She was successful after previously placing as a semi-finalist in the pageant in 2003 , 2004 and 2006 and making the Top 5 at Miss Ohio Teen USA 2000 ( under the name Monica Day-Boggs ) . Day won the Miss Ohio USA title in late 2007 , she went on to represent Ohio in the Miss USA 2008 pageant held in Las Vegas , Nevada on April 11 , 2008 . Although she did not place in the national pageant , she did win the Miss Congeniality award , the first for her state
Miss USA 2008
Miss USA 2008
Monica Day