Delegates
The Miss USA 2008 delegates are:
| State | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Height | Placement | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Keisha Walding | Dothan, AL | 24 | 10 !5'10" | |||
| Alaska | Courtney Erin Carroll | Fairbanks, AK | 25 | 7 !5'7" | Miss Photogenic | ||
| Arizona | Kimberly Joiner | Gilbert, AZ | 22 | 8 !5'8" | |||
| Arkansas | Rachel Howells | Alma, AR | 21 | 10 !5'10" | |||
| California | Raquel Beezley | Barstow, CA | 21 | 8 !5'8" | Top 15 | ||
| Colorado | Beckie Hughes | Grand Junction, CO | 21 | 9 !5'9 | |||
| Connecticut | Jacqueline Honulik | Fairfield, CT | 21 | 8 !5'8" | |||
| Delaware | Vincenza Carrieri-Russo | Newark, DE | 23 | 7 !5'7" | |||
| District of Columbia | Chelsey Sophia Rodgers | Washington, DC | 24 | 8 !5'8" | |||
| Florida | Jessica Rafalowski | DeLand, FL | 22 | 10 !5'10" | Top 10 | ||
| Georgia | Amanda Kozak | Warner Robins, GA | 23 | 10 !5'10" | Previously Miss Georgia 2007; 2nd runner-up at Miss America 2007 | ||
| Hawaii | Jonelle Layfield | Kane'ohe, HI | 23 | 10 !5'10" | Sister of Ashley Layfield, Miss Hawaii 2007 | ||
| Idaho | Tracey Brown | Post Falls, ID | 21 | 9 !5'9 | Previously Miss Idaho 2005 | ||
| Illinois | Shanon Lersch | Chicago, IL | 25 | 10 !5'10" | |||
| Indiana | Brittany Mason | Anderson, IN | 21 | 10 !5'10" | Top 10 | ||
| Iowa | Abbey Curran | Davenport, IA | 20 | 5 !5'5" | |||
| Kansas | Michelle Gillespie | Mission Hills, KS | 22 | 11 !5'11" | |||
| Kentucky | Alysha Harris | Lexington, KY | 20 | 4 !5'4" | She was the 2010 Kentucky representative for Miss United States Innternational | ||
| Louisiana | Michelle Berthelot | Hammond, LA | 24 | 6 !5'6" | |||
| Maine | Kaetlin Parent | Van Buren, ME | 20 | 8 !5'8" | Previously Miss Maine Teen USA 2005 | ||
| Maryland | Casandra Tressler | Damascus, MD | 22 | 9 !5'9 | Miss United States International 2010. No placement at Miss International 2010 | ||
| Massachusetts | Jacqueline Bruno | Assonet, MA | 23 | 10 !5'10" | Top 10 | Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2003; 3rd Runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2003 | |
| Michigan | Elisabeth Crawford | Canton, MI | 25 | 8 !5'8" | |||
| Minnesota | Kaylee Unverzagt | Eagan, MN | 20 | 10 !5'10" | Top 15 | ||
| Mississippi | Leah Laviano | Ellisville, MS | 20 | 4 !5'4" | 1st Runner-Up | ||
| Missouri | Candice Crawford | Columbia, MO | 21 | 8 !5'8" | Top 10 | ||
| Montana | Tori Wanty | Shelby, MT | 21 | 4 !5'4" | |||
| Nebraska | Micaela Johnson | Omaha, NE | 23 | 5 !5'5" | |||
| Nevada | Veronica Grabowski | Henderson, NV | 23 | 6 !5'6" | |||
| New Hampshire | Breanne Silvi | Nashua, NH | 24 | 4 !5'4" | |||
| New Jersey | Tiffany Andrade | Linden, NJ | 22 | 5 !5'5" | 2nd Runner-Up | ||
| New Mexico | Raelene Aguilar | Sunland Park, NM | 26 | 8 !5'8" | Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2000 | ||
| New York | Danielle Roundtree | New York, NY | 20 | 11 !5'11" | Contestant on American Idol, eliminated in the Hollywood rounds of season 8 | ||
| North Carolina | Andrea Duke | Saluda, NC | 26 | 11 !5'11" | |||
| North Dakota | Stephanie Tollefson | New Rockford, ND | 21 | 8 !5'8" | |||
| Ohio | Monica Day | Grove City, OH | 25 | 9 !5'9 | Miss Congeniality | ||
| Oklahoma | Lindsey Jo Harrington | Frederick, OK | 22 | 10 !5'10" | 3rd Runner-Up | ||
| Oregon | Mary Horch | Corvallis, OR | 24 | 7 !5'7" | |||
| Pennsylvania | LauRen Merola | Pittsburgh, PA | 23 | 8 !5'8" | 4th Runner-Up | ||
| Rhode Island | Amy Diaz | Johnston, RI | 23 | 6 !5'6" | Top 15 | Former Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2001. Non semi finalist at miss earth 2009 | |
| South Carolina | Jamie Hill | Columbia, SC | 24 | 6 !5'6" | Top 15 | Contestant on The Amazing Race 10 | |
| South Dakota | Charlie Buhler | Mitchell, SD | 20 | 5 !5'5" | First African American to represent her state. | ||
| Tennessee | Hailey Laine Brown | Franklin, TN | 25 | 9 !5'9 | Top 10 | ||
| Texas | Crystle Stewart | Missouri City, TX | 26 | 9 !5'9 | Winner | Top 10 Miss Universe 2008 (8th) | |
| Utah | Julia Bachison | North Ogden, UT | 24 | 7 !5'7" | Top 15 | Previously Miss Utah 2005 | |
| Vermont | Kim Tantlinger | Burlington, VT | 22 | 7 !5'7" | |||
| Virginia | Tori Hall | Roanoke, VA | 21 | 8 !5'8" | Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2005, top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2005; contestant on Road Rules: Viewer's Revenge and The Gauntlet 3 | ||
| Washington | Michelle Font | Renton, WA | 26 | 7 !5'7" | |||
| West Virginia | Skylene Montgomery | Parkersburg, WV | 23 | 7 !5'7" | |||
| Wisconsin | Michelyn Cynthia Butler | Madison, WI | 25 | 8 !5'8" | |||
| Wyoming | Cassie Shore | Casper, WY | 22 | 5 !5'5" |
1 Age as at April 2008
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