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{{Infobox beauty pageant
{{Infobox beauty pageant
| image = File:Miss USA, Army Lt. Cooper Visits Fort Hamilton (1).jpg
| caption =
| caption = [[Alma Cooper]]
| date = August 4, 2024
| date = August 4, 2024
| time =
| time =
| venue = [[Peacock Theater]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| venue = [[Peacock Theater]],<br> [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| presenters = {{Hlist|[[Garcelle Beauvais]]|[[Keltie Knight]]|[[Morgan Romano]]|[[Patrick Starrr]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=LaCroix |first=Jane |date=2024-07-29 |title=Who will be hosting and judging Miss USA and Miss Teen USA 2024? |url=https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/miss-usa-miss-teen-usa-hosts-judges-1931717 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>}}
| presenters =
| acts =
| acts =
| entrants = 51
| entrants = 51
| placements =
| placements = 20
| broadcaster = [[The CW]]<ref name="broadcast"/>
| broadcaster = [[The CW]]<ref name="broadcast"/>
| debuts =
| debuts =
| withdraws =
| withdraws =
| returns =
| returns =
| winner =
| winner = [[Alma Cooper]]
| best state costume =
| best state costume =
| represented =
| represented =[[Michigan]]
| congeniality =
| congeniality = Madeline Bohlman <br> [[Arkansas]]
| photogenic =
| photogenic = Melissa Sapini <br> [[Massachusetts]]
| before = [[Miss USA 2023|2023]]
| before = [[Miss USA 2023|2023]]
| next =
| next =
}}
}}
'''Miss USA 2024''' was the 73rd [[Miss USA]] pageant, held at the [[Peacock Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]], California, United States, on August 4, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Theater |first=Peacock |title=Miss USA and Miss Teen USA {{!}} Peacock Theater |url=https://www.peacocktheater.com/events/detail/missusa24 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=peacocktheater.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Holland |first=Oscar |date=August 5, 2024 |title=New Miss USA crowned, capping tumultuous year of pageant controversy |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/04/style/miss-usa-winner-alma-cooper-michigan/index.html |access-date=January 7, 2025 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>


[[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]].<ref name="broadcast">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/miss-usa-teen-usa-cw-deal-1235895057/|title=‘Miss USA’ Stays At The CW In Three-Year Deal|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=White|first=Peter|date=April 25, 2024|access-date=April 26, 2024|archive-date=April 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425195316/https://deadline.com/2024/04/miss-usa-teen-usa-cw-deal-1235895057/|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Miss USA 2024''' will be the 73rd [[Miss USA]] pageant, to be held at the [[Peacock Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]], California on August 4, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Theater |first=Peacock |title=Miss USA and Miss Teen USA {{!}} Peacock Theater |url=https://www.peacocktheater.com/events/detail/missusa24 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=www.peacocktheater.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Savannah Gankiewicz]] of [[Hawaii]] will crown her successor at the end of the event. The winner will represent the United States at [[Miss Universe 2024]] to be held in [[Mexico]].

It will be televised on [[The CW]] for the second consecutive year.<ref name="broadcast">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/miss-usa-teen-usa-cw-deal-1235895057/|title=‘Miss USA’ Stays At The CW In Three-Year Deal|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=White|first=Peter|date=April 25, 2024|access-date=April 26, 2024|archive-date=April 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425195316/https://deadline.com/2024/04/miss-usa-teen-usa-cw-deal-1235895057/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
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===Selection of contestants===
===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 between the ages from above 18 and below 28 years of age.<ref name="insider">{{cite news |last=Konstantinides |first=Anneta |title=Miss Universe just made a huge rule change. Now all women 18 and over can compete in the beauty pageant. |url=https://www.insider.com/miss-universe-pageant-new-age-rule-2023-9 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |work=Insider |date=September 13, 2023 |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410032329/https://www.businessinsider.com/miss-universe-pageant-new-age-rule-2023-9 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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.<ref name="insider">{{cite news |last=Konstantinides |first=Anneta |title=Miss Universe just made a huge rule change. Now all women 18 and over can compete in the beauty pageant. |url=https://www.insider.com/miss-universe-pageant-new-age-rule-2023-9 |access-date=October 1, 2023 |work=Insider |date=September 13, 2023 |archive-date=April 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410032329/https://www.businessinsider.com/miss-universe-pageant-new-age-rule-2023-9 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=Competition Info & Eligibility - Miss Florida USA |url=https://missfloridausa.com/competition-info-eligibility/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403142600/https://missfloridausa.com/competition-info-eligibility/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The state pageant season in previous years was much longer, around five to seven months.

