Miss USA
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Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, when the organization announced it was licensing operation of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants to Crystle Stewart, Miss USA for 2008 prior to her suspension in October 2022, thus returning the said pageants to the Miss Universe Organization.[1]
Type | beauty pageant |
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Parent organization | Miss Universe Organization |
Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
Country represented | United States |
Qualifies for | Miss Universe |
First edition | 1952 |
Most recent edition | 2023 |
Current titleholder | Savannah Gankiewicz |
Owners |
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President and CEO | Laylah Rose |
Language/s | English |
Website | missusa |
The pageant was owned by Donald Trump from 1996 to 2015 and was previously broadcast on NBC. In September 2015, WME/IMG purchased the pageant from Trump.[2] In 2020, for the first time, the FYI network broadcast the competition. In October 2022, JKN Global Group acquired the pageant from WME/IMG.[3]
The current reigning Miss USA is Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii, who assumed the title after the original winner, Noelia Voigt, resigned.[4][5] Noelia Voigt of Utah was crowned Miss USA on September 29, 2023 at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada; at this competition, Gankiewicz placed 1st runner up.