Miss USA 2011

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Miss USA 2011
Alyssa Campanella 2011.jpg
Alyssa Campanella, Miss USA 2011
DateJune 19, 2011
Presenters
Entertainment
Venue Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements16
Winner Alyssa Campanella
Flag of California.svg  California
CongenialityKia Hampton
Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky
Photogenic Brittany Brannon
Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona
  2010
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Miss USA 2011 was the 60th Anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, held at the Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 19, 2011. Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned her successor, Alyssa Campanella of California, at the end of this event. This was California's sixth Miss USA title and the first title since 1992. [2] Campanella represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.

Contents

This pageant gained attention on the internet, when a video of all the contestant's answers to the question, whether evolution should be taught in school, was put on YouTube. [3] Only two contestants affirmed that it should be taught, with the others confusing the question with the debate on evolution of species vs. creationism, or stating that both should be taught.

Results

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Miss USA 2011 Final Results
PlacementContestant
Miss USA 2011
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
Top 8
Top 16

‡ Voted into Top 16 as America's Choice via Internet

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic

Order of Announcements

Top 16

  1. Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
  2. Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona
  3. Flag of Maine.svg Maine
  4. Flag of Utah.svg Utah
  5. Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
  6. Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
  7. Flag of Texas.svg Texas
  8. Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina
  9. Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
  10. Flag of New York.svg New York
  11. Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
  12. Flag of Florida.svg Florida
  13. Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
  14. Flag of California.svg California
  15. Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
  16. Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico

Top 8

  1. Flag of Maine.svg Maine
  2. Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
  3. Flag of Texas.svg Texas
  4. Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina
  5. Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
  6. Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
  7. Flag of California.svg California
  8. Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland

Top 4

  1. Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
  2. Flag of Texas.svg Texas
  3. Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
  4. Flag of California.svg California

Background

Selection of participants

Delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants which began in July 2010 and concluded in January 2011. The first state pageant was Florida, held on July 10, 2010, while the final pageant was Arkansas, held on January 9, 2011. Initially, eight of these delegates were former Miss Teen USA state winners but the number increased to nine after one titleholder resigned and former Teen USA delegate succeeded her, and one former Miss America state winner.

Two state titleholders were appointed as a replacements after the original titleholders were unable to compete. Emily Johnson, the original Miss Maine USA 2011, resigned on April 17, 2011 due to attending her sister's wedding on the day of the pageant. She was replaced by Ashley Marble, who was the first runner-up of the Miss Maine USA 2011 pageant, [4] and Shaletta Tawanna Porterfield, the original Miss Wisconsin USA 2011, resigned on May 12, 2011 after was being charged in Dane County Circuit Court of three felony theft charges. She was replaced by Jordan Morkin, who was the first runner-up of the Miss Wisconsin USA 2011 pageant. [5]

Delegates

StateContestantHometownAge [lower-alpha 1] HeightPlacementNotes
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama Madeline Mitchell Russellville 225'9"2nd runner-upLater Mrs. America 2015
Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska Jessica Chuckran Anchorage 245'7"
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona Brittany Brannon Paradise Valley 225'6"Top 16
Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas Lakynn McBride White Hall 205'6"
Flag of California.svg California Alyssa Campanella Los Angeles 215'9"Miss USA 2011Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado Blair Griffith Denver 235'6"Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2006

Later Top 20 Miss Grand International 2013

Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut Regina Turner Hartford 215'7"
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware Katie Hanson Newark 205'7"Contestant of Survivor: Philippines
Flag of the District of Columbia.svg District of Columbia Heather Swann Washington, D.C. 235'7"
Flag of Florida.svg Florida Lissette Garcia [6] Miami 265'11"Top 16
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia Kaylin Reque Suwanee 225'10"Top 16
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii Angela Byrd Honolulu 235'10"Top 8
Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho Erza Haliti Meridian 205'6"
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois Angela Sparrow Chicago 255'7"
Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana Jillian Wunderlich Kokomo 205'6"Top 16Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 2008
Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa Rebecca Goldsmith Chariton 265'9"
Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas Jaymie Stokes Lenexa 205'11"Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 2007
Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky Kia Hampton Louisville 225'5"
Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana Page Pennock Shreveport 215'9"
Flag of Maine.svg Maine Ashley Lynn Marble Topsfield 275'10"Top 8Previously Miss Maine Teen USA 2000
Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after winner Emily Johnson resigned in April 2011 due to attending the latter's sister's wedding.
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland Allyn Rose Newburg 225'8"Top 8Later Miss District of Columbia 2012
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts Alida D'Angona Boston 245'8"
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan Channing Pierce [7] Royal Oak 245'9"
Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota Brittany Lee Thelemann Plymouth 245'9"
Flag of Mississippi (2001-2020).svg Mississippi Keeley Patterson Starkville 205'7"
Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri Hope Driskill [8] Jefferson City 225'9"Top 16Contestant of Survivor: Caramoan
Flag of Montana.svg Montana Brittany Wiser Bozeman 235'9"Previously Miss Montana 2009
Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska Haley Herold Omaha 235'7"
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada Sarah Chapman Henderson 275'10"Sister of Ellen Chapman, Miss California USA 2004
Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire LacyJane Folger [9] Farmington 225'6"
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey Julianna White [10] [11] Haddon Township 225'7"Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2006
Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico Brittany Toll Las Cruces 245'9"Top 16 [lower-alpha 2] Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2005
Flag of New York.svg New York Amber Collins Manhattan 265'9"Top 16
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina Brittany Leigh York Wilmington 215'6"
Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota Brandi Schoenberg Bismarck 265'10"
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio Ashley Caldwell Gallipolis 245'8"
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma Kaitlyn Smith Norman 225'9"
Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon Anna Prosser Portland 265'8"Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania Amber-Joi Watkins Philadelphia 265'7"
Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island Kate McCaughey Lincoln 235'4"
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina Courtney Hope Turner North Augusta 215'7"Top 8
Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota Chandra Burnham Highmore 235'3"
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee Ashley Durham Adamsville 215'8"1st runner-upPreviously Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2006
Flag of Texas.svg Texas Ana Rodriguez [12] Laredo 255'8"3rd runner-up
Flag of Utah.svg Utah Jamie Crandall Salt Lake City 235'8"Top 16
Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont Lauren Carter Burlington 215'8"
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia Nikki Poteet Richmond 245'10"
Flag of Washington.svg Washington Angelina Kayyalaynen Orchards 215'8"
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia Whitney Veach Petersburg 245'6"Previously Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2003
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin Jordan Morkin [13] Green Bay 215'4"
Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming Kaitlyn Davis [14] Laramie 205'9"

Television ratings

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant
  2. Voted per America's Choice internet/SMS

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