==Results==
===Placements===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
|Miss USA 2024
|
* {{Flagu|Michigan}} – [[Alma Cooper]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Cohn |first=Paulette |date=August 4, 2024 |title=Meet the New Miss USA 2024 and the 50 Contestants Who Make Up Her Court |url=https://parade.com/tv/miss-usa-2024-contestants |access-date=January 7, 2025 |website=Parade |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|1st runner-up
|
* {{Flagu|Kentucky}} – Connor Perry<ref name=":2" />
|-
|2nd runner-up
|
* {{Flagu|Oklahoma}} – Danika Christopherson<ref name=":2" />
|-
|3rd runner-up
|
* {{Flagu|Tennessee}} – Christell Foote<ref name=":2" />
|-
|4th runner-up
|
* {{Flagu|Ohio}} – Macy Hudson<ref name=":2" />
|-
|Top 10
|
* {{Flagu|Colorado}} – Jessi Kalambayi
* {{Flagu|Hawaii}} – Breea Yamat
* {{Flagu|Massachusetts}} – Melissa Sapini
* {{Flagu|Texas}} – Aarieanna Ware
* {{Flagu|Virginia}} – Himanvi Panidepu
|-
|Top 20
|
* {{Flagu|California}} – Samantha Ramos<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Malach |first=Hannah |date=5 August 2024 |title=Miss USA 2024 Top 20 Contestants Model Patriotic Swimsuits and Shine in Metallic Sherri Hill Cocktail Dresses: See the Looks |url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/culture-news/miss-usa-2024-swimsuits-competition-top-1236515627/ |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref>
* {{Flagu|District of Columbia}} – Kleo Torres<ref name=":1" />
* {{Flagu|Illinois}} – Grace Rodi<ref name=":1" />
* {{Flagu|Iowa}} – McKenzie Ariana Kerry<ref name=":1" /> §
* {{Flagu|Kansas}} – Bella Whitlock<ref name=":1" />
* {{Flagu|Mississippi}} – Kaylee Brooke McCollum<ref name=":1" />
* {{Flagu|Nevada}} – Najah Ali<ref name=":1" />
* {{Flagu|New York}} – [[Marizza Delgado]]<ref name=":1" />
* {{Flagu|North Carolina}} – Kenzie Hansley<ref name=":1" />
* {{Flagu|South Carolina}} – Gracen Grainger<ref name=":1" />
|}
<small>'''§''' – Voted into Top 20 by viewers.</small>

=== Special Awards<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C-S_UAUszCh/?igsh=MWF3ajd0bWxpNndrZw== |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Award
!Contestant
|-
|Best in Swimsuit
|
* [[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]] - Connor Perry
|-
|Best in Evening Gown
|
* [[Miss Tennessee USA|Tennessee]] - Christell Foote
|-
|Best in Interview
|
* [[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]] - Alma Cooper
|-
|Best Impact (Social Media)
|
* [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]] - Himanvi Panidepu
|-
|Miss Photogenic
|
* [[Miss Massachusetts USA|Massachusetts]] - Melissa Sapini
|-
|Miss Congeniality
|
* [[Miss Arkansas USA|Arkansas]] - Madeline Bohlman
|-
|People's Choice
|
* [[Miss Iowa USA|Iowa]] - McKenzie Ariana Kerry
|}

== 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.<ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref name=":3" />


