Delegates
The Miss USA 2009 delegates were:
State | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Height | Placement | Awards | Notes |
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Alabama | Rachel Philippona | Dothan | 20 | ||||
Alaska | Jessica Irene Nolin | Palmer | 22 | ||||
Arizona | Alicia-Monique Blanco | Phoenix | 22 | 5'8" | 2nd Runner-Up | ||
Arkansas | Chanley Painter | Conway | 24 | 5'9" | Top 10 | ||
California | Carrie Prejean | Bangalore | 21 | 5'10" | 1st Runner-Up | Dethroned as Miss California USA 2009 | |
Colorado | Patrice Williams | Colorado Springs | 22 | 5'7" | |||
Connecticut | Monica Mary Pietrzak | Manchester | 25 | 5'11" | Top 15 | ||
Delaware | Kate Banaszak | Middletown | 24 | ||||
District of Columbia | Nicole Annabelle White | Washington, DC | 20 | 5'8" | Previously Miss District of Columbia Teen USA 2004 | ||
Florida | Anastagia Pierre | Fort Lauderdale | 20 | 5'9" | Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 2004; Later Miss Bahamas Intercontinental 2010 and Miss Bahamas 2011 | ||
Georgia | Kimberly Gittings | Lilburn | 20 | Top 15 | |||
Hawaii | Aureana Tseu | Mililani Town | 25 | 5'7" | Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1999 | ||
Idaho | Melissa Weber | Boise | 27 | Top 15 | |||
Illinois | Ashley Bond | Chicago | 24 | ||||
Indiana | Courtni Hall | Evansville | 20 | 5'9" | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2006 | ||
Iowa | Chelsea Lynn Gauger | Ankeny | 20 | ||||
Kansas | Courtney Courter | Olathe | 23 | 5'9" | |||
Kentucky | Maria Elizabeth Montgomery | Danville | 19 | 5'10" | 4th Runner-Up | ||
Louisiana | Lacey Minchew | Baton Rouge | 25 | 5'7" | Previously Miss Teen America 2002 (represented Georgia). | ||
Maine | Ashley Underwood | Benton | 24 | 5'8" | Survivor: Redemption Island contestant | ||
Maryland | Gabrielle Carlson | Marion Station | 24 | ||||
Massachusetts | Alison Cronin | Weymouth | 21 | Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2005 | |||
Michigan | Lindsey Tycholiz | Sterling Heights | 26 | ||||
Minnesota | Erica Nego | Plymouth | 24 | Top 15 | Later Miss Universe Ghana 2011 | ||
Mississippi | Jessica Lauren McRaney | Terry | 23 | Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2004 | |||
Missouri | Stacey Smith | Florissant | 23 | 5'9" | |||
Montana | Misti Vogt | Kalispell | 23 | 5'11" | |||
Nebraska | Meagan Winings | Atkinson | 23 | Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2004 | |||
Nevada | Georgina Vaughan | Las Vegas | 21 | 5'10" | Previously Miss Nevada Teen USA 2006 | ||
New Hampshire | Christy Dunn | Laconia | 26 | ||||
New Jersey | Kaity Rodriguez | Clifton | 24 | ||||
New Mexico | Bianca Matamoros-Koonce | Albuquerque | 23 | ||||
New York | Tracey Chang | New York City | 26 | 5'7" | |||
North Carolina | Kristen Dalton | Wilmington | 22 | 5'7" | Winner | Mother was Miss North Carolina USA 1982; sister was Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2008 & 2nd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2008 | |
North Dakota | Kelsey Erickson | Grand Forks | 22 | ||||
Ohio | Natasha Vivoda | Champion | 21 | ||||
Oklahoma | Lauren Lunday | Altus | 25 | ||||
Oregon | Sylvie Tarpinian | Eugene | 24 | ||||
Pennsylvania | Lindsey Nelsen | Dallastown | 21 | 5'7" | |||
Rhode Island | Alysha Castonguay | Woonsocket | 22 | 5'6" | Previously Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2002.
Previously Miss Teen America 2003 and Miss Teen Galaxy 2005. |
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South Carolina | Stephanie Murray Smith | Goose Creek | 21 | 5'7" | Top 10 | The Amazing Race 17 Contestant along with her then-fiance Chad Waltrip | |
South Dakota | Jessica Rowell | Sioux Falls | 22 | 5'7" | |||
Tennessee | Kristen Motil | Franklin | 24 | 5'9" | Top 10 | ||
Texas | Brooke Daniels | Tomball | 22 | 5'9" | Top 10 | ||
Utah | Laura Chukanov | Salt Lake City | 22 | 5'9" | 3rd Runner-Up | ||
Vermont | Brooke Werner | Granville | 22 | ||||
Virginia | Maegan Phillips | Quantico | 22 | Top 15 | |||
Washington | Tara Turnure | Seattle | 23 | Her sister, Tracy Turnure, succeeded her as Miss Washington USA 2010. | |||
West Virginia | Jessi Pierson | Milton | 21 | 5'7" | Top 10 | Miss Photogenic | |
Wisconsin | Alexandra Wehrley | Pewaukee | 21 | 5'8" | |||
Wyoming | Cynthia Pate | Casper | 22 | Miss Congeniality |
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