Miss USA 2011

Miss USA 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Paradise, Nevada on Sunday, June 19, 2011. Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned her successor, Alyssa Campanella of California, at the end of this event.[2] She represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.

Miss USA 2011
Alyssa Campanella, Miss USA 2011
DateJune 19, 2011
Presenters
Entertainment
VenuePlanet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts, Paradise, Nevada
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements16
WinnerAlyssa Campanella
 California
CongenialityKia Hampton
 Kentucky
PhotogenicBrittany Brannon
 Arizona

For the first time ever, one of the sixteen semifinalists was selected exclusively by fans via online voting and SMS messaging. Due to this, the competition format is changed from traditional final scoring competitions to reality series and FIFA World Cup style group eliminations: Top 16, Top 8 and Top 4, like Miss Earth.[3]

This pageant gained attention on the internet, when a video of all the contestant's answers to the question, whether evolution should be taught in school, was put on YouTube.[4] Only two contestants affirmed that it should be taught, with the others confusing the question with the debate on evolution of species vs. creationism, or stating that both should be taught.

Television ratings
  • In the first hour of the pageant, it earned NBC 6.6 million viewers, winning the timeslot. In the second hour, viewership rose to 7.8 million, also winning its timeslot. Both hours were the leader in the 18-49 demographic.[5]

Results
Final Results Contestant
Miss USA 2011
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
Top 8
Top 16

‡ Voted into Top 16 as America's Choice via Internet

Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic

Delegates
State Contestant Hometown Age[lower-alpha 1] Height Placement Notes
Alabama Madeline Mitchell Russellville 22 5'9" 2nd runner-up Later Mrs. America 2015
Alaska Jessica Chuckran Anchorage 24 5'7"
Arizona Brittany Brannon Paradise Valley 22 5'6" Top 16
Arkansas Lakynn McBride White Hall 20 5'6"
California Alyssa Campanella Los Angeles 21 5'9" Miss USA 2011 Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007
Colorado Blair Griffith Denver 23 5'6" Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2006
Connecticut Regina Turner Hartford 21 5'7"
Delaware Katie Hanson Newark 20 5'7" Contestant of Survivor: Philippines
District of Columbia Heather Swann Washington, D.C. 23 5'7"
Florida Lissette Garcia[6] Miami 26 5'11" Top 16
Georgia Kaylin Reque Suwanee 22 5'10" Top 16
Hawaii Angela Byrd Honolulu 22 5'10" Top 8
Idaho Erza Haliti Meridian 20 5'6"
Illinois Angela Sparrow Chicago 25 5'7"
Indiana Jillian Wunderlich Kokomo 20 5'6" Top 16 Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 2008
Iowa Rebecca Goldsmith Chariton 26 5'9"
Kansas Jaymie Stokes Lenexa 20 5'11" Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 2007
Kentucky Kia Hampton Louisville 22 5'5"
Louisiana Page Pennock Shreveport 21 5'9"
Maine Ashley Lynn Marble Topsfield 27 5'10" Top 8 Previously Miss Maine Teen USA 2000
Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after winner Emily Johnson resigned in April 2011 due to attending the latter's sister's wedding.
Maryland Allyn Rose Newburg 22 5'8" Top 8 Later Miss District of Columbia 2012
Massachusetts Alida D'Angona Boston 24 5'8"
Michigan Channing Pierce[7] Royal Oak 24 5'9"
Minnesota Brittany Lee Thelemann Plymouth 24 5'9"
Mississippi Keeley Patterson Starkville 20 5'7"
Missouri Hope Driskill[8] Jefferson City 22 5'9" Top 16 Contestant of Survivor: Caramoan
Montana Brittany Wiser[9] Bozeman 23 5'9" Previously Miss Montana 2009
Nebraska Haley Herold Omaha 23 5'7"
Nevada Sarah Chapman Henderson 27 5'10" Sister of Miss California USA 2004 Ellen Chapman
New Hampshire LacyJane Folger[10] Farmington 22 5'6"
New Jersey Julianna White[11][12] Haddon Township 22 5'7" Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2006
New Mexico Brittany Toll Las Cruces 24 5'9" Top 16[lower-alpha 2] Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2005
New York Amber Collins Manhattan 26 5'9" Top 16
North Carolina Brittany Leigh York Wilmington 21 5'6"
North Dakota Brandi Schoenberg Bismarck 26 5'10"
Ohio Ashley Caldwell Gallipolis 24 5'8"
Oklahoma Kaitlyn Smith Norman 22 5'9"
Oregon Anna Prosser Portland 26 5'8" Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008
Pennsylvania Amber-Joi Watkins Philadelphia 26 5'7"
Rhode Island Kate McCaughey Lincoln 23 5'4"
South Carolina Courtney Hope Turner North Augusta 21 5'7" Top 8 Previously Miss Teen United States 2009[13]
South Dakota Chandra Burnham Highmore 23 5'3"
Tennessee Ashley Durham Adamsville 21 5'8" 1st runner-up Previously Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2006
Texas Ana Rodriguez[14] Laredo 25 5'8" 3rd runner-up
Utah Jamie Crandall Salt Lake City 23 5'8" Top 16
Vermont Lauren Carter Burlington 21 5'8"
Virginia Nikki Poteet Richmond 24 5'10"
Washington Angelina Kayyalaynen Orchards 21 5'8"
West Virginia Whitney Veach Petersburg 24 5'6" Previously Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2003
Wisconsin Jordan Morkin[15] Green Bay 21 5'4" Originally first runner-up, assumed the title after winner Shaletta Porterfield resigned due to being charged with three counts of identity theft.
Wyoming Kaitlyn Davis[16] Laramie 20 5'9"

