Abbey Curran of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States was 20 years old when she won Miss Iowa USA 2008 at the Bridge View Center in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa on November 24, 2007. She competed against 23 other candidates.

Curran is 5’5″ tall. She has cerebral palsy.

On April 11, 2008, Curran represented Iowa at Miss USA 2008 and competed against 50 other candidates at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced but made history as the first person with disability to compete in Miss USA.

Seven months later, Curran went back to Ottumwa and crowned Chelsea Lynn Gauger of Ames, Story County, Iowa as the next Miss Iowa USA. The latter will represent Iowa at Miss USA 2009.

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Miss Iowa USA 2009

  • beauty pageant: Miss Iowa USA
  • edition: 57th
  • national membership: Miss USA
  • venue: Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States
  • date: November 23, 2008

FINALISTS

PLACEMENTCANDIDATES
Top 15
Abby Ceynar
Kandace Eddy
Julia Hudspeth
Anesa Kajtazovic
Tawnie Rashid
Stacia Sorenson
Hanna Stenzel
Emily Summerhays
Taija Velasquez
Ali Wright
Top 5
Katie Connors 
Chelsea Lynn Gauger
Rebecca Goldsmith
Ashley Hanson
Felicia White

SPECIAL AWARDS

AWARDCANDIDATE
Miss CongenialityTaija Jo Velasquez 
Miss PhotogenicAshley Hanson

WINNERS

PLACEMENT20092008
4th
runner-up		Ashley HansonKatie Connors
3rd
runner-up		Felicia WhiteAnnie Auld
2nd
runner-up		Katie ConnorsRebecca Goldsmith
1st
runner-up		Rebecca GoldsmithAlison Wright
Miss
Iowa USA		Chelsea Gauger 
Ames		Abbey Curran 
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