Miss USA 2018
Miss USA 2018 was the 67th Miss USA pageant. It was held on May 21, 2018 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. The pageant was held at the same venue that was used for Miss USA 1997.
Kára McCullough of District of Columbia crowned her successor Sarah Rose Summers of Nebraska 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 pageant on December 17, 2018 in Bangkok, and placed in the Top 20.
Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey hosted for the first time, while Carson Kressley and Lu Sierra served as commentators and was broadcast on Fox for the third consecutive year. Additionally, it featured performances by 98 Degrees and Lee Brice.
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 confirmed that the pageant would be held on May 21 at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana, this was the fifth time Louisiana hosting the pageant, and Shreveport was hosted twice, in 1997 and 1998.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, while Vanessa Lachey formerly was crowned Miss Teen USA 1998 as Vanessa Minnillo, and has worked as a presenter in Total Request Live and a correspondent in Entertainment Tonight.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 were selected in state pageants held between September 2017 and January 2018. Texas USA|Texas] 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 hit that pageant's host city, Houston. However, Illinois USA|Illinois] was actually the first pageant of the 2018 edition held on September 4, 2017. The final pageants were Kentucky USA|Kentucky] and New Mexico USA|New Mexico], held on January 28, 2018. Ten of them were former Miss Teen USA state winners, three of them were former Miss America state winners and one was former Miss World Puerto Rico who competed in Miss World 2014.Results
Placements
§ – Voted into Top 15 by viewersSpecial award
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. 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 – businesswoman, reality television personality and Miss Washington USA 2000
- Crystle Stewart – Miss USA 2008 from Texas
- Liliana Vasquez – host and producer
- Denise White – businesswoman and Oregon USA|Miss Oregon USA 1994]
- Paula Shugart – Chairman of the Miss Universe Organization
Contestants
| State/district | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Notes |
| Alabama USA|Alabama] | Hannah Brown | 23 | Tuscaloosa | Contestant on season 23 of The Bachelor Star of season 15 of The Bachelorette Winner of season 28 of Dancing with the Stars |
| Alaska USA|Alaska] | Brooke Johnson | 25 | Anchorage | |
| Arizona USA|Arizona] | Nicole Smith | 24 | Phoenix | |
| Arkansas USA|Arkansas] | Lauren Weaver | 21 | Greenwood | Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2014 |
| California USA|California] | Kelley Johnson | 25 | Los Angeles | Previously [Miss Colorado|Miss Colorado 2015] |
| Colorado | Chloe Brown | 22 | Grand Junction | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2013 |
| Connecticut USA|Connecticut] | Jamie Hughes | 27 | Stamford | |
| Delaware USA|Delaware] | Sierra Wright | 20 | Wilmington | Previously Miss Delaware Teen USA 2015 Contestant on Survivor 47 |
| District of Columbia USA|District of Columbia] | Bryce Armstrong | 21 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Florida USA|Florida] | Génesis Dávila | 27 | Miami | Previously Miss World Puerto Rico 2014 Originally crowned Miss Florida USA 2017, but was later dethroned |
| Georgia USA|Georgia] | Marianny Egurrola | 25 | Buford | |
| Hawaii USA|Hawaii] | Julianne Chu | 26 | Honolulu | Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2010 Sister of Allison Chu, Miss Hawaii USA 2021 |
| Idaho USA|Idaho] | Téa Draganović | 21 | Boise | |
| Illinois | Karolina Jasko | 20 | Franklin Park | |
| Indiana USA|Indiana] | Darrian Arch | 23 | Chesterton | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2013 |
| Iowa USA|Iowa] | Jenny Valliere | 27 | Cedar Rapids | |
| Kansas USA|Kansas] | Melanie Shaner | 20 | Overland Park | Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 2015 |
| Kentucky | Braea Tilford | 25 | Louisville | |
| Louisiana USA|Louisiana] | Lauren Vizza | 28 | Shreveport | Previously Miss Louisiana 2012 |
| Maine USA|Maine] | Marina Gray | 22 | Mount Desert Island | |
| Maryland USA|Maryland] | Brittinay Nicolette | 26 | Fallston | |
| Massachusetts USA|Massachusetts] | Allissa Latham | 27 | Lowell | |
| Michigan USA|Michigan] | Elizabeth Johnson | 25 | Detroit | |
| Minnesota USA|Minnesota] | Kalie Wright | 25 | Eagle Bend | Previously National Sweetheart 2014 Previously Miss Idaho 2015 |
| Mississippi USA|Mississippi] | Laine Mansour | 21 | Tupelo | |
| Missouri USA|Missouri] | Tori Kruse | 27 | Camdenton | |
| Montana USA|Montana] | Dani Walker | 28 | Billings | Previously National American Miss California Jr. Teen 2006 Previously National American Miss California Teen 2009 Competed in Miss California USA several times. |
| Miss [Nebraska USA|Nebraska] | Sarah Rose Summers | 23 | Omaha | Previously National American Miss Junior Teen 2009–10 Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2012 |
| Nevada USA|Nevada] | Carolina Urrea | 23 | Sunrise Manor | Contestant in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2013 and 2015 |
| New Hampshire USA|New Hampshire] | Michelle McEwan | 25 | Harrisville | |
| New Jersey USA|New Jersey] | Alexa Noone | 23 | Bayonne | |
| New Mexico | Kristen Leyva | 23 | Las Cruces | |
| New York USA|New York] | Genesis Suero | 26 | Brooklyn | |
| North Carolina USA|North Carolina] | Caelynn Miller-Keyes | 22 | Asheville | Previously Virginia Teen USA|Miss Virginia Teen USA 2013] Contestant on season 23 of The Bachelor Contestant on season 6 of Bachelor in Paradise |
| North Dakota USA|North Dakota] | Abigail Pogatshnik | 20 | Bismarck | |
| Ohio USA|Ohio] | Deneen Penn | 20 | Cortland | |
| Oklahoma USA|Oklahoma] | Cheyene Darling | 20 | Edmond | |
| Oregon | Toneata Morgan | 21 | Coquille | |
| Pennsylvania USA|Pennsylvania] | Olivia Suchko | 22 | Belle Vernon | |
| Rhode Island USA|Rhode Island] | Daescia DeMoranville | 22 | Johnston | |
| South Carolina USA|South Carolina] | Tori Sizemore | 22 | Anderson | Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2013 |
| South Dakota USA|South Dakota] | Madison Nipe | 21 | Madison | |
| Tennessee USA|Tennessee] | Alexandra Harper | 25 | Brentwood | Daughter of Miss Tennessee USA 1981, Sharon Kay Steakly |
| Texas | Logan Lester | 23 | Houston | |
| Utah USA|Utah] | Narine Ishhanov | 24 | Salt Lake City | Originally from Turkmenistan |
| Vermont USA|Vermont] | Maia-Jena Allo | 20 | Colchester | |
| Virginia | Ashley Vollrath | 22 | Blacksburg | |
| Washington | Abigail Hill | 20 | Enumclaw | |
| West Virginia USA|West Virginia] | Casey Lassiter | 21 | Spencer | |
| Wisconsin USA|Wisconsin] | Regina Gray | 27 | Milwaukee | Later Miss Supranational USA 2019 |
| Wyoming USA|Wyoming] | Callie Bishop | 28 | Laramie | Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2008 |
International broadcasters
Television
- United States: Fox
- Africa: DSTV Mzansi Magic
- Asia-Pacific: Fox Life
- Venezuela: Venevisión