Miss Texas USA

This article is about the state pageant to select a Texas delegate to the Miss USA pageant. For the Miss America state pageant, see Miss Texas. For the Miss World America state pageant, see Miss Texas World.

Miss Texas USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersDallas
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
WebsiteOfficial website

The Miss Texas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Texas in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. This pageant is part of the Miss USA Organization, owned by Texas native Crystle Stewart, herself a Miss USA for 2008.

The pageant is currently held in Houston. It has previously been hosted by El Paso, San Antonio, South Padre Island, Lubbock and Laredo.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It was televised from 1971 to 2009.[7][3][8]

The current titleholder is Aarienna Ware of Dallas, Texas, was crowned Miss Texas USA 2024 on June 22, 2024, at Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas. She will represent Texas at Miss USA 2024.

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  2. ^ "Miss Metroplex crowned Miss Texas USA". Del Rio News Herald. August 4, 1987.
  3. ^ a b "Miss Ricebelt pageant on tap for Sunday". The Facts. February 11, 1998.
  4. ^ "Miss Texas pageant planned at El Paso". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. March 6, 1975.
  5. ^ Davis, John (July 18, 2000). "Austin native claims Miss Texas USA crown". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
  6. ^ "Harris County's Brooke Daniels crowned Miss Texas USA". Houston Chronicle. June 29, 2008.
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  8. ^ Davis, John (July 26, 2001). "The Miss Texas USA pageant will go on ..." The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.