Miss USA 2021 explained

Date:	November 29, 2021
Venue:	Paradise Cove Theater, River Spirit Casino Resort, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Entrants:	51
Placements:	16
Winner:	Elle Smith
Congeniality:	Taylor Hale, Michigan
Photogenic:	Sydney Robertson, Pennsylvania
Best State Costume:	Elizabeth Pistole, Tennessee
Before:	2020
Next:	2022
Represented:	Kentucky

Miss USA 2021 was the 70th Miss USA pageant, held at the Paradise Cove Theater of River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 29 November 2021. The edition marked the first year of the competition under Crystle Stewart's directorship.^[1]

At the end of the event, Asya Branch of Mississippi crowned Elle Smith of Kentucky as Miss USA 2021.^[2] This was Kentucky's first title in fifteen years. Smith is also the third consecutive African-American to win the title, and the fifth one in six years.^[3] Smith went on to represent the United States at the Miss Universe 2021 pageant, placing in the top ten. The scheduling for the succeeding year's pageant that Smith would serve the pageant for ten months and four days as one of the shortest reigning titleholders in the pageant.^[4]

The competition was hosted by Zuri Hall and Patrick Ta, while Nicole Adamo served as a lounge host.^[5] American rapper Ja Rule performed in this edition. This was the second consecutive year that the pageant was broadcast on FYI, and the first to be streamed live on Hulu.

Background

On December 31, 2020, it was announced on Good Morning America that Miss USA and Miss Teen USA would be split from the Miss Universe Organization into a new organization under the helm of Crystle Stewart. Stewart had previously been crowned Miss USA 2008.^[1]

Location

On April 20, 2021, it was confirmed by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation that the 2021 edition of Miss USA and Miss Teen USA would be held at the Paradise Cove Theater of River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The competition spanned four days, beginning on November 26 and concluding on November 29, 2021. The event reverted to its full spectator capacity after the previous event was downsized to 300 spectators as a precaution to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.^{[6] [7]}

Impact of the COVID-19 on state pageants

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the schedule of Miss USA 2020, postponing it from spring 2020 to November 2020. Each state organization had initially planned to schedule their 2021 pageants for the fall 2020 and winter 2020–21, the typical timeframe for state pageants dating back to the 1970s. However, most state pageants were later rescheduled to spring and summer 2021 to avoid scheduling conflicts with Miss America 2022 state pageants typically took place in most of June 2021, and were further extended to late summer and early fall due to the concerns over the possibility onto the threats of COVID-19 resurgence.^[8]

2021 state pageants altered due to COVID-19
State	Original date	New date taken
Texas	September 6, 2020	September 4, 2021
Wisconsin	September 13, 2020	May 23, 2021
Wyoming	September 19, 2020	June 19, 2021
Michigan	September 26, 2020	August 7, 2021
North Dakota	September 26, 2020	April 25, 2021
South Dakota	September 27, 2020	April 25, 2021
Alabama	October 10, 2020	January 10, 2021
Tennessee	October 10, 2020	March 13, 2021
Iowa	October 11, 2020	May 8, 2021
Rhode Island	October 11, 2020	August 8, 2021
Louisiana	October 17, 2020	January 16, 2021
West Virginia	October 18, 2020	July 11, 2021
Mississippi	October 24, 2020	March 13, 2021
Arkansas	October 25, 2020	May 23, 2021
Colorado	October 25, 2020	August 15, 2021
Vermont	November 1, 2020	June 6, 2021
North Carolina	November 7, 2020	March 6, 2021
Hawaii	November 8, 2020	December 10, 2020
Maine	November 8, 2020	June 20, 2021
Maryland	November 8, 2020	July 25, 2021
Pennsylvania	November 8, 2020	July 31, 2021
Ohio	November 14, 2020	July 10, 2021
Georgia	November 21, 2020	February 20, 2021
Oregon	November 21, 2020	March 20, 2021
South Carolina	November 21, 2020	March 6, 2021
Connecticut	November 22, 2020	June 6, 2021
Illinois	November 22, 2020	June 27, 2021
Indiana	November 22, 2020	July 26, 2021
Massachusetts	November 22, 2020	June 13, 2021
New Jersey	November 22, 2020	August 1, 2021
Washington	November 22, 2020	March 21, 2021
Minnesota	November 29, 2020	August 1, 2021
New Hampshire	November 29, 2020	June 13, 2021
Missouri	December 6, 2020	May 1, 2021
Oklahoma	December 20, 2020	June 5, 2021
Arizona	January 3, 2021	July 11, 2021
District of Columbia	January 9, 2021	July 17, 2021
Virginia	January 9, 2021	July 17, 2021
Nebraska	January 10, 2021	May 16, 2021
Nevada	January 10, 2021	June 27, 2021
Kansas	January 17, 2021	April 11, 2021
New York	January 17, 2021	August 20, 2021
New Mexico	January 24, 2021	August 15, 2021
Kentucky	January 30, 2021	May 22, 2021

