Deidre Downs

Deidre Downs is a beauty pageant competitor and winner of Miss America 2005. As part of her year of service as Miss America, she movement for Curing Childhood Cancer. For her talent, she sang a rendition of the ballad "I'm Afraid This Must Be Love". Downs succeed Miss America 2004 Ericka Dunlap on September 18, 2004. Downs is also the winner with the longest reign excluding Mary Katherine