Miss USA 2018 was the 67th Miss USA pageant. It was held on May 21, 2018, at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. The pageant was held at the same venue that was used for Miss USA 1997.
Kára McCullough of District of Columbia crowned her successor Sarah Rose Summers of Nebraska at the end of the event, becoming the first woman from her state to win the title. Summers represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant on December 17, 2018, in Bangkok, and placed in the Top 20.
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey hosted for the first time, while Carson Kressley and Lu Sierra served as commentators and was broadcast on Fox for the third consecutive year. Additionally, it featured performances by 98 Degrees and Lee Brice.
For the first time, the Miss Teen USA 2018 pageant was held concurrently, with the finals of the Teen competition being held just prior to the Miss USA competition.
Background
Location On March 19, 2018, the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) confirmed that the pageant would be held on May 21 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana, this was the fifth time Louisiana hosting the pageant, and Shreveport was hosted twice, in 1997 and 1998.
Hosts and performer On March 19, 2018, it was announced husband and wife duo Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey would be hosting the event, while Carson Kressley and Lu Sierra would serve as backstage commentators. Nick Lachey is one of the members of boy band 98 Degrees, while Vanessa Lachey formerly was crowned Miss Teen USA 1998 as Vanessa Minnillo, and has worked as a presenter in Total Request Live and a correspondent in Entertainment Tonight.
On May 17, 2018, the aforementioned 98 Degrees and country singer Lee Brice were announced as musical guests.
Selection of participants Delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants held between September 2017 and January 2018. Texas was initially to be the first pageant that was originally scheduled on September 3, 2017, but was pushed to January 6, 2018, due to Hurricane Harvey hit that pageant's host city, Houston. However, Illinois was actually the first pageant of the 2018 edition held on September 4, 2017. The final pageants were Kentucky and New Mexico, held on January 28, 2018. Ten of them were former Miss Teen USA state winners, three of them were former Miss America state winners and one was former Miss World Puerto Rico who competed in Miss World 2014.
Results
Placements Placement ContestantMiss USA 2018 – Sarah Rose Summers 1st runner-up – Caelynn Miller-Keyes 2nd runner-up – Carolina UrreaTop 5 – Génesis Dávila – Madison Nipe § Top 10 – Kelley Johnson – Marianny Egurrola – Marina Gray – Alexa Noone – Alexandra HarperTop 15 – Brittinay Nicolette – Allissa Latham – Elizabeth Johnson – Toneata Morgan – Logan Lester § – Voted into Top 15 by viewers
Special award AwardWinner Miss CongenialityWyoming – Callie Bishop
Pageant Preliminary round Prior to the final competition, the delegates competed in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in swim wear and evening gown and was held on May 17, hosted by Erin Lim and Kára McCullough.
Finals Much like in recent years, the contestants were increased back to 15 semifinalists, from 2016. In the final competition, the top 15 competed in swim wear, while the top 10 also competed in evening gown. The top five also competed in a question round against current affairs, while the final three also competed in the final question round and a final runway, and the winner was decided by a panel of judges alongside the two runners-up.
Judges
Natasha Curry – television host, news anchor and Miss Washington USA 1998 Jamie Kern Lima – businesswoman, reality television personality and Miss Washington USA 2000 Crystle Stewart – Miss USA 2008 from Texas Liliana Vasquez – host and producer Denise White – businesswoman and Miss Oregon USA 1994 Paula Shugart – Chairman of the Miss Universe Organization
Contestants Contestant stats provided via the Miss Universe Organization. State/district Contestant Age Hometown NotesAlabamaHannah Brown23TuscaloosaContestant on season 23 of The BachelorStar of season 15 of The BacheloretteWinner of season 28 of Dancing with the StarsAlaskaBrooke Johnson25AnchorageArizonaNicole Smith24PhoenixArkansasLauren Weaver21GreenwoodPreviously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2014CaliforniaKelley Johnson25Los AngelesPreviously Miss Colorado 2015ColoradoChloe Brown22Grand JunctionPreviously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2013ConnecticutJamie Hughes27StamfordDelawareSierra Wright20WilmingtonPreviously Miss Delaware Teen USA 2015Contestant on Survivor 47District of ColumbiaBryce Armstrong 21Washington, D.C.FloridaGénesis Dávila 27MiamiPreviously Miss World Puerto Rico 2014Originally crowned Miss Florida USA 2017, but was later dethronedGeorgiaMarianny Egurrola25BufordHawaiiJulianne Chu26HonoluluPreviously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2010Sister of Allison Chu, Miss Hawaii USA 2021IdahoTéa Draganović21BoiseIllinoisKarolina Jasko20Franklin ParkIndianaDarrian Arch23ChestertonPreviously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2013IowaJenny Valliere27Cedar RapidsKansasMelanie Shaner20Overland ParkPreviously Miss Kansas Teen USA 2015KentuckyBraea Tilford25LouisvilleLouisianaLauren Vizza28ShreveportPreviously Miss Louisiana 2012MaineMarina Gray22Mount Desert IslandMarylandBrittinay Nicolette26FallstonMassachusettsAllissa Latham27LowellMichiganElizabeth Johnson25DetroitMinnesotaKalie Wright25Eagle BendPreviously National Sweetheart 2014Previously Miss Idaho 2015MississippiLaine Mansour21TupeloMissouriTori Kruse27CamdentonMontanaDani Walker28BillingsPreviously National American Miss California Jr. Teen 2006Previously National American Miss California Teen 2009Competed in Miss California USA several times.NebraskaSarah Rose Summers23OmahaPreviously National American Miss Junior Teen 2009–10Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2012NevadaCarolina Urrea23Sunrise ManorContestant in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 and 2015New HampshireMichelle McEwan25HarrisvilleNew JerseyAlexa Noone23BayonneNew MexicoKristen Leyva23Las CrucesNew YorkGenesis Suero26BrooklynNorth CarolinaCaelynn Miller-Keyes22AshevillePreviously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2013Contestant on season 23 of The BachelorContestant on season 6 of Bachelor in ParadiseNorth DakotaAbigail Pogatshnik20BismarckOhioDeneen Penn20CortlandOklahomaCheyene Darling20EdmondOregonToneata Morgan21CoquillePennsylvaniaOlivia Suchko22Belle VernonRhode IslandDaescia DeMoranville22JohnstonSouth CarolinaTori Sizemore22AndersonPreviously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2013South DakotaMadison Nipe21MadisonTennesseeAlexandra Harper25BrentwoodDaughter of Miss Tennessee USA 1981, Sharon Kay SteaklyTexasLogan Lester23HoustonUtahNarine Ishhanov24Salt Lake CityOriginally from TurkmenistanУроженка Ашхабада будет представлять штат Юту на конкурсе Мисс СШАVermontMaia-Jena Allo20ColchesterVirginiaAshley Vollrath22BlacksburgWashingtonAbigail Hill20EnumclawWest VirginiaCasey Lassiter21SpencerWisconsinRegina Gray27MilwaukeeLater Miss Supranational USA 2019WyomingCallie Bishop28LaramiePreviously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2008
International broadcasters Television United States: Fox Africa: DSTV Mzansi Magic (delayed broadcast) Asia-Pacific: Fox Life (delayed broadcast) Venezuela: Venevisión
Notes
References
External links
Miss USA official website