She went on to represent Missouri in the Miss USA 2002 pageant broadcast live from Gary, Indiana on March 2, 2002.
[2] She was expecting to start off meeting a bunch of hunks, but was instead inundated with mostly plain-looking and/or obese suitors.
She chose "pretty boy" Jason Peoples over Average Joe Adam Mesh.
She has served as an on-camera host and red carpet interviewer for E!, NBC Universal, Variety, VH1, Yahoo, Verizon, Best Damn Sports Show Period, The Kanas City Chiefs, The New England Patriots, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, NFL Kick-off Week, NHL All-Star Week, The Super Bowl, The Oscars, The Emmys, The Grammys, MTV VMAs, CMT Music Awards, AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards, The ESPYs, ION, FX, Verifone, Screenvision, World Series of Blackjack, Red Carpet Specials and Live Panel Discussions'.
In 2004, Scantlin was the co-host of the Screening Room, a movie review segment which airs Fridays on WDAF-TV in Kansas City, Missouri.