Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (also known as Miss Congeniality 2) is a 2005 American comedy film directed by John Pasquin, written and produced by Mark Lawrence, and starring Sandra Bullock, Regina King, Enrique Murciano, William Shatner, Ernie Hudson, Heather Burns, Diedrich Bader, and Treat Williams. It is the sequel to the 2000 film "Miss Congeniality". Bullock, who also produced the film, commented during the film's promotion on the type of story she wanted to tell: "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous" was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 24, 2005 and
Miss Louisiana USA as a result of Shannon Marketic being crowned Miss USA 1992. Thompson's overall pageant success—winning the Miss Louisiana state title and competing at Miss America in 1951, winning the first two Miss Louisiana USA state titles, and competing in the first and second Miss USA national pageants (becoming the first-ever 1st runner-up in 1952, and a semi-finalist and the Miss Congeniality winner in 1953) -- prompted Miss USA organizers to create a rule only allowing a person to compete for the national title once. Louisiana contestants accomplished another feat first, winning both the first-ever Miss Congeniality and Miss Photogenic awards