Miss USA 2011
| Miss USA 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 19, 2011 [1] |
| Presenters | Andy Cohen, Giuliana Rancic, Kelly Osbourne, Susie Castillo |
| Entertainment | Tinie Tempah, Eric Turner |
| Venue | Theatre for the Performing Arts, Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Las Vegas |
| Broadcaster | NBC, STAR World (Asiawide and the Pacific) [2] |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Winner | Alyssa Campanella California |
| Congeniality | Kia Hampton |
| Photogenic | Brittany Brannon |
Miss USA 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 19, 2011. Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned her successor, Alyssa Campanella of California, at the end of this event.[3] Miss USA 2011 will represent the United States at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. For the first time ever, one of the sixteen semifinalists was selected exclusively by fans via online voting and SMS messaging. Due to this, the competition formats were changed to reality series style group eliminations, Top 16, Top 8 and Top 4. [4]
Television Ratings
- In the first hour of the pageant, it earned NBC 6.6 million viewers, winning the timeslot. In the second hour, viewership rose to 7.8 million, also winning its timeslot. Both hours were the leader in the 18-49 demographic.[5]
Results
| Final results | State | Contestant | Geographic region | Group (1st elimination) |
Group (2nd elimination) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss USA 2011 | California |
Alyssa Campanella | West | 4 | Left |
| 1st runner-up |  Tennessee |
Ashley Durham | Southeast | 2 | Right |
| 2nd runner-up |  Alabama |
Madeline Mitchell | Southeast | 4 | Right |
| 3rd runner-up |  Texas |
Ana Rodriguez | Southwest | 2 | Right |
| Top 8 |  Hawaii
|
Angela Byrd | West | 4 | Left |
 Maine
|
Ashley Lynn Marble | Northeast | 2 | Right | |
 Maryland
|
Allyn Rose | Northeast | 4 | Left | |
 South Carolina
|
Courtney Hope Turner | Southeast | 2 | Left | |
| Top 16 |  Arizona
|
Brittany Dawn Brannon | Southwest | 1 | |
 Florida
|
Lisette Garcia | Southeast | 3 | ||
 Georgia
|
Kaylin Reque | Southeast | 1 | ||
 Indiana
|
Jillian Wunderlich | Midwest | 1 | ||
 Missouri
|
Hope Driskill | Midwest | 3 | ||
 New Mexico
|
Brittany Toll ‡ | Southwest | 3 | ||
 New York
|
Amber Marie Collins | Northeast | 3 | ||
 Utah
|
Jamie Crandall | West | 1 |
‡ Voted into Top 16 as America's Choice via Internet/SMS Messaging
Special awards
Delegates
| State | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Height | Placement | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama
|
Madeline Mitchell | Russellville | 22 | 5'9" | 2nd runner-up | ||
 Alaska
|
Jessica Chuckran | Anchorage | 24 | 5'7" | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 | ||
| Arizona
|
Brittany Brannon | Paradise Valley | 22 | 5'6" | Top 16 | Miss Photogenic | Previously Miss Teen America 2007 |
 Arkansas
|
Lakynn McBride | White Hall | 20 | 5'6" | |||
| California
|
Alyssa Campanella | Los Angeles | 21 | 5'8" | MISS USA 2011 | Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007 and 1st runner up at Miss Teen USA 2007 | |
 Colorado
|
Blair Adair Griffith | Denver | 23 | 5'6" | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2006 | ||
 Connecticut
|
Regina Turner | Hartford | 21 | 5'7" | |||
 Delaware
|
Katie Hanson | Newark | 20 | 5'7" | |||
 District of Columbia
|
Heather Swann | Washington | 23 | 5'7" | |||
| Florida
|
Lissette Garcia[6] | Miami | 26 | 5'9" | Top 16 | Represented Cuba in Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 and made Top 8 | |
| Georgia
|
Kaylin Reque | Suwanee | 22 | 5'10" | Top 16 | ||
| Hawaii
|
Angela Byrd | Honolulu | 23 | 5'9" | Top 8 | ||
 Idaho
|
Erza Haliti | Meridian | 20 | 5'6" | Born in Kosovo, Roosevelt University Graduate | ||
 Illinois
|
Angela Sparrow | Chicago | 25 | 5'7" | |||
