Miss USA 2019

**Miss USA 2019** was the 1st annual Miss USA pageant. It took place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California on November 10, 2019. The show was broadcast on NBC. All 50 states and the District of Columbia competed, while it was the inaugural competition.

At the end of the event, Paloma Saint-Pierre of Louisiana was crowned as the inaugural Miss USA. She will now represent the United States at Miss Universe 2019.

## Background

The 51 delegates competing in Miss USA 2019 were selected in state pageants held from May to August 2019. Los Angeles, California was announced as the host city for the first-ever competition in September 2019. Delegates arrived in the host city on October 20, 2019, and participated in photoshoots, appearances, rehearsals, and other events until finals night on November 10.

## Results

 **Top 10** | * **California** – Brielle Rodriguez
* **District of Columbia** – Tonya Cooper
* **Massachusetts** – Nika Zulinska
* **Oklahoma** – Veronica Northstar
 **Top 20** | * **Georgia** – Tiana Briggs
* **Hawaii** – Daisy Wu
* **Kansas** – Danielle Wortzman
* **Kentucky** – Jillian Hunt
* **Maryland** – Kayla Joseph
* **Michigan** – Eve Zafra
* **Rhode Island** – Susie Alvares
* **Texas** – Caterina Martinez
* **Utah** – Ashlynn Douglas
* **Washington** – Ingrid Kapelburg

### Special Awards

 **Miss Photogenic** | * **Florida** – Natalia Núñez

The 2019 Top 5 (L–R):
Natalia Núñez (Florida), Iman Dunsworth (North Carolina), Paloma Saint-Pierre (Louisiana), Adriana Nicolescu (Nevada), Katy Cornell (Alabama).Paloma Saint-Pierre (Louisiana) and Adriana Nicolescu (Nevada) as the final two.Full results
## Announcement order

2. Alabama
3. California
4. Pennsylvania
5. Kansas
6. Florida
7. Oklahoma
8. District of Columbia
9. Rhode Island
10. Utah
11. Georgia
12. Louisiana
13. Texas
14. Michigan
15. North Carolina
16. Massachusetts
17. Kentucky
18. Washington
19. Nevada
20. Hawaii

2. Louisiana
3. District of Columbia
4. Nevada
5. Massachusetts
6. North Carolina
7. Florida
8. Nevada
9. Pennsylvania
10. California

Top 51. Florida
2. North Carolina
3. Louisiana
4. Nevada
5. Alabama

## Contestants

### Gallery

**Alabama**
Katy Cornell**Alaska**
Arielle Germaine**Arizona**
Maddie Grenville**Arkansas**
Tori Samuelson**California**
Brielle Rodriguez**Colorado**
Ally Cotton**Connecticut**
Frankie Cipriani**Delaware**
Katie Schulman**District of Columbia**
Tonya Cooper**Florida**
Natalia Núñez**Georgia**
Tiana Briggs**Hawaii**
Daisy Wu**Idaho**
Shellie Danielson**Illinois**
Tameka James**Indiana**
Chloe Stepanek**Iowa**
Alyssa Bradshaw**Kansas**
Danielle Wortzman**Kentucky**
Jillian Hunt**Louisiana**
Paloma Saint-Pierre**Maine**
Lauren James**Maryland**
Kayla Joseph**Massachusetts**
Nika Zulinska**Michigan**
Eve Zafra**Minnesota**
Kate Clarkson**Mississippi**
Emma Dood**Missouri**
Jenna Tuffey**Montana**
Jasmine Lackland**Nebraska**
Kenzie Stuttgart**Nevada**
Adriana Nicolescu**New Hampshire**
Annabeth Paulson**New Jersey**
Bella Chu**New Mexico**
Ashley Allison Kendrick**New York**
Mackenzie Conrad**North Carolina**
Iman Dunsworth**North Dakota**
Darcy Lundquist**Ohio**
Meaghan Murphee**Oregon**
Elizabeth Lyons**Oklahoma**
Veronica Northstar**Pennsylvania**
Olivia Agnes**Rhode Island**
Susie Alvares**South Carolina**
Grace Thomas**South Dakota**
Alexis Kipel**Tennessee**
Isa Carter**Texas**
Caterina Martinez**Utah**
Ashlynn Douglas**Vermont**
Natasha Pierre**Virginia**
Desiree Shaw**Washington**
Ingrid Kapelburg**West Virginia**
Chelsea Rickards**Wisconsin**
Kayleigh Norholm**Wyoming**
Maci Merrick