Due to restrictions implemented in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, numerous health and safety guidelines have been implemented for contestants, production members, and audiences at state pageants, such as taking a negative COVID-19 test and following social distancing. Additionally, a number of state pageants have had to alter their initial venue choices due to shut-downs implemented by their governor; either held behind closed doors such as Alaska and Hawaii, with only the contestants and staff were present; most state pageants had limited audition capacity with applying social distancing measures, or some with full capacity.^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Selection of contestants

Delegates from the fifty states and District of Columbia were selected in state pageants which began in September 2020. The first state pageants were Idaho and Montana, held together on their original dates of September 27, 2020, and the last state pageant was California, held on September 12, 2021, 350 days after the start of the 2021 pageant season, became the longest in the Miss USA history.

Eleven delegates previously competed in Miss Teen USA and Miss America, in which eight delegates are former Miss Teen USA state winners and three are former Miss America state winners. Kataluna Enriquez, Miss Nevada USA 2021, became the first openly transgender woman to compete in Miss USA.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss USA 2021	Kentucky – Elle Smith^[14]
1st runner-up	North Dakota – Caitlyn Vogel
2nd runner-up	Florida – Ashley Cariño
3rd runner-up	Illinois – Sydni Bennett
Top 8	Maryland – Layilah Nasser North Carolina – Madison Bryant South Carolina – Marley Stokes Texas – Victoria Hinojosa
Top 16	Kansas – Gracie Hunt Louisiana – Tanya Crowe Mississippi – Bailey Anderson Nebraska – Erika Etzelmiller South Dakota – Caroline Pettey Tennessee – Elizabeth Pistole Utah – JessiKate Riley Virginia – Christina Thompson

§ – Voted into top 16 through the online vote

Special awards

Award		Contestant
Best State Costume	Winner	Tennessee – Elizabeth Pistole
	Second Place	Utah – JessiKate Riley
	Third Place	Oklahoma – Albreuna Gonzaque
Miss Congeniality		Michigan – Taylor Hale^[15]
Miss Photogenic		Pennsylvania – Sydney Robertson^[16]

Pageant

After the last year's event was impacted by the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, events such as pre-pageant activities and press briefings from pageant commentators were returned across Tulsa.^[17]

Preliminary competition

Prior to the final competition, the delegates competed the preliminary competition, where they competed in swim wear and evening gown. It was held on November 26 at River Spirit Casino Resort hosted by Nicole Adamo and Asya Branch.^[18]

Finals

As was the case the prior edition, 16 contestants were chosen to advance to the semifinals; 15 of the semifinalists were chosen by the preliminary judges, while one was chosen through the online fan vote. The Top 16 then competed in both swimsuit and evening gown, before eight were chosen to advance. The Top 8 participated in a group discussion round conducted in two groups of four, and afterwards answered their final questions from the judges. The winner and her runners-up were announced afterwards.^[19]

Judges

Preliminary

• Paul Anthony – American hairstylist
• Elan Biongiorno – American celebrity make-up artist
• LeeAnne Locken – American reality television personality and Miss Arizona USA 1989
• Pamela Price – American marathon runner
• Chuck Steelman – American fashion analyst and expert

Finals

• Natalía Barulích – Croatian-Cuban model, social media influencer, and singer^[20]
• Sophie Elgort – American photographer^[21]
• Chloe Flower – American composer and classical pianist^[22]
• Ty Hunter – American personal stylist^[23]
• Haley Kalil – American model and Miss Minnesota USA 2014^[24]
• Alton Mason – American model^[25]
• Pascal Mouawad – Lebanese jeweler, businessman, and CEO of Mouawad^[26]
• Oliver Trevena – English actor and television presenter^[27]

