Shandi Finnessey

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

• 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."

• Official Site: Shandi Finnessey Photo Gallery

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1978: Born

• 2002: Miss Missouri

• 2002: The Furrtails

• 2004: Miss USA

• 2007: Dancing with the Stars