Miss USA 2020 (Jayverse)

Miss USA 2020 will be the 69th Miss USA pageant. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it was originally slated for spring 2020, but now will be held on November 10, 2020 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. Solid Gold 2K20 Host Nicole Scherzinger and Allie LaForce will serve as hosts, while Katie Anway, Cheslie Kryst and Susie Castillo will serve as backstage commentators. Cheslie Kryst of North Carolina will crown her successor at the end of the event. The winner will go on to represent the United States at the Miss Universe 2020 competition.

UBC will broadcast the pageant for the 51st consecutive year for the United States with a live simulcast which will air on radio on Rhythm Radio, CTV will get the Rights to Telecast the event in Canada for the 40th consecutive year. The competition will mark the first year that a new crown made by jeweler Mouawad will be used at Miss USA, effectively retiring the Mikimoto Crown.

For a third consecutive year, the competition will be held concurrently alongside the Miss Teen USA competition.

Background

Location

On August 30, 2020, The city of Memphis announced on their schedule that the competition would be held on November 10. The MUO later confirmed that the competition will be hosted at Memphis, and this will be the first time since 1983 the state of Tennessee hosting the pageant.

Host, Performers and Troupe Announcement

On an October 17, 2020 episode of Solid Gold, it was announced that the competition would be hosted by Nicole Scherzinger and Allie LaForce, while Cheslie Kryst, Katie Anway and Susie Castillo would serve as backstage correspondents. Scherzinger was the Host for Solid Gold and a Judge on The Masked Singer on UBC, while LaForce formerly was crowned Miss Teen USA 2005, and has worked as a sports reporter for UBC Sports.

On the same day, American Idol alum Haley Reinhart was announced as the musical guest and will be part of the troupe in addition a Number of American Idol Alumni will be in the troupe as well including Season 16 Winner Maddie Poppe as well as a Special Guest Appearance by Season 3 Masked Singer Winner Kandi Burruss which will take place later as the Swimsuit Competition goes down to the wire.

Selection of Contestants

Delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia are selected in state pageants which began in September 2019 and ended in February 2020. The first state pageant was Texas, held on September 1, 2019 and the final pageant was Kentucky, was held on February 1, 2020. Nine of these delegates are former Miss Teen USA state winners, six of them are former Miss America state winners, one delegate is former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state winner and one is former Miss Earth United States winner who competed at Miss Earth 2017.

One state titleholder was appointed as a replacement after the original titleholder was unable to compete. Katie Bozner, the original Miss Wyoming USA 2020, resigned three weeks before Miss USA 2020 due to her academic obligations in optometry school. She was replaced by Lexi Revelli, who was the first runner-up of the Miss Wyoming USA 2020 pageant.

Results

Final Results	Contestant
Miss USA 2020	Mississippi – Asya Branch
1st Runner-Up	Idaho – Kim Layne
2nd Runner-Up	Oklahoma – Mariah Jane Davis
3rd Runner-Up	Indiana – Alexis Lete
4th Runner-Up	Alabama – Kelly Hutchinson
Top 10	California – Allyshia Gupta Hawaii – Samantha Neyland Illinois – Olivia Pura Massachusetts – Sabrina Victor New Jersey – Gina Mellish
Top 16	Arkansas - Haley Pontius District of Columbia – Cierra Jackson Louisiana – Mariah Clayton Missouri – Megan Renee Kelly Nevada – Victoria Olona Ohio – Sthephanie Miranda

Pageant

Preliminary round

Prior to the final competition, the delegates competed the preliminary competition, which the judges and a presentation show where they competed in swim wear and evening gown. It was held on November 6 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis hosted by Allie LaForce and Cheslie Kryst.

Finals

For the first time since 2012, the number of finalists will increase to 16, up from 15 in previous years. The 16th finalist will be determined as the online vote winner.

