Miss USA 2013

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Miss USA 2013
Erin Brady 2014.jpg
Erin Brady, Miss USA 2013
DateJune 16, 2013
Presenters
Entertainment
Venue The AXIS, Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements15
Winner Erin Brady
Connecticut
  2012
2014  

Miss USA 2013 was the 62nd Miss USA pageant, held on June 16, 2013 at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 50 states and the District of Columbia competed for the title and the pageant was televised live on NBC. Outgoing titleholder Nana Meriwether of Maryland crowned her successor Erin Brady of Connecticut at the end of the event. This was Connecticut's first ever Miss USA crown. [1]

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Viewers were able to interact with the pageant via Twitter and Zeebox. Fans were able to vote for their favorite contestant through the Miss USA website, from May 15 to June 15. Jessica Billings, Miss Pennsylvania USA, winner of this fan vote won top 15 placement on the final night. [2] Miss Texas USA, Alexandria Nugent, won the most Twitter votes among the top 10, winning her a place in the top 6.

Background

Selection of contestants

One delegate from each state and the District of Columbia was chosen in state pageants held which began in July 2012 and ended in January 2013. The first state pageant was Florida, held on July 14, 2012 as scheduled. The final pageants were Maine and Nevada, both held on January 27, 2013.

Ten delegates are former Miss Teen USA state winners, while two are former Miss America state winners and the other two are also former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state winners. Courtney Gifford became the first former Miss America's Outstanding Teen contestant winning the Miss USA state title.

Preliminary round

Prior to the final telecast, the delegates competed in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in swimsuit and evening gown. The preliminary competition took place on June 12, 2013, at 10 pm (ET) hosted by Chet Buchanan and Nana Meriwether, and was broadcast online on the official Miss USA website via stream. [3]

Finals

During the final competition, the top fifteen competed in swimsuit, while the top ten competed evening gown, and the top six competed in the final question signed up by a panel of judges. The sixth finalist was determined by Twitter vote.

Results

Placements

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The state map results of Miss USA 2013, colors shaded in each state
Placement [4] Contestant
Miss USA 2013
1st Runner-Up
  • Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama – Mary-Margaret McCord
2nd Runner-Up
  • Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois – Stacie Juris
3rd Runner-Up
  • Flag of Utah.svg Utah – Marissa Powell
4th Runner-Up
  • Flag of Texas.svg Texas – Alexandria Nugent §
5th Runner-Up
  • Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina – Megan Pinckney
Top 10
  • Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana – Kristen Girault
  • Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada – Chelsea Caswell
  • Flag of North Carolina.svg North CarolinaAshley Love-Mills
  • Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio – Kristin Smith
Top 15
  • Flag of California.svg California – Mabelynn Capeluj
  • Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland – Kasey Staniszewski
  • Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts – Sarah Kidd
  • Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania – Jessica Billings
  • Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia – Chelsea Welch

Voted into Top 15 via Internet
§ Voted into Top 6 after the evening gown competition via Twitter

Delegates

51 delegates participated: [5]

State/districtContestantHometownAge [a] HeightPlacementNotes
Alabama Mary Margaret McCord Gadsden 235'7"1st Runner-Up
Alaska Melissa McKinney Anchorage 265'11"
Arizona Rachel Massie Glendale 205'6"
Arkansas Hannah Billingsley Franklin 225'7"
California Mabelynn Capeluj San Diego 215'8"Top 15Later competed at Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015
Colorado Amanda Wiley Littleton 265'10"
Connecticut Erin Brady East Hampton 265'7"Miss USA 2013Top 10 at Miss Universe 2013
Delaware Rachel Baiocco Bear 225'6"
District of Columbia Jessica Frith Washington, D.C. 265'6"
Florida Michelle Aguirre Hialeah 205'7"
Georgia Brittany Sharp Roswell 225'10"Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA 2006
Hawaii Brianna Acosta Waialua 215'10"
Idaho Marissa Wickland Boise 215'6"Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2009
Illinois Stacie Juris Chicago 225'7"2nd Runner-UpPreviously Miss Illinois Teen USA 2009
Indiana Emily Hart Fort Wayne 265'9"
Iowa Richelle Orr Hampton 215'3"Previously Miss Iowa Teen USA 2011
Kansas Staci Klinginsmith Lenexa 265'8"
Kentucky Allie Leggett McCreary County 195'7"
Louisiana Kristen Girault New Orleans 225'8"Top 10
Maine Ali Clair South China 245'9"
Maryland Kasey Staniszewski Annapolis 225'9"Top 15Previously Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2007
Previously Miss Maryland Teen USA 2009
Massachusetts Sarah Kidd Leominster 205'8"Top 15
Michigan Jaclyn Schultz Wyandotte 246'0"Later contestant of Survivor: San Juan del Sur
Minnesota Danielle Hooper Inver Grove Heights 215'9"
Mississippi Paromita Mitra Hattiesburg 225'3"Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2009
Missouri Ellie Holtman Montgomery City 215'11"
Montana Kacie West Kalispell 245'8"Previously Miss Montana 2010
Nebraska Ellie Lorenzen Omaha 235'7"
Nevada Chelsea Caswell Summerlin 235'8"Top 10
New Hampshire Amber Faucher Pelham 225'6"Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2009
New Jersey Libel Duran Keasbey 235'8"
New Mexico Kathleen Danzer Rio Rancho 245'8"
New York Joanne Nosuchinsky Hell's Kitchen 245'7"
North Carolina Ashley Love-Mills Raleigh 245'9"Top 10
North Dakota Stephanie Erickson Fargo 235'9"
Ohio Kristin Smith Dayton 225'8"Top 10
Oklahoma Makenzie Muse Yukon 215'8"
Oregon Gabrielle Neilan Gresham 235'5"Miss Congeniality
Pennsylvania Jessica Billings Philadelphia 265'9"Top 15Won top 15 semifinalist spot via online voting
Rhode Island Brittany Stenovitch Cranston 195'6"
South Carolina Megan Pinckney North Charleston 225'8"5th Runner-UpPreviously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2010
South Dakota Jessica Albers Yankton 275'10"
Tennessee Brenna Mader Nashville 265'9"Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2005
Sister of Jamie Mader, Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2002 [6]
Texas Ali Nugent Dallas 205'9"4th Runner-UpWon top 6 finalist spot via Twitter
Utah Marissa Powell Salt Lake City 215'8"3rd Runner-UpMiss Photogenic
Vermont Sarah Westbrook Burlington 255'7"
Virginia Shannon McAnally Arlington 255'5"
WashingtonCassandra Searles Redmond 245'7"
West Virginia Chelsea Welch West Union 225'10"Top 15Previously Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2007
Wisconsin Chrissy Zamora Milwaukee 265'8"
Wyoming Courtney Gifford Sheridan 245'7"Previously Miss Wyoming's Outstanding Teen 2005
Previously Miss Wyoming 2008

Judges

Preliminary Judges: [7]

Telecast Judges: [8]

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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