While appearing on Project Runway, Gillaspie won the "Fit for a Queen" challenge that required designers to create an evening gown for Miss USA Tara Conner to wear in the Miss Universe pageant.
She became the first woman to place in the top five at all three pageants and her record was not surpassed until 2006 by Tara Conner.
Tara | Tara Conner | John Moore-Brabazon, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara | Tara Strong | Tara, Russia | Tara Air | Tara Lipinski | Meghe Dhaka Tara | Hill of Tara | Bruce Conner | United States of Tara | Tara Morice | Tara Brooch | Monte Conner | La Conner, Washington | Dennis Conner | Bart Conner | Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara | Tara Thornton | Tara Palmer-Tomkinson | Tara McDonald | Tara Maclay | Tara Jane O'Neil | Tara Blaise | Lacey Conner | Conner Vernon | Conner Prairie | William Conner | The Androids of Tara | Tara Sutton |
On April 21 she competed for the title of Miss USA 2006 in Baltimore, MD 2006, but did not place in the pageant which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky.
She failed to place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky.
She did not place in the pageant, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky.
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.
She competed for the title of Miss USA 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006 but failed to place in the pageant, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky.
She did not place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky.