In November 2002 , Castillo participated in the Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant held at Bridgewater State College in the town of Bridgewater , and won the title . Castillo was the state 's first Latina titleholder . She went on to compete in the Miss USA 2003 pageant held in San Antonio on March 24 , 2003 . Castillo won the Miss USA title in the nationally televised event , becoming Massachusetts ' second titleholder , and the fourth former Miss Teen USA state titleholder to win the pageant . She was the third Hispanic to win Miss USA after Laura Harring in 1985 and Lynnette Cole in 2000 . In addition she was the first woman with Dominican ancestry to win the title as well as the second woman with Puerto Rican ancestry to win after Lynnette Cole
Miss USA 2003
Miss USA 2003
Susie Castillo