Contestants

Fifty-one contestants competed for the title.^{[28] [29]}

State	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Notes
Alabama	Alexandria Flanigan^[30]	25	Cullman
Alaska	Madison Lea Edwards^[31]	25	Anchorage
Arizona	Cassidy Jo Jacks^[32]	27	Mesa
Arkansas	Stephanie Barber^[33]	23	Fayetteville
California	Sabrina Lewis^[34]	24	Berkeley	Later Miss California 2023
Colorado	Olivia Lorenzo	20	Fort Collins
Connecticut	Amanda Torchia^[35]	25	Middlebury
Delaware	Drew Sanclemente	25	Odessa
District of Columbia	Sasha Perea	28	Washington, D.C.
Florida	Ashley Ann Cariño Barreto^[36]	27	Kissimmee	Later Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022^[37]
Georgia	Cora Griffen^[38]	25	Columbus
Hawaii	Allison Chu^[39]	27	Honolulu	Previously Miss Hawaii 2016^[40] Sister of Julianne Chu, Miss Hawaii USA 2018
Idaho	Katarina Schweitzer^[41]	27	Boise
Illinois	Sydni Bennett^[42]	20	Algonquin	Previously Miss Illinois Teen USA 2018^[43]
Indiana	A'Niyah Birdsong^[44]	26	Anderson
Iowa	Katie Wadman^[45]	21	Iowa City
Kansas	Gracie Hunt^[46]	22	Overland Park	Daughter of Clark Hunt and Tavia Shackles, Miss Kansas USA 1993, and granddaughter of Lamar Hunt^[47]
Kentucky	Elle Smith^[48]	23	Louisville
Louisiana	Tanya Crowe^[49]	28	Amite City	Professional cheerleader for the New Orleans Saintsations
Maine	VeronicaIris Bates^[50]	21	Portland	Active member of the United States Air Force
Maryland	Layilah Nasser^[51]	26	Montgomery Village
Massachusetts	Sarah DeSouza^[52]	25	Dracut
Michigan	Taylor Mackenzie Hale^[53]	26	Detroit	Later winner of Big Brother 24 and America's Favorite Houseguest^[54]
Minnesota	Katarina Spasojevic^[55]	20	Minnetonka
Mississippi	Bailey Anderson^[56]	22	Hurley
Missouri	Joye Forrest^[57]	26	Spanish Lake	Former professional cheerleader for the Los Angeles Laker Girls
Montana	Jami Forseth^[58]	24	Huntley	Previously Miss Montana Teen USA 2016^[59]
Nebraska	Erika Etzelmiller^[60]	24	Lincoln	Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2016
Nevada	Kataluna Patricia Enriquez^[61]	27	Las Vegas	First openly transgender woman to compete at Miss USA
New Hampshire	Taylor Fogg	26	Newbury
New Jersey	Celinda Ortega	26	Fair Lawn
New Mexico	Christa Schafer	26	Las Cruces
New York	Briana Siaca^[62]	27	Brentwood
North Carolina	Madison Bryant^[63]	24	Fayetteville
North Dakota	Caitlyn Vogel^[64]	21		Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2019^[65]
Ohio	Nicole Wess^[66]	23	Cincinnati
Oklahoma	Albreuna Dominique Gonzaque	28	Oklahoma City
Oregon	Allison Cook^[67]	27	Portland	Previously Miss Oregon 2013^[68]
Pennsylvania	Sydney Robertson^[69]	24	Williamsport	Previously Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2014
Rhode Island	Karly Laliberte	27	Pawtucket
South Carolina	Marley Stokes^[70]	24	Lexington	Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2016^[71]
South Dakota	Caroline Pettey^[72]	27	Rapid City
Tennessee	Elizabeth Pistole^[73]	21	Franklin
Texas	Victoria Hinojosa^[74]	22	McAllen	Granddaughter of U.S. Representative Rubén Hinojosa
Utah	JessiKate Riley	25	Beaver	Previously Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2014^[75] Previously Miss Utah 2017^[76]
Vermont	Joanna Nagle^[77]	27	Colchester
Virginia	Christina Thompson^[78]	25	Leesburg	Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2013 Daughter of Hallie Bonnell, Miss Ohio USA 1987
Washington	Christine Brodie^[79]	26	Seattle
West Virginia	Alexis Bland^[80]	22	Parkersburg
Wisconsin	Samantha Keaton^[81]	20	Milwaukee
Wyoming	Mackenzie Kern^[82]	21	Casper	Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2018^[83] Later Miss Wyoming 2023

