 She made the top eight in the international pageant, the highest placement by a delegate of the United States in the pageant's five-year history.In early August 2006, Kimmel crowned fellow former Miss USA competitor Amanda Pennekamp as Miss Earth USA, in the second live pageant held in the United States to choose a delegate for the Miss Earth competition.Pennekamp, Miss South Carolina USA 2004, had placed first runner-up in the Miss USA 2004 pageant.