Miss USA 1999

Miss USA 1999
Date	February 4, 1999
Presenters	Shemar Moore, Julie Moran and Ali Landry
Venue	Grande Palace Theatre, Branson, Missouri
Broadcaster	CBS, KOAM-TV, KOLR-TV
Winner	Kimberly Pressler New York
Congeniality	Cara Jackson
Photogenic	Elyzabeth Pham

Miss USA 1999, the 48th Miss USA pageant, was held at the Grande Palace Theatre in Branson, Missouri on February 4, 1999.

At the conclusion of the final competition, Kimberly Pressler of New York, was crowned by outgoing titleholder Shawnae Jebbia of Massachusetts. Pressler became the third Miss New York USA to win the crown on finals night, and the fourth titleholder from New York.

After months of negotiation, Branson was announced as the pageant's location in November 1998. City officials spent $125,000 of tax money to host the pageant in Branson in the hope that it would encourage tourism but admitted after the pageant that it was not worth the cost. Sponsors contributed a further $1 million towards the hosting of the event. The pageant had previously been held in Shreveport, Louisiana from 1997-1998.

Shemar Moore hosted the pageant for the only time, and color commentary was added by Miss USA 1996 Ali Landry and Julie Moran, for the second consecutive year. Entertainment was provided by Collin Raye and The Atomic Fireballs.

The Miss USA 1999 delegates were:

Thirteen delegates had previously competed or would later compete in either the Miss World, Miss Teen USA or Miss America pageants.

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