External links

• Miss USA official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brantley-Jones . Kiara . December 30, 2020 . Exclusive: Crystle Stewart takes on new leadership role for Miss USA, Miss Teen USA . Good Morning America.
2. Web site: Dupre . Elyse . 30 November 2021 . Miss Kentucky Elle Smith Crowned Miss USA 2021 . 24 July 2023 . E! Online.
3. Web site: Miss Kentucky Elle Smith, a Louisville TV reporter, crowned 2021 Miss USA. What to know. The Courier-Journal. Johnson, Krista. Adams, Kirby. November 30, 2021. December 13, 2021.
4. Web site: Miss Universe Competition Heads to Israel for 70th Anniversary Edition; Pop Star Noa Kirel to Perform. Halperin. Shirley. October 27, 2021. October 27, 2021. Variety. en-US.
5. Web site: Fernandez . Celia . 26 November 2021 . How you can watch the 2021 Miss USA pageant from home . 24 July 2023 . . en-US . Yahoo! News.
6. Web site: Miss USA, Miss Teen USA coming to Tulsa this fall. April 20, 2021. KTUL.
7. Web site: Tulsa's River Spirit will host Miss USA, Miss Teen USA pageants. Fox 23. April 20, 2021.
8. Web site: Miss USA preliminary competition: Swimsuits, evening gowns, mini-bios and more. Memphis Commercial Appeal. November 6, 2020. Beifuss. John.
9. Web site: For the health and safety of our contestants.... https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CCZWtnVnHOL . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram. RPM Productions. July 8, 2020. April 1, 2021.
10. Web site: Thinking of the health and well-being of our contestants.... https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CCwQhkRn-jY . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram. Greenwood Productions. July 17, 2020. April 1, 2021.
11. Web site: We are thrilled to announce.... https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CKEtz6lHwWj . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram. Future Productions. January 12, 2021. April 1, 2021.
12. Web site: NEW PAGEANT DATE! We've moved the event.... https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CKVVPaWHPgp . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram. Nice and Wonderful Productions. January 21, 2021. April 1, 2021.
13. Web site: As we monitor the current situation with COVID-19.... https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CKU3igcn0lh . 2021-12-26 . registration. Instagram. The Crystal Group. January 21, 2021. April 1, 2021.
14. Web site: Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221104215629/https://missusa.com/results/ . 4 November 2022 . 23 January 2022 . Miss USA.
15. Web site: Our Miss Congeniality 2021 is @MissMiUSA, Taylor Hale! Congratulations @thetaylormack!! ✨. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CXCNEi9LuXd . 2021-12-26 . registration. December 3, 2021. Miss USA.
16. Web site: Congratulations to the gorgeous @misspausa, Sydney Robertson, our Miss Photogenic 2021. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CXJiNF8ulM9 . 2021-12-26 . registration. December 6, 2021. Miss USA.
17. Web site: FULL Schedule of Events The 70th Miss USA 2021 Pageant Fri, Nov 26 to Mon, Nov 29, 2021. Miss News. November 14, 2021. June 11, 2022.
18. Web site: Miss USA Preliminary Competition Is Underway At The River Spirit Casino Resort. November 26, 2021. News 9.
19. Miss USA 2021 . . . 29 November 2021.
20. MissUSA . CVyUOwdLG76 . We are thrilled to announce that Natalia Barulich will be one of our judges for the Miss USA competition on November 29th! . November 3, 2021.
21. MissUSA . CV3PsiKrME- . We are so excited to announce that Sophie Elgort will be one of our judges for the Miss USA competition this year! . November 4, 2021.
22. MissUSA . CVvvWHNrqaS . We are thrilled to have Chloe Flower joining us for the Miss USA competition this year! . November 1, 2021.
23. MissUSA . CV3fm-dvPPR . We are so excited to have Ty Hunter joining our judges panel for this year's Miss USA competition! . November 4, 2021.
24. MissUSA . CVyGE4wLoW1 . We are so excited to have Haley Kalil join our judges’ panel for the Miss USA competition this year! . November 3, 2021.
