Miss USA 2020

Miss USA 2020
DateNovember 9, 2020
Presenters
EntertainmentHaley Reinhart
VenueExhibition Center and the Soundstage, Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements16
WinnerAsya Branch
Mississippi
CongenialityImani Blackmon[1]
Washington
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Miss USA 2020 was the 69th Miss USA pageant. It was held at the Exhibition Centre and the Soundstage at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 9, 2020.[2] Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Allie LaForce served as hosts, while Cheslie Kryst and Christian Murphy served as backstage commentators, and Haley Reinhart performed. Cheslie Kryst of North Carolina crowned Asya Branch of Mississippi as her successor at the end of the event. Branch is the second consecutive African American to win the title, and the fourth one in five years. This is Mississippi's first win at the Miss USA pageant. Branch represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2020 pageant and placed in the Top 21.[3]

Originally scheduled to be held in spring 2020 and was initially to air on Fox, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 31, the Miss Universe Organization announced that the competition would be held on November 9 of the same year.[a][4]

FYI served as the new broadcaster of the pageant, replacing Fox, which had broadcast the pageant since 2016.[2][5] The show was also rebroadcast on November 18, 2020, on YouTube.[6] The competition marked the first year that a new crown made by jeweler Mouawad is used at Miss USA, effectively retiring the Mikimoto Crown.[7]

For a third consecutive year, the competition was held concurrently alongside the Miss Teen USA competition. This was the last Miss USA to be organized by Miss Universe Organization before being split into its separate organization beginning in Miss USA 2021.

  1. ^ "Miss Congeniality is a classic movie to most of us, but to pageant girls it's beyond that. This year at Miss USA we didn't have time to vote in our Miss Congeniality 2020 so we decided to vote when we got home. I'm so proud and happy to say that I'm your MISS CONGENIALITY 2020🤩😭". Instagram. Miss Washington USA. November 15, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Petski, Denise (August 31, 2020). "2020 'Miss USA' Competition Moves To FYI Network From Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Miss USA 2020: Highlights from the coronavirus-era Graceland competition". USA Today. November 10, 2020. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Miss USA & Miss Teen USA to take place at Graceland in November". localmemphis.com. August 31, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  5. ^ de Moraes, Lisa (October 28, 2015). "Fox To Broadcast Miss Universe & Miss USA Pageants". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "Miss USA". Facebook. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Mouawad will be make an debut as official sponsor of Miss Universe 2019 crown". Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2019.


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