Miss Texas USA 1995, was held at the South Padre Island Convention Centre

South Padre Island Convention Centre

The South Padre Island Convention Centre is a facility located in downtown South Padre Island, Texas. It can accommodate groups from 20 to 2,500 in size. It hosts the annual South Padre Island Invitational, a college basketball tournament, and is the host for the 2011 NBA D-League...

 in South Padre Island, Texas

South Padre Island, Texas

South Padre Island is a town in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. It may be included as part of the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville and the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan areas. The population was 2,816 at the...

 on June 28, 1994

At the conclusion of the final competition, Chelsi Smith

Chelsi Smith

Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith is a former beauty pageant titleholder from the United States who became the first Miss USA in fifteen years to capture the Miss Universe crown on May 12, 1995.-Early life:...

 (Miss Galveston County) was crowned by outgoing titleholder Christine Friedel.

Smith, a Multiracial American

Multiracial American

Multiracial Americans, US residents who identify themselves as of "two or more races", were numbered at around 9 million, or 2.9% of the population, in the census of 2010. However there is considerable evidence that the real number is far higher. Prior to the mid-20th century many people hid their...

, became the first titleholder of African American

African American

African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

 heritage in the pageant's history, and would go on to win the 1995 Miss USA

Miss USA 1995

Miss USA 1995, the forty-fourth Miss USA pageant, was held at South Padre Island, Texas culminating in the final competition and crowning on February 10, 1995....

 and Miss Universe

Miss Universe 1995

Miss Universe 1995, the 44th Miss Universe pageant was held at Windhoek Country Club Resort, in Windhoek, Namibia on May 12, 1995. Chelsi Smith of USA was crowned as Miss Universe 1995 by Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen of India...

 pageants, becoming the only Miss Texas USA

Miss Texas USA

The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant. In turn, the winner of Miss USA competes for the title of Miss Universe....

 in history to capture the Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

 crown.

Placements

• Winner: Chelsi Smith
  Chelsi Smith
  Chelsi Mariam Pearl Smith is a former beauty pageant titleholder from the United States who became the first Miss USA in fifteen years to capture the Miss Universe crown on May 12, 1995.-Early life:...
  
   (Galveston County)
• 1st runner-up: Lisa Patino (Harris County)
• 2nd runner-up: Kara Williams (Southeast Texas)
• 3rd runner-up: Lisa Damuth (Bexar County)
• 4th runner-up: Brandy Peacock (Brazos County)

Semifinalists: Amanda Little (Dallas), Elicia Boller (Mustang Island), Tricia Vail (Brazos Valley), Cayce Fite (Wichita County), Jennifer Rekart (Lubbock), Windy Hayes (Houston), Denise Wilborn (Leon Valley)

External links

• Official Miss Texas USA website