25. MissUSA . CVvlN-LLInG . We are so excited to announce our first judge for the Miss USA competition this year, Alton Mason! . November 1, 2021.
26. MissUSA . CV04vAkLVkL . We are so excited to announce that Pascal Mouawad will be joining us as a judge for this year’s Miss USA Competition! . November 3, 2021.
27. MissUSA . CV0sS4qLAVO . We are thrilled to have actor, host, and philanthropist, Oliver Trevena join our judges’ panel for this year’s Miss USA competition! . November 3, 2021.
28. Web site: Get a First Look at All the Miss USA Contestants in Their Swimsuit-Competition Outfits. 9 November 2021. E!. Contreras. Cydney.
29. Web site: Krause . Amanda . Konstantinides . Anneta . 27 November 2021 . Meet the 51 women competing to be Miss USA 2021 . 24 July 2023 . . en-US.
30. Web site: Miss Cullman Alexandria Flanigan crowned Miss Alabama USA. Opelika-Auburn News. Driggers. Abby. January 11, 2021. January 11, 2021.
31. Web site: Miss Alaska USA and Miss Alaska Teen USA crowned over the weekend. Alaska's News Source. Aramburo. Ariane. May 10, 2021. September 19, 2021.
32. Web site: Springville native wins Miss Arizona USA. The Trussville Tribune. Thomas, Erica. July 12, 2021. July 12, 2021.
33. Web site: Newly Crowned Royalty to Represent Arkansas. KNWA-TV. Suel, Jason. June 17, 2021. June 18, 2021.
34. Web site: 2021-09-21. Miss California USA is an Equestrian. 2021-11-01. The Plaid Horse Magazine. en-US.
35. Web site: 2021 Miss Connecticut USA and Miss Connecticut Teen USA crowned over the weekend. WTNH. June 11, 2021. June 18, 2021.
36. Web site: Joven boricua de Kissimmee gana la corona de Miss Florida USA. Young Puerto Rican from Kissimmee has crowned Miss Florida USA. WTMO-CD. Spanish. July 19, 2021. July 19, 2021.
37. Web site: August 12, 2022 . Miss Fajardo, Ashley Ann Cariño Barreto, se corona como Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 . Miss Fajardo, Ashley Ann Cariño Barreto, is crowned as Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 . 24 July 2023 . . es.
38. Web site: Russell County High alum wins Miss Georgia USA title. February 22, 2021. WRB1. Whitaker. Teresa.
39. Web site: Miss Hawai'i USA 2021 is . . .. KITV4. 12 December 2020. Dudley. Malika. 13 December 2020. 18 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201218113441/https://www.kitv.com/story/43048161/miss-hawaii-usa-2021-is. dead.
40. News: Allison Chu wins Miss Hawaii 2016. Berger. John. 12 June 2016. Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
41. Web site: 2021 Miss Idaho USA Crowning Moment!. Miss Idaho USA. November 16, 2020.
42. Web site: Watch now: Chicago woman crowned Miss Illinois USA 2021 at Braden Auditorium. The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. Heather, Kade. June 28, 2021. June 29, 2021.
43. Web site: 16-year-old is first African-American to win Miss Illinois Teen USA in 34-year history. Chicago Tribune. Johnson, Christen. October 16, 2017. July 12, 2021.
44. Web site: Anderson's A'niyah Birdsong to represent state at Miss USA. The Herald Bulletin. de la Bastide, Ken. July 29, 2021. July 29, 2021.
45. Web site: University of Iowa Student Named Miss Iowa USA 2021. KHAK. May 10, 2021. James. Bob. 10 May 2021 .
46. Web site: Gracie Hunt, daughter of Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt, wins Miss Kansas USA. Meier, Travis. WDAF-TV. April 12, 2021.
47. Web site: Gracie Hunt, daughter of Chiefs owner, set to compete in Miss Kansas, carve her own path. Fox 4. April 9, 2021. Eley. Jessica.
48. Web site: WHAS11's Elle Smith wins Miss Kentucky USA. May 22, 2021. WHAS-TV. Daniels. CJ.
49. Web site: Tangipahoa native wins state crown. Hammond Star. January 22, 2021. Pellittieri. Raley.
50. Web site: Air Force veteran, mental health advocate crowned Miss Maine USA. WABI-TV. McHatten, Brittany. June 22, 2021. June 29, 2021.
51. Web site: Layilah Nasser Crowned Miss Maryland USA 2021. WJZ-TV. July 26, 2021. July 26, 2021.
52. Web site: Miss Massachusetts looks ahead, with her roots still in Dracut. The Lowell Sun. Brighton, Prudence. July 11, 2021. July 13, 2021.
