Miss USA 2024

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Miss USA 2024
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DateAugust 4, 2024
Presenters
Venue Peacock Theater,
Los Angeles, California
Broadcaster The CW [2]
Entrants51
Placements20
Winner Alma 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]

Contents

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 NokiaTheaterLA-Live02.jpg
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. [4] 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. [5]

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. [6]

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

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss USA 2024
1st Runner-Up
  • Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky – Connor Perry
2nd Runner-Up
  • Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma – Danika Christopherson
3rd Runner-Up
  • Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee – Christell Foote
4th Runner-Up
  • Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio – Macy Hudson
Top 10
  • Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado – Jessi Kalambayi
  • Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii – Breea Yamat
  • Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts – Melissa Sapini
  • Flag of Texas.svg Texas – Aarieanna Ware
  • Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia – Himanvi Panidepu
Top 20 [8]
  • Flag of California.svg California – Samantha Ramos
  • Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia – Kleo Torres
  • Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois – Grace Rodi
  • Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa – McKenzie Ariana Kerry §
  • Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas – Bella Whitlock
  • Flag of Mississippi.svg Mississippi – Kaylee Brooke McCollum
  • Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada – Najah Ali
  • Flag of New York.svg New YorkMarizza Delgado
  • Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina – Kenzie Hansley
  • Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina – Gracen Grainger

§ – Voted into Top 20 by viewers.

Special Awards [9]

Special AwardContestant
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

Selection committee

Contestants

As of July 7, 2024, representatives of all states and the federal district have been chosen to compete for the Miss USA title.

State/DistrictContestantAge [a] HometownNotes
Alabama Diane Westhoven [11] 21 Vestavia
Alaska Brenna Schaake[ citation needed ]29 Fairbanks
Arizona Kristina Johnson [12] 41 Phoenix
Arkansas Madeline Bohlman [13] 22 Fayetteville Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2021
First cousin of Miss America 2024 Madison Marsh
California Samantha Ramos [14] 24 Santa Monica
Colorado Jessi Kalambayi [15] 26 Denver
Connecticut Shavana Clarke [16] 29 Bridgeport
Delaware Alysa Bainbridge [17] [18] [19] 25 Newark Previously Miss Pennsylvania 2022
Previously Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen 2016
District of Columbia Kleo Torres [20] 26 Washington, D.C.
Florida Peyton Lewis [21] 26 Orlando
Georgia Emmaline Farmer [22] 24 Winder
Hawaii Breea Yamat [23] 27 Lahaina Sister of Miss Hawaii USA 2022 Kiana Yamat
Idaho Kaitlyn Widmyer [24] 28 Coeur d'Alene
Illinois Grace Rodi [25] 23 Hinsdale
Indiana Stephanie Sullivan [26] 33 Elkhart
Iowa McKenzie Ariana Kerry [27] 26 Des Moines
Kansas Bella Whitlock [28] 19 Leavenworth
Kentucky Connor Perry[ citation needed ]23 Lexington
Louisiana Sydney Taylor [29] [30] 23 Livingston Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2020 (4th runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2020)
Maine Anne Baldridge [31] 25 Portland
Maryland Bailey Anne Kennedy [32] 31 Williamsport First transgender woman to win Miss Maryland USA [32]
Massachusetts Melissa Sapini [33] 21 North Attleboro
Michigan Alma Cooper [34] 22 Okemos
Minnesota Muna Ali [35] 27 Saint Paul
Mississippi Kaylee Brooke McCollum [36] 23 Amory Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2019 (3rd runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2019)
Missouri Ashleigh Bedwell[ citation needed ]25 Campbell
Montana Shelby Dangerfield [37] 30 Billings
Nebraska Kamryn Buchanan [38] 24 Lincoln
Nevada Najah Ali [39] 23 Las Vegas
New Hampshire Ariel Sullivan[ citation needed ]28 Portsmouth
New Jersey Jabili Kandula [40] 24 Hoboken
New Mexico Mackenzie Sydow [41] 22 Albuquerque
New York Marizza Delgado [42] 25 Brooklyn Previously Miss Earth New York 2022 (Top 20 at Miss Earth USA 2022)
North Carolina McKenzie Hansley [43] 24 Charlotte Previously Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2017
North Dakota Codi Miller [44] 31 Amidon Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2009
Ohio Macy Hudson [45] 24 Dayton
Oklahoma Danika Christopherson [46] 22 Lawton Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2020 (Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2020)
Oregon Shayla Montgomery [47] 21 Happy Valley Previously Miss Oregon Teen USA 2020 (1st runner-up at Miss Teen USA 2020)
Pennsylvania Noni Diarra [48] 23 Philadelphia
Rhode Island Kaitlynne Santana [49] 22 Woonsocket
South Carolina Gracen Grainger [50] 22 Hamer Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2020 (Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2020)
South Dakota Ahmitara Alwal [51] 25 Sioux Falls
Tennessee Christell Foote [52] 24 Rocky Top
Texas Aarieanna Ware [53] 26 Dallas
Utah Alyssa Chandler[ citation needed ]21 American Fork
Vermont Samantha Vocatura[ citation needed ]27 Stowe Previously Miss World America Vermont 2023 (Top 10 at Miss World America 2023 [ citation needed ]
Virginia Himanvi Panidepu [54] 23 Centreville Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2018 [55]
Washington Tiffany Rea [56] 27 Clarkston Previously Miss United States 2020
West Virginia Caylie Simmons [57] 24 Franklin
Wisconsin Tori Trittin [58] 22 Madison Previously Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2017
Wyoming Mackenzie Rush [59] 19 Sheridan

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Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant