Fellow contestants embrace Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez (C) after she won the 2014 Miss USA beauty pageant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana June 8, 2014. Fifty-one state titleholders compete in the swimsuit, ...

The Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants are being held this week in Reno, Nevada. A new Miss Teen USA will be crowned on Thursday, while the next Miss USA will be announced on Friday. Judges include ...

Miss USA might be America's most iconic beauty pageant - but not every US state has managed to win during its 73 year history. Texas has the most wins - an impressive ten. Golden State California ...

Who will go home with the crown? This October, contestants from around America descend on Reno, Nevada, to compete in the Miss USA pageant. The winner will go on to represent the U.S. at the Miss ...

Miss USA 2025 will take place on Oct. 24, featuring contestants from 50 states and Washington, D.C. Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE covering entertainment and culture. She has been working at ...

Miss Michigan 2024 Alma Cooper, the 2024 Miss USA winner, skipped this year's Miss USA pageant after posting her intentions on Instagram, breaking the long tradition of crowning her successor, Miss ...

There's a new Miss USA in town. Miss Nebraska Audrey Eckert was named the winner of the 74th annual Miss USA pageant on Friday night at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. She was crowned by the ...

Miss USA claims they made “multiple attempts” to include their 2024 winner in this year’s ceremony and knew well in advance she wouldn’t attend — as questions remained about Alma Cooper’s shock snub ...

Caitlin Clark has found her way to the beauty pageant stage — sort of. Sydney Shrewsbury was crowned Miss Indiana on April 5, putting herself in the running to be crowned "Miss USA" this week. As part ...

The 74th Annual Miss USA pageant took place on Friday, Oct. 24 Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism.