Miss USA 2023
DateSeptember 29, 2023
Presenters
VenueGrand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada
BroadcasterThe CW
Entrants51
Placements20
WinnerNoelia Voigt
Utah
CongenialityJordan Naylor
Alaska
Best State CostumeSavannah Gankiewicz
Hawaii
PhotogenicAnnika Sharma
Massachusetts

All times in this article are Pacific Time Zone (UTC-7)

Miss USA 2023 was the 72nd Miss USA pageant, held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, on September 29, 2023.[1][2]

At the end of the event, Morgan Romano of North Carolina crowned Noelia Voigt of Utah as Miss USA 2023. This is Utah's third Miss USA title and first win in sixty-three years.[1]

The competition was hosted by Keltie Knight and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, while Jordan Kimball and Miss USA 2022 Morgan Romano served as correspondents. This was the first edition of the pageant to be held under the directorship of fashion designer Laylah Rose,[3] and was streamed on The CW website and mobile application.[4] It was also the last edition with an upper age limit of twenty-eight years.[5]

Background

Location

Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, the host venue of the Miss USA 2023 competition

On July 14, 2022, it was reported that the competition would be held in Reno, Nevada, with the city securing a three-year deal to host the pageant from 2022 to 2024.[6] This will be the third time that the pageant is held in Reno, and a second consecutive year holding the pageant in the city, following Miss USA 2019 and 2022.[7][8] Then-Miss USA organization president Crystle Stewart said the location was chosen to honor Cheslie Kryst, who had been crowned Miss USA 2019 in the same venue and had died by suicide in January 2022.[9]

On October 7, the license for Miss USA and its sister pageant Miss Teen USA were suspended and returned to the Miss Universe Organization due to allegations of rigging in the previous competition.[10] In August 2023, it was announced that Crystle Stewart had stepped down as president of the Miss USA Organization.[11] She was replaced by fashion designer Laylah Rose.[3]

Selection of contestants

Starting with this edition of the pageant, the Miss Universe Organization announced that it would accept married women and mothers to compete in the pageant.[12] The ruling was first used in the first five editions of the pageant before being revised in 1957.[13]

In September 2023, Miss USA 2022 winner R'Bonney Gabriel announced that the organization would be forgoing the age limit beginning in 2024, especially for its related national pageants. Adult women 29 years old and above will also be qualified for participation. Previously, contestants had to be between the ages of 18 and 28 by the start of those pageants.[5]

Delegates from the fifty states and the District of Columbia are selected in state pageants which began in September 2022 and scheduled to conclude in August 2023, as the state pageant schedule can become very dense between the last state pageant held from 2022. The first state pageant was Idaho, held on September 11, 2022, and the last state pageant was New York, held on August 6, 2023. Maine becomes the first married Miss USA state titleholder in sixty-six years after getting married in April 2023.[14] Nine state titleholders were former Miss Teen USA state winners, two were former Miss World America state winners, another was a former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state titleholder, three are former Miss America state titleholders, and one is former Miss Supranational Zambia winner.

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss USA 2023
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 20

§ – Voted into Top 20 through the online vote.

Special awards

Award Contestant
Best State Costume
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Best in Interview
Best in Evening Gown
Best in Swimwear
Impact Award

Pageant

Format

The Miss USA Organization introduced several specific changes to the format for this edition. The number of semi-finalists was increased to twenty from sixteen of the previous year. The results of the preliminary competition — which consisted of the swimsuit competition, the evening gown competition, and the closed-door interview determined the first nineteen semi-finalists who advanced at the first cut. The internet voting was also used, with fans being able to vote for another delegate to advance into the semifinals. The twenty semi-finalists competed in both the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and were to be narrowed down to five afterwards.[2][16] The five finalists competed in the question and answer round, and the final speech portion, after which Miss USA 2023 and her runners-up were announced.

