Miss USA 2024
Miss USA 2024 was the 73rd Miss USA pageant, held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California on August 4, 2024.
Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii crowned Alma Cooper of Michigan as her successor at the end of the event. She represented the United States at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico.
Background
Location
On July 14, 2022, it was reported that the competition would be held in Reno, Nevada, with the city securing a three-year deal to host the pageant from 2022 to 2024 under the ownership of then-national director and Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart. The event was originally to take place at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno; this would be the fourth time that the pageant is held in Reno and the third consecutive year holding the pageant in the city following Miss USA 2019, 2022 and 2023.On June 29, 2024, it was announced that Miss USA 2024 would take place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, scheduled to be held on August 4, 2024. This will be the first time since 2007 returning to its original home in California.
Selection of contestants
Starting with this edition of the pageant, the Miss Universe Organization announced that it would allow women who are 28 years old and over to participate. Previous editions had only above 18 and below 28 years of age.Selection of delegates at state pageants was supposed to begin in August 2023; however, after the appointment of president and CEO Laylah Rose, the state pageants were postponed indefinitely. The state pageants were then rescheduled in March 2024. The first state pageant was Tennessee, held on March 9, 2024, and the last state pageant was Florida, held on July 7, 2024. The state pageant season in previous years was much longer, around five to seven months.
Results
Placements
§ – Voted into Top 20 by viewers.Pageant
Format
Same with the previous edition, the results of the preliminary competition — which consisted of the swimsuit competition, the evening gown competition, and the closed-door interview determined the first nineteen semi-finalists who advanced at the first cut. The internet voting was also used, with fans being able to vote for another delegate to advance into the semifinals. The twenty semi-finalists competed in the swimsuit competition and were narrowed down to ten afterwards. The ten semi-finalists competed in the evening gown competition and were narrowed down to five afterwards. The five finalists competed in the final question round, after which Miss USA 2024 and her runners-up were announced.Selection committee
- Scheana Shay – Television personality '
- Anastasia Soare – CEO of Anastasia Beverly Hills
- Gavin DeGraw – Singer '
- Carole Gist – Miss USA 1990 from Michigan
- Natasha Graziano – Motivational speaker
- NJ Falk – Managing partner of Athletic Propulsion Labs
- Lu Parker – Miss USA 1994 from South Carolina
- Jojo Bragais – Shoe designer