned Miss AZ...I graduated high school with her!

GO MISS ARIZONA AND MISS NORTH CAROLINA!!!

(I grew up in NC, and now currently live in NC again, but I graduated high school and started college, and of course joined OPA in AZ!!)

She better otherwise I'm disowning her as a sister :p;)


I'm so rooting on NC (sister) and my home town girl AZ! Miss AZ USA just gave an interview and she was like "I'm coming home as Miss USA". :D

Miss Massachusetts
 

Miss Massachusetts, Jackie Bruno, was a Delta Gamma at BU.

This is on right now if there are others sitting at home on a Friday night who are as bored as I am.

...And Miss New Jersey's in the Top Fifteen!! Go Tiffany!!

I should mention that one of the GC ADPis, FirstAndFinest, was her Chapter Advisor, and as such, got to know her well.

Top Ten
 

Miss Oklahoma (does anyone know yet?)
Miss Pennsylvania
Miss Mississippi
Miss New Jersey (Alpha Delta Pi)
Miss Tennessee (Chi Omega)
Miss Texas
Miss Indiana
Miss Florida
Miss Missouri (Pi Beta Phi)
Miss Massachusetts (Delta Gamma)

Miss USA - Miss Texas
1st Runner Up - Miss Mississippi
2nd Runner Up - Miss New Jersey (ADPi)
3rd Runner Up - Miss Oklahoma (?)
4th Runner Up - Miss Pennsylvania

Miss Texas Crowning if you're interested

Sorry to interrupt with this question dealing with the original subject of the thread - anyone know if Miss Oklahoma is Greek?
:)

I never heard for sure if she was or not.

oh yeah.....I knew I came here for something else!!

Congrats to a young lady who knows how to excel

College graduate
Held dopwn 4 jobs while completeing her degree
Businesd owner

AND

EDUCATOR!!!!


Beatruy and brains too!!....just don't get caught alone with Donald Trump....

Keep it ON -TOPIC people.
That is all.

Heh, this thread sure shrank. ;)

My coworker was talking about it this weekend (she went with her daughter) and she said everyone basically knew Miss Texas was going to win. She said she'd rather preferred New Jersey or Pennsylvania won because they were more down-to-earth and "real" (whatever that means when you're talking about pageants anyway...) but that it was a very cool experience. Her daughter was busy all day Thursday and some of Friday doing events with the other Miss Teen USA contestants and she said it was a good taste of what the Miss Teen USA pageant might be like for her daughter (as far as pacing and events and publicity goes).

I wanted to see New Jersey win...i'm actually kinda disappointed that Texas won (and i'm not sure exactly why, i guess i liked NJ better)

Yeah, I was kinda hoping for Mississippi or New Jersey to win.