Miss USA 2020 explained

Caption:Miss USA 2020, Asya Branch
Date:November 9, 2020
Venue:Exhibition Center and the Soundstage, Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee
Acts:Haley Reinhart
Entrants:51
Placements:16
Winner:Asya Branch
Represented:Mississippi
Congeniality:Imani Blackmon[1]
Washington
Before:2019
Next:2021
Image Size:250px

Miss USA 2020 was the 69th Miss USA pageant. It was held at the Exhibition Centre and the Soundstage at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 9, 2020.[2] Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Allie LaForce served as hosts, while Cheslie Kryst and Christian Murphy served as backstage commentators, and Haley Reinhart performed. Cheslie Kryst of North Carolina crowned Asya Branch of Mississippi as her successor at the end of the event. Branch is the second consecutive African American to win the title, and the fourth one in five years. This is Mississippi's first win at the Miss USA pageant. Branch represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2020 pageant and placed in the Top 21.[3]

Originally scheduled to be held in spring 2020 and was initially to air on Fox, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 31, the Miss Universe Organization announced that the competition would be held on November 9 of the same year.[4]

FYI served as the new broadcaster of the pageant, replacing Fox, which had broadcast the pageant since 2016.[2] [5] The show was also rebroadcast on November 18, 2020 on YouTube.[6] The competition marked the first year that a new crown made by jeweler Mouawad is used at Miss USA, effectively retiring the Mikimoto Crown.[7]

For a third consecutive year, the competition was held concurrently alongside the Miss Teen USA competition. This was the last Miss USA to be organized by Miss Universe Organization before being split into its separate organization beginning in Miss USA 2021.

Background

Location

On August 30, 2020, Graceland announced on their schedule that the competition would be held on November 9 on their premises in Memphis, Tennessee.[8] The MUO later confirmed that the competition would be hosted at Graceland the following day. This was the first time since Miss USA 1983 that the state of Tennessee would be hosting the pageant.[2]

Hosts and performer

On October 22, it was announced that the competition would be hosted by Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Allie LaForce, while Cheslie Kryst and Christian Murphy would serve as backstage correspondents. Gbaja-Biamila is a commentator on American Ninja Warrior and former professional football player, while LaForce formerly was crowned Miss Teen USA 2005, and has worked as a sports reporter for Fox and Turner Sports.[9]

On the same day, American Idol alum Haley Reinhart was announced as the musical guest.[10]

Selection of contestants

Delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants which began in September 2019 and concluded in February 2020. The first state pageant was Texas, held on September 1, 2019, while the final pageant was Kentucky, held on February 1, 2020. Nine of these delegates were former Miss Teen USA state winners, six of them were former Miss America state winners, one delegate was a former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state winner, and one was former Miss Earth United States winner who competed at Miss Earth 2017.

Rachel Slawson, Miss Utah USA 2020, became the first openly LGBT woman to compete in Miss USA; Slawson identifies herself as queer. One state titleholder was appointed as a replacement after the original titleholder was unable to compete. Katie Bozner, the original Miss Wyoming USA 2020, resigned three weeks before Miss USA 2020 due to her academic obligations in optometry school. She was replaced by Lexi Revelli, who was the first runner-up of the Miss Wyoming USA 2020 pageant.

COVID-19 restrictions

The pageant was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Restrictions implemented included an audience of only 300 spectators for both the preliminary and final competitions, and daily temperature checks, COVID-19 testing and social distancing measures for contestants and staff members. If a delegate tested positive from COVID-19, she would automatically withdraw from the competition, resulting in all of the delegates testing negative prior to arriving in Memphis. Other in-person events such as pre-pageant activities had been cancelled, including press briefings from pageant commentators.[11]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss USA 2020
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
Top 16

§ – Voted into Top 16 by viewers

Special award

Pageant

Format

For the first time since 2012, the number of finalists increased to sixteen, up from fifteen in previous years. The results of the preliminary competition — which consisted of the swimsuit competition, the evening gown competition, and the closed-door interview determined the first fifteen semi-finalists who advanced at the first cut.[13] The sixteenth finalist was determined through an online vote from the viewing public. During the final competition, the top sixteen competed in swimsuit, and the top ten in evening gown. The top five format returned for the first time since Miss USA 2015, where the five finalists competed in two question rounds. The winner and her runners-up were determined by a panel of judges.

