Miss USA 2018 was the 67th
Miss USA
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, ...
pageant. It was held on May 21, 2018 at the
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, i ...
.
Nick Lachey and
Vanessa Lachey hosted for the first time, while
Carson Kressley and Lu Sierra served as commentators and was broadcast on
Fox
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for the third consecutive year.
Additionally, it featured performances by
98 Degrees
98 Degrees (stylized as 98°) is an American pop and R&B vocal group consisting of four vocalists: the group's founding member Jeff Timmons, brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, and Justin Jeffre. The group was formed by Timmons in Los Angeles, ...
and
Lee Brice.
Kára McCullough of
District of Columbia
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crowned her successor
Sarah Rose Summers of
Nebraska
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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
Miss Universe 2018 was the 67th Miss Universe pageant, held at the IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand on December 17, 2018.
At the end of the event, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa crowned Catriona Gray of ...
pageant on December 17, 2018 in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populatio ...
, and placed in the Top 20.
The pageant was held at the same venue that was used for
Miss USA 1997.
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
Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, i ...
, this was the fifth time
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
hosting the pageant, and Shreveport was hosted twice, in
1997
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and
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
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.
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
98 Degrees (stylized as 98°) is an American pop and R&B vocal group consisting of four vocalists: the group's founding member Jeff Timmons, brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, and Justin Jeffre. The group was formed by Timmons in Los Angeles, ...
, while Vanessa Lachey formerly was crowned
Miss Teen USA 1998 as Vanessa Minnillo, and has worked as a presenter in ''
Total Request Live
''Total Request Live'' (known commonly as ''TRL'') was an American television program broadcast on MTV that premiered on September 14, 1998. TRL featured popular music videos played during its countdown, and was also used as a promotion tool by ...
'' and a correspondent in ''
Entertainment Tonight
''Entertainment Tonight'' (or simply ''ET'') is an American first-run syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Paramount Streaming. ET also airs in Aus ...
''.
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
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were selected in state pageants held between September 2017 and January 2018.
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
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
Hurricane Harvey was a devastating Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina as the costliest ...
hit that pageant's host city,
Houston
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. However,
Illinois
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was actually the first pageant of the 2018 edition held on September 4, 2017. The final pageants were
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgin ...
and
New Mexico
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, held on January 28, 2018. Ten of them were former
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant formerly run, since 1983, by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe, which currently broadcasts on Fox and Miss USA, this pageant is webcast on the Mi ...
state winners, three of them were former
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
state winners and one was former
Miss World Puerto Rico who competed in
Miss World 2014.
Results
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Special award
Order of announcements
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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
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. 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
Jamie Kern Lima (''née'' Jamie Marie Kern) is an American entrepreneur, investor and media personality. She is recognized as the co-founder of IT Cosmetics and the first female chief executive officer of a L'Oréal brand in the company's histo ...
– businesswoman, reality television personality, and
Miss Washington USA 2000
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Crystle Stewart –
Miss USA 2008 from
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
*Liliana Vasquez – host and producer
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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.
International broadcasters
Television
*United States:
Fox
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*Africa:
DSTV
Digital Satellite Television, commonly abbreviated to DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in Randburg, South Africa. Launched on 6 October 1995, the service provides multiple audio ...
Mzansi Magic (delayed broadcast)
*Asia-Pacific:
Fox Life
Fox Life is an international pay television network, launched by the Fox Networks Group in 2004. The network has been discontinued in several markets over time, except for the Middle East, Bulgaria, Portugal, the Balkans, India and Greece.
The ...
(delayed broadcast)
*Venezuela:
Venevisión
Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest television networks, owned by the Cisneros Media division of Grupo Cisneros.
History
The company's roots date back to June 1, 1953, with the estab ...
Notes
References
External links
Miss USA official website
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May 2018 events in the United States