When Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA crown, it marked more than a personal triumph: It meant that for the first time, three black women are the reigning Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America.
You may have seen them compete and win their titles, but there is a lot more to the story once they walk away with the crown. For Miss USA, Sara Rose Summers, and Miss Universe, Catriona Gray, their jobs begin almost immediately with a move to New York City.
SHREVEPORT, La. — Sarah Rose Summers from Nebraska has beaten 50 other women to win the crown at this year's Miss USA competition.
The show has begun to see who will go home with the Miss USA title.
Kara McCullough, a 25-year-old chemist working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was crowned Sunday during the event that took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on the Las Vegas Strip. She will go on to compete on the Miss Universe contest.
LAS VEGAS — Five of the contestants vying for the Miss USA title have a message to immigrant girls and women watching the pageant this weekend: Set goals, work hard and don't stay in the shadows.
The following candidates advanced to the Top 9 of the 65th Miss Universe pageant, where they will compete in the long gown segment:
Here’s a list of Miss Universe candidates who advanced to the Top 13 so far.
Former Miss USA titleholders Olivia Jordan and Nia Sanchez arrived in the Philippines on Monday morning to watch the 65th Miss Universe pageant in Manila next week.
She may be thousands of miles away from home, but Miss USA Deshauna Barber was apparently thinking of her fellow Americans when she talked about the inauguration on Friday (Saturday in Manila) of business mogul Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.