Miss USA 2025

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Miss USA 2025
DateOctober 24, 2025
Venue Grand Sierra Resort,
Reno, Nevada [1]
Entrants51
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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]

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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]

Background

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Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, the host venue of Miss USA 2025

Location

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]

Selection of contestants

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]

Contestants

The confirmed 43 contestants are as follows:

State/DistrictContestantAge [b] HometownNotes
Alabama Kennedy Whisenant24 Birmingham
Alaska Kelsey Craft34 Anchorage Previously Miss International (US) 2017
Arizona Elexes Richardson30 Scottsdale
Arkansas Olivia Halsey [6] 25 Jonesboro
California Kylie Chang20 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 LaForce26 Washington Previously Miss Maryland’s Outstanding Teen 2016
Florida Lou Schieffelin [9] 25 Winter Park She competed in Miss Earth USA
Georgia Savannah Miles [10] 24 Atlanta
Hawaii Issha Rose Mata [11] 30 Hilo
Illinois Nikolina Vujcic23 Des Plaines She competed in Miss Earth USA
Indiana Sydney Shrewsbury24 Indianapolis
Iowa Hayley Buettell27 Mediapolis
Kansas Asia Cymone Smith [12] 26 Wichita
Kentucky Mattie Barker [13] 22 Bowling Green Previously Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2020
Louisiana Francie Millan23 New Orleans
Maine Shelby Howell [14] 25 Bangor
Maryland Lexia Gillette28 Chevy Chase
Massachusetts Perianne Caron [15] 26 Boston
Michigan Michele Lewandoski [16] 23 Norton Shores
Minnesota Megan Rivera27 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
Nebraska Audrey Eckert23 Lincoln
Nevada Mary Sickler [19] 23 Las Vegas
New Jersey Ivy Harrington [20] 30 Neptune She competed in Miss Earth USA
New Mexico Dominique Ehrl Lugo31 Santa Fe
New York Christiana DiNardo27 Rochester
North Carolina Lourdes Madera39 [c]
North Dakota Olivia Redding[ citation needed ]20 Burlington Youngest sister of Miss North Dakota USA 2019 Samantha Redding
Ohio Hannah Klein33 Cincinnati
Oklahoma Zoe Ferraro [21] 25 Bixby Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2018
Pennsylvania Rica Clements29 York
Rhode Island Brianna Vega [22] 29 Providence
South Carolina Gallienne Nabila27 [d]
South Dakota Megan Hiykel[ citation needed ]20 Brookings
Tennessee Madison Kunst [10] 26 Nashville
Texas Taylor Lauren Davis [23] 26Dallas
Utah Elle Hinojosa24 Salt Lake City
Virginia Erin Houston [24] 27 Tysons
West Virginia Erin Wellman [25] 23 Princeton
Wisconsin Aneisha Cox22 Green Bay

Notes

  1. ↑ Delegates from Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Vermont, Washington state, and Wyoming. [5]
  2. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant
  3. ↑ No permanent residency, her home bases are Fort Lee, New Jersey and Miami, Florida.
  4. ↑ No permanent residency, her home bases are New York, New York and Los Angeles, California.

References

  1. 1 2 Parent, Tabitha (September 16, 2025). "Miss USA 2025 Announces Pageant's Return After Leadership Shakeup". People . Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  2. ↑ Konstantinides, Anneta (5 September 2025). "Longtime pageant coach says he's taking over Miss USA after CEO Laylah Rose's controversial two-year ownership". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Lyttle, Zoey (September 16, 2025). "New Miss USA CEO Teases 2 Big Changes He Is Making to Pageant Following Years of Controversy (Exclusive)". People . Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Santos, Troi (2025-02-09). "Miss Universe 2025 happening in Thailand, organization announces NYC Headquarters | Troi Santos". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  5. ↑ Thom Brodeur [@officialthombrodeur]; (September 17, 2025). "Big News, Future Queens! ✨" . Retrieved September 21, 2025– via Instagram.
  6. ↑ Hancock, Bobbie (May 15, 2025). "Law Graduate and Miss Arkansas USA: Olivia Halsey's Dual Triumph". University of Arkansas Little Rock . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  7. ↑ Diaz, Jareliz (31 January 2025). "Meet the newly crowned 2025 Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA". WTNH8. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Finney, Mike (June 30, 2025). "New Miss Delaware USA breaking barriers". Bay to Bay News. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ Wagner, Pamela (June 12, 2025). "Miss Florida USA 2025 is a UF Gator; five other things to know about Palm Beach resident". Palm Beach Daily News . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Crowned in Clarksville: Miss Tennessee USA, Miss Tennessee Teen USA win top spot". The Leaf-Chronicle . July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ Berger, John (2025-03-23). "Issha Rose Mata crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2025". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  12. ↑ "KSN's Asia Cymone Smith is the new Miss Kansas USA".
  13. ↑ Faerber, Noah (August 1, 2025). "Miss Kentucky USA 2025 has local ties to South Central Kentucky". WNKY . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  14. ↑ Small, Pearl (May 11, 2025). "Shelby Ann Howell of Bangor crowned Miss Maine USA". WCSH . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  15. ↑ Rothman, Aimee (July 3, 2025). "Newly Crowned Miss Massachusetts USA, With Connection To Mashpee, Preps For Miss USA". The Cape News. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  16. ↑ Buursma, Madalyn (August 12, 2025). "Meet the new Miss Michigan USA, a grad student from Norton Shores". WOOD-TV . Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  17. ↑ Frazier, Terri Cowart (2025-04-06). "OUTLOOK: Vicksburg's McKenzie Cole crowned youngest Miss Mississippi USA". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  18. ↑ Gauthier, Ryan (June 20, 2025). "Miss Missouri USA Shae Smith turns personal struggles into a platform for change at Mizzou College of Health Sciences". University of Missouri . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Miss Nevada USA and Miss Teen Nevada USA crowned tonight". KTVN . 27 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Meet Miss New Jersey USA 2025: How pageants became her light in the darkness". NJ.com. April 10, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  21. ↑ Ryan, Jordan (April 13, 2025). "The new Miss Oklahoma USA shares how she is using pageantry to inspire". KOCO-TV . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  22. ↑ McClelland, Audrey (July 7, 2025). "Introducing the NEW Miss Rhode Island USA and Miss Rhode Island Teen USA". WPRI-TV . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  23. ↑ Melton, Sharon (May 5, 2025). "FIRST ON CW39: Meet Miss Texas USA 2025 Taylor Davis and Miss Texas Teen USA 2025 Laika Patel". KIAH . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  24. ↑ Kettner, Michele (May 21, 2015). "Get to Know Erin Houston, Miss Virginia USA 2025". Northern Virginia Magazine . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  25. ↑ Pan, Jefferson (July 27, 2025). "Miss West Virginia USA and Miss West Virginia Teen USA crowned". WBOY-TV . Retrieved July 28, 2025.
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