She represented Minnesota in the Miss USA 2004 pageant broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, in April 2004. Dereschuk did not place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Shandi Finnessey of Missouri. As Miss Minnesota USA, Dereschuk worked to increase youth voter participation, supporting the Minnesota Secretary of State's ``Get Out the Vote'' initiatives. For her contributions to Minnesota's highest-in-the-nation voter turnout in 2004, 20 December 2004 was declared ``Jessica Dereschuk Day'' in Minnesota.
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