Beauty queen Shandi Finnessey not only wears the Miss USA tiara on her head – she proudly wears her patriotism on her sleeve. The just-crowned stunner from Missouri arrives in the Big Apple today with ...

LOS ANGELES – She may have taken the Miss USA title in 2004, but Shandi Finnessey won't be crowned the winner of "Dancing With the Stars." After ranking in the bottom 2 last week, Finnessey was ...

A fast-food loving beauty queen from Missouri who has two master’s degrees and once wrestled a greased pig in a mud pit was crowned Miss USA 2004. Shandi Finnessey, 25, won the title Monday night over ...

Larry Ingram photo Shandi Finnessey, Miss USA 2004, reads from "The Rainbow Fish" Saturday at the Edwardsville Public Library. She also talked to the children about acceptance and about her year as ...

She may have taken the Miss USA title in 2004, but Shandi Finnessey won't be crowned the winner of "Dancing With the Stars." After ranking in the bottom two last week, Finnessey was eliminated Tuesday ...

She may have taken the Miss USA title in 2004, but Shandi Finnessey won't be crowned the winner of Dancing With the Stars. After ranking in the bottom two last week, Finnessey was eliminated Tuesday ...

Shandi Ren Finnessey (born June 9, 1978) is an American actress, model, TV host and beauty queen. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title ...

LOS ANGELES, April 13 (UPI) -- Miss Missouri Shandi Finnessey has been crowned Miss USA 2004, marking the first time a Missouri contestant has won the competition. Finnessey, 25, was selected as the ...

Los Angeles - She may have taken the Miss USA title in 2004, but Shandi Finnessey won't be crowned the winner of "Dancing With the Stars." After ranking in the bottom two last week, Finnessey was ...