Meet Miss USA 2013 Official Candidates
The PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada will be the venue for the 62nd Miss USA which will be held on June 16. The current Miss USA 2012, Nana Meriwether from Maryland will crown her successor at the end of the competition.
The event will be televised live on NBC and webcast on Xbox Live, which will be available in Canada, Europe and the United States. Fans can also interact with the pageant via Twitter, Xbox SmartGlass and Zeebox. Xbox Live's webcast will also feature poll questions that are tabulated in real-time during the event.
New winner will represent USA and try to win back-to-back victory in Miss Universe 2013 pageant later this year.
MISS USA 2013 CONTESTANTS:
The event will be televised live on NBC and webcast on Xbox Live, which will be available in Canada, Europe and the United States. Fans can also interact with the pageant via Twitter, Xbox SmartGlass and Zeebox. Xbox Live's webcast will also feature poll questions that are tabulated in real-time during the event.
New winner will represent USA and try to win back-to-back victory in Miss Universe 2013 pageant later this year.
MISS USA 2013 CONTESTANTS:
 Alabama Mary Margaret McCord Hometown: Gadsden Age: 23 Height: 5'7" |  Alaska Melissa McKinney Hometown: Anchorage Age: 26 Height: 5'11" |  Arizona Rachel Massie Hometown: Glendale Age: 20 Height: 5'8" |  Arkansas Hannah Billingsley Hometown: Franklin Age: 22 Height: 5'7" |
 California Mabelynn Capeluj Hometown: San Diego Age: 21 Height: 5'8" |  Colorado Hilary Cruz Hometown: Louisville Age: 24 Height: 5'7" |  Connecticut Erin Brady Hometown: East Hampton Age: 25 Height: 5'8" |  Delaware Rachel Baiocco Hometown: Bear Age: 22 Height: 5'6" |
 District of Columbia Jessica Frith Hometown: Northwest, Washington, D.C Age: 26 Height: 5'6" |  Florida Michelle Aguirre Hometown: Hialeah Age: 20 Height: 5'7" |  Georgia Brittany Sharp Hometown: Roswell Age: 22 Height: 5'10" |  Hawaii Brianna Acosta Hometown: Waialua Age: 21 Height: 5'10" |
 Idaho Marissa Wickland Hometown: Boise Age: 21 Height: 5'6" |  Illinois Stacie Juris Hometown: Chicago Age: 22 Height: 5'7" |  Indiana Emily Hart Hometown: Fort Wayne Age: 26 Height: 5'9" |  Iowa Richelle Orr Hometown: Hampton Age: 20 Height: 5'3" |
 Kansas Staci Klinginsmith Hometown: Lenexa Age: 26 Height: 5'8" |  Kentucky Allie Leggett Hometown: McCreary County Age: 19 Height: 5'7" |  Lousiana Kristen Girault Hometown: New Orleans Age: 22 Height: 5'8" |  Maine Ali Clair Hometown: China Age: 24 Height: 5'9" |
 Maryland Kasey Staniszewski Hometown: Annapolis Age: 21 Height: 5'8" |  Massachusetts Sarah Kidd Hometown: Leominster Age: 20 Height: 5'8" |  Michigan Jaclyn Schultz Hometown: Wyandotte Age: 24 Height: 6'0" |  Minnesota Danielle Hooper Hometown: Inver Grove Heights Age: 20 Height: 5'9" |
 Mississippi Paromita Mitra Hometown: Hattiesburg Age: 21 Height: 5'6" |  Missouri Ellie Holtman Hometown: Montgomery City Age: 20 Height: 5'11" |  Montana Kacie West Hometown: Kalispell Age: 24 Height: 5'8" |  Nebraska Ellie Lorenzen Hometown: Omaha Age: 22 Height: 5'7" |
 Nevada Chelsea Caswell Hometown: Las Vegas Age: 23 Height: 5'8" |  New Hampshire Amber Faucher Hometown: Pelham Age: 22 Height: 5'6" |  New Jersey Libell Duran Hometown: Keasbey Age: 22 Height: 5'8" |  New Mexico Kathleen Danzer Hometown: Rio Rancho Age: 24 Height: 5'8" |
 New York Joanne Nosuchinsky Hometown: Hell's Kitchen Age: 24 Height: 5'7" |  North Carolina Ashley Mills Hometown: Raleigh Age: 24 Height: 5'9" |  North Dakota Stephanie Erickson Hometown: Fargo Age: 23 Height: 5'9" |  Ohio Kristin Smith Hometown: Dayton Age: 21 Height: 5'8" |
 Oklahoma Makenzie Muse Hometown: Yukon Age: 20 Height: 5'8" |  Oregon Gabrielle Neilan Hometown: Gresham Age: 22 Height: 5'5" |  Pennsylvania Jessica Billings Hometown: Philadelphia Age: 26 Height: 5'9" |  Rhode Island Brittany Stenovitch Hometown: Cranston Age: 20 Height: 5'6" |
 South Carolina Megan Pinckney Hometown: North Charleston Age: 21 Height: 5'8" |  South Dakota Jessica Albers Hometown: Yankton Age: 27 Height: 5'10" |  Tennessee Brenna Mader Hometown: Nashville Age: 26 Height: 5'9" |  Texas Alexandria Nugent Hometown: Dallas Age: 20 Height: 5'9" |
 Utah Marissa Powell Hometown: Salt Lake City Age: 20 Height: 5'8" |  Vermont Sarah Westbrook Hometown: Burlington Age: 25 Height: 5'7" |  Virginia Shannon McAnally Hometown: Arlington Age: 25 Height: 5'5" |  Washington Cassandra Searles Hometown: Redmond Age: 24 Height: 5'7" |
 West Virginia Chelsea Welch Hometown: West Union Age: 22 Height: 5'10" |  Wisconsin Chrissy Zamora Hometown: Milwaukee Age: 26 Height: 5'8" |  Wyoming Courtney Gifford Hometown: Sheridan Age: 24 Height: 5'7" |
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