SUSIE CASTILLO - MISS USA® 2003
New York, NY - Susie was crowned Miss Massachusetts USA 2003, went on to win the title of Miss USA 2003, and placed in the top 15 at the Miss Universe Pageant. Of Puerto-Rican and Dominican decent, Susie became only the third-ever Latina to become Miss USA, prompting People en Espanol to name her one of the, “25 Most Beautiful People”, and Pantene to choose her as their new face for commercials airing in the US Latin market. As an actor, Susie has guest-starred on ABC’s My Wife and Kids and UPN’s Half & Half. This past summer, she also co-hosted the Miss Teen USA Pageant and has even shared the stage with Regis Philbin when she co-hosted Live! With Regis and Kelly. Today, Susie is MTV’s newest VJ, co-hosting the wildly popular video countdown show TRL (Total Request Live) and MTV Hits. Susie also lends her voice to the airwaves as the host of the new radio show, TRLatino, which counts down the top 20 hip-hop, Latin, and reggaeton songs.

For more information about Susie, please visit her official website

KIMBERLY PRESSLER - MISS USA® 1999
Los Angeles, CA - Kimberly Pressler was Miss USA 1999 and went on to become one of the most recognized Miss USA’s in the pageant’s history. As a former resident of Franklinville, NY, she now resides in Los Angeles where she has had hit television shows on major networks such as MTV, E! Entertainment and NBC. Kimberly has been featured in a number of national magazines including People and was voted one of Stuff Magazine’s “101 Sexiest Women in the World”. Currently, Kimberly is the owner of a successful promotional talent agency based in Los Angeles that specializes in motor sports events such as Formula 1 and Motor GP.

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KEN PALMER - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Indianapolis, IN - Ken has been involved in the pageant industry for over 15 years. He was formerly the producer for the Miss Rhode Island, Miss New Jersey and Miss Maryland USA Pageants. Now in his eigth year as Executive Producer for the Massachusetts USA Pageants, Ken has brought the pageant to a new level of cutting-edge entertainment. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the William Paterson University of New Jersey with a double major in Education and Sociology. He recently relocated from the New York City area to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he is a fifth grade teacher. What Ken enjoys most is the time he spends with his 6 year-old twin sons, Enrique and Ernesto.