Delegates
The Miss America 2005 delegates were:
| State | Name | Hometown | Age | Talent | Placement | Special awards | Notes 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Deidre Downs | Birmingham | 24 | Vocal | Winner | Quality of Life Award Winner | |
| Alaska | Christina Reasner | Sterling | 22 | Pop Vocal | |||
| Arizona | Katherine Kennedy | Tempe | 24 | Baton Twirling | |||
| Arkansas | Lacy Fleming | Hampton | 22 | Vocal | 3rd runner-up | ||
| California | Veena Goel | Laguna Hills | 22 | Jazz Dance | 4th runner-up | Preliminary Talent | |
| Colorado | Laura Tobey | Denver | 23 | Jazz Vocal | |||
| Connecticut | Nikki Palmieri | North Haven | 22 | Jazz Dance | |||
| Delaware | Linda Kurtz | Dover | 21 | Ballet | |||
| District of Columbia | Therese Lizardo | Watchung, New Jersey | 24 | Tahitian/Hawaiian Dance | |||
| Florida | Jenna Edwards | Miami | 23 | Pop Vocal | Preliminary Swimsuit | Later Miss Florida USA 2007 | |
| Georgia | Danica Tisdale | Atlanta | 23 | Vocal | Top 10 | Preliminary Talent | |
| Hawaii | Olena Rubin | Kilauea | 23 | Vocal | Miss Congeniality | ||
| Idaho | Elizabeth Barchas | Boise | 24 | Classical Piano | Quality of Life 1st runner-up, Non-Finalist Interview, Leonard C. Horn Award for Legal Studies | Triple Crown winner - previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 1998 and Miss Idaho USA 2001 | |
| Illinois | Michelle LaGroue | Naperville | 24 | Vocal | |||
| Indiana | Sarah Wiley | Carmel | 24 | Vocal | Non-Finalist Talent | ||
| Iowa | Carolyn Nicholas | Clear Lake | 23 | Flute | Non-Finalist Talent | ||
| Kansas | Megan Bushell | Wichita | 22 | Classical Vocal | Top 10 | ||
| Kentucky | Maria Maldonado | Lexington | 22 | Vocal | Non-Finalist Interview | ||
| Louisiana | Jennifer Dupont | Plaquemine | 23 | Jazz Dance | 1st runner-up | Preliminary Swimsuit | Triple Crown winner - previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 1998 and Miss Louisiana USA 2000 |
| Maine | Ami Vice | Lisbon Falls | 23 | Classical Vocal | Non-Finalist Talent, Bernie Wayne Scholarship Award for the Performing Arts | ||
| Maryland | Tiffany Jenkins | Silver Spring | 24 | Vocal | |||
| Massachusetts | Erika Ebbel | Cambridge | 23 | Classical Piano | Preliminary Talent, Non-Finalist Talent | ||
| Michigan | Kelli Talicska | Auburn | 24 | Vocal | |||
| Minnesota | Tiffany Ogle | Waverly | 24 | Vocal | |||
| Mississippi | Jalin Wood | Waynesboro | 23 | Piano | Later Miss Mississippi USA 2007 | ||
| Missouri | Whitney Weeks | Chesterfield | 24 | Tap Dance | Non-Finalist Talent | ||
| Montana | Evangelina Duke | Billings | 20 | Vocal | |||
| Nebraska | Brook Matthews | Blair | 24 | Vocal | |||
| Nevada | Elizabeth Muto | Las Vegas | 24 | Monologue | Quality of Life 2nd runner-up, Non-Finalist Interview | ||
| New Hampshire | Alyssa Spellman | Derry | 21 | Vocal | Non-Finalist Interview | ||
| New Jersey | Erica Scanlon | Pitman | 22 | Vocal | Non-Finalist Talent | ||
| New Mexico | Susan Yara | Pecos | 23 | Vocal | Non-Finalist Interview | ||
| New York | Christina Ellington | New York City | 22 | Operatic Vocal | Top 10 | ||
| North Carolina | Kirstin Elrod | Cary | 23 | Classical Vocal | 2nd runner-up | ||
| North Dakota | Ashley Ford | Cavalier | 21 | Vocal | |||
| Ohio | Amanda Beagle | Warren | 24 | Operatic Aria | Non-Finalist Talent | ||
| Oklahoma | Elizabeth Kinney | Mooreland | 22 | Tap Dance | Top 10 | ||
| Oregon | Brook Roberts | Roseburg | 21 | Vocal | The Amazing Race 17 Contestant along with her fellow home shopping host Claire Champlin. | ||
| Pennsylvania | Victoria Bechtold | Johnstown | 21 | Classical Operatic Vocal | |||
| Rhode Island | Aimée Belisle | North Smithfield | 24 | Ballet | |||
| South Carolina | Ann Wood | Spartanburg | 23 | Lyrical Dance | |||
| South Dakota | Kyra Korver | Mitchell | 23 | Broadway Vocal | |||
| Tennessee | Ashley Eicher | Nashville | 24 | Vocal | Non-Finalist Talent | ||
| Texas | Jamie Story | Bedford | 23 | Classical Piano | Top 10 | ||
| Utah | Amy Davis | Bountiful | 22 | Classical Piano | Preliminary Swimsuit |
Later 1st Runner-up to Miss Utah USA 2007 |
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| Vermont | Megan Yardley | Burlington | 24 | Vocal | |||
| Virginia | Mariah Rice | Mechanicsville | 24 | Lyrical Dance | |||
| Virgin Islands | Kinila Callendar | St. Thomas | 24 | Cultural Dance | |||
| Washington | Allison Porter | University Place | 24 | Classical Violin | |||
| West Virginia | Julia Burton | Petersburg | 22 | Pop Vocal | |||
| Wisconsin | Molly McGrath | Wisconsin Rapids | 22 | Theatrical Dance en Pointe | |||
| Wyoming | Megan Reichert | Dayton | 19 | Classical Vocal |
1 Abbrevs: NF = Non-finalist, RU = Runner-up, T = Top, Nat Sweetheart = National Sweetheart (competition for Miss America runners-up)
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