Selection committee

Contestants

Fifty-one contestants competed for the title.[19]

State Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown Notes
Alabama Sophie Burzynski[20] 22 Auburn
Alaska Jordan Naylor[21] 25 Anchorage Previously Miss Alaska's Outstanding Teen 2012
Arizona Candace Kanavel[22] 27 Tempe
Arkansas Mackenzie Hinderberger[23] 24 Farmington Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2018[24]
California Tianna Clark[19] 27 Perris
Colorado Arianna Lemus[25] 27 Gunnison
Connecticut Karla Aponte Roque[26] 27 Branford Previously Miss Connecticut World 2019
Delaware Noa Mills[19] 25 Middletown
District of Columbia Cassie Baloue[19] 25 Washington, D.C.
Florida Caroline Dixon[27] 25 Palm Harbor
Georgia Rachel Russaw[28] 24 Atlanta
Hawaii Savannah Gankiewicz[29] 27 Wailea Previously Mutya ng Pilipinas Overseas Filipino Communities 2017[30]
Idaho Hannah Menzner[31] 27 Boise Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2014[32]
Illinois Samantha Elliott[33] 22 Freeport
Indiana Haley Jordan[34] 25 Pittsboro Previously Miss Indiana 2017
Iowa Grace Lynn Keller[35] 24 Coralville Previously Miss Iowa 2021
Kansas Haley Berger[36] 22 Lawrence Daughter of Prathumrat Woramali Berger, Miss Thailand World 1989[37]
Kentucky Madalyne Kinnett[38] 22 Lexington
Louisiana Sylvia Masters[39] 28 Houma
Maine Juliana Morehouse Locklear[40] 23 Portland First married Miss USA state titleholder[40]
Daughter of Lynn Jenkins Morehouse, Miss North Carolina USA 1994
Maryland Savena Mushinge[41] 26 Germantown Previously Miss Supranational Zambia 2022
Massachusetts Annika Sharma[42] 22 Newton Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2020
Michigan Alexis Fagan-Williams[19] 22 Detroit
Minnesota Sarah Anderson[43] 20 Maple Grove
Mississippi Sydney Russell[44] 24 Collinsville
Missouri Autumn Black[45] 24 Kansas City
Montana Madyson Rigg[46] 26 Kalispell Previously Miss Montana Teen USA 2014[47]
Nebraska Mimi Wood 24 Omaha
Nevada Josie Stephens 28 Fallon
New Hampshire Britney Lane 26 Hooksett
New Jersey Derby Chukwudi 25 Hoboken
New Mexico Bianca Wright 28 Anthony
New York Rachelle Di Stasio 26 New York City
North Carolina Jordyn McKey[48][49] 25 Charlotte
North Dakota Monni Nyaribo 27 Grand Forks
Ohio Mackenzie Schutt 27 Westerville
Oklahoma Liv Walbeck 21 Norman
Oregon Manju Bangalore[50] 25 Corvallis Previously Miss Oregon World 2018 and 2020, and Miss California World 2019
Pennsylvania Jasmine Daniels 26 Collegeville Previously Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2015
Rhode Island Mary Malloy 26 Cumberland Previously Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2015
South Carolina Kirby Elizabeth Self[51] 23 Greenwood Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2018
South Dakota Amber Hulse 25 Hot Springs Previously Miss South Dakota 2019 and Miss South Dakota 2020.
Tennessee Regan Ringler[52] 26 Nashville
Texas Lluvia Alzate[53] 26 Houston
Utah Noelia Voigt 23 Park City
Vermont Jenna Howlett 21 Bridport Previously Miss Vermont Teen USA 2019
Virginia Ashley Williams 24 Reston Former professional cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders
Washington Samantha Gallia[54] 25 Seattle
West Virginia Nevaeh Harmon 21 Charleston
Wisconsin Alexis Loomans 21 Waunakee Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2018
Wyoming Beck Bridger 27 Sheridan Previously Miss Wyoming 2018

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant.

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