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Miss USA 2014

Miss USA 2014
Date June 8, 2014
Presenters Giuliana Rancic, Thomas Roberts, Jeannie Mai
Entertainment Florida Georgia Line, Nelly, Camila, Marc Broussard, and Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Venue Baton Rouge River Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Broadcaster NBC, Telemundo
Entrants 51
Placements 20
Winner Nia Sanchez
Nevada Nevada
Congeniality Christina Palavra
Rhode Island Rhode Island
Photogenic Cassandra Kunze
California California

Miss USA 2014, the 63rd Miss USA pageant, was held at the Baton Rouge River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 8, 2014. All fifty states and the District of Columbia competed. The preliminary competition was not webcast live for the first time in five years, but excerpts were distributed post-competition via website Hulu. The final night of competition was televised on NBC.

Erin Brady of Connecticut, crowned her successor Nia Sanchez of Nevada. Sanchez represented the United States on home soil at Miss Universe 2014 and finished 1st Runner-Up.

The date and venue was revealed by Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, and Brady on March 13, 2014, during Today. However, it was reported that the delegates will be staying at the L'Auberge Casino and Hotel in Baton Rouge ahead of this announcement.

For the first time, the final telecast was three hours long, with the additional hour including a look at the top 20 (rather than 15) in their home states. The top 20 competed in swimsuits, then eliminated by the judges to a top ten. The top ten competed in evening gown, then judges eliminated to a final five, along with a sixth finalist selected from the remaining contestants in the top ten via a Twitter fan vote (texting #SAVETHEQUEEN).

§ Voted into Top 6 via Twitter

51 delegates were confirmed. The information from Miss USA Official website

Miss Connecticut U.S. International 2013

Miss Idaho U.S. International 2013 ; Sister was Miss Northern Marianas Universe 2006


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