Miss USA 2025

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Miss USA 2025 will be the 74th Miss USA pageant. This will be the first edition under the directorship of Thom Brodeur, who also acquired the franchise for Miss Teen USA. [1]

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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. [2]

Background

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 scheduled to conclude in September 2025. The first state pageant was Connecticut, held on January 26, 2025, and the last state pageants will be Alabama and Louisiana, to be held jointly on September 21, 2025. Some states will be appointed to the position after being runner-up in their state pageant. [a]

Contestants

The confirmed 39 contestants are as follows:

State/DistrictContestantAge [b] HometownNotes
Alaska Kelsey Craft34 Anchorage Previously Miss International (US) 2017
Arkansas Olivia Halsey [3] 24 Jonesboro
California Kylie Chang20 Cupertino She competed in Miss Alabama's Outstanding Teen 2017
Connecticut Jenna Hofmann [4] 23 Fairfield
Delaware Tetra Shockley [5] 44 Camden The oldest person to compete at Miss USA
District of ColumbiaKennedy Simone Thomas
Florida Lou Schieffelin [6] 25 Winter Park She competed in Miss Earth USA
Georgia Savannah Miles [7] 24 Atlanta
Hawaii Issha Rose Mata [8] 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 [9] 25 Wichita
Kentucky Mattie Barker [10] 22 Bowling Green Previously Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2020
Maine Shelby Howell [11] 25 Bangor
Maryland Lexia Gillette28 Chevy Chase
Massachusetts Perianne Caron [12] 26 Mashpee
Michigan Michele Lewandoski [13] 23 Norton Shores
Minnesota Megan Rivera27 Prior Lake She competed in Miss Earth USA
Mississippi McKenzie Cole [14] 19 Vicksburg Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2022
Missouri Shae Smith [15] 22 Bolivar
Nebraska Audrey Eckert23 Lincoln
Nevada Mary Sickler [16] 23 Las Vegas
New Jersey Ivy Harrington [17] 30 Neptune She competed in Miss Earth USA
New Mexico Dominique Ehrl31 Santa Fe
New York Christiana DiNardo27 Rochester
North Carolina Lulu Madera39 Raleigh
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 [18] 25 Bixby Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2018
Pennsylvania Rica Clements29 York
Rhode Island Brianna Vega [19] 29 Providence
South Carolina Gallienne Nabila27 Greer
South Dakota Megan Hiykel[ citation needed ]20 Brookings
Tennessee Madison Kunst [7] 26 Nashville
Texas Taylor Lauren Davis [20] 24 Dallas She competed in Miss Asia-Pacific Quest
Utah Elle Hinojosa24 Salt Lake City
Virginia Erin Houston [21] 27 Tysons
West Virginia Erin Wellman [22] 23 Princeton
Wisconsin Aneisha Cox22 Green Bay

Upcoming pageants

StateDate
District of Columbia September 6, 2025 [23]
Arizona September 7, 2025 [24]
Alabama September 21, 2025 [25]
Louisiana September 21, 2025 [25]

Notes

  1. ↑ Delegates from Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Wyoming will be determined on being appointed from the runners-up in previous years.[ citation needed ]
  2. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ↑ Konstantinides, Anneta (5 September 2025). "Longtime pageant coach says he's taking over Miss USA after CEO Laylah Rose's controversial two-year reign". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  2. ↑ Santos, Troi (2025-02-09). "Miss Universe 2025 happening in Thailand, organization announces NYC Headquarters | Troi Santos". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Diaz, Jareliz (31 January 2025). "Meet the newly crowned 2025 Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA". WTNH8. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Finney, Mike (June 30, 2025). "New Miss Delaware USA breaking barriers". Bay to Bay News. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 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.
  8. ↑ Berger, John (2025-03-23). "Issha Rose Mata crowned Miss Hawaii USA 2025". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
  9. ↑ "KSN's Asia Cymone Smith is the new Miss Kansas USA".
  10. ↑ Faerber, Noah (August 1, 2025). "Miss Kentucky USA 2025 has local ties to South Central Kentucky". WNKY . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ Small, Pearl (May 11, 2025). "Shelby Ann Howell of Bangor crowned Miss Maine USA". WCSH . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Buursma, Madalyn (August 12, 2025). "Meet the new Miss Michigan USA, a grad student from Norton Shores". WOOD-TV . Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  14. ↑ Frazier, Terri Cowart (2025-04-06). "OUTLOOK: Vicksburg's McKenzie Cole crowned youngest Miss Mississippi USA". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Miss Nevada USA and Miss Teen Nevada USA crowned tonight". KTVN . 27 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Meet Miss New Jersey USA 2025: How pageants became her light in the darkness". NJ.com. April 10, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  18. ↑ Ryan, Jordan (April 13, 2025). "The new Miss Oklahoma USA shares how she is using pageantry to inspire". KOCO-TV . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  19. ↑ McClelland, Audrey (July 7, 2025). "Introducing the NEW Miss Rhode Island USA and Miss Rhode Island Teen USA". WPRI-TV . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ Kettner, Michele (May 21, 2015). "Get to Know Erin Houston, Miss Virginia USA 2025". Northern Virginia Magazine . Retrieved June 16, 2025.
  22. ↑ Pan, Jefferson (July 27, 2025). "Miss West Virginia USA and Miss West Virginia Teen USA crowned". WBOY-TV . Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  23. ↑ @MissDCUSA, MissDCTeenUSA; (August 27, 2025). "District of Columbia, you've been waiting" . Retrieved August 28, 2025– via Instagram.
  24. ↑ "Competition Info & Eligibility". Miss Arizona USA. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  25. 1 2 "Miss USA". A Blaize Productions. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
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