=== Selection committee ===
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 will be Florida, scheduled to be held on July 7, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-20 |title=Competition Info & Eligibility - Miss Florida USA |url=https://missfloridausa.com/competition-info-eligibility/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403142600/https://missfloridausa.com/competition-info-eligibility/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The state pageant season in previous years was much longer, around five to seven months.
*[[Scheana Shay]] – Television personality<ref name="Judges"> {{cite web |last1=Vulpo |first1=Mike |title=Meet the Hosts and Judges for Miss USA 2024: Garcelle Beauvais, Scheana Shay and More (Exclusive) |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/meet-the-hosts-and-judges-for-miss-usa-and-miss-teen-usa-2024/ |website=[[Us Weekly]] |access-date=30 July 2024 |date=29 July 2024}}</ref> ''(only as final telecast judge)''
*[[Anastasia Soare]] – CEO of [[Anastasia Beverly Hills]]<ref name="Judges" />
*[[Gavin DeGraw]] – Singer<ref name="Judges" /> ''(only as final telecast judge)''
*[[Carole Gist]] – [[Miss USA 1990]] from [[Michigan]]<ref name="Judges" />
*Natasha Graziano – Motivational speaker<ref name="Judges" />
*NJ Falk – Managing partner of Athletic Propulsion Labs<ref name="Judges" />
*[[Lu Parker]] – [[Miss USA 1994]] from [[South Carolina]]<ref name="Judges" />
*Jojo Bragais – Shoe designer<ref name="Judges" />


== Contestants ==
== Contestants ==
Fifty-one contestants competed for the title.<ref name=":2" />
As of 1 July 2024, 47 states have been chosen to compete for the Miss USA title.


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
|-
! width=120|State
! width=120|State/District
! width=150|Contestant
! width=150|Contestant
! Age{{efn|Ages at the time of the pageant}}
! Age{{efn|Ages at the time of the pageant}}
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|-
|-
| [[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]
| [[Miss Alaska USA|Alaska]]
| Brenna Schaake{{cn|date=May 2024}}
| Brenna Schaake<ref name=":2" />
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| 29
| [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]]
| [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]]
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| [[Miss California USA|California]]
| [[Miss California USA|California]]
| Samantha Ramos<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carbonilla |first=Hans |date=25 June 2024 |title=Miss Universe PH candidate secures top 16 finish in Miss California USA |url=https://usa.inquirer.net/151997/miss-universe-ph-2024-candidate-secures-top-16-finish-at-miss-california-usa |access-date=28 June 2024 |website=Inquirer USA |language=en}}</ref>
| Samantha Ramos<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carbonilla |first=Hans |date=25 June 2024 |title=Miss Universe PH candidate secures top 16 finish in Miss California USA |url=https://usa.inquirer.net/151997/miss-universe-ph-2024-candidate-secures-top-16-finish-at-miss-california-usa |access-date=28 June 2024 |website=Inquirer USA |language=en}}</ref>
|
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| [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]
| [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Miss Colorado USA|Colorado]]
|[[Miss Colorado USA|Colorado]]
|Jessi Kalambayi<ref name="Colorado">{{Cite web |title=See the winners of Miss Colorado USA and Miss Colorado Teen USA pageants |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/see-the-winners-of-miss-colorado-usa-and-miss-colorado-teen-usa-pageants/ |access-date=2024-07-06 | publisher=[[KCNC-TV]]}}</ref>
|Jessi Kalambayi{{cn|date=June 2024}}
|
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|[[Denver, Colorado|Denver]]
|[[Denver, Colorado|Denver]]
|
|
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| [[Newark, Delaware|Newark]]
| [[Newark, Delaware|Newark]]
|Previously [[Miss Pennsylvania|Miss Pennsylvania 2022]]<br/>Previously [[Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen|Miss Pennsylvania’s Outstanding Teen 2016]]
|Previously [[Miss Pennsylvania|Miss Pennsylvania 2022]]<br/>Previously [[Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen|Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen 2016]]
|-
|-
| [[Miss District of Columbia USA|District of Columbia]]
| [[Miss District of Columbia USA|District of Columbia]]
| Kleo Torres<ref>{{Cite web |last=USA |first=MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA USA & MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TEEN |title=MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA USA & MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TEEN USA |url=https://missdcusa.com/home |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA USA & MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TEEN USA |language=en-US}}</ref>
| Kleo Torres<ref>{{Cite web |title=[Home page] |url=https://missdcusa.com/home |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Miss USA & Miss District of Columbia |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| [[Washington, D.C.]]
| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|
|-
| [[Miss Florida USA|Florida]]
| Peyton Lewis<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2024/07/07/668acb6581748c002a05aae2-live.html|title=Miss Florida USA 2024 LIVE Blog: Peyton Lewis is crowned as the winner!|work=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|date=July 7, 2024|access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref>
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|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
|
|-
|-
| [[Miss Georgia USA|Georgia]]
| [[Miss Georgia USA|Georgia]]
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| Breea Yamat<ref>{{cite web |last=Simek |first=Kelly |date=April 22, 2024 |title=Living808 Introduces Miss Hawaii USA & Miss Teen Hawaii USA 2024 |url=https://www.khon2.com/living-808/living808-introduces-miss-hawaii-usa-miss-teen-hawaii-usa-2024/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424033134/https://www.khon2.com/living-808/living808-introduces-miss-hawaii-usa-miss-teen-hawaii-usa-2024/ |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |publisher=[[KHON-TV]]}}</ref>
| Breea Yamat<ref>{{cite web |last=Simek |first=Kelly |date=April 22, 2024 |title=Living808 Introduces Miss Hawaii USA & Miss Teen Hawaii USA 2024 |url=https://www.khon2.com/living-808/living808-introduces-miss-hawaii-usa-miss-teen-hawaii-usa-2024/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424033134/https://www.khon2.com/living-808/living808-introduces-miss-hawaii-usa-miss-teen-hawaii-usa-2024/ |archive-date=April 24, 2024 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |publisher=[[KHON-TV]]}}</ref>
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| 27
| [[Oahu]]
| [[Lahaina, Hawaii|Lahaina]]
| Sister of [[Miss USA 2022#Contestants|Miss Hawaii USA 2022]] Kiana Yamat
| Sister of [[Miss USA 2022#Contestants|Miss Hawaii USA 2022]] Kiana Yamat
|-
|-
| [[Miss Idaho USA|Idaho]]
| [[Miss Idaho USA|Idaho]]
| Kaitlyn Widmyer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miss Idaho USA |url=https://missidahousa.com/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>
| Kaitlyn Widmyer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cdapress.com/news/2024/jul/05/coeur-dalene-woman-crowned-miss-idaho/| title=Coeur d'Alene woman crowned Miss Idaho |work=[[Coeur d'Alene Press]] | last=Bostick | first=Carolyn | date= July 5, 2024| access-date=July 6, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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| [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]]
| [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]]
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|-
| [[Miss Iowa USA|Iowa]]
| [[Miss Iowa USA|Iowa]]