Selection committee

Contestants

Fifty-one contestants competed for the title.[15]

width=150Statewidth=150Contestant Agewidth=150HometownNotes
Kelly Hutchinson[16] 23AuburnPreviously Miss Georgia's Outstanding Teen 2013[17]
Hannah Carlile[18] 25Fairbanks
Yesenia Vidales[19] 24Phoenix
Haley Pontius[20] 24Houston
Allyshia Gupta[21] 26Los Angeles
Emily DeMure[22] 22BoulderLater crowned Miss Grand United States of America 2022
Chelsea Demby[23] 24Farmington
Katie Guevarra[24] 27Middletown
Cierra Jackson[25] 28Washington, D.C.Previously Miss District of Columbia 2016
Monique Evans[26] 28NaplesPreviously Miss Texas 2014
Alyssa Beasley[27] 22BrunswickPreviously Miss Georgia 2017[28]
Samantha Neyland[29] 24HonoluluFirst African-American Miss Hawaii USA
Previously Miss Hawaii Teen USA 2013
Kim Layne[30] 26NampaPreviously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2012
Olivia Pura[31] 22ChicagoPreviously Miss Illinois Teen USA 2016
Alexis Lete[32] 24New Albany
Morgan Kofoid[33] 23LeonPreviously Miss Iowa Teen USA 2013
Hayden Brax[34] 21Leawood
Lexie Iles[35] 24Louisville
LouisianaMariah Clayton[36] 24Zachary
Julia Van Steenberghe[37] 22Old Town
Taelyr Robinson[38] 28AnnapolisStarred in The Vineyard
Sabrina Victor[39] 23Brockton
Chanel Johnson[40] 27Detroit
Taylor Fondie[41] 22BlaineFormer Minnesota Vikings Cheerleader
MississippiAsya Branch[42] 22BoonevilleFirst African-American Miss Mississippi USA
Previously Miss Mississippi 2018[43]
Megan Renee Kelly[44] 24Kansas City
Merissa Underwood[45] 28Missoula
Megan Swanson[46] 27OmahaPreviously Miss Nebraska 2014
Sister of Allie Swanson, Miss Nebraska 2019
Victoria Olona27Las VegasFan vote winner
Alyssa Fernandes[47] 26Merrimack
Gina Mellish[48] 21OceanportPreviously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2016
Cecilia Rodriguez[49] 28Las Cruces
Andreia Gibau[50] 25BrooklynPreviously Miss Earth United States 2017
Jane Axhoj[51] 22CharlottePreviously Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2015
Macy Christianson[52] 24MinotPreviously Miss North Dakota 2016[53]
Sthephanie Miranda[54] 27CampbellLater Top 6 at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021
Mariah Jane Davis[55] 24Norman
Katerina Villegas[56] 27Hillsboro
Victoria Piekut[57] 24Pittsburgh
Jonét Nichelle[58] 25North ProvidenceFormer New England Patriots Cheerleader
Hannah Jane Curry[59] 21Greenville
Kalani Jorgensen[60] 26Sioux FallsPreviously Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2012
Justice Enlow[61] 26Nashville
Taylor Kessler[62] 24Houston
Rachel Slawson[63] 25ProvoFirst openly LGBT person to compete at Miss USA[64] [65]
Shannah Weller[66] 24Middlebury
Susie Evans27PoquosonPreviously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2011
Later winner of season 26 of The Bachelor
Washington Imani Blackmon[67] 25TacomaPreviously Miss Washington Teen USA 2013.
Charlotte Bellotte[68] 26Charles Town
Gabriella Deyi[69] 28Madison
Lexi Revelli[70] 26LymanOriginally first runner-up, but assumed the title after winner Katie Bozner resigned the title three weeks before Miss USA due to her academic obligations.

External links

Notes and References

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  22. Web site: CU Buffs volleyball's Emily DeMure claims the title of Miss Colorado USA 2020. November 21, 2019. Denver Post. January 2, 2020. January 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200103073241/https://www.denverpost.com/2019/11/21/cu-volleyballs-emily-demure-claims-the-title-of-miss-colorado-usa-2020/. live.
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  27. Web site: MISS GEORGIA USA 2020. January 2, 2020. Miss Georgia USA. April 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190411201540/http://www.missgeorgiausa.com/gausa.html. live.
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  37. Web site: Old Town woman crowned Miss Maine USA. November 14, 2019. Bangor Daily News. November 18, 2019. November 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191118002958/https://bangordailynews.com/2019/11/14/news/bangor/old-town-woman-crowned-miss-maine-usa/. live.
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  42. Web site: Former Miss Mississippi Asya Branch wins Miss Mississippi USA 2020. October 27, 2019. WAPT. McWilliams. Adam. October 27, 2019. November 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191116170619/https://www.wapt.com/article/former-miss-mississippi-asya-branch-wins-miss-mississippi-usa-2020/29602764. live.
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  63. Web site: Miss USA Pageant Has Its First Openly Bisexual Contestant In Over 60 Years. January 21, 2020. The Blast. Walters. Mike. January 21, 2020. January 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125045505/https://theblast.com/c/miss-usa-pageant-first-openly-bisexual-contestant-rachel-slawson-utah-photo. live.
  64. Web site: Being Queer is not a "platform." The reason I waited so long to come out as a member of the LGBT+ community was that I didn't think who I choose to love should define who I am.. Rachel Slawson. January 17, 2020.
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