Miss USA 2014

{{short description|63rd Miss USA pageant}}

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{{Infobox beauty pageant

| winner = Nia Sanchez

| image =Nia Sanchez 2010.jpg

| caption = Nia Sanchez, Miss USA 2014

| represented = Nevada

| presenters = {{Hlist|Giuliana Rancic|Thomas Roberts|Jeannie Mai}}

| acts = {{Hlist|Florida Georgia Line|Nelly|Camila|Marc Broussard|Dirty Dozen Brass Bandhttp://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/news/view/257#.U49-rCjEnN0 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403045719/http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/news/view/257#.U49-rCjEnN0 |date=2016-04-03 }}}}

| date = June 8, 2014

| venue = Baton Rouge River Center Arena, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

| entrants = 51

| placements = 20

| broadcaster ={{Hlist|NBC (KTAL-DT)|Telemundo}}

| congeniality = Christina Palavra (Rhode Island)

| photogenic = Cassandra Kunze (California)

| before = 2013

| next = 2015

}}

Miss USA 2014 was the 63rd Miss USA pageant, held at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 8, 2014. All fifty states and the District of Columbia competed. The preliminary competition was not webcast live for the first time in five years,{{cite web |url=http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/news/view/254#.U5f17nJdUfU |title=Miss USA : News |website=www.missuniverse.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603061127/http://missuniverse.com/missusa/news/view/254 |archive-date=2014-06-03}} but excerpts were distributed post-competition via website Hulu. The final night of competition was televised on NBC.

Erin Brady of Connecticut, crowned her successor Nia Sanchez of Nevada. This was Nevada's first Miss USA title.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2014/06/08/miss-nevada-nia-sanchez-crowned-miss-usa/|title=Miss Nevada, Nia Sanchez, crowned Miss USA|work=New York Post|author=Associated Press|date=June 8, 2014|access-date=December 14, 2021}} Sanchez represented the United States on home soil at Miss Universe 2014 and finished 1st Runner-Up.

The date and venue was revealed by Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, and Brady on March 13, 2014, during Today.{{cite tweet |user=MissUSA |number=443499345695240192 |date=March 11, 2014 |title=Any guesses where we are heading?! @realDonaldTrump and I will announce the location of #MissUSA on @thetodayshow this Thursday! Tune in! }} However, it was reported that the delegates will be staying at the L'Auberge Casino and Hotel in Baton Rouge ahead of this announcement.{{cite web| url = http://www.nola.com/entertainment/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/03/miss_usa_expected_to_be_crowne.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140313031147/http://www.nola.com/entertainment/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/03/miss_usa_expected_to_be_crowne.html| archive-date = 2014-03-13| title = Miss USA 2014 expected to be crowned in Baton Rouge in June {{!}} NOLA.com}}

For the first time, the final telecast was three hours long, with the additional hour including a look at the top 20 (rather than 15) in their home states. The top 20 competed in swimsuits, then eliminated by the judges to a top ten. The top ten competed in evening gown, then judges eliminated to a final five, along with a sixth finalist selected from the remaining contestants in the top ten via a Twitter fan vote (texting #SAVETHEQUEEN).

This was the last Miss USA to be aired on NBC.

Results

=Placements=

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Placement{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/miss-nevada-usa-nia-sanchez-wins-the-miss-usa-2014-title-during-live-nbc-telecast-from-baton-rouge-louisiana-262332671.html|title=Miss Nevada USA, Nia Sanchez, Wins The Miss USA 2014 Title During Live NBC Telecast From Baton Rouge, Louisiana|date=9 June 2014|work=PR Newswire|publisher=Miss Universe Organization}}

!Contestant

Miss USA 2014

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1st Runner-Up

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2nd Runner-Up

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  • Georgia – Tiana Griggs
3rd Runner-Up

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  • Louisiana – Brittany Guidry
4th Runner-Up

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  • Florida – Brittany Oldehoff
5th Runner-Up

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  • Iowa – Carlyn Bradarich §
Top 10

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  • California – Cassandra Kunze
  • Maryland – Taylor Burton
  • South Carolina – Christina Zapolski
  • Wisconsin – Bishara Dorre
Top 20

