Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, when the organization announced it was licensing operation of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants to Crystle Stewart, Miss USA for 2008. The pageant was owned by Donald Trump from 1996 to 2015 and was previously broadcast on NBC. In September 2015, WME/IMG purchased the pageant from Trump. In 2020, for the first time, the FYI network broadcast the competition. The current Miss USA is Asya Branch of Mississippi who was crowned on November 9, 2020 at the Soundstage at Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee.
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
| Membership | Miss Universe |
| Official language | English |
| National Director | Crystle Stewart |
About Miss USA
Annual beauty pageant held to select the American representative for the Miss Universe pageant.
Achievement of Miss USA
Each of the 50 American states, plus Washington D.C., send a competitor to the annual pageant.
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