Miss USA 2009 Preliminary Evening Gown Competition

The 52 Official Contestants of Miss USA 2009 took part at the Presentation Show or the Preliminary Competitions held last Monday Night (April 13) at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, where they paraded in Swimsuits and Evening Gowns in front of an audience. The finals of the pageant will take place on Sunday, April 19 where Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008 will crown her successor at the event. Here are the delegates in the Preliminary Evening Gown Competition:

Miss Alabama Rachel Philippona, 20	Miss Alaska Jessica Irene Nolin, 22	Miss Arizona Alicia-Monique Blanco, 22	Miss Arkansas Chanley Painter, 24
Miss California Carrie Prejean, 21	Miss Colorado Patrice Williams, 22	Miss Connecticut Monica Mary Pietrzak, 25	Miss Delaware Kate Banaszak, 24
Miss District of Columbia Nicole White, 20	Miss Florida Anastagia Pierre, 20	Miss Georgia Kimberly Gittings, 20	Miss Hawaii Aureana Tseu, 25
Miss Idaho Melissa Weber, 27	Miss Illinois Ashley Bond, 24	Miss Indiana Courtni Shabana Hall, 23	Miss Iowa Chelsea Lynn Gauger, 20
Miss Kansas Courtney Courter, 23	Miss Kentucky Maria Elizabeth Montgomery, 19	Miss Louisiana Lacey Minchew, 25	Miss Maine Ashley Underwood, 24
Miss Maryland Gabrielle Carlson, 24	Miss Massachusetts Alison Michele Cronin, 21	Miss Michigan Lindsey Tycholiz, 26	Miss Minnesota Erica Nego, 24
Miss Mississippi Jessica Lauren McRaney, 23	Miss Missouri Stacey Smith, 23	Miss Montana Misti Vogt, 23	Miss Nebraska Meagan Winings, 23
Miss Nevada Georgina Vaughan, 21	Miss New Hampshire Christy Lynn Dunn, 26	Miss New Jersey Kaity Bettina Rodriguez, 24	Miss New Mexico Bianca Matamoros-Koonce, 23
Miss New York Tracey Chang, 26	Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton, 22	Miss North Dakota Kelsey Erickson, 22	Miss Ohio Natasha Aristea Vivoda, 22
Miss Oklahoma Lauren Lunday, 25	Miss Oregon Sylvie Tarpinian, 24	Miss Pennsylvania Lindsey Nelsen, 21	Miss Rhode Island Alysha Castonguay, 22
Miss South Carolina Stephanie Smith, 21	Miss South Dakota Jessica Rowell, 23	Miss Tennessee Kristen Motil, 24	Miss Texas Brooke Daniels, 22
Miss Utah Laura Kirilova Chukanov, 22	Miss Vermont Brooke Werner, 22	Miss Virginia Maegan Elizabeth Phillips, 22	Miss Washington Tara Turnure, 23
Miss West Virginia Jessi Pierson, 21	Miss Wisconsin Alexandra Wehrley, 21	Miss Wyoming Cynthia Pate, 22