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Latina model, Susie Castillo from Massachusetts crowned Miss USA 2003"Hopefully I can erase some stereotypes about Latinos — that they're not all housekeepers, drug dealers or hoodlums in the ghetto. Maybe there are some roles out there for a queen," said Susie Castillo, Miss USA 2003. Written by Nelson Ortiz, Hispanicsurf.com.
Castillo, 23, of Lawrence, Mass., replaces Shauntay Hinton, who represented the District of Columbia in last year's event. Castillo is no newcomer when it comes to winning beauty contests. In 1998, at the young age of 18, she was named Miss Massachusetts Teen USA. Castillo, an office manager and model, will be America's candidate in the Miss Universe pageant in June in Panama City, Panama. A fluent Spanish speaker with Puerto Rican roots, Castillo said she would use her crown to try to raise the stature of the nation's Hispanic population. "Hopefully I can erase some stereotypes about Latinos — that they're not all housekeepers, drug dealers or hoodlums in the ghetto," she said. "Maybe there are some roles out there for a queen." Michelle Arnette, Miss Alabama, was first runner-up and home state favorite Nicole O'Brian of Texas was second runner-up. Television personalities Daisy Fuentes and Billy Bush, who co-hosted the event, dedicated the pageant to America's military forces fighting in Iraq. The winner's package includes extensive travel opportunities, a $20,000 wardrobe, a soap opera appearance, a $45,000 scholarship to the School for Film and Television in New York and a trip to Jamaica. The runners-up receive $1,000-$3,000 cash and a $3,200 crystal trophy. The eight judges included San Antonio resident and former astronaut Col. John Blaha, makeup artist Vincent Longo, and former Miss USA and Miss Texas Gretchen Polhemus-Jensen.
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March 27, 2003 -- Miss Massachusetts, Susie Castillo was crowned Miss USA 2003 in the 52nd annual Miss USA beauty pageant.
She was crowned Monday amid tears and cheers at the Municipal Auditorium on a stage set with a dramatic dark background, two reflecting pools and in front of a cheering crowd.