MISS USA 2001: Kandace Krueger (2nd runner-up MU01) from Texas

**dora.lomboy** Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:34 pm

Kandace Gayle Krueger Matthews (born May 27, 1976) is an American television personality and former beauty queen who has held the Miss USA title. She is the daughter of Larry and Barbara Johnson Krueger, and was born and raised in Austin Texas. She has one sister named Katrina

Krueger represented Texas in the Miss USA pageant broadcast live from Gary, Indiana in March 2001. She made the semi-finals, becoming the first Texan to make the top ten in two years, placed second in the swimsuit competition (9.38) and fourth in the evening gown competition (9.29). She entered the top five in second place, with an average combined score of 9.33. After the final interview round she was ranked second, but went on to win the pageant. Krueger was the eighth Miss USA titleholder, becoming the first Texan to win since Chelsi Smith in 1995, and extending Texas' record for the most titles.

**dora.lomboy** Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:36 pm

**dora.lomboy** Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:39 pm

MISS USA 2001: Kandace Krueger (2nd runner-up MU01) from Texas 1409

Birth Name: Kandace Gayle Krueger
Date Of Birth: May 27, 1976 (Age 37)
Country Of Birth: USA
Birth Place: Austin, Texas
Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)