Miss USA 2019 was the 68th
Miss USA pageant, held at the
Grand Sierra Resort in
Reno, Nevada on May 2, 2019.[1] The 2019 competition served as the second consecutive time that the pageant has been held concurrently with the
Miss Teen USA competition. This was also the final pageant where it was televised on Fox.
The contest was won by
Cheslie Kryst of North Carolina, who was crowned by
Sarah Rose Summers of Nebraska. This was North Carolina's third time winning the Miss USA title, and its first in ten years.[2] Kryst was the first non-consecutive African American to win the title and the third one in four years.[3] Kryst represented the United States at
Miss Universe 2019, placing in the top ten.[4]
Contestants from fifty states and the District of Columbia competed in this edition.
Nick Lachey and
Vanessa Lachey served as hosts, while Lu Sierra served as commentator.[5][6]T-Pain and Nick Lachey performed in this edition.[7]
Following the announcement of Reno being selected as the competition's host city, it emerged that the MUO were originally planning on holding the competition in
Honolulu, Hawaii. The plan was rejected by Hawaiian officials and relocated to Reno by the MUO after the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) reported that they would be unable to secure the funds to host the competition that the MUO had requested, adding that they would be interested in hosting in the future.[9]
Selection of participants
Delegates from 50 states and the
District of Columbia were selected in state pageants that began in August 2018 and ended in January 2019. The first state pageant was
Alaska, held on August 4, 2018, and the final pageants were
California,
Kentucky and
New Mexico, both held on January 27, 2019. Seven of them were former
Miss Teen USA state winners, three of them were former
Miss America state winners and two of them were former
Miss America's Outstanding Teen state winners.[a]
Same as the previous year, during the final competition, the results of the preliminary competition — which consisted of the swimsuit competition, the evening gown competition, and the closed-door interview determined the fifteen semi-finalists who advanced at the first cut. The fifteen semi-finalists competed in the swimsuit competition, while 10 competed in the evening gown competition. Five finalists were chosen to competed in a question round regarding current affairs, while three finalists competed in the final question round and final walk.[10]
^Motsinger, Carol (September 9, 2016).
"Meet the Miss Ohio next door". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
Miss USA 2019 was the 68th
Miss USA pageant, held at the
Grand Sierra Resort in
Reno, Nevada on May 2, 2019.[1] The 2019 competition served as the second consecutive time that the pageant has been held concurrently with the
Miss Teen USA competition. This was also the final pageant where it was televised on Fox.
The contest was won by
Cheslie Kryst of North Carolina, who was crowned by
Sarah Rose Summers of Nebraska. This was North Carolina's third time winning the Miss USA title, and its first in ten years.[2] Kryst was the first non-consecutive African American to win the title and the third one in four years.[3] Kryst represented the United States at
Miss Universe 2019, placing in the top ten.[4]
Contestants from fifty states and the District of Columbia competed in this edition.
Nick Lachey and
Vanessa Lachey served as hosts, while Lu Sierra served as commentator.[5][6]T-Pain and Nick Lachey performed in this edition.[7]
Following the announcement of Reno being selected as the competition's host city, it emerged that the MUO were originally planning on holding the competition in
Honolulu, Hawaii. The plan was rejected by Hawaiian officials and relocated to Reno by the MUO after the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) reported that they would be unable to secure the funds to host the competition that the MUO had requested, adding that they would be interested in hosting in the future.[9]
Selection of participants
Delegates from 50 states and the
District of Columbia were selected in state pageants that began in August 2018 and ended in January 2019. The first state pageant was
Alaska, held on August 4, 2018, and the final pageants were
California,
Kentucky and
New Mexico, both held on January 27, 2019. Seven of them were former
Miss Teen USA state winners, three of them were former
Miss America state winners and two of them were former
Miss America's Outstanding Teen state winners.[a]
Same as the previous year, during the final competition, the results of the preliminary competition — which consisted of the swimsuit competition, the evening gown competition, and the closed-door interview determined the fifteen semi-finalists who advanced at the first cut. The fifteen semi-finalists competed in the swimsuit competition, while 10 competed in the evening gown competition. Five finalists were chosen to competed in a question round regarding current affairs, while three finalists competed in the final question round and final walk.[10]
^Motsinger, Carol (September 9, 2016).
"Meet the Miss Ohio next door". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Archived from the original on December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2018.