| McKenzie Ariana Kerry<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miss Iowa USA & Miss Iowa Teen USA Pageants |url=https://www.missiowausa.com/ia-miss.html |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.missiowausa.com}}</ref>
| McKenzie Ariana Kerry<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Iowans named Miss Iowa and Miss Iowa Teen 2024. Here's where they're going next |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/2024/06/25/miss-iowa-2024-mckenzie-kerry-miss-iowa-teen-grace-smithey/74194852007/ | work=[[Des Moines Register]] | last=Reyna-Rodriguez| first=Victoria|date=June 25, 2024|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
| [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
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|-
|-
| [[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]]
| [[Miss Kentucky USA|Kentucky]]
| Connor Perry<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Brandon |date=18 October 2024 |title=UK alum and Miss Kentucky USA Connor Perry: A tale of talent and triumph |url=https://uknow.uky.edu/professional-news/uk-alum-and-miss-kentucky-usa-connor-perry-tale-talent-and-triumph |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=UKNow}}</ref>
| Connor Perry{{cn|date=May 2024}}
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| [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]]
| [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]]
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|-
| [[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]
| [[Miss Michigan USA|Michigan]]
| Alma Cooper<ref>{{cite web |last=Atwood |first=Sarah |date=April 24, 2024 |title=Okemos grad Alma Cooper crowned Miss Michigan, hopes to uplift 'girls of color' |url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/24/miss-michigan-pageants-okemos-grad-alma-cooper/73436379007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517164501/https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/24/miss-michigan-pageants-okemos-grad-alma-cooper/73436379007/ |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |work=[[Lansing State Journal]]}}</ref>
| [[Alma Cooper]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Atwood |first=Sarah |date=April 24, 2024 |title=Okemos grad Alma Cooper crowned Miss Michigan, hopes to uplift 'girls of color' |url=https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/24/miss-michigan-pageants-okemos-grad-alma-cooper/73436379007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517164501/https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/24/miss-michigan-pageants-okemos-grad-alma-cooper/73436379007/ |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |access-date=April 25, 2024 |work=[[Lansing State Journal]]}}</ref>
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| [[Okemos, Michigan|Okemos]]
| [[Okemos, Michigan|Okemos]]
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|-
| [[Miss Missouri USA|Missouri]]
| [[Miss Missouri USA|Missouri]]
| Ashleigh Bedwell<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grubbs |first=Rachel |date=18 July 2024 |title=Heartland native to represent Missouri in Miss USA 2024 pageant |url=https://www.kfvs12.com/2024/07/18/heartland-native-represent-missouri-miss-usa-2024-pageant/ |access-date=10 December 2024 |website=KFVS12 |language=en}}</ref>
| Ashleigh Bedwell{{cn|date=June 2024}}
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| [[Campbell, Missouri|Campbell]]
| [[Campbell, Missouri|Campbell]]
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|-
| [[Miss Montana USA|Montana]]
| [[Miss Montana USA|Montana]]
| Shelby Dangerfield<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/summer-beauty-pageant-season-brings-queens-to-billing-new-age-limit-rules-aim-for-inclusion|title=Summer beauty pageant season brings queens to Billings; new age limit rules aim for inclusion|publisher=[[KTVQ]]|last=Parker|first=Diane|date=June 19, 2024|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref>
| Shelby Dangerfield{{cn|date=June 2024}}
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| [[Billings, Montana|Billings]]
| [[Billings, Montana|Billings]]
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|-
|[[Miss Nebraska USA|Nebraska]]
|[[Miss Nebraska USA|Nebraska]]
|Kamryn Buchanan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet MISS NEBRASKA USA |url=http://missnebraskausa.com/neusa |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=missnebraskausa.com}}</ref>
|Kamryn Buchanan{{cn|date=June 2024}}
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|[[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]
|[[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]]
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|-
|-
| [[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]]
| [[Miss Nevada USA|Nevada]]
|Najah Ali<ref>{{Cite web |title=MEET MISS – MISS NEVADA USA |url=https://missnevadausa.com/meetmiss/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|[[Las Vegas]]
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| [[Miss New Hampshire USA|New Hampshire]]
| [[Miss New Hampshire USA|New Hampshire]]
| Ariel Sullivan{{cn|date=May 2024}}
| Ariel Sullivan<ref name=":2" />
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| [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]]
| [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]]
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|-
| [[Miss New Mexico USA|New Mexico]]
| [[Miss New Mexico USA|New Mexico]]
| Mackenzie Sydow<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/meet-the-newly-crowned-miss-new-mexico-usa/ |title=Meet the newly-crowned Miss New Mexico USA| publisher=[[KOB (TV)|KOB]] | date=July 2, 2024| access-date=July 6, 2024 }}</ref>
| Mackenzie Sydow{{cn|date=June 2024}}
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| [[Belén, New Mexico|Belén]]
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]
|
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|-
|-
| [[Miss New York USA|New York]]
| [[Miss New York USA|New York]]
| [[Marizza Delgado]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2024/07/01/entertainment/marizza-delgado-crowned-miss-new-york-usa-2024/ | title=STEM advocate Marizza Delgado, 25, crowned Miss New York USA 2024| work=[[The New York Post]] | last=Tedisco| first=Eric| date=July 1, 2024| access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref>
