"ACCESS HOLLYWOOD'S" NANCY O'DELL, AND "DANCING WITH THE STARS" WINNER DREW LACHEY TO HOST NBC'S MISS USA PAGEANT LIVE TELECAST, FRIDAY, APRIL 21st, 9-11 PM ET/PT
Bravo's "Queer Eye" Star and Style Maven - Carson Kressley To Provide Commentary During Miss USA 2006Æ Pageant
A Special Episode of NBC's "Deal or No Deal" Featuring 26 Miss USA Delegates will Broadcast April 14 at 8pm ET/PT
NEW YORK - March 21, 2006 - NBC announced today that "Access Hollywood's" Nancy O'Dell and "Dancing With The Star's" cycle two winner Drew Lachey will host the Miss USA 2006 Pageant telecast live from Baltimore, Maryland on Friday, April 21st, 9-11 p.m. ET/PT.
This year marks the 55th anniversary of both the Miss USA and Miss Universe competitions and for the first time ever Carson Kressley - author, style expert and star of Bravo's "Queer Eye" - will serve as commentator for the Miss USA 2006 pageant. In his role as pageant commentator, Kressley will enhance the broadcast with his commentary, on everything from the ladies gowns and their beauty looks to their on-stage presentation.
A special episode of NBC's "Deal or No Deal" featuring 26 Miss USA delegates as the briefcase models and a special guest appearance by Miss USA Chelsea Cooley will broadcast April 14th at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Cooley, (22) the reigning Miss USA and the first-ever Miss North Carolina to win the Miss USA title, will crown her successor on April 21st. "My year as Miss USA has changed my life immeasurably," said Cooley. "From raising more than $22.8 million for breast and ovarian cancer research to snowboarding and skydiving for the first time, I can honestly say this year has truly been unforgettable."
Cooley spent her year championing the official causes of Miss USA, her travels as an advocate for the National Breast Cancer Coalition, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Susan G. Komen, and Gilda's Club, to name a few, have taken her all over the USA and beyond to countries such as Curacao, Turks & Caicos and Thailand, where she competed for the title of Miss Universe.
The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSEÆ, MISS
USAÆ and MISS TEEN USAÆ Pageants, is a Donald J. Trump and NBC Universal
partnership. Utilizing its nationwide grass roots infrastructure, the Miss Universe Organization is committed to increasing awareness of breast and ovarian cancers by forging relationships with organizations committed to research and education, such as the National Breast Cancer Coalition, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and Gilda's Club.
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