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 | Miss USA 2000 Contest: Lynnette Cole, left, is crowned Miss USA 2000 by Kim Pressler, Miss USA 1999, during the pageant finals Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in Branson, Mo. Cole is the former Miss Tennessee USA and is from Columbia, Tenn. click to open  |  | Miss USA 2000 Contest: Miss Tennessee Lynnette Cole, of Columbia, Tennessee, reacts after being named Miss USA 2000 at the culmination of the 2000 Miss USA Pageant held at The Grand Palace in Branson, Missouri, Friday. (Reuters) click to open |  | Miss USA 2000 Contest: Miss Tennessee Lynnette Cole, of Columbia, Tennessee, reacts after being crowned Miss USA 2000 at the culmination of the 2000 Miss USA Pageant held at The Grand Palace in Branson, Missouri, Friday. Cole, a 21-year-old law student, moves on to compete in the Miss Universe Pageant in Nicosia, Cyprus, in May. (Reuters) click to open |  | Miss USA 2000 Contest: Miss Tennessee, Lynnette Cole, fights tears after being crowned Miss USA 2000 during a live broadcast from the Grand Palace in Branson, Mo., Friday, Feb. 4, 2000. click to open |  | Miss USA contestants, from left, Jina Mitchell of Alabama, Bridget Jane Vezina of New Hampshire, Tiffany Meyer of Kansas, Patti Dunn of Georgia, and Lynnette Cole of Tennessee are shown Friday evening, Feb. 4, 2000, in Branson, Mo. Lynnette Cole was later chosen Miss USA. click to open |  | Miss Tennessee USA Lynnette Cole, left, reacts when she is announced as Miss USA 2000 during the pageant finals Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in Branson, Mo. Miss New Hampshire USA, Bridget Jane Vezina, right, congratulates Cole. click to open |  | Miss Tennessee Lynnette Cole competes in the Miss USA Pageant Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in Branson, Mo. Cole was crowned Miss USA 2000, Friday night. click to open |  | Miss USA 2000 Contest: Miss Tennessee Lynnette Cole competes in the Miss USA Pageant Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in Branson, Mo. Cole was crowned Miss USA 2000 at the end of the evenings events. click to open |  | Miss USA 2000 Contest: Donald Trump, left, congratulates Lynette Cole after she was crowned Miss USA 2000 during the pageant finals Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, in Branson, Mo. Trump is one of the owners of the pageant. Cole entered the pageant as Miss Tennessee USA. (AP) click to open |
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