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Miss USA 2003 was the 52nd
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pageant, held at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium in
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on March 24, 2003. It was the first time it had been held in this state since
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when the pageant was held in
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. It was the latest it had been held since
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, as previous pageants had been held in February or early March and this was the first Miss USA to be broadcast on
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, replacing
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, which had broadcast the pageant since
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. The pageant was won by
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of
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, who was crowned by outgoing queen
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of the
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. The format reverted to a Top Ten who competed in swimsuit and evening gown, although, as with 2002, there was no interview competition for the semi-finalists. This would be the last year where a top ten was called until 2017. The following
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pageant,
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and onward, fifteen semi-finalists have been called each year.
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co-hosted the event for the first time (although she had been a color commentator in 1995), joined by
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who would also host the 2004 and 2005 events, as well as the Miss Universe pageants all three years. Color commentary was added by reigning Miss USA
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. Entertainment was provided by Burn The Floor.


Results


Placements


Special awards

Order of Announcements Top 10 # # # # # # # # # # Top 5 # # # # #


Contestants

The Miss USA 2003 delegates were:


Historical significance

*
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wins competition for the second time. *
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earns the ''1st runner-up'' position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in
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. *
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earns the ''2nd runner-up'' position for the second time. The last time it placed this was in
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. Also this was reached the highest placement since
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won in
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. *
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earns the ''3rd runner-up'' position for the first time and reached its highest placement in
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. *
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earns the ''4th runner-up'' position for the first time and reached its highest placement since
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won in
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. *States that placed in semifinals the previous year were
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,
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and
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. *
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placed for the third consecutive year. *
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,
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and
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placed for their second consecutive year. *
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last placed in
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where
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won the title. Ironically, Lee went on to win the
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title in
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last placed in
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won the title. Coincidentally, Castillo was
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1998 when Jebbia won the Miss USA title. *
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last placed in
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,
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,
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last placed in
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. *
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and
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break an ongoing streak of placements since
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.


Contestant notes

*This year had the largest numbers of crossover delegates, and equalled the record set for the highest number of former Miss Teen USA contestants. The record was not surpassed until
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where 11 former Miss Teen USA delegates competed. *Delegates who had previously or would later compete at
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were: **Stacey Storey (Alaska) -
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1995 **Erin Caperton MacGregor (Colorado) -
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1999 **Ashley Huff (Nevada) - Miss Nevada 2001 **Beth Hood (Tennessee) -
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2000 **Breann Parriott (Washington)
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2001 *Delegates who had previously competed at
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were: **Cheryl Crowe (Delaware) -
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1997 **Michelle Dollie Wright (District of Columbia) -
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1995 **Tashina Kastigar (Indiana) -
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1998 **
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(Massachusetts) -
Miss Massachusetts Teen USA Massachusetts has had a number of semi-finalist placings but is not one of the most successful states at Miss Teen USA. Their best placement was in 2001, when Marianna Zaslavsky placed 2nd runner-up to Marissa Whitley. The most notable Miss Ma ...
1998 (Teen with Style) **
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(Minnesota) -
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1996 **Allison Bloodworth (Mississippi) -
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1999 **Alina Ogle (New Mexico) -
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1999 **Kristen Luneberg (North Carolina)
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1998 **Nicole O'Brian (Texas) -
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2000 (1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2000) **Jennifer Ripley (Vermont) -
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1999 *Four contestants later appeared on
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appeared on '' Survivor: Tocantins''.


Judges

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Kristian Alfonso Kristian-Joy Alfonso (born September 5, 1963) is an American actress, former figure skater and fashion model. She is recognized for her portrayal of Hope Williams Brady on the NBC soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Early life Alfonso was bor ...
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*Vincent Longo *
Gretchen Polhemus Gretchen Lynn Polhemus-Jensen (born May 12, 1965) is an American actress, journalist, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 1989 and second runner-up to . Early life Prior to competing in Miss Texas USA, Jensen was working as a cattle ...
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Melania Knauss Melania Trump ( ; born Melanija Knavs , Germanized as Melania Knauss ; born April 26, 1970) is a Slovene-American former model and businesswoman who served as First Lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021 as the wife of 45th president Do ...
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Mekhi Phifer Mekhi Phifer (; born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama '' ER'' until 2008 and had a co-starring role opposite actor/rapper Eminem in the 2002 feature film '' 8 Mile''. He was ...
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Warren Sapp Warren Carlos Sapp (born December 19, 1972) is an American former football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sapp played college football at Miami, where h ...
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See also

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Miss Universe 2003 Miss Universe 2003, the 52nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 3, 2003 at the Figali Convention Center in Panama City, Panama. Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic was crowned by Justine Pasek of Panama as her successor at the end of the ...
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