Miss USA 2017 | |
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Date | May 14, 2017 |
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Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada |
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Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 10 |
Withdrawals | Miss 52 USA |
Winner | Kára McCullough District of Columbia |
Congeniality | Bayleigh Dayton (Missouri) and Mikaela Shaw (Wyoming) |
Miss USA 2017 was the 66th edition of the Miss USA pageant, held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 14, 2017.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Deshauna Barber of the District of Columbia crowned her successor Kára McCullough, also of the District of Columbia, at the end of the event. This was District of Columbia's fourth Miss USA title, and also this was the first time since 2008 to have a second consecutive African Americans have been crowned.[9] McCullough represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2017 competition, placed in the top 10. This is the first back to back win for a state at Miss USA since Texas won the crown in 1988 and 1989.