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  • Alabama – Jesica Ahlberg
  • Arizona – Jordan Wessel
  • Indiana – Mekayla Diehl
  • Minnesota – Haley O'Brien
  • Nebraska – Amanda Soltero
  • New Jersey – Emily Shah
  • Oklahoma – Brooklynne Young
  • Pennsylvania – Valerie Gatto
  • Tennessee – Kristy Niedenfuer
  • Virginia – Arielle Rosmarino

§ Voted into Top 6 after the evening gown competition via Twitter

=Special awards=

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Award

!Contestant

Miss Congeniality

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  • Rhode Island – Christina Palavra
Miss Photogenic

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  • California – Cassandra Kunze

Contestants

51 contestants were confirmed. The information from Miss USA Official website{{cite web |url=http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants/year:2014 |title=Miss USA : Members |publisher=Missuniverse.com |access-date=2013-05-22 |archive-date=2017-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105052912/http://missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants/year:2014 |url-status=dead }}

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State/district

! Contestant

! Hometown

! Age{{efn|Ages at the time of the pageant}}

! Height

! Placement

! Notes

Alabama

| Jesica Warren Ahlberg

| Birmingham

| 24

| {{Height|ft=5|in=6}}

| Top 20

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Alaska

| Kendall Bautista

| Eagle River

| 21

| {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

| Later Miss Alaska 2016

Arizona

| Jordan Wessel

| Phoenix

| 20

| {{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

| Top 20

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Arkansas

| Helen Wisner

| Fayetteville

| 25

| {{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

|

California

| Cassandra Kunze

| San Diego

| 20

| {{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

| Top 10

| Miss Photogenic

Colorado

| Eleanna Livaditis

| Centennial

| 25

| {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

|

Connecticut

| Desirée Pérez

| Stamford

| 26

| {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

|

Delaware

| Kelsey Miller

| Wilmington

| 23

| {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

|

| Previously Miss Delaware Teen USA 2009

District of Columbia

| Ciera Nicole Butts

| Washington, D.C.

| 23

| {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

| Winner of Last Squad Standing

Florida

| Brittany Oldehoff

| Fort Lauderdale

| 25

| {{Height|ft=5|in=11}}

| 4th Runner-Up

| Model season 7 of Project Runway
Contestant on The Amazing Race 28 with her teammate Jessica Versteeg

Georgia

| Tiana Griggs

| Monticello

| 27

| {{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

| 2nd Runner Up

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Hawaii

| Moani Hara

| Honolulu

| 24

| {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

| Previously Miss Hawaii's Outstanding Teen 2007

Idaho

| Yvette Bennett

| Boise

| 23

| {{Height|ft=5|in=6}}

|

|

Illinois

| Lexi Atkins

| Champaign

| 21

| {{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

| Previously Miss Illinois Teen USA 2010

Indiana

| Mekayla Diehl

| Bristol

| 25

| {{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

| Top 20

| Later Mrs. America 2018

Iowa

| Carlyn Bradarich

| Iowa City

| 23

| {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

| 5th Runner-Up

| Sister of Ashlyn Bradarich, Miss Illinois USA 2010
Later Miss Illinois World 2015

Kansas

| Audrey Banach

| Kansas City

| 22

| {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

|

|

Kentucky

| Destin Kincer

| Whitesburg

| 21

| {{Height|ft=5|in=11}}

|

|

Louisiana

| Brittany Guidry

| Houma

| 21

| {{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

| 3rd Runner-Up

| Previously Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2009

Maine

| Samantha Dahlborg

| Gorham

| 20

| {{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

|

Maryland

| Taylor Burton

| La Plata

| 25

| {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

| Top 10

|

Massachusetts

| Caroline Lunny

| Holliston

| 23

| {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

|

| Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2008
Contestant on season 22 of The Bachelor (US)
Contestant of season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise (US)
Contestatnt of season 2 of Bachelor in Paradise Australia

