Miss USA 2019 explained

Date:May 2, 2019
Entrants:51
Placements:15
Winner:Cheslie Kryst
Represented:North Carolina
Congeniality:Tate Fritchley, Indiana
Before:2018
Next:2020

Miss USA 2019 was the 68th Miss USA pageant, held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada on May 2, 2019. The 2019 competition served as the second consecutive time that the pageant has been held concurrently with the Miss Teen USA competition. This was also the final pageant where it was televised on Fox.

The contest was won by Cheslie Kryst of North Carolina, who was crowned by Sarah Rose Summers of Nebraska. This was North Carolina's third time winning the Miss USA title, and its first in ten years.[1] Kryst was the first non-consecutive African American to win the title and the third one in four years.[2] Kryst represented the United States at Miss Universe 2019, placing in the top ten.[3]

Contestants from fifty states and the District of Columbia competed in this edition. Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey served as hosts, while Lu Sierra served as commentator.[4] [5] T-Pain and Nick Lachey performed in this edition.[6]

Background

Location and date

On March 28, 2019, the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) confirmed that the pageant would be held on May 2 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada.[7] [8] Shortly afterwards, it was confirmed that Miss USA 2018 hosts Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey would be returning to host the 2019 competition.[5]

Following the announcement of Reno being selected as the competition's host city, it emerged that the MUO were originally planning on holding the competition in Honolulu, Hawaii. The plan was rejected by Hawaiian officials and relocated to Reno by the MUO after the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) reported that they would be unable to secure the funds to host the competition that the MUO had requested, adding that they would be interested in hosting in the future.[9]

Selection of participants

Delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants that began in August 2018 and ended in January 2019. The first state pageant was Alaska, held on August 4, 2018, and the final pageants were California, Kentucky and New Mexico, both held on January 27, 2019. Seven of them were former Miss Teen USA state winners, three of them were former Miss America state winners and two of them were former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state winners.

Results

Placements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stone . Natalie . May 2, 2019 . Miss North Carolina Cheslie Kryst Is Crowned Miss USA 2019 . November 6, 2023 . People . en . May 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190503031049/https://people.com/tv/miss-usa-2019-winner-miss-north-carolina-cheslie-kryst/ . live .
  2. Web site: Lapin . Tamar . May 2, 2019 . Full-time attorney Cheslie Kryst crowned Miss USA 2019 . December 13, 2021 . . December 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211213224234/https://nypost.com/2019/05/02/full-time-attorney-cheslie-kryst-crowned-miss-usa-2019/ . live .
  3. Web site: December 8, 2019 . HIGHLIGHTS: Miss Universe 2019 coronation . March 29, 2023 . . en-US . February 24, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224100458/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/246744-updates-coronation-2019/ . live .
  4. Web site: Miss Teen USA 2019. Reno Gazette-Journal. March 29, 2019. March 28, 2019. February 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230225205137/https://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2019/03/28/miss-usa-pageant-reno-rscva-board-funding/3282370002/. live.
  5. Web site: Nick and Vanessa Lachey Return as Hosts of the 2019 MISS USA COMPETITION. March 29, 2019. July 3, 2019. Broadway World. March 30, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330032444/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Nick-and-Vanessa-Lachey-Return-as-Hosts-of-the-2019-MISS-USA-COMPETITION-20190329. live.
  6. Web site: T-Pain and Nick Lachey to Perform at MISS USA 2019. Broadway World. April 25, 2019. July 3, 2019. August 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210807124730/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/T-Pain-and-Nick-Lachey-to-Perform-at-MISS-USA-2019-20190425. live.
  7. Web site: It's official: Miss USA Pageant to be held in Reno. March 29, 2019. KOLO-TV. July 3, 2019. February 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230225205058/https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/RCSVA_approves_money_for_Miss_USA_pageant-507789491.html. live.
  8. Web site: It's official: Miss USA pageant coming to Reno after RSCVA approves $350,000 in funding. March 28, 2019. Reno Gazette-Journal. Hidalgo. Jason. July 3, 2019. February 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230225205137/https://www.rgj.com/story/money/business/2019/03/28/miss-usa-pageant-reno-rscva-board-funding/3282370002/. live.
  9. Web site: Why plans to bring the Miss USA pageant to Honolulu may have failed. Speakman. Kimberlee. April 2, 2019. KHON-TV. July 3, 2019. April 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408073326/https://www.khon2.com/news/local-news/why-plans-to-bring-the-miss-usa-pageant-to-honolulu-may-have-failed/1896766006. live.
  10. Web site: Crabtree . Erin . May 3, 2019 . Miss USA 2019: Who Won the Pageant? . November 6, 2023 . . en-US . November 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231106015639/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/miss-usa-2019-who-won-the-pageant/ . live .

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