| Marizza Delgado{{cn|date=June 2024}}
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| [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]]
| [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]]
| Previously Miss Earth New York 2022 (Top 20 at [[Miss Earth USA 2022]])
| Previously Miss Earth New York 2022 (Top 20 at [[Miss Earth USA 2022]])
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| [[Miss Pennsylvania USA|Pennsylvania]]
| [[Miss Pennsylvania USA|Pennsylvania]]
| Noni Diarra<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet MISS PENNSYLVANIA USA® |url=http://misspennsylvaniausa.com/pausa |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=misspennsylvaniausa.com}}</ref>
| Noni Diarra<ref>{{Cite web |title=MISS PENNSYLVANIA USA 2024 |url=http://misspennsylvaniausa.com/pausa |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=Miss Pennsylvania USA and Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA}}</ref>
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| [[Philadelphia]]
| [[Philadelphia]]
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| [[Miss Rhode Island USA|Rhode Island]]
| [[Miss Rhode Island USA|Rhode Island]]
| Kaitlynne Santana<ref>{{citation |title=Woonsocket resident wins Miss Rhode Island USA crown |date=May 27, 2024 |url=https://www.abc6.com/woonsocket-resident-wins-miss-rhode-island-usa-crown/ |location=New Bedford, Mass. |publisher=[[WLNE-TV]]}}</ref>
| Kaitlynne Santana<ref>{{cite news |title=Woonsocket resident wins Miss Rhode Island USA crown |date=May 27, 2024 |url=https://www.abc6.com/woonsocket-resident-wins-miss-rhode-island-usa-crown/ |location=New Bedford, Massachusetts |publisher=[[WLNE-TV]]}}</ref>
| 22
| 22
| [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island|Woonsocket]]
| [[Woonsocket, Rhode Island|Woonsocket]]
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|[[Miss South Dakota USA|South Dakota]]
|[[Miss South Dakota USA|South Dakota]]
|Ahmitara Alwal<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miss South Dakota USA & Miss South Dakota Teen USA Pageants |url=https://www.misssouthdakotausa.com/sd-home.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403144920/https://misssouthdakotausa.com/sd-home.html |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=www.misssouthdakotausa.com}}</ref>
|Ahmitara Alwal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dglobe.com/news/local/052224-n-dg-ahmitara-alwal|title=Worthington High grad named Miss South Dakota USA 2024|work=[[The Globe (Minnesota newspaper)|The Globe]]|last=Moural|first=Hope|location=[[Worthington, Minnesota]]|date=May 20, 2024|access-date=June 9, 2024}}</ref>
|25
|25
|[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]]
|[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]]
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| 26
| [[Dallas]]
| [[Dallas]]
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| [[Miss Utah USA|Utah]]
| Alyssa Chandler<ref name=":2" />
|21
|[[American Fork, Utah|American Fork]]
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|-
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| [[Miss Vermont USA|Vermont]]
| [[Miss Vermont USA|Vermont]]
| Samantha Vocatura{{cn|date=May 2024}}
| Samantha Vocatura<ref name=":2" />
|27
|27
| [[Stowe, Vermont|Stowe]]
| [[Stowe, Vermont|Stowe]]
|Previously [[United States representatives at Miss World| Miss World America Vermont 2023]]
|Previously [[United States representatives at Miss World|Miss World America Vermont 2023]] (Top 10 at [[United States representatives at Miss World|Miss World America 2023]]{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
|-
|-
| [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]
| [[Miss Virginia USA|Virginia]]
| Himanvi Panidepu<ref>{{cite web|title=Current titleholders|publisher=Miss Virginia USA|url=https://themissvirginiausa.com/current-titleholders/|access-date=July 8, 2024}}{{better source needed|date=July 2024}}</ref>
| Himanvi Panidepu{{cn|date=June 2024}}
| 23
| 23
| [[Centreville, Virginia|Centreville]]
| [[Centreville, Virginia|Centreville]]
| Previously [[Miss Virginia Teen USA|Miss Virginia Teen USA 2018]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Historic night as Virginia crowns a new Miss Virginia USA and Miss Virginia Teen USA|author=Nick Boykin|publisher=[[WTKR]]|location=Norfolk|date=October 22, 2017|url=https://www.wtkr.com/2017/10/22/historic-night-as-virginia-crowns-a-new-miss-virginia-usa-and-miss-virginia-teen-usa}}</ref>
| Previously [[Miss Virginia Teen USA|Miss Virginia Teen USA 2018]]
|-
|-
|Washington
|Washington
|[[Tiffany Ann Rea|Tiffany Rea]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miss Washington USA |url=https://www.misswashingtonusa.com/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Tiffany Ann Rea|Tiffany Rea]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fox13seattle.com/video/1477739| title=Miss Washington USA winners crowned| publisher=[[KCPQ]] |date=June 28, 2024|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref>
|27
|27
|[[Clarkston, Washington|Clarkston]]
|[[Clarkston, Washington|Clarkston]]
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| [[Miss Wisconsin USA|Wisconsin]]
| [[Miss Wisconsin USA|Wisconsin]]
| Tori Trittin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2016/11/27/st-cloud-woman-falls-short-pageant/94528958/|title=St. Cloud Somali woman makes pageant semifinals|work=Saint Cloud Times|date=November 28, 2016|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref>
| Tori Trittin{{cn|date=May 2024}}
| 22
| 22
| [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]
| [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]]
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| [[Miss Wyoming USA|Wyoming]]
| [[Miss Wyoming USA|Wyoming]]
| Mackenzie Rush<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.codyenterprise.com/news/local/image_a96e7d0a-37dd-11ef-beb9-9b8f7b9d59fb.html|title=Pageant Winners|work=[[Cody Enterprise]]|date=July 1, 2024|access-date=July 6, 2024}}</ref>
| Mackenzie Rush{{cn|date=June 2024}}
|
| 19
| [[Sheridan, Wyoming|Sheridan]]
| [[Sheridan, Wyoming|Sheridan]]
|
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|}

