Shandi Finnessey

Born: 1978-06-09

Shandi Ren Finnessey (born June 9, 1978) is an American actress, model, TV host and beauty queen. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America, where she won a preliminary award. She placed as first runner-up at the Miss Universe 2004 competition. She is one of three women to have been both Miss Missouri USA and Miss Missouri and the only Missourian to have been Miss USA. Her first runner-up finish at Miss Universe was the best placement in the 2000s and was the best United States placement between Brook Mahealani Lee's Miss Universe 1997 competition victory and Olivia Culpo's Miss Universe 2012 pageant win. In 2002, Finnessey authored an award-winning children's book, The Furrtails, on individuality and disabilities. In the mid-2000s, she was Chuck Woolery's co-host for the game show Lingo on the Game Show Network. Finessey has also hosted PlayMania as well as quiznation and has served as a sideline reporter for the CBS tournament blackjack series Ultimate Blackjack Tour.


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Piranhaconda

as Kimmy Weston
Released: 2012-06-16

A hybrid creature - half piranha and half anaconda -- attacks a low-budget horror movie crew on...

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Sharktopus

as Stephie
Released: 2010-09-25

The U.S. Navy's special group "Blue Water" builds a half-shark, half-octopus for combat. But the...

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Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 2005-06-01

The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a...

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Miss USA

as Miss Missouri USA 2004
First aired: 1963-07-17

The Miss USA Pageant is a beauty contest that has been held annually since 1952 to select the...

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Miss USA

as Miss USA 2004
First aired: 1963-07-17

The Miss USA Pageant is a beauty contest that has been held annually since 1952 to select the...

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Lingo

as uncredited
First aired: 1987-09-28

Lingo is an American television game show with multiple international adaptations. The first...

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