Miss USA 2025 | |
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Date | October 24, 2025 |
Venue | Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada [1] |
Entrants | 51 |
Miss USA 2025 will be the 74th Miss USA pageant to be held at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, on October 24, 2025. This will be the first edition under the directorship of Thomas Brodeur, who also acquired the franchise. [2] [3]
Alma Cooper of Michigan will crown her successor at the end of the event. The winner will represent the United States at Miss Universe 2025 on November 21, 2025, in Thailand. [4]
On September 15, 2025, it was announced that the competition would be taking place at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. This will be the fourth time that the pageant is held in Reno following Miss USA 2019, 2022 and 2023, and the third time in four years holding the pageant in the city. [1]
Like in the previous year, the rules that women would allow over 28 years old are able to participate.
Selection of delegates at state pageants began in January 2025 and concluded in September 2025. The first state pageant was Connecticut, held on January 26, 2025, and the last state pageants were Alabama and Louisiana, originally scheduled for September 21, 2025 but was moved up early one day to avoid the deadline for the open call to the eight unrepresented states the same day. Some states will have representatives appointed through an open call, as they are unable to hold their respective state pageants. [a]
The confirmed 43 contestants are as follows:
State/District | Contestant | Age [b] | Hometown | Notes |
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Alabama | Kennedy Whisenant | 24 | Birmingham | |
Alaska | Kelsey Craft | 34 | Anchorage | Previously Miss International (US) 2017 |
Arizona | Elexes Richardson | 30 | Scottsdale | |
Arkansas | Olivia Halsey [6] | 25 | Jonesboro | |
California | Kylie Chang | 20 | Cupertino | She competed in Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2017 |
Connecticut | Jenna Hofmann [7] | 24 | Fairfield | |
Delaware | Tetra Shockley [8] | 44 | Camden | The oldest person to compete at Miss USA |
District of Columbia | Allison LaForce | 26 | Washington | Previously Miss Maryland’s Outstanding Teen 2016 |
Florida | Lou Schieffelin [9] | 25 | Winter Park | She competed in Miss Earth USA
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Georgia | Savannah Miles [10] | 24 | Atlanta |
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Hawaii | Issha Rose Mata [11] | 30 | Hilo | |
Illinois | Nikolina Vujcic | 23 | Des Plaines | She competed in Miss Earth USA |
Indiana | Sydney Shrewsbury | 24 | Indianapolis | |
Iowa | Hayley Buettell | 27 | Mediapolis | |
Kansas | Asia Cymone Smith [12] | 26 | Wichita | |
Kentucky | Mattie Barker [13] | 22 | Bowling Green | Previously Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2020 |
Louisiana | Francie Millan | 23 | New Orleans | |
Maine | Shelby Howell [14] | 25 | Bangor | |
Maryland | Lexia Gillette | 28 | Chevy Chase | |
Massachusetts | Perianne Caron [15] | 26 | Boston | |
Michigan | Michele Lewandoski [16] | 23 | Norton Shores | |
Minnesota | Megan Rivera | 27 | Prior Lake | She competed in Miss Earth USA |
Mississippi | McKenzie Cole [17] | 19 | Vicksburg | Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2022 |
Missouri | Shae Smith [18] | 22 | Bolivar |
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Nebraska | Audrey Eckert | 23 | Lincoln |
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Nevada | Mary Sickler [19] | 23 | Las Vegas | |
New Jersey | Ivy Harrington [20] | 30 | Neptune | She competed in Miss Earth USA |
New Mexico | Dominique Ehrl Lugo | 31 | Santa Fe | |
New York | Christiana DiNardo | 27 | Rochester | |
North Carolina | Lourdes Madera | 39 | [c] | |
North Dakota | Olivia Redding[ citation needed ] | 20 | Burlington | Youngest sister of Miss North Dakota USA 2019 Samantha Redding |
Ohio | Hannah Klein | 33 | Cincinnati | |
Oklahoma | Zoe Ferraro [21] | 25 | Bixby | Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2018 |
Pennsylvania | Rica Clements | 29 | York | |
Rhode Island | Brianna Vega [22] | 29 | Providence | |
South Carolina | Gallienne Nabila | 27 | [d] | |
South Dakota | Megan Hiykel[ citation needed ] | 20 | Brookings | |
Tennessee | Madison Kunst [10] | 26 | Nashville | |
Texas | Taylor Lauren Davis [23] | 26 | Dallas | |
Utah | Elle Hinojosa | 24 | Salt Lake City | |
Virginia | Erin Houston [24] | 27 | Tysons | |
West Virginia | Erin Wellman [25] | 23 | Princeton | |
Wisconsin | Aneisha Cox | 22 | Green Bay | |