Miss USA 2014


Miss USA 2014 was the 63rd Miss USA pageant, held at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 8, 2014. All fifty states and the District of Columbia 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 NBC.
Erin Brady of Connecticut, crowned her successor Nia Sanchez of Nevada. This was Nevada's first Miss USA title. Sanchez represented the United States on home soil at Miss Universe 2014 and finished 1st Runner-Up.
The date and venue was revealed by Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, and Brady on March 13, 2014, during Today. 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 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 Twitter fan vote.
This was the last Miss USA to be aired on NBC.
WWW missusa.com

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss USA 2014
1st Runner-Up
  • North Dakota – Audra Mari
    • 2nd Runner-Up
  • Georgia – Tiana Griggs
    • 3rd Runner-Up
  • Louisiana – Brittany Guidry
    • 4th Runner-Up
  • Florida – Brittany Oldehoff
    • 5th Runner-Up
  • Iowa – Carlyn Bradarich §
    • Top 10
  • California – Cassandra Kunze
  • Maryland – Taylor Burton
  • South Carolina – Christina Zapolski
  • Wisconsin – Bishara Dorre
    • Top 20
  • Alabama – Jesica Ahlberg
  • Arizona – Jordan Wessel
  • Indiana – Mekayla Diehl
  • Minnesota – Haley O'Brien
  • Nebraska – Amanda Soltero
  • New Jersey – Emily Shah
  • Oklahoma – Brooklynne Young
  • Pennsylvania – Valerie Gatto
  • Tennessee – Kristy Niedenfuer
  • Virginia – Arielle Rosmarino
    • § Voted into Top 6 after the evening gown competition via Twitter

    Contestants

    51 contestants were confirmed. The information from Miss USA Official website
    State/districtContestantHometownAgeHeightPlacementNotes
    AlabamaJesica Warren AhlbergBirmingham24Top 20
    AlaskaKendall BautistaEagle River21Later Miss Alaska 2016
    ArizonaJordan WesselPhoenix20Top 20
    ArkansasHelen WisnerFayetteville25
    CaliforniaCassandra KunzeSan Diego20Top 10Miss Photogenic
    ColoradoEleanna LivaditisCentennial25
    ConnecticutDesirée PérezStamford26
    DelawareKelsey MillerWilmington23Previously Miss Delaware Teen USA 2009
    District of ColumbiaCiera Nicole ButtsWashington, D.C.23Winner of Last Squad Standing
    FloridaBrittany OldehoffFort Lauderdale254th Runner-UpModel season 7 of Project Runway
    Contestant on The Amazing Race 28 with her teammate Jessica Versteeg
    GeorgiaTiana GriggsMonticello272nd Runner Up
    HawaiiMoani HaraHonolulu24Previously Miss Hawaii's Outstanding Teen 2007
    IdahoYvette BennettBoise23
    [Miss Miss Illinois USA|Illinois USA|Illinois]Lexi AtkinsChampaign21Previously Miss Illinois Teen USA 2010
    IndianaMekayla DiehlBristol25Top 20Later Mrs. America 2018
    IowaCarlyn BradarichIowa City235th Runner-UpSister of Ashlyn Bradarich, Miss Illinois USA 2010
    Later Miss Illinois World 2015
    KansasAudrey BanachKansas City22
    KentuckyDestin KincerWhitesburg21
    LouisianaBrittany GuidryHouma213rd Runner-UpPreviously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2009
    MaineSamantha DahlborgGorham20
    MarylandTaylor BurtonLa Plata25Top 10
    MassachusettsCaroline LunnyHolliston23Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2008
    Contestant on season 22 of The Bachelor (US)
    Contestant of season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise (US)
    Contestatnt of season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise Australia
    MichiganElizabeth IvezajMacomb24
    MinnesotaHaley O'BrienExcelsior21Top 20Previously Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2010
    MississippiChelsea ReardonSouthaven23
    MissouriErica SturdefantSpringfield23Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 2010
    MontanaKadie LatimerKalispell23
    NebraskaAmanda SolteroColumbus22Top 20Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2010
    [Miss Miss Nevada USA|Nevada USA|Nevada]Nia SanchezLas Vegas24Miss USA 2014
    New HampshireBridget BrunetSouth Hampton26
    New JerseyEmily ShahEdison19Top 20
    New MexicoKamryn BlackwoodFarmington22
    New YorkCandace KendallRochester25Previously Miss New York Teen USA 2006
    North CarolinaOlivia OlveraFayetteville26
    North DakotaAudra MariFargo201st Runner-UpPreviously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2011
    Later Miss World America 2016
    OhioMadison GesiottoMassillon22
    OklahomaBrooklynne YoungNorman19Top 20
    OregonEmma PelettPortland25
    PennsylvaniaValerie GattoPittsburgh24Top 20
    Rhode IslandChristina PalavraProvidence19Miss Congeniality
    South CarolinaChristina ZapolskiCharleston22Top 10Reality contestant of Hunted
    South DakotaBrittney PalmerBrookings25
    TennesseeKristy Landers NiedenfuerNashville22Top 20Later Miss Louisiana World 2015
    TexasLauren GuzmanLaredo24Previously Miss Texas Teen USA 2008
    UtahAngelia LaytonSalt Lake City22Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 2010
    Contestant on Survivor: Philippines
    VermontGina BernasconiColchester19
    VirginiaArielle RosmarinoSalem22Top 20Later Miss Virginia World 2015
    WashingtonAllyson RoweSpokane25
    West VirginiaCharisse HaislopParkersburg24
    WisconsinBishara DorreMilwaukee24Top 10Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2006
    Previously Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2007
    WyomingLexi HillGillette20

    Judges

    Preliminary judges:
    Telecast Judges:

    Background music

    International broadcasters

    Television