Titleholders celebration

As part of the pageant's 60th anniversary, 37 Miss USA titleholders and 1 Miss Universe titleholder from the second pageant in 1953 to the all titleholders were in attendance.

  1. Myrna Hansen - Miss USA 1953 from Illinois
  2. Miriam Stevenson - Miss USA 1954/Miss Universe 1954 from South Carolina
  3. Charlotte Sheffield - Miss USA 1957 from Utah
  4. Terry Lynn Huntingdon - Miss USA 1959 from California
  5. Marite Ozers - Miss USA 1963 from Illinois
  6. Bobbie Johnson - Miss USA 1964 from District of Columbia
  7. Sue Ann Downey - Miss USA 1965 from Ohio
  8. Sylvia Hitchcock - Miss Universe 1967 from Alabama
  9. Wendy Dascomb - Miss USA 1969 from Virginia
  10. Tanya Wilson - Miss USA 1972 from Hawaii
  11. Karen Morrison - Miss USA 1974 from Illinois
  12. Barbara Peterson - Miss USA 1976 from Minnesota
  13. Kimberly Tomes - Miss USA 1977 from Texas
  14. Judi Andersen - Miss USA 1978 from Hawaii
  15. Jineane Ford - Miss USA 1980 from Arizona
  16. Terri Utley - Miss USA 1982 from Arkansas
  17. Julie Hayek - Miss USA 1983 from California
  18. Gretchen Polhemus - Miss USA 1989 from Texas
  19. Carole Gist - Miss USA 1990 from Michigan
  20. Shannon Marketic - Miss USA 1992 from California
  21. Kenya Moore - Miss USA 1993 from Michigan
  22. Lu Parker - Miss USA 1994 from South Carolina
  23. Chelsi Smith - Miss Universe 1995 from Texas
  24. Shanna Moakler - Miss USA 1995 from New York
  25. Brook Lee - Miss Universe 1997 from Hawaii
  26. Brandi Sherwood - Miss USA 1997 from Idaho
  27. Shawnae Jebbia - Miss USA 1998 from Massachusetts
  28. Kimberly Pressler - Miss USA 1999 from New York
  29. Kandace Krueger - Miss USA 2001 from Texas
  30. Susie Castillo - Miss USA 2003 from Massachusetts
  31. Shandi Finnessey - Miss USA 2004 from Missouri
  32. Chelsea Cooley - Miss USA 2005 from North Carolina
  33. Tara Conner - Miss USA 2006 from Kentucky
  34. Rachel Smith - Miss USA 2007 from Tennessee
  35. Crystle Stewart - Miss USA 2008 from Texas
  36. Kristen Dalton - Miss USA 2009 from North Carolina
  37. Rima Fakih - Miss USA 2010 from Michigan
  38. Alyssa Campanella - Miss USA 2011 from California

Historical significance

Judges

Preliminary Judges

  • BJ Coleman
  • Brian Fitterer
  • Christie Bear
  • Colleen Grillo
  • Fred Nelson
  • Lauren Ivester
  • Mark Rogers
  • Valerie Nome
  • Wayne Bernath

Final Judges

Background music

Replacements
  •  Maine – Emily Johnson was crowned Miss Maine USA on November 27, 2010. She resigned on April 17, 2011 in order to attend her sister's wedding on the day of the pageant. Ashley Marble, the first runner-up, replaced her on April 20, 2011.
  •  Wisconsin – Shaletta Tawanna Porterfield was crowned Miss Wisconsin USA on September 19, 2010. She resigned on May 12, 2011 after was being charged in Dane County (Wisconsin) Circuit Court of three felony theft charges. Jordan Morkin, the first runner-up, replaced her and competed at Miss USA.

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant
  2. Voted per America's Choice internet/SMS

References
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  2. "Alyssa Campanella wins Miss USA 2011". BeautyMania.biz. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  3. http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=86673&sid=88420e219c71393d7cfa2f4168718831
  4. "Miss USA Was One Of Two Contestants Who Believe In Evolution". Huffington Post. June 20, 2011.
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  12. "TCNJ senior crowned Miss New Jersey". NJ.com. October 4, 2010.
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  14. "Ana Rodriguez takes Miss Texas crown". Pro 8 News. 2010-09-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
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