Miss USA 2022 will be held in Reno, Nevada on October 3


The 71st edition of the Miss USA pageant will be held on October 3 at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada.

Produced by The Miss Brand Corporation, under the leadership of Crystle Stewart, this year's competition will go back to the same place where Cheslie Kryst was crowned in 2019.

The venue was chosen to honor the beauty queen-turned lawyer whose tragic passing at the age of 30 last January shocked the entire pageant community. 

Miss USA 2022 will air live on FYI and Hulu Live TV at 5 p.m. PST / 8 p.m. EST.

The delegates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia have already been selected. One of them will succeed Elle Smith of Kentucky and represent the USA at Miss Universe 2022.

Here are the 51 contestants vying for the national title:

Miss Alabama USA - Katelyn Vinson

Miss Alaska USA - Courtney Schuman

Miss Arizona USA - Isabel Ticlo

Miss Arkansas USA - Rylie Wagner

Miss California USA - Tiffany Johnson

Miss Colorado USA - Alexis Glover

Miss Connecticut USA - Cynthia Dias

Miss Delaware USA - Grace Lange

Miss District of Columbia USA - Faith Porter

Miss Florida USA - Taylor Fulford

Miss Georgia USA - Holly Haynes

Miss Hawaii USA - Kiana Yamat

Miss Idaho USA - Jordana Dahmen

Miss Illinois USA - Angel Reyes

Miss Indiana USA - Samantha Toney

Miss Iowa USA - Randi Estabrook

Miss Kansas USA - Elyse Noe

Miss Kentucky USA - Lizzy Neutz

Miss Louisiana USA - KT Scannel

Miss Maine USA - Elizabeth Kervin

Miss Maryland USA - Caleigh Shade

Miss Massachusetts USA - Skarlet Ramirez

Miss Michigan USA - Aria Hutchinson

Miss Minnesota USA - Madeline Helget

Miss Mississippi USA - Hailey White

Miss Missouri USA - Mikala McGhee

Miss Montana USA - Heather Lee O'Keefe

Miss Nebraska USA - Natalie Pieper

Miss Nevada USA - Summer Keffeler

Miss New Hampshire USA - Camila Sacco

Miss New Jersey USA - Alexandra Lakhman

Miss New Mexico USA - Suzanne Perez

Miss New York USA - Heather Nunez

Miss North Carolina USA - Morgan Romano

Miss North Dakota USA - SaNoah LaRocque

Miss Ohio USA - Sir'Quora Carroll

Miss Oklahoma USA - Ashley Ehrhart

Miss Oregon USA - Arielle Freytag

Miss Pennsylvania USA - Billie LaRaé Owens

Miss Rhode Island USA - Elaine Collado

Miss South Carolina USA - Meera Bhonslé

Miss South Dakota USA - Shania Knutson

Miss Tennessee USA - Emily Suttle

Miss Texas USA - R'Bonney Gabriel

Miss Utah USA - Elisabeth Bradley

Miss Vermont USA - Kelsey Golonka

Miss Virginia USA - Kailee Horvath

Miss Washington USA - Mazzy Eckel

Miss West Virginia USA - Krystian Leonard

Miss Wisconsin USA - Hollis Brown

Miss Wyoming USA - Morgan McNally

This will be the second time that the national competition is held in Reno, following Miss USA 2019.

Photo: Miss USA

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