== Upcoming pageants ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
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! State or district
! Date
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| Colorado
| rowspan="2" |June 30, 2024
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| Nevada
|-
| Utah
| July 6, 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C20NjpMv55Q/?igsh=MXBqeWpsaHZvMm9zdA==/|title=We are proud to announce the @missutusa & @missutteenusa pageants will be back at the historic Rose Theater in Salt Lake City July 5th and 6th!|website=Instagram|access-date=February 29, 2024|archive-date=May 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517164500/https://www.instagram.com/reel/C20NjpMv55Q/?igsh=MXBqeWpsaHZvMm9zdA==/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| Florida
|July 7, 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Main Event |url=https://missfloridausa.com/main-event/ |website=Miss USA Miss Teen USA Florida |access-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212224140/https://missfloridausa.com/main-event/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|}
|}

Latest revision as of 13:28, 8 January 2025

Miss USA 2024
Alma Cooper
DateAugust 4, 2024
Presenters
VenuePeacock Theater,
Los Angeles, California
BroadcasterThe CW[2]
Entrants51
Placements20
WinnerAlma Cooper
Michigan
CongenialityMadeline Bohlman
Arkansas
PhotogenicMelissa Sapini
Massachusetts
← 2023

Miss USA 2024 was the 73rd Miss USA pageant, held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States, on August 4, 2024.[3][4]

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.[2]

Background

Location

Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, the host venue of the Miss USA 2024 competition

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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8] The state pageant season in previous years was much longer, around five to seven months.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss USA 2024
1st runner-up
  •  Kentucky – Connor Perry[9]
2nd runner-up
  •  Oklahoma – Danika Christopherson[9]
3rd runner-up
  •  Tennessee – Christell Foote[9]
4th runner-up
  •  Ohio – Macy Hudson[9]
Top 10
  •  Colorado – Jessi Kalambayi
  •  Hawaii – Breea Yamat
  •  Massachusetts – Melissa Sapini
  •  Texas – Aarieanna Ware
  •  Virginia – Himanvi Panidepu
Top 20
  •  California – Samantha Ramos[10]
  •  District of Columbia – Kleo Torres[10]
  •  Illinois – Grace Rodi[10]
  •  Iowa – McKenzie Ariana Kerry[10] §
  •  Kansas – Bella Whitlock[10]
  •  Mississippi – Kaylee Brooke McCollum[10]
  •  Nevada – Najah Ali[10]
  •  New York – Marizza Delgado[10]
  •  North Carolina – Kenzie Hansley[10]
  •  South Carolina – Gracen Grainger[10]

§ – Voted into Top 20 by viewers.

