Miss Nevada USA
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The Miss Nevada USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Nevada in the Miss USA pageant.
Formation | 1952; 72 years ago (1952) |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Las Vegas |
Location | |
Membership | Miss USA |
Official language | English |
Exec. Director | Shanna Moakler |
Website | Official website |
While Nevada did well in the early years of the Miss USA pageant, they only placed once from 1987 to 2000. This streak was broken by Gina Giacinto's finalist placing in Miss USA 2001. Many Miss Nevada USA titleholders previously competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss America pageants. Seven titleholders previously held the Miss Teen USA state titles six of which having won Miss Nevada Teen USA and the other was Miss Washington Teen USA, three held the Miss Nevada Crown in the Miss America Pageant.
Nia Sanchez of Las Vegas became the first Miss USA ever from the state of Nevada when she was crowned Miss USA 2014, she later placed first runner-up in Miss Universe 2014 to Paulina Vega of Colombia.
Josie Stephens of Fallon was crowned Miss Nevada USA 2023 on June 25, 2023, at South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas. She represented Nevada at Miss USA 2023 and placed Top 20.