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}}
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§ Voted into Top 6 after the evening gown competition via Twitter
=Special awards=
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 |
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Alabama
| Jesica Warren Ahlberg | 24 | {{Height|ft=5|in=6}} | Top 20 | |
Alaska
| Kendall Bautista | 21 | {{Height|ft=5|in=7}} | | Later Miss Alaska 2016 |
Arizona
| Jordan Wessel | Phoenix | 20 | {{Height|ft=5|in=9}} | Top 20 | |
Arkansas
| Helen Wisner | 25 | {{Height|ft=5|in=8}} | | |
California
| Cassandra Kunze | 20 | {{Height|ft=5|in=9}} | Top 10 | Miss Photogenic |
Colorado
| Eleanna Livaditis | 25 | {{Height|ft=5|in=7}} | | |
Connecticut
| Desirée Pérez | Stamford | 26 | {{Height|ft=5|in=7}} | | |
Delaware
| Kelsey Miller | 23 | {{Height|ft=5|in=10}} | | Previously Miss Delaware Teen USA 2009 |
District of Columbia
| Ciera Nicole Butts | 23 | {{Height|ft=5|in=7}} | | Winner of Last Squad Standing |
Florida
| Brittany Oldehoff | 25 | {{Height|ft=5|in=11}} | 4th Runner-Up | Model season 7 of Project Runway |
Georgia
| Tiana Griggs | 27 | {{Height|ft=5|in=9}} | 2nd Runner Up | |
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
| 21 | {{Height|ft=5|in=8}} | | Previously Miss Illinois Teen USA 2010 |
Indiana
| Bristol | 25 | {{Height|ft=5|in=8}} | Top 20 | Later Mrs. America 2018 |
Iowa
| Carlyn Bradarich | 23 | {{Height|ft=5|in=10}} | 5th Runner-Up | Sister of Ashlyn Bradarich, Miss Illinois USA 2010 |
Kansas
| Audrey Banach | 22 | {{Height|ft=5|in=10}} | | |
Kentucky
| Destin Kincer | 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 | 23 | {{Height|ft=5|in=10}} | | Previously Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 2008 |
Michigan
| Elizabeth Ivezaj | Macomb | 24 | {{Height|ft=5|in=7}} | | |
Minnesota
| 21 | {{Height|ft=5|in=8}} | Top 20 | Previously Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2010 |
Mississippi
| Chelsea Reardon | 23 | {{Height|ft=5|in=8}} | | |
Missouri
| Erica Sturdefant | 23 | {{Height|ft=5|in=9}} | | Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 2010 |
Montana
| Kadie Latimer | 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
| 24 | {{Height|ft=5|in=7}} | Miss USA 2014 | |
New Hampshire
| Bridget Brunet | 26 | {{Height|ft=5|in=6}} | | |
New Jersey
| Emily Shah | Edison | 19 | {{Height|ft=5|in=8}} | Top 20 | |
New Mexico
| Kamryn Blackwood | 22 | {{Height|ft=5|in=9}} | | |
New York
| Candace Kendall | 25 | {{Height|ft=5|in=8}} | | Previously Miss New York Teen USA 2006 |
North Carolina
| Olivia Olvera | 26 | {{Height|ft=5|in=4}} | | |
North Dakota
| Fargo | 20 | {{Height|ft=5|in=10}} | 1st Runner-Up | Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2011 |
Ohio
| 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 | 24 | {{Height|ft=5|in=5}} | Top 20 | |
Rhode Island
| Christina Palavra | 19 | {{Height|ft=5|in=11}} | | Miss Congeniality |
South Carolina
| Christina Zapolski | 22 | {{Height|ft=6|in=0}} | Top 10 | Reality contestant of Hunted |
South Dakota
| Brittney Palmer | 25 | {{Height|ft=5|in=8}} | | |
Tennessee
| Kristy Landers Niedenfuer | 22 | {{Height|ft=5|in=10}} | Top 20 | Later Miss Louisiana World 2015 |
Texas
| Lauren Guzman | Laredo | 24 | {{Height|ft=5|in=10}} | | Previously Miss Texas Teen USA 2008 |
Utah
| Angelia Layton | 22 | {{Height|ft=5|in=8}} | | Previously Miss Utah Teen USA 2010 |
Vermont
| Gina Bernasconi | 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}} | | |
West Virginia
| Charisse Haislop | 24 | {{Height|ft=5|in=8}} | | |
Wisconsin
| Bishara Dorre | 24 | {{Height|ft=5|in=7}} | Top 10 | Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2006 |
Wyoming
| Lexi Hill | Gillette | 20 | {{Height|ft=5|in=4}} | | |
Judges
- Bryce Townsend
- Carole Gist - Miss USA 1990 from Michigan
- Chantal "Taly" Russell
- Elise Zealand
- Fred Nelson
- Janna Ronert
- Jeanne Burns
- Scott Balber
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 }}
External links
{{Commons|Miss USA}}
- [http://www.missusa.com/ Miss USA official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060918200625/http://www.missusa.com/ |date=2006-09-18 }}
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Category:June 2014 in the United States
Category:Beauty pageants in the United States