Shandi Finnessey

Shandi Finnessey

Shandi Ren Finnessey (born June 9, 1978) is an American actress, model, TV host and beauty queen. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America, where she won a preliminary award. She placed as first runner-up at the Miss Universe 2004 competition. She is one of three women to have been both Miss Missouri USA and Miss Missouri and the only Missourian to have been Miss USA. Her first runner-up finish at Miss Universe was the best placement in the 2000s and was the best United States placement between Brook Mahealani Lee's Miss Universe 1997 competition victory and Olivia Culpo's Miss Universe 2012 pageant win. In 2002, Finnessey authored an award-winning children's book, The Furrtails, on individuality and disabilities. In the mid-2000s, she was Chuck Woolery's co-host for the game show Lingo on the Game Show Network. Finessey has also hosted PlayMania as well as quiznation and has served as a sideline reporter for the CBS tournament blackjack series Ultimate Blackjack Tour.

  • Title: Shandi Finnessey
  • Popularity: 1.417
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1978-06-09
  • Place of Birth: Florissant, Missouri, USA
  • Homepage: http://www.shandi.info
  • Also Known As: Shandi Ren Finnessey, Shandy Finnessey
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Shandi Finnessey Movies

  • 2010
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    Sharktopus

    Sharktopus

    4.2 2010 HD

    The U.S. Navy's special group "Blue Water" builds a half-shark, half-octopus for combat. But the sharktopus escapes and terrorizes the beaches of...

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  • 2012
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    Piranhaconda

    Piranhaconda

    5 2012 HD

    A hybrid creature - half piranha and half anaconda -- attacks a low-budget horror movie crew on location near her nest when her egg is stolen. Now...

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  • 2005
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    Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

    6 2005 HD

    The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by...

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  • 1955
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    Miss Universe

    Miss Universe

    6 1955 HD

    Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the United States-based Miss Universe Organization. The contest is the largest...

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  • 2006
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    PlayMania

    PlayMania

    5.5 2006 HD

    PlayMania is a live interactive game show on GSN, hosted by Mel Peachey, Shandi Finnessey, Jessica York, Angelle Tymon and Jeff Thisted. The two-hour...

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  • 1987
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    Lingo

    Lingo

    6.3 1987 HD

    Lingo is an American television game show with multiple international adaptations. The first American version aired from 1987 to 1988 in syndication,...

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