Judges

Carolyn Aronson – businesswoman and hairstylist^[1]
Lynnette Cole – Miss USA 2000 from Tennessee^[1]
Abby Hornacek – U Nation journalist and media personality^[1]
Gloria Mayfield Banks – motivational speaker, author, and entrepreneur^[1]
Kimberly Pressler – Miss USA 1999 from New York^[1]
Susan Yara – businesswoman and social media personality^[1]

Contestants

State	Contestant	AgeTemplate:Efn	Hometown	Notes
Template:Country data Alabama Alabama	Kelly Hutchinson^[2]	23	Auburn	Previously Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2013^[3]
Template:Country data Alaska Alaska	Hannah Carlile^[4]	25	Fairbanks
Template:Country data Arizona Arizona	Yesenia Vidales^[5]	23	Phoenix
Template:Country data Arkansas Arkansas	Haley Pontius^[6]	24	Houston
Template:Country data California California	Allyshia Gupta^[7]	25	Los Angeles
Template:Country data Colorado Colorado	Emily DeMure^[8]	22	Boulder
Template:Country data Connecticut Connecticut	Chelsea Demby^[9]	24	Farmington
Template:Country data Delaware Delaware	Katie Guevarra^[10]	27	Middletown
Template:Country data District of Columbia District of Columbia	Cierra Jackson^[11]	28	Washington, D.C.	Previously Miss District of Columbia 2016
Template:Country data Florida Florida	Monique Evans^[12]	28	Naples	Previously Miss Texas 2014
Template:Country data Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia	Alyssa Beasley^[13]	22	Brunswick	Previously Miss Georgia 2017^[14]
Template:Country data Hawaii Hawaii	Samantha Neyland^[15]	24	Honolulu	First African-American Miss Hawaii USA Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2013
Template:Country data Idaho Idaho	Kim Layne^[16]	26	Nampa	Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2012
Template:Country data Illinois Illinois	Olivia Pura^[17]	22	Chicago	Previously Miss Illinois Teen USA 2016
Template:Country data Indiana Indiana	Alexis Lete^[18]	24	New Albany
Template:Country data Iowa Iowa	Morgan Kofoid^[19]	23	Leon	Previously Miss Iowa Teen USA 2013
Template:Country data Kansas Kansas	Hayden Brax^[20]	21	Leawood
Template:Country data Kentucky Kentucky	Lexie Iles^[21]	24	Louisville
Template:Country data Louisiana Louisiana	Mariah Clayton^[22]	24	Zachary
Template:Country data Maine Maine	Julia Van Steenberghe^[23]	22	Old Town
Template:Country data Maryland Maryland	Taelyr Robinson^[24]	28	Annapolis	Starred in The Vineyard
Template:Country data Massachusetts Massachusetts	Sabrina Victor^[25]	23	Brockton
Template:Country data Michigan Michigan	Chanel Johnson^[26]	27	Detroit
Template:Country data Minnesota Minnesota	Taylor Fondie^[27]	22	Blaine	Former Minnesota Vikings Cheerleader
Template:Country data Mississippi Mississippi	Asya Branch^[28]	22	Booneville	First African-American Miss Mississippi USA Previously Miss Mississippi 2018^[29]
Template:Country data Missouri Missouri	Megan Renee Kelly^[30]	24	Kansas City
Template:Country data Montana Montana	Merissa Underwood^[31]	28	Missoula
Template:Country data Nebraska Nebraska	Megan Swanson^[32]	27	Omaha	Previously Miss Nebraska 2014
Template:Country data Nevada Nevada	Victoria Olona	27	Las Vegas
Template:Country data New Hampshire New Hampshire	Alyssa Fernandes^[33]	26	Merrimack
Template:Country data New Jersey New Jersey	Gina Mellish^[34]	21	Oceanport	Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2016
Template:Country data New Mexico New Mexico	Cecilia Rodriguez^[35]	28	Las Cruces
Template:Country data New York New York	Andreia Gibau^[36]	25	Brooklyn	Previously Miss Earth United States 2017
Template:Country data North Carolina North Carolina	Jane Axhoj^[37]	22	Charlotte	Previously Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2015
Template:Country data North Dakota North Dakota	Macy Christianson^[38]	24	Minot	Previously Miss North Dakota 2016^[39]
Template:Country data Ohio Ohio	Sthephanie Miranda^[40]	26	Campbell
Template:Country data Oklahoma Oklahoma	Mariah Jane Davis^[41]	24	Norman
Template:Country data Oregon Oregon	Katerina Villegas^[42]	27	Hillsboro
Template:Country data Pennsylvania Pennsylvania	Victoria Piekut^[43]	24	Pittsburgh
Template:Country data Rhode Island Rhode Island	Jonét Nichelle^[44]	25	North Providence	Former New England Patriots Cheerleader
Template:Country data South Carolina South Carolina	Hannah Jane Curry^[45]	21	Greenville
Template:Country data South Dakota South Dakota	Kalani Jorgensen^[46]	26	Sioux Falls	Previously Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2012
Template:Country data Tennessee Tennessee	Justice Enlow^[47]	26	Nashville
Template:Country data Texas Texas	Taylor Kessler^[48]	24	Houston
Template:Country data Utah Utah	Rachel Slawson^[49]	25	Provo	First openly LGBT person to compete at Miss USA^[50]^[49]^[51]
Template:Country data Vermont Vermont	Shannah Weller^[52]	24	Middlebury
Template:Country data Virginia Virginia	Susie Evans	27	Poquoson	Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2011
Template:Country data Washington (state) Washington	Imani Blackmon^[53]	25	Tacoma	Previously Miss Washington Teen USA 2013
Template:Country data West Virginia West Virginia	Charlotte Bellotte^[54]	26	Charles Town
Template:Country data Wisconsin Wisconsin	Gabriella Deyi^[55]	28	Madison
Template:Country data Wyoming Wyoming	Lexi Revelli^[56]	26	Lyman	Originally first runner-up, but assumed the title after winner Katie Bozner resigned the title three weeks before Miss USA due to her academic obligations.