| Indiana
|
Jillian Wunderlich | Kokomo | 20 | 5'6" | Top 16 | Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 2008 and top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008 | |
 Iowa
|
Rebecca Goldsmith | Chariton | 26 | 5'9" | |||
 Kansas
|
Jaymie Stokes | Lenexa | 20 | 5'11" | Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 2007 and top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2007 | ||
 Kentucky
|
Kia Hampton | Louisville | 22 | 5'5" | Miss Congeniality | ||
 Louisiana
|
Page Pennock | Shreveport | 21 | 5'9" | |||
| Maine
|
Ashley Lynn Marble | Topsfield | 27 | 5'10" | Top 8 | Previously Miss Maine Teen USA 2000, was originally the first runner up but took over after Emily Johnson resigned to attend her sister's wedding. | |
| Maryland
|
Allyn Rose | Newburg | 23 | 5'8" | Top 8 | Previously Miss Sinergy 2010 | |
 Massachusetts
|
Alida D'Angona | Bolton | 24 | 5'8" | |||
 Michigan
|
Channing Pierce[7] | Royal Oak | 24 | 5'9" | |||
 Minnesota
|
Brittany Thelemann | Plymouth | 24 | 5'9" | |||
 Mississippi
|
Keeley Patterson | Starkville | 20 | 5'7" | |||
| Missouri
|
Hope Driskill[8] | Jefferson City | 21 | 5'9" | Top 16 | ||
 Montana
|
Brittany Wiser[9] | Bozeman | 23 | 5'9" | Previously Miss Montana 2009 | ||
 Nebraska
|
Haley Herold | Omaha | 23 | 5'7" | |||
 Nevada
|
Sarah Chapman | Henderson | 27 | 5'10" | Top 15 at Miss California USA 2010, Miss California USA 2009 4th runner up, top 10 at Miss California USA 2008 and 2007, and sister of Miss California USA 2004 Ellen Chapman | ||
 New Hampshire
|
LacyJane Folger[10] | Farmington | 22 | 5'6" | |||
 New Jersey
|
Julianna White[11][12] | Haddon Township | 22 | 5'7" | Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2006 and top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2006 | ||
| New Mexico
|
Brittany Toll | Las Cruces | 24 | 5'9" | Top 16 (America's Choice internet/SMS vote) |
Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2005 and top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2005 and a 2009 Teach For America corps member | |
| New York
|
Amber Collins | Manhattan | 26 | 5'7" | Top 16 | ||
 North Carolina
|
Brittany York | Wilmington | 21 | 5'6" | |||
 North Dakota
|
Brandi Schoenberg | Bismarck | 26 | 5'10" | |||
 Ohio
|
Ashley Caldwell | Gallipolis | 24 | 5'8" | |||
 Oklahoma
|
Kaitlyn Smith | Norman | 22 | 5'9" | |||
 Oregon
|
Anna Prosser | Portland | 26 | 5'8" | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 | ||
 Pennsylvania
|
Amber Watkins | Philadelphia | 26 | 5'7" | |||
 Rhode Island
|
Kate McCaughey | Lincoln | 23 | 5'4" | |||
| South Carolina
|
Courtney Turner | North Augusta | 21 | 5'7" | Top 8 | Previously Miss Teen United States 2009 [13] | |
 South Dakota
|
Chandra Burnham | Highmore | 23 | 5'3" | |||
| Tennessee
|
Ashley Durham | Adamsville | 21 | 5'8" | 1st runner-up | Previously Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2006 | |
| Texas
|
Ana Rodriguez[14] | Laredo | 25 | 5'8" | 3rd runner-up | 1st runner-up in Miss Texas USA 2010, 2nd runner-up in Miss Texas USA 2009 and Miss Texas USA 2008, and in the Top 15 in Miss Texas USA 2007 | |
| Utah
|
Jamie Crandall | Salt Lake City | 23 | 5'8" | Top 16 | ||
 Vermont
|
Lauren Carter | Burlington | 21 | 5'8" | |||
 Virginia
|
Nikki Poteet | Richmond | 24 | 5'10" | |||
 Washington
|
Angelina Kayyalaynen | Orchards | 21 | 5'8" | Born in Ukraine | ||
 West Virginia
|
Whitney Veach | Petersburg | 24 | 5'5" | Previously Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2003 | ||
 Wisconsin
|
Jordan Morkin[15] | Oneida | 20 | 5'3" | Originally 1st runner up but later succeeded Shaletta Porterfield after she resigned. | ||
 Wyoming
|
Kaitlyn Davis[16] | Laramie | 20 | 5'9" |
Historical significance
- Alyssa Campanella becomes the third known Miss USA with red hair, although it should be noted that this is not her natural hair color (natural blonde).
