This was Banzer's fourth attempt at the title, as she was a semi-finalist in the 2004 event, placed first runner-up to Kristen Johnson in 2005 and third runner-up to Tara Conner in 2006.
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Harris won the Miss Kentucky USA 2008 title in a state pageant held in Somerset, Kentucky in January 2008 and was crowned by Michelle Banzer, who held the Miss Kentucky USA 2007 title.