| Miss USA 2014 | |
|---|---|
 Nia Sanchez, Miss USA 2014 | |
| Date | June 8, 2014 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Baton Rouge River Center Arena, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 51 |
| Placements | 20 |
| Winner | Nia Sanchez Nevada |
| Congeniality | Christina Palavra (Rhode Island) |
| Photogenic | Cassandra Kunze (California) |
Miss USA 2014 was the 63rd Miss USA pageant, held at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 8, 2014. All fifty states and the District of Columbia competed. The preliminary competition was not webcast live for the first time in five years,[2] but excerpts were distributed post-competition via website Hulu. The final night of competition was televised on NBC.
Erin Brady of Connecticut, crowned her successor Nia Sanchez of Nevada. This was Nevada's first Miss USA title.[3] Sanchez represented the United States on home soil at Miss Universe 2014 and finished 1st Runner-Up.
The date and venue was revealed by Donald Trump, co-owner of the Miss Universe Organization, and Brady on March 13, 2014, during Today.[4] However, it was reported that the delegates will be staying at the L'Auberge Casino and Hotel in Baton Rouge ahead of this announcement.[5]
For the first time, the final telecast was three hours long, with the additional hour including a look at the top 20 (rather than 15) in their home states. The top 20 competed in swimsuits, then eliminated by the judges to a top ten. The top ten competed in evening gown, then judges eliminated to a final five, along with a sixth finalist selected from the remaining contestants in the top ten via a Twitter fan vote (texting #SAVETHEQUEEN).
This was the last Miss USA to be aired on NBC.
- ^ http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/news/view/257#.U49-rCjEnN0 Archived 2016-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Miss USA : News". www.missuniverse.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-03.
- ^ Associated Press (June 8, 2014). "Miss Nevada, Nia Sanchez, crowned Miss USA". New York Post. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ @MissUSA (March 11, 2014). "Any guesses where we are heading?! @realDonaldTrump and I will announce the location of #MissUSA on @thetodayshow this Thursday! Tune in!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Miss USA 2014 expected to be crowned in Baton Rouge in June | NOLA.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-13.