• Shandi Finnessey is Miss USA 2004, as well as a model, TV host, children's author, and former contestant on Dancing with the Stars.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: June 9, 1978
  2. Height: 5'11"
  3. Origin: Florissant, Missouri
  4. Attended the St. Louis Roman Catholic girls' school Incarnate Word Academy
  5. Holds BA in Psychology from Lindenwood University
  6. Has supported Gilda's Club, Special Olympics and AIDS Foundation

• Career Timeline

  • 2000: Finnessey is first runner-up for Miss Missouri title.

  • 2002: Becomes Miss Missouri.

  • 2002: Authors children's book The Furrtails, about a family of rabbits who learn to appreciate the value of individuality.

  • 2004: Crowned Miss America, and is first runner-up for Miss Universe.

  • 2006: Co-hosts FOX New Year's Eve broadcast.

  • 2007: Competes on Dancing with the Stars, outlasting Paulina Porizkova, but not Clyde Drexler, who receives lower scores.

  • 2007: Debuts as host of Pantene-sponsored Hollywood Fast Track, "the Web's first weekly entertainment series."

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