Berry won the Miss Ohio USA 2005 title in a state pageant held in late 2004.
Day won the Miss Ohio USA title after previously placing as a semi-finalist in the pageant in 2003, 2004 and 2006 and making the top five at Miss Ohio Teen USA 2000.
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Other runners-up in the 2004 competition were Shannon Niquette Stewart, first runner-up, who had previously competed on America's Next Top Model, and Stacy Offenberger, who would succeed Berry as Miss Ohio USA.