Shandi Finnessy, a 5 foot 11 girl, who describes herself as a strong
self motivator was crowned the first runner up of Miss Universe 2004.
Shandi,
daughter of Patrick and Linda Finnesseyis, is residing at Florissant,
Missouri. She holds Bachelor's and Master's degree in Psychology and
counseling from Lindenwood University. She loves to use her counseling
degree on Television work. She has appeared in a lot of advertisements
for commercial products in television, magazines and newspapers.
This
fast food loving beauty queen is also a motivational speaker and works
to promote individuals with mental challenges. She has published a children's
book and is developing a another children's book entitled "Suzanna the
banana". She has been supporting various charities with her time and
resources.