Miss USA 2017

Miss USA 2017 was the 66th Miss USA pageant. It was held on May 14, 2017 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.[1][2][3] Terrence J and Julianne Hough served as hosts, while Ashley Graham also returned as backstage host, all for a second consecutive year.[4].[5][4][6][7] Brett Eldredge, Pitbull, and the cast of Michael Jackson: One by Cirque du Soleil performed.[8]

Miss USA 2017
DateMay 14, 2017
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueMandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements10
WinnerKára McCullough
 District of Columbia
CongenialityBayleigh Dayton
 Missouri
Mikaela Shaw
 Wyoming

Deshauna Barber of the District of Columbia crowned her successor Kára McCullough, also of the District of Columbia, at the end of the event.[9] McCullough represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2017 competition, placed in the top 10. This is the first back to back win for a state at Miss USA since Texas won the crown in 1988 and 1989.

Background

Selection of participants

Delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants began in July 2016 and ended in February 2017. The first state pageant was Florida, held on July 16, 2016, and the final pageant was Alaska, held on February 4, 2017; eight of them were former Miss Teen USA state winners and three of them were former Miss America state titleholders.

One state titleholder was appointed as a replacement after the original titleholder was unable to compete for disclosure reasons: Linette De Los Santos, who was the first runner-up of Miss Florida USA 2017, after Génesis Dávila, the winner of that competition as the latter was later revealed she hired professional makeup artists instead by to do herself and was disqualified from the title a few days later, Dávila would later win the title the following year and competed in Miss USA 2018.[10]

Results
Miss USA 2017 results.
Final Results Contestant
Miss USA 2017
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 10

Awards
AwardContestant
Miss Congeniality[11]

Historical significance

Pageant

Preliminary competition

Prior to the final competition, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in swimsuit and evening gown. It was held on May 11, 2017 on the official Miss USA YouTube channel and was hosted by Entertainment reporter and Miss Wisconsin USA 2009 Alex Wehrley and Deshauna Barber.[12][13]

Judges

Finals

For the first time since 2003, the number of finalists decreased to 10 from 15 in the previous year. The top 10 finalists compete in both swimsuit and evening gown, while the top 5 are in a qualifying question, and the final 3 are subjected in the final question round and a final runway, the winner is decided by a panel of judges.

Judges

Contestants

Contestant stats provided via the Miss Universe Organization.[14]

State Name Age[15][16] Height[16] Hometown[15][16] Placement Notes
Alabama Baylee Smith[17] 20 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Tuscaloosa
Alaska Alyssa London[18] 27 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Anchorage Top 10 First Tlingit Miss Alaska USA[19]
Arizona Tommy Lynn Calhoun[20] 27 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Tucson
Arkansas Arynn Johnson[21] 20 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Hot Springs Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2015
California India Williams[22] 20 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Lafayette Top 10
Colorado Sabrina Janssen 21 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Denver
Connecticut Olga Litvinenko[23] 27 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Greenwich Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2007[24]
Delaware Mia Jones[25] 21 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Bear Previously Miss Delaware Teen USA 2014
District of Columbia Kára McCullough 25 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Washington, D.C. Miss USA 2017
Florida Linette De Los Santos[10] 25 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Miami
Georgia DeAnna Johnson[26] 21 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Hazlehurst Top 10 finalist on season eight of The Voice[26]
Hawaii Julie Kuo 23 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Honolulu
Idaho Cassie Lewis[27] 26 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Moscow
Illinois Whitney Wandland[28] 25 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Chicago Top 5 Chicago Bulls Luvabull
Indiana Brittany Winchester[29] 27 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Indianapolis
Iowa Kelsey Weier[30] 26 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) West Des Moines Contestant on season 24 of The Bachelor
Kansas Catherine Carmichael 26 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Manhattan Previously Miss Kansas World America 2015
Kentucky Madelynne Myers[31] 22 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Louisville
Louisiana Bethany Trahan[32] 21 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Lake Charles
Maine Brooke Harris[33] 26 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Lee
Maryland Adrianna David[34] 22 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Rockville Later Miss Maryland 2018
Massachusetts Julia Scaparotti[35] 24 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Peabody New England Patriots Cheerleader[35]
Michigan Krista Ferguson[36] 24 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Detroit
Minnesota Meridith Gould[37] 22 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Minneapolis 2nd Runner-up Previously Miss South Dakota 2014 & Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2012
Mississippi Ashley Hamby 24 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Madison
Missouri Bayleigh Dayton[38][39] 23 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Lee's Summit[39] Top 10 First African-American Miss Missouri USA[39]
Later a HouseGuest on Big Brother 20
Montana Brooke Bezanson[40] 20 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Missoula
Nebraska Jasmine Fuelberth[41] 20 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Norfolk[41] Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2013[41]
Nevada Lauren York[42] 23 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Primm
New Hampshire Sarah Mousseau[43] 26 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Portsmouth[43]
New Jersey Chhavi Verg[44] 20 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Edison 1st Runner-up
New Mexico Ashley Mora[45] 25 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Albuquerque Previously Miss New Mexico World 2015
New York Hannah Lopa[46] 25[46] 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Spencerport[46] Top 10
North Carolina Katie Coble[47] 27 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Charlotte Previously Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2007
North Dakota Raquel Wellentin[48] 24 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fargo
Ohio Dinaleigh Baxter[49] 24 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Winchester
Oklahoma Alex Smith 20 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Mooreland
Oregon Elizabeth Denny 26 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Roseburg
Pennsylvania Cassandra Angst 23 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Feasterville
Rhode Island Kelsey Swanson 23 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Cranston
South Carolina Megan Gordon 23 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) North Augusta Top 5 Later Miss South Carolina World 2019
South Dakota Tessa Dee[50] 26 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Mitchell Previously Miss South Dakota 2013
Tennessee Allee-Sutton Hethcoat 25 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Franklin Top 10
Texas Nancy Gonzalez 27 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Freeport
Utah Baylee Jensen 23 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) South Jordan Daughter of Miss USA 1989 Gretchen Polhemus
Vermont Madison Cota 21 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Bellows Falls Previously Miss Vermont Teen USA 2014
Virginia Jacqueline Carroll[51] 23 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Stanardsville Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2010
Washington Alex Carlson-Helo 23 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Mill Creek Previously Miss Washington Teen USA 2012
West Virginia Lauren Roush[52] 22 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Mason Later a contestant from Are You The One? 7

Later Miss Pennsylvania World 2019

Wisconsin Skylar Witte 19 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Schofield
Wyoming Mikaela Shaw 23 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Casper Previously Miss Wyoming 2015

International broadcasters

Television

General references
  • "Miss USA 2017 Results". missuniverse.com. IMG Universe. May 15, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.

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