2006 Miss USA Tara Conner, third from right, poses alongside 2007 Miss USA hopefuls, left to right, Melanie Mudry of Connecticut, Nicole Bosso of Delaware, Mercedes Catherine Lindsey of the District of Columbia, Jenna Edwards of Florida and Brittany Swann of Georgia, at the annual Miss USA swimsuit photo shoot at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, Monday, March 12, 2007. [AP]