Miss USA 2025
Miss USA 2025 was the 74th edition of the Miss USA pageant, held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, on October 24, 2025. This marked the first edition under the direction of Thomas Brodeur, who acquired the franchise.
At the conclusion of the event, Miss Universe 2024, Victoria Kjær Theilvig, crowned Audrey Eckert of Nebraska as Miss USA 2025. This was Nebraska's second Miss USA title and the first since 2018. She represented the United States at Miss Universe 2025, which took place on November 21, 2025, in Thailand, and reached the top 30. The outgoing titleholder, Alma Cooper from Michigan, did not attend the event for personal reasons, the first time since 1953 where the outgoing titleholder did not crown her successor.
Contestants from fifty states and the District of Columbia competed in the competition. It was presented by Miss USA 2015, Olivia Jordan and Emmanuel Acho. For the first time since the pageant became independent from Miss Universe in 1965, the event was not televised on any major American television network. Instead, it was broadcast exclusively on the streaming provider Queen Beauty Network.
Background
Location
On September 15, 2025, it was announced that the competition would take place at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. This would be the fourth time that the pageant was held in Reno following Miss USA 2019, 2022 and 2023, and the third time in four years holding the pageant in the city, resumed its three-year deal had originally secured in 2022 under the ownership of then-national director and Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart.Selection of contestants
As in the previous year, women over 28 were permitted to participate in the pageant.The selection of contestants for the state pageants began in January 2025 and concluded in September 2025. The first state pageant took place in Connecticut on January 26, 2025, while the last state pageants were held in Alabama and Louisiana. These events, initially scheduled for September 21, 2025, were moved a day earlier to avoid coinciding with the open call deadline for the eight unrepresented states.
Appointed contestants
Several states in the competition could not hold traditional state pageants and instead appointed titleholders via an open casting call conducted by the national organization. These appointees had not won state competitions but were selected to ensure full national representation following leadership and licensing changes within the Miss USA Organization.Results
Placements
§ – Voted into the Top 20 by viewers.Pageant
Format
The process for determining the semi-finalists was similar to the previous one. The preliminary competition consisted of three segments: the swimsuit competition, the evening gown competition, and a closed-door interview. These identified the first 16 semi-finalists who advanced after the initial cut.For the first time there was internet voting. The four contestants with the most votes automatically advanced to the semifinals.
Then, the remaining 20 semi-finalists participated in the swimsuit competition, from which 10 were selected to move forward. These 10 then competed in the evening gown competition, narrowing it down to five finalists. Finally, the five finalists faced the final question round, after which the winner of Miss USA 2025 and her runners-up were announced.
Judges
- Nia Sanchez — Miss USA 2014 from Nevada, first runner-up Miss Universe 2014
- Sasha Farber — Professional dancer and four-time finalist on Dancing with the Stars
- Jade Roper Tolbert — TV personality from The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise
- Hannah Edwards — Modelling scout for agencies including Elite, Next, and Wilhelmina
- Kenneth Barlis — Fashion designer and founder of the luxury brand Kenneth Barlis
Contestants
Fifty-one contestants competed for the title.| State/District | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Notes |
| Alabama | Kennedy Whisenant | 24 | Birmingham | |
| Alaska | Kelsey Craft | 34 | Anchorage | Previously Miss International U.S. 2017 |
| Arizona | Elexes Richardson | 30 | Scottsdale | |