53. Web site: Meet the new Miss Michigan USA and Miss Michigan Teen USA. The Times Herald. Wells, Brian. August 8, 2021. August 12, 2021.
54. Web site: Powers . Sara . 26 September 2022 . Michigan native Taylor Hale makes history with her "Big Brother" season 24 win . 24 July 2023 . . en-US.
55. Web site: Minnetonka native crowned Miss Minnesota USA. KSTP-TV. August 2, 2021. August 2, 2021. August 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803021303/https://kstp.com/minnesota-news/minnetonka-native-katarina-spasojevic-crowned-miss-minnesota-usa/6193552/?cat=12196. dead.
56. Web site: South Mississippi woman brings home Miss Mississippi USA title. March 22, 2021. WLOX. McGill. Brandy.
57. missmousa . COW4iRXDE_G . Introducing the NEW Miss Missouri USA 2021 Joye Forrest . May 2, 2021. June 29, 2021.
58. Web site: Local wins Miss Montana Teen 2021. October 2, 2020. Ekalaka Eagle.
59. Web site: Jami Forseth of Huntley crowned new Miss Montana Teen USA. Yellowstone County News. McNiven. Jonathan. September 10, 2015. July 26, 2020.
60. Web site: Miss Nebraska USA. June 6, 2021. Miss Nebraska USA.
61. Web site: Transgender woman captures Miss Nevada USA pageant. June 29, 2021. June 28, 2021. Karel, Janna. Las Vegas Review-Journal.
62. Web site: Briana Siaca chosen as Miss New York USA 2021 Photogallery - ETimes. 2021-10-27. photogallery.indiatimes.com.
63. Web site: Madison Bryant. March 25, 2021. Miss North Carolina USA.
64. Web site: KMOT interviews Miss North Dakota USA 2021 Caitlyn Vogel. KFYR-TV. Kraemer, Grace. April 30, 2021. May 1, 2021.
65. Web site: Samantha Redding captures Miss North Dakota USA crown, Caitlyn Vogel Miss North Dakota Teen title. November 6, 2018. April 25, 2021. Minot Daily News. Fundingsland. Sarah.
66. Web site: Cincinnati native Nicole Wess crowned Miss Ohio USA 2021, discusses title. WKRC-TV. July 21, 2021. July 22, 2021.
67. Web site: Miss Oregon USA and Miss Oregon Teen USA!. March 21, 2021. KATU.
68. News: Nora . Avery-Page . . . . New Miss Oregon from Klamath Falls . July 12, 2013 . August 14, 2015.
69. Web site: Winners named in Miss Pennsylvania USA, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA pageants in Richland. Griffith. Randy. August 1, 2021. The Tribune-Democrat.
70. Web site: Marley Stokes speaks with Good Morning Columbia after being crowned Miss South Carolina USA. WOLO-TV. Richardson. Claire. March 30, 2021. April 1, 2021.
71. Web site: Pageant crowns new Miss South Carolina USA. WCSC-TV. November 20, 2015. March 24, 2021.
72. Web site: Women from Rapid City, Artesian earn titles at Miss South Dakota USA and MISS SOUTH DAKOTA TEEN USA pageants. April 27, 2021. DRG News. Heemstra. Jody.
73. misstnusa . CMbT5DdHdGn . My word for 2021 was to be intentional. . March 15, 2021. June 29, 2021.
74. News: McAllen native wins Miss Texas USA 2021 pageant. KVEO-TV. Puente, Nathaniel. September 5, 2021. September 8, 2021.
75. Web site: KSL.com . BYU Senior JessiKate Riley crowned Miss Utah 2017 . June 18, 2017 . August 22, 2021 . Riley was crowned Miss Utah’s Outstanding Teen — the little sister program to the Miss America Organization — in 2014..
76. Web site: 2017-06-18. JessiKate Riley crowned Miss Utah 2017. 2021-08-22. KSTU. en.
77. Web site: Miss Vt. helps out at Ronald McDonald House Charities. Sun Community News. June 15, 2021. June 29, 2021.
78. Web site: ABC13's Christina Thompson wins Miss Virginia USA. WSET-TV. McIntosh, Brianna. July 18, 2021. July 18, 2021.
79. Web site: Asian Americans will represent WA at Miss USA, Miss Teen USA. Northwest Asian Weekly. April 1, 2021. April 1, 2021.
80. Web site: Miss West Virginia USA and Miss Teen West Virginia USA crowned in Buckhannon. WDTV. July 12, 2021. July 12, 2021.
81. Web site: Miss Wisconsin, Miss Teen Wisconsin crowned over the weekend. WMTV. Tornabene. Julia. May 25, 2021. May 31, 2021.
82. Web site: Miss Wyoming USA and Miss Wyoming Teen USA crowned in Casper. June 21, 2021. Wyoming News Now. Roedder. Haley.
83. Web site: CASPER AND LARAMIE RESIDENTS WIN HONORS AT MISS WYOMING USA AND MISS WYOMING TEEN USA PAGEANTS. Oil City News. September 21, 2017. July 12, 2021.