Miss USA 2013

The preliminary competition took place on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at 10 pm (ET) and was webcast on the official Miss USA website via Ustream.

Voted into Top 15 via Internet
§ Voted into Top 6 via Twitter

• Connecticut wins competition for the first time and surpasses its previous highest placement in 1966. Also becoming in the 32nd state who does it for the first time.
• Alabama earns the 1st runner-up position for the fourth time. The last time it placed this was in 2003.
• Illinois earns the 2nd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1995.
• Utah earns the 3rd runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 2009.
• Texas earns the 4th runner-up position for the third time. The last time it placed this was in 1975.
• South Carolina earns the first 5th runner-up position in the pageant's 61-year history.
• States that placed in semifinals the previous year were Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.
• Alabama placed for the fourth consecutive year.
• Maryland, South Carolina and Texas made their third consecutive placement.
• Louisiana, Nevada and Ohio made their second consecutive placement.
• California and Utah last placed in 2011.
• Pennsylvania last placed in 2010.
• Connecticut, North Carolina and West Virginia last placed in 2009.
• Massachusetts last placed in 2008.
• Illinois last placed in 2006.
• Georgia breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 2011.
• Maine breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 2010.
• Tennessee breaks an ongoing streak of placements since 2006.
• This is the second year in a row a state wins its first Miss USA title (Connecticut and Rhode Island), including Olivia Culpo's win in 2012.

51 delegates have been confirmed.[2]

State	Contestant	Hometown	Age[lower-alpha 1]	Height	Placement	Notes
Alabama	Mary Margaret McCord	Gadsden	23	5'7"	1st Runner-Up
Alaska	Melissa McKinney	Anchorage	26	5'11"
Arizona	Rachel Massie	Glendale	20	5'6"
Arkansas	Hannah Billingsley	Franklin	22	5'7"
California	Mabelynn Capeluj	San Diego	21	5'8"	Top 15	Later competed at Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015
Colorado	Amanda Wiley	Littleton	26	5'10"
Connecticut	Erin Brady	East Hampton	26	5'7"	Miss USA 2013	Top 10 at Miss Universe 2013
Delaware	Rachel Baiocco	Bear	22	5'6"
District of Columbia	Jessica Frith	Washington, D.C.	26	5'6"
Florida	Michelle Aguirre	Hialeah	20	5'7"
Georgia	Brittany Sharp	Roswell	22	5'10"		Previously Miss Georgia Teen USA 2006
Hawaii	Brianna Acosta	Waialua	21	5'10"
Idaho	Marissa Wickland	Boise	21	5'6"		Previously Miss Idaho Teen USA 2009
Illinois	Stacie Juris	Chicago	22	5'7"	2nd Runner-Up	Previously Miss Illinois Teen USA 2009
Indiana	Emily Hart	Fort Wayne	26	5'9"
Iowa	Richelle Orr	Hampton	21	5'3"		Previously Miss Iowa Teen USA 2011
Kansas	Staci Klinginsmith	Lenexa	26	5'8"
Kentucky	Allie Leggett	McCreary County	19	5'7"
Louisiana	Kristen Girault	New Orleans	22	5'8"	Top 10
Maine	Ali Clair	South China	24	5'9"
Maryland	Kasey Staniszewski	Annapolis	22	5'9"	Top 15	Previously Miss Maryland's Outstanding Teen 2007 Previously Miss Maryland Teen USA 2009
Massachusetts	Sarah Kidd	Leominster	20	5'8"	Top 15
Michigan	Jaclyn Schultz	Wyandotte	24	6'0"		Contestant of Survivor: San Juan del Sur
Minnesota	Danielle Hooper	Inver Grove Heights	21	5'9"
Mississippi	Paromita Mitra	Hattiesburg	22	5'3"		Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2009
Missouri	Ellie Holtman	Montgomery City	21	5'11"
Montana	Kacie West	Kalispell	24	5'8"		Previously Miss Montana 2010
Nebraska	Ellie Lorenzen	Omaha	23	5'7"
Nevada	Chelsea Caswell	Summerlin	23	5'8"	Top 10
New Hampshire	Amber Faucher	Pelham	22	5'6"		Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 2009
New Jersey	Libel Duran	Keasbey	23	5'8"
New Mexico	Kathleen Danzer	Rio Rancho	24	5'8"
New York	Joanne Nosuchinsky	Hell's Kitchen	24	5'7"
North Carolina	Ashley Love-Mills	Raleigh	24	5'9"	Top 10
North Dakota	Stephanie Erickson	Fargo	23	5'9"
Ohio	Kristin Smith	Dayton	22	5'8"	Top 10
Oklahoma	Makenzie Muse	Yukon	21	5'8"
Oregon	Gabrielle Neilan	Gresham	23	5'5"		Miss Congeniality
Pennsylvania	Jessica Billings	Philadelphia	26	5'9"	Top 15	Won top 15 semifinalist spot via online voting
Rhode Island	Brittany Stenovitch	Cranston	19	5'6"
South Carolina	Megan Pinckney	North Charleston	22	5'8"	5th Runner-Up	Previously Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2010
South Dakota	Jessica Albers	Yankton	27	5'10"
Tennessee	Brenna Mader	Nashville	26	5'9"		Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2005
Texas	Ali Nugent	Dallas	20	5'9"	4th Runner-Up	Won top 6 finalist spot via Twitter
Utah	Marissa Powell	Salt Lake City	21	5'8"	3rd Runner-Up	Miss Photogenic
Vermont	Sarah Westbrook	Burlington	25	5'7"
Virginia	Shannon McAnally	Arlington	25	5'5"
Washington	Cassandra Searles	Redmond	24	5'7"
West Virginia	Chelsea Welch	West Union	22	5'10"	Top 15	Previously Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2007
Wisconsin	Chrissy Zamora	Milwaukee	26	5'8"
Wyoming	Courtney Gifford	Sheridan	24	5'7"		Previously Miss Wyoming's Outstanding Teen 2005 Previously Miss Wyoming 2008

Preliminary Judges:[3]

• Andrea Calvaruso
• Fred Nelson
• Kristin Boehm
• Kristin Prowty
• Lynne Diamante
• Nick Light
• Rob Goldstone

Telecast Judges:[4]

• Bob Harper - trainer and star of The Biggest Loser
• Betsey Johnson - fashion designer
• NeNe Leakes - reality show star, actress
• Wendie Malick - star of Hot in Cleveland
• Jessica Robertson - star of reality show Duck Dynasty
• Larry Fitzgerald - Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
• Nikki Bella - WWE Diva wrestler
• Mo Rocca - TV/radio/blog political satirist

• Opening Fashion Show – "Don't Stop the Party" by Pitbull featuring TJR, and "#thatPower" by will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber (background music)
• Swimsuit Competition – "Pom Poms", "Neon" and "First Time" by Jonas Brothers (live performance)
• Evening Gown Competition – "Sweet Nothing" (Extended Version) by Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch
• Top 6 Final Look – "Back to Love" by Pauly D (live performance)

• Miss USA official website