Musical Performances

Opening Number - "Don't Start Now" by Cheslie Kryst and the 2020 Miss USA Contestants, "Break My Heart" by Taylor Fondie & Justice Enlow & "Be The One" by Cheslie Kryst & Justice Enlow (All Cover Versions of 3 Dua Lipa Songs)

Swimsuit Competition - "Wet" by Nicole Scherzinger, "Bad Guy" by Olivia Ximines (with Backup Vocal Solos by Jonet Nichelle & Troupe Member Emily Suttle) (Cover Version originally sung by Billie Eilish), "Physical" by Justice Enlow & Kelly Hutchinson (Cover Version originally sung by Dua Lipa) & "Don't Think I'm Not" by Vicky Nyamuswa (Troupe Member) & Taylor Fondie and Guest Vocalist Kandi Burruss

Halftime Performance - "If You Had My Love" by Madison Williams (Troupe Member) & Imani Blackmon

Evening Gown Competition - "Can't Help Falling In Love" by Haley Reinhart, "I Hope You Dance" by Gabby Barrett (Troupe Member) (Cover Version originally sung by Lee Ann Womack), "Like Everybody Else" by Grace Enlow (Troupe Member) (Cover Version originally sung by Lennon Stella), "Colors of the Wind" by Justice Enlow (Cover Version originally sung by Vanessa Williams)

Final Look - "Dangerous Love" by Katerina Villegas

Crowning Moment Song when Asya Branch was named Miss USA 2020 - Feelings by Justice Enlow & Cheslie Kryst (Cover Version originally sung by Lennon Stella) & "We Are The World" by Cheslie Kryst, The 2020 Miss USA Contestants & Troupe with Nicole Scherzinger

Reference

External links

Miss USA official website

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