Michigan

| Elizabeth Ivezaj

| Macomb

| 24

| {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

|

Minnesota

| Haley O'Brien

| Excelsior

| 21

| {{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

| Top 20

| Previously Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2010

Mississippi

| Chelsea Reardon

| Southaven

| 23

| {{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

|

Missouri

| Erica Sturdefant

| Springfield

| 23

| {{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

|

| Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 2010

Montana

| Kadie Latimer

| Kalispell

| 23

| {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

|

|

Nebraska

| Amanda Soltero

| Columbus

| 22

| {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

| Top 20

| Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2010

Nevada

| Nia Sanchez

| Las Vegas

| 24

| {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

| Miss USA 2014

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New Hampshire

| Bridget Brunet

| South Hampton

| 26

| {{Height|ft=5|in=6}}

|

|

New Jersey

| Emily Shah

| Edison

| 19

| {{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

| Top 20

|

New Mexico

| Kamryn Blackwood

| Farmington

| 22

| {{Height|ft=5|in=9}}

|

|

New York

| Candace Kendall

| Rochester

| 25

| {{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

| Previously Miss New York Teen USA 2006

North Carolina

| Olivia Olvera

| Fayetteville

| 26

| {{Height|ft=5|in=4}}

|

|

North Dakota

| Audra Mari

| Fargo

| 20

| {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

| 1st Runner-Up

| Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2011
Later Miss World America 2016

Ohio

| Madison Gesiotto

| Massillon

| 22

| {{Height|ft=5|in=6}}

|

|

Oklahoma

| Brooklynne Young

| Norman

| 19

| {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

| Top 20

|

Oregon

| Emma Pelett

| Portland

| 25

| {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

|

Pennsylvania

| Valerie Gatto

| Pittsburgh

| 24

| {{Height|ft=5|in=5}}

| Top 20

|

Rhode Island

| Christina Palavra

| Providence

| 19

| {{Height|ft=5|in=11}}

|

| Miss Congeniality

South Carolina

| Christina Zapolski

| Charleston

| 22

| {{Height|ft=6|in=0}}

| Top 10

| Reality contestant of Hunted

South Dakota

| Brittney Palmer

| Brookings

| 25

| {{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

|

Tennessee

| Kristy Landers Niedenfuer

| Nashville

| 22

| {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

| Top 20

| Later Miss Louisiana World 2015

Texas

| Lauren Guzman

| Laredo

| 24

| {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

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| Previously Miss Texas Teen USA 2008

Utah

| Angelia Layton

| Salt Lake City

| 22

| {{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

| Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 2010
Contestant on Survivor: Philippines

Vermont

| Gina Bernasconi

| Colchester

| 19

| {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

|

|

Virginia

| Arielle Rosmarino

| Salem

| 22

| {{Height|ft=5|in=10}}

| Top 20

| Later Miss Virginia World 2015

Washington

| Allyson Rowe

| Spokane

| 25

| {{Height|ft=5|in=6}}

|

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West Virginia

| Charisse Haislop

| Parkersburg

| 24

| {{Height|ft=5|in=8}}

|

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Wisconsin

| Bishara Dorre

| Milwaukee

| 24

| {{Height|ft=5|in=7}}

| Top 10

| Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2006
Previously Miss Wisconsin's Outstanding Teen 2007

Wyoming

| Lexi Hill

| Gillette

| 20

| {{Height|ft=5|in=4}}

|

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Judges

Preliminary judges:{{cite web |title=Judges |url=http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/judges |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230105152/http://missuniverse.com/missusa/members/judges |website=missuniverse.com |archive-date=2014-12-30 }} {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602043739/http://missuniverse.com/missusa/members/judges |date=2016-06-02 }}

Telecast Judges:

Background music

  • Opening – "Iko Iko," "Take A Ride On A Riverboat," "Home," and "Hey Pocky A-Way" by Marc Broussard featuring Dirty Dozen Brass Band Horns (Live Performance)
  • Swimsuit Competition – "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly (Live Performance){{cite web| url = http://www.nola.com/entertainment/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/05/miss_usa_will_feature_florida.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140530070855/http://www.nola.com/entertainment/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2014/05/miss_usa_will_feature_florida.html| archive-date = 2014-05-30| title = Miss USA will feature Florida Georgia Line, Nelly, Marc Broussard in 3-hour production {{!}} NOLA.com}}
  • Evening Gown Competition – "Decidiste dejarme" and "Tu tiempo ya se fue" by Camila (Live Performance)
  • Top 6 Final Look – "This Is How We Roll" by Florida Georgia Line (Live Performance)

International broadcasters

=Television=

  • United States: NBC
  • Africa: DSTV Mzansi Magic (delayed broadcast)
  • Asia: Star World (delayed broadcast)

Notes

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References

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  • {{Cite web |url=http://missuniversusa.com/check-info-missusa-competition-visitbatonrouge/ |title=Check out more info on the Miss Usa competition |date=March 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216011326/http://missuniversusa.com/check-info-missusa-competition-visitbatonrouge/ |archive-date=2015-02-16 }}