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pageant, held at the Raising Cane's River Center Arena in Baton Rouge,

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on June 8, 2014. All fifty states and the

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competed. The preliminary competition was not webcast live for the first time in five years, but excerpts were distributed post-competition via website Hulu. The final night of competition was televised on

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. Erin Brady of

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, crowned her successor Nia Sanchez of

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. This was Nevada's first Miss USA title. Sanchez represented the

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on home soil at

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and finished 1st Runner-Up. The date and venue was revealed by

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, co-owner of the

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, and Brady on March 13, 2014, during ''

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''. However, it was reported that the delegates will be staying at the L'Auberge Casino and Hotel in Baton Rouge ahead of this announcement. For the first time, the final telecast was three hours long, with the additional hour including a look at the top 20 (rather than 15) in their home states. The top 20 competed in swimsuits, then eliminated by the judges to a top ten. The top ten competed in evening gown, then judges eliminated to a final five, along with a sixth finalist selected from the remaining contestants in the top ten via a

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fan vote (texting #SAVETHEQUEEN). This was the last Miss USA to be aired on NBC.

Background

Selection of contestants

One delegate from each state and the

was chosen in state pageants held which began in July 2013 and ended in January 2014. The first state pageant was

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, held on July 13, 2013 as scheduled. The final pageant was

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, held on January 23, 2014. Twelve delegates are former Miss Teen USA state winners, surpassing the previous number of eleven former teens in Miss USA 2007, while two are former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state winners.

Preliminary round

Prior to the final telecast, the delegates competed in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in swimsuit and evening gown. The preliminary competition took place on June 6, 2014.

Finals

During the final competition, the top twenty competed in swimsuit and evening gown, and the top five competed in the final question signed up by a panel of judges.

Results

Placements

§ Voted into Top 6 after the evening gown competition via Twitter

Special awards

Order of announcements

Top 20

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Top 10

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Top 6

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Contestants

51 contestants were confirmed. The information from

Official website

Judges

Preliminary judges: * Bryce Townsend * Carole Gist -

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* Chantal "Taly" Russell * Elise Zealand * Fred Nelson * Janna Ronert * Jeanne Burns * Scott Balber Telecast Judges: *

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- Miss Teen USA 2005 from

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from

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Background music

*Opening – "

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," "Take A Ride On A Riverboat," "Home," and "Hey Pocky A-Way" by

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featuring

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Horns (Live Performance) *Swimsuit Competition – " Cruise" by

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featuring Nelly (Live Performance) *Evening Gown Competition – "''Decidiste dejarme''" and "''Tu tiempo ya se fue''" by Camila (Live Performance) *Top 6 Final Look – "

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" by Florida Georgia Line (Live Performance)

Historical significance

wins competition for the first time and surpasses its previous highest placement in

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. Also becoming in the 33rd state who does it for the first time. *

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earns the ''1st runner-up'' position for the first time, surpassing its previous highest placement in 1966 and reaches its highest placement ever in the pageant. *

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earns the ''2nd runner-up'' position for the fifth time and repeats its highest placement from the last time 2006. *

earns the ''3rd runner-up'' position for the fifth time and reaches its highest placement since

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won in 1996. This was last placed in

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. *

earns the ''4th runner-up'' position for the fifth time and repeats its highest placement from the last time 2006. *

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earns the ''5th runner-up'' position for the first time and reaches its highest placement in 58 years, since the win by Carol Morris in 1956. Incidentally, Morris went on to become the second woman from the USA to win the

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title in 1956. * States that placed in semifinals the previous year were

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and

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. *

placed for the fifth consecutive year. *

and

placed for the fourth consecutive year. *

and

placed for the third consecutive year. *

and

made their second consecutive placement. *

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, Oklahoma and

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last placed in

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. *

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, and

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last placed in 2011. *

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and

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last placed in 2010. *

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last placed in 2009. *

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last placed in 2007. *

last placed in

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. *

last placed in 1996. *

breaks an ongoing streak of placements since

. *

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breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 2011. * This is the third year in a row a state wins its first Miss USA title (

, and

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), including

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's win in

. * Audra Mari of North Dakota becomes the first person to finish 1st Runner-Up at both Miss Teen USA (in 2011) and Miss USA. She is only eclipsed in both national pageants by

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( Miss Teen USA 1994/ Miss USA 1998 1st Runner-Up, Brandi Sherwood ( Miss Teen USA 1989/ Miss USA 1997 replacement) and

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( Miss Teen USA 2007 1st Runner-Up / Miss USA 2011).

International broadcasters

Television

*United States:

*Africa: DSTV Mzansi Magic (delayed broadcast) *Asia: Star World (delayed broadcast)

Notes

References

External links

Miss USA official website
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