- Campanella is also the highest ranked state delegate at a Miss Teen USA competition (1st runner-up in 2007) to win the Miss USA title outright (Only one Miss Teen USA winner has ever held the Miss USA title, and it was inherited by Brandi Sherwood in 1997.).
- California won Miss USA for the sixth time. The last winner was Shannon Marketic in 1992.
- Tennessee made its sixth straight placement at Miss USA and its highest since Rachel Smith won in 2007.
- Alabama made its highest placement since coming in 1st runner-up in 2003.
- Texas made its highest placement since Crystle Stewart won in 2008.
- Maryland made its first placement since 2005.
- Hawaii made its first placement since 2007.
- Indiana placed in the semifinals since 2008.
- New York made its first placement since 2005.
- Utah, South Carolina and Georgia return to the semifinals after 2009.
- Missouri made its second consecutive placement after placing in 2007-2008.
- New Mexico's Brittany Toll becomes the first state delegate to make it past the first elimination in the history of Miss USA due to new media technology (internet/SMS vote). New Mexico last placed in 2004.
Titleholders Celebration
As part of the pageant's 60th anniversary, 37 Miss USA titleholders from the second pageant in 1953 to the outgoing and current titleholders were in attendance.
Judges
Preliminary Judges
- BJ Coleman
- Brian Fitterer
- Christie Bear
- Colleen Grillo
- Fred Nelson
- Lauren Ivester
- Mark Rogers
- Valerie Nome
- Wayne Bernath
Final Judges
- Tyson Chandler
- Rocco DiSpirito
- Mariel Hemingway
- Penn Jillette
- Lil Jon
- Caroline Manzo
- Zuleyka Rivera
- Suzi Weiss-Fischmann
Background Music
- Contestant Intros : "On the Floor" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull
- Swimsuit Competition : "Blow" by Ke$ha
- Evening Gown Competition : "Written in the Stars" by Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner (live performance)
Crossovers
- One contestant previously competed at the Miss America pageant:
- Miss Montana USA - Brittany Wiser was previously Miss Montana 2009.
- Nine contestants previously competed at the Miss Teen USA pageant:
- Interestingly, two former consecutive Miss New Jersey Teen USAs will compete against each other. Such a situation has never happened before.
- Miss California USA - Alyssa Campanella was previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007 and placed 1st runner up at Miss Teen USA 2007.
- Miss Colorado USA - Blair Adair Griffith was previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2006 and won Miss Congeniality at Miss Teen USA 2006.
- Miss Indiana USA - Jillian Wunderlich was previously Miss Florida Teen USA 2008 and placed in the Top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2008.
- Miss Kansas USA - Jaymie Stokes was previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 2007 and placed in the Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2007.
- Miss Maine USA - Ashley Lynn Marble was previously Miss Maine Teen USA 2000 and is now the longest tenured return to nationals, as Ashley won her teen title 11 years ago. The previous longest tenure was Aureana Tseu, Miss Hawaii USA 2009, who returned after 10 years.
- Miss New Jersey USA - Julianna White was previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2006 and placed in the Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2006.
- Miss New Mexico USA - Brittany Toll was previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2005 and placed in the Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2005.
- Miss Tennessee USA - Ashley Durham was previously Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2006.
- Miss West Virginia USA - Whitney Veach was previously Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2003.
- One contestant previously competed at the Miss Teen America pageant:
- Miss Arizona USA - Brittany Dawn Brannon was previously Miss Teen America 2007.
Replacements
- Miss Maine USA - Ashley Lynn Marble was the first runner-up at Miss Maine USA 2011 but later was crowned Miss Maine USA 2011 on January, 25, 2011 to replace the original winner Emily Johnson, who resigned to attend her sister's wedding instead.
- Miss Wisconsin USA - Shaletta Porterfield, the original winner, resigned due to personal matters in May 2011. First runner-up, Jordan Morkin, took over the title and competed at Miss USA.
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