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| Type | Beauty pageant |
|---|---|
| Parent organization | Miss Universe Organization |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
| Country represented | United States |
| Qualifies for | Miss Universe |
| First edition | 1952 |
| Most recent edition | 2024 |
| Current titleholder | Alma Cooper Michigan |
Owners |
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President and CEO | Laylah Rose |
| Language | English |
| Website | themissusa |
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, when the organization announced it was licensing operation of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants to Crystle Stewart, Miss USA for 2008 prior to her suspension in October 2022, thus returning the said pageants to the Miss Universe Organization.[1]
The pageant was owned by Donald Trump from 1996 to 2015 and was previously broadcast on NBC. In September 2015, WME/IMG purchased the pageant from Trump.[2] In 2020, for the first time, the FYI network broadcast the competition. In October 2022, JKN Global Group acquired the pageant from WME/IMG.[3] It is currently broadcast on The CW.[4]
The current reigning Miss USA is Alma Cooper of Michigan, who won the title on August 4, 2024 at the Peacock Theater, in Los Angeles, California. She will serve as the country's delegate to the Miss Universe 2024 pageant.
- ^ "Exclusive: Crystle Stewart takes on new leadership role for Miss USA, Miss Teen USA". Good Morning America. New York City, New York. December 30, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
The Miss Universe Organization is announcing that it is licensing both pageants to the former titleholder, actress and entrepreneur. ... Stewart is the first Black woman and person to ever hold the licensing rights to Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.
- ^ "WME-IMG ACQUIRES THE MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION". Miss Universe. September 14, 2015. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "JKN acquires Miss Universe Organization". Bangkok Post. October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ White, Peter (April 25, 2024). "'Miss USA' Stays At The CW In Three-Year Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.