Miss USA

Miss USA
Typebeauty pageant
Parent organizationMiss Universe Organization
HeadquartersNew York City, U.S.
Country representedUnited States
Qualifies forMiss Universe
First edition1952
Most recent edition2023
Current titleholderSavannah Gankiewicz
Hawaii
Owners
President and CEO
Laylah Rose
LanguageEnglish
Websitethemissusa.com

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]

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] It is currently broadcast on The CW.[4]

The current reigning Miss USA is Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii, who assumed the title after the original winner, Noelia Voigt, resigned.[5][6] 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.

  1. ^ "Exclusive: Crystle Stewart takes on new leadership role for Miss USA, Miss Teen USA". Good Morning America. New York City, New York. December 30, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2021. The Miss Universe Organization is announcing that it is licensing both pageants to the former titleholder, actress and entrepreneur. ... Stewart is the first Black woman and person to ever hold the licensing rights to Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.
  2. ^ "WME-IMG ACQUIRES THE MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION". Miss Universe. September 14, 2015. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "JKN acquires Miss Universe Organization". Bangkok Post. October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  4. ^ White, Peter (April 25, 2024). "'Miss USA' Stays At The CW In Three-Year Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Staff, H. N. N. (May 9, 2024). "'I accept the crown': Miss Hawaii USA named Miss USA after titleholder resigns". www.hawaiinewsnow.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "Miss Hawaii Savannah Gankiewicz Named Miss USA 2023 After Noelia Voigt Resignation: 'I Accept the Crown'". Peoplemag. Retrieved May 14, 2024.

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