Miss America 2005
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| Miss America 2005 | |
|---|---|
 Deidre Downs Gunn pictured in 2008 | |
| Date | September 18, 2004 |
| Presenters | Chris Harrison |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| Broadcaster | ABC |
| Entrants | 52 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Virgin Islands |
| Winner | Deidre Downs Alabama |
Miss America 2005, the 78th Miss America pageant, was held in Atlantic City on Saturday, September 18, 2004, following a week of events including the preliminary competition.
The pageant was broadcast live on ABC from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Although this was not known at the time, this pageant would be the last held in Atlantic City until 2013, as the pageant moved to Las Vegas, Nevada beginning in 2006. It was also the last one to be televised by an over-the-air network until 2011.
At the conclusion of the final night of competition, Ericka Dunlap crowned Deidre Downs of Alabama as her successor.
All delegates compete in an interview competition with the judges, based on their platform issue, and also in the swimsuit, evening gown and talent competitions.
Prior to the nationally televised competition, the delegates participate in three nights of preliminary competition (accounting for 30% of final night's score), where preliminary award winners are chosen in each category.
During the final telecast, following the announcement of the semi-finalists, the top ten competed in casual wear and swimsuit (each worth 15% and 10% of final night's score, respectively).[1] The top five went on to compete in evening gown (15% of score) and took part in a quiz show (20% of score) that replaced the onstage question that year.[1] The final two contestants (Miss Alabama 2004, Deidre Downs and Miss Louisiana 2004, Jennifer Dupont) standing advanced to the first-ever head-to-head talent competition (20% of score), the final event that determined who would become Miss America 2005.[1]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss America 2005 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 10 |
Awards
Preliminary awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Lifestyle and Fitness |
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| Talent |
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Final night awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Casual wear | |
| Swimsuit | |
| Evening wear |
Quality of Life award
| Results | Contestant | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | Curing Childhood Cancer | |
| 1st runner-up |
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Promoting Understanding of Individuals with Disabilities |
| 2nd runner-up |
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‘H.E.L.P.’ing Children Overcome Adversities |
Non-finalist awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Interview |
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| Talent |
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Other awards
| Awards | Contestant |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Bernie Wayne Scholarship for the Performing Arts |
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| Leonard C. Horn for Legal Studies |
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