The
2007 MISS CALIFORNIA USA® and MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA®
pageants were held in beautiful Marin County, California,
just a short drive north of the Golden Gate Bridge. This years'
pageant was an historic event, as a star-studded panel of
judges chose Miss Inland Empire USA, Meagan
Tandy as MISS CALIFORNIA USA 2007 and Miss Marin Teen
USA, Kylee Lin as MISS CALIFORNIA
TEEN USA 2007. This years winners exemplified the cultural
and ethnic diversity of California, as Meagan is only the
fourth African-American woman to ever hold the title of MISS
CALIFORNIA USA, and Kylee is the first Chinese-American to
ever hold the title of MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA.
Co-hosts Keylee Sanders and Sam Sarpong, hosted the live event
from the Marin Veterans’ Memorial Theatre in San Rafael.
Celebrity Judges for the event included: Veteran pageant judge
and image developer Dohn Dye; creator of technologically advanced
Nutraceutical/Cosmeceutical line Borba, Scott Vincent Borba;
Director of Special Events for SHOWTIME TV NETWORKS,Brad Setting;
President and CFO of Modern Luxury Media LLC, Patrick Walters;
Senior Vice President of Creative Media Marketing, Rosalind
May; former television news anchor and lawyer, Darrin Lim;
co-host on ABC7’s The View from the Bay, Janelle Wang;
CEO of Alliance Group Entertainment, Mike Karkeh; former VP
of Government Programs at McKesson Health Solutions Herb Shultz,
and professional model/actor/dancer Petro Franco.
Throughout the two-hour event, the contestants competed in
three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview. During
these competitions the “Top Five” finalists were
selected before the crowning. Tamiko Nash, MISS CALIFORNIA
USA 2006, and Jessica Powell, MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA 2006,
crowned their respective successors at the conclusion of the
two-hour event, before an estimated viewing audience of over
1000 guests.
Meagen Tandy
Nicole
Johnson
Raquel
Beezley
Lizette
Diaz
Nicci
Faires
MISS CALIFORNIA USA- Miss Inland Empire -
Meagan Tandy 1st runner up - Miss Westlake Village - Nicole
Johnson 2nd runner up- Miss Barstow - Raquel Beezley 3rd runner up- Miss San Ysidro - Lizette
Diaz 4th runner up- Miss Westwood - Nicci Faires
Top 15
Miss Inland
Empire - Meagan Tandy
Miss Westlake Village - Nicole Johnson
Miss Barstow - Raquel Beezley
(preliminary evening gown winner)
Miss Westwood - Nicci Faires
Miss San Ysidro - Lizette Diaz
Miss Los Angeles - Lacey Wilson
Miss Almaden Valley - Sarah Chapman
(preliminary interview winner)
Miss Big Bear Lake - Britney Ritenour
Miss Palos Verdes Ranch - Jessica Morgan
Miss Scripps Ranch - Lynly Walsh
Miss
Newport Beach - Leann Goldston
Miss La Mesa
- Alexandra Stathoulis
Miss Northern Sacramento - Crystal Wacker
Miss Greater San Diego - Anna Nowling
Miss San Diego - Katie Bestebreurtje Miss Photogenic
Miss Sacramento - Tiffany McCollum Miss Congeniality
Miss Acton - Lacy Stormes
Kylee Lin
Keli
Snyder
Carly
Jurek
Christa
Driver
Nicole
Ponte
MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA- Miss Marin - Kylee Lin 1st runner up- Miss East San Diego - Keli
Snyder 2nd runner up- Miss Santa Clara County -
Carly Jurek 3rd runner up- Miss Ventura County - Christa
Driver 4th runner- Miss Tri-Valley - Nicole Ponte
Top 15
Miss Marin
- Kylee Lin
Miss East San Diego - Keli Snyder (preliminary gown winner)
Miss Santa Clara County - Carly Jurek
Miss Ventura County - Christa Driver (preliminary interview
winner)
Miss Tri-Valley - Nicole Ponte
Miss Victorville - Brittany Wagner
Miss San Luis Obispo - Tierra Gallegos
Miss Malibu - Brie Gabrielle
Miss Greater Orange County - Kelsey Hutchinson
Miss Simi Valley - Mason Rae Hathorne.
Miss Los Angeles County - Jocelyn Frankhuizen
Miss
Ojai Valley - Alexandra Meier
Miss Greater San Diego - Lauren Richter
Miss Temecula - Lexie Guerrero
Miss San Francisco - Margaret Miranda Miss Photogenic
Miss Malibu - Brie Gabrielle Miss Congeniality
Miss San Francisco - Margaret Miranda
We are now selecting
contestants to participate in this year’s
MISS CALIFORNIA USA® and MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN
USA® state pageant, the official preliminaries
to the prestigious MISS USA® and MISS TEEN
USA® pageants. click
here to apply
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The
2007 MISS CALIFORNIA USA® and MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA®
pageants were held in beautiful Marin County, California,
just a short drive north of the Golden Gate Bridge. This years'
pageant was an historic event, as a star-studded panel of
judges chose Miss Inland Empire USA, 