Special Awards[11]

Award Contestant
Best in Swimsuit
Best in Evening Gown
Best in Interview
Best Impact (Social Media)
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality
People's Choice
  • Iowa - McKenzie Ariana Kerry

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.[10] 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.[4]

Selection committee

Contestants

Fifty-one contestants competed for the title.[9]

State/District Contestant Age[a] Hometown Notes
Alabama Diane Westhoven[13] 21 Vestavia
Alaska Brenna Schaake[9] 29 Fairbanks
Arizona Kristina Johnson[14] 41 Phoenix
Arkansas Madeline Bohlman[15] 22 Fayetteville Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2021
First cousin of Miss America 2024 Madison Marsh
California Samantha Ramos[16] 24 Santa Monica
Colorado Jessi Kalambayi[17] 26 Denver
Connecticut Shavana Clarke[18] 29 Bridgeport
Delaware Alysa Bainbridge[19][20][21] 25 Newark Previously Miss Pennsylvania 2022
Previously Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen 2016
District of Columbia Kleo Torres[22] 26 Washington, D.C.
Florida Peyton Lewis[23] 26 Orlando
Georgia Emmaline Farmer[24] 24 Winder
Hawaii Breea Yamat[25] 27 Lahaina Sister of Miss Hawaii USA 2022 Kiana Yamat
Idaho Kaitlyn Widmyer[26] 28 Coeur d'Alene
Illinois Grace Rodi[27] 23 Hinsdale
Indiana Stephanie Sullivan[28] 33 Elkhart
Iowa McKenzie Ariana Kerry[29] 26 Des Moines
Kansas Bella Whitlock[30] 19 Leavenworth
Kentucky Connor Perry[31] 23 Lexington
Louisiana Sydney Taylor[32][33] 23 Livingston Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2020 (4th runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2020)
Maine Anne Baldridge[34] 25 Portland
Maryland Bailey Anne Kennedy[35] 31 Williamsport First transgender woman to win Miss Maryland USA[35]
Massachusetts Melissa Sapini[36] 21 North Attleboro
Michigan Alma Cooper[37] 22 Okemos
Minnesota Muna Ali[38] 27 Saint Paul
Mississippi Kaylee Brooke McCollum[39] 23 Amory Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2019 (3rd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2019)
Missouri Ashleigh Bedwell[40] 25 Campbell
Montana Shelby Dangerfield[41] 30 Billings
Nebraska Kamryn Buchanan[42] 24 Lincoln
Nevada Najah Ali[43] 23 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Ariel Sullivan[9] 28 Portsmouth
New Jersey Jabili Kandula[44] 24 Hoboken
New Mexico Mackenzie Sydow[45] 22 Albuquerque
New York Marizza Delgado[46] 25 Brooklyn Previously Miss Earth New York 2022 (Top 20 at Miss Earth USA 2022)
North Carolina McKenzie Hansley[47] 24 Charlotte Previously Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2017
North Dakota Codi Miller[48] 31 Amidon Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2009
Ohio Macy Hudson[49] 24 Dayton
Oklahoma Danika Christopherson[50] 22 Lawton Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2020 (Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2020)
Oregon Shayla Montgomery[51] 21 Happy Valley Previously Miss Oregon Teen USA 2020 (1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2020)
Pennsylvania Noni Diarra[52] 23 Philadelphia
Rhode Island Kaitlynne Santana[53] 22 Woonsocket
South Carolina Gracen Grainger[54] 22 Hamer Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2020 (Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2020)
South Dakota Ahmitara Alwal[55] 25 Sioux Falls
Tennessee Christell Foote[56] 24 Rocky Top
Texas Aarieanna Ware[57] 26 Dallas
Utah Alyssa Chandler[9] 21 American Fork
Vermont Samantha Vocatura[9] 27 Stowe Previously Miss World America Vermont 2023 (Top 10 at Miss World America 2023[citation needed]
Virginia Himanvi Panidepu[58] 23 Centreville Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2018[59]
Washington Tiffany Rea[60] 27 Clarkston Previously Miss United States 2020
West Virginia Caylie Simmons[61] 24 Franklin
Wisconsin Tori Trittin[62] 22 Madison Previously Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2017
Wyoming Mackenzie Rush[63] 19 Sheridan

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Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
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