Access Hollywood co-host Billy Bush and TV actress Nadine Velazquez are to preside over the 2009 Miss USA Pageant, organizers said Friday. The event is scheduled April 19 at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, was crowned Miss Universe 2008 in a pageant in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Mendoza is a 22-year-old aspiring interior designer who also said she enjoys photography and is interested in advertising.

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A 26-year-old entrepreneur from Texas was named Miss USA on Friday, besting 50 other beauty queens for the coveted crown. Crystle Stewart, of Missouri City, Texas, runs a party-planning and motivational speaking company, as well as modeling professionally.

Miss Texas USA Crystle Stewart was named Miss USA 2008 in a gala event Friday night in Las Vegas.