| Arkansas | Olivia Halsey | 25 | Jonesboro | |
| [Miss Miss California USA|California USA|California] | Kylie Chang | 21 | Cupertino | |
| Colorado | Sydney Hella | 26 | Denver | Previously Miss Earth USA Air 2024 Crowned Miss Earth USA Air 2025 3rd runner-up at Miss Minnesota USA 2025 |
| Connecticut | 24 | Fairfield | ||
| Delaware | Tetra Shockley | 44 | Camden | The oldest person to compete at Miss USA |
| District of Columbia | Allison LaForce | 26 | Washington, D.C. | Previously Miss Maryland’s Outstanding Teen 2016 |
| Florida | Lou Schieffelin | 25 | Winter Park | Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 2018 Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2018 |
| Georgia | Savannah Miles | 24 | Atlanta | Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA 2018 Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2018 |
| Hawaii | Issha Rose Mata | 30 | Hilo | |
| Idaho | Jenny Ting Crawford | 37 | Huntington Beach, CA | 1st runner-up at Miss California USA 2025 Default appointee |
| Illinois | Nikolina Vujcic | 23 | Des Plaines | |
| Indiana | Sydney Shrewsbury | 24 | Indianapolis | |
| Iowa | Hayley Buettell | 27 | Mediapolis | |
| Kansas | Asia Cymone Smith | 26 | Wichita | |
| Kentucky | Mattie Barker | 22 | Bowling Green | Previously Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2020 |
| Louisiana | Francie Millan | 23 | New Orleans | |
| Maine | Shelby Howell | 25 | Bangor | |
| Maryland | Lexia Gillette | 29 | Chevy Chase | Miss Earth Massachusetts USA 2021 |
| Massachusetts | Perianne Caron | 26 | Boston | |
| Michigan | Michele Lewandoski | 23 | Norton Shores | |
| Minnesota | Megan Rivera | 25 | Prior Lake | |
| Mississippi | McKenzie Cole | 19 | Vicksburg | Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2022 |
| Missouri | Shae Smith | 22 | Bolivar | Previously Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2019 4th runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2020 Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 2022 |
| [Miss Miss Montana USA|Montana USA|Montana] | Juliana Wilson | 36 | Nashville, TN | 1st runner-up at Miss Montana USA 2024 Default appointee |
| Nebraska | Audrey Eckert | 23 | Lincoln | Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2020 3rd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2020 |
| Nevada | Mary Sickler | 23 | Las Vegas | First woman to compete in Miss USA with alopecia |
| New Hampshire | Mona Lesa Brackett | 36 | [New York, Pennsylvania|York City|New York City, NY] | First woman to compete at Miss USA to wear a hijab and burkini 2nd runner-up at Miss New York USA 2025 Default appointee |
| New Jersey | Ivy Harrington | 30 | Neptune | |
| New Mexico | Dominique Ehrl Lugo | 31 | Santa Fe | |
| [Miss Miss New York USA|New York USA|New York] | Christiana DiNardo | 27 | Rochester | |
| North Carolina | Lourdes Madera | 39 | Raleigh | |
| [Miss Miss North Dakota USA|North Dakota USA|North Dakota] | Olivia Redding | 21 | Burlington | Youngest sister of Miss North Dakota USA 2019 Samantha Redding |
| Ohio | Hannah Klein | 33 | Cincinnati | |
| Oklahoma | Zoe Ferraro | 25 | Bixby | Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2018 |
| Oregon | Chantéa McIntyre | 43 | San Joaquin, CA | Top 16 semifinalist at Miss California USA 2025 Default appointee |
| Pennsylvania | Rica Clements | 29 | York | |
| Rhode Island | Brianna Vega | 29 | Providence | |
| South Carolina | Gallienne Nabila | 28 | Greer | |
| South Dakota | Megan Hiykel | 20 | Brookings | |
| Tennessee | Madison Kunst | 27 | Nashville | |
| Texas | Taylor Lauren Davis | 26 | Dallas | |
| Utah | Elle Hinojosa | 24 | Salt Lake City | |
| Vermont | Victoria Chuah | 25 | Ashburn, VA | Previously Miss Virginia 2022 4th runner-up at Miss Virginia USA 2025 Semifinalist at Miss New York USA 2025 Default appointee |
| Virginia | Erin Houston | 27 | Tysons | |
| Washington | Carisa Erickson | 38 | Seattle | Competed at Miss Arizona USA 2025 |
| West Virginia | Erin Wellman | 24 | Princeton | |
| Wisconsin | Aneisha Cox | 23 | Green Bay | |
| Wyoming | Eilish Young | 29 | Spring, TX | Top 19 at Miss Texas USA 2025 2nd runner-up at Miss West Virginia USA 2025 Default appointee |