Miss USA 2011

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Miss USA 2011
Alyssa Campanella, Miss USA 2011
DateJune 19, 2011
Presenters
Entertainment
VenuePlanet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcaster
Entrants51
Placements16
WinnerAlyssa Campanella
 California
CongenialityKia Hampton
 Kentucky
PhotogenicBrittany Brannon
 Arizona
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Miss USA 2011 was the 60th Anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, held at the Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 19, 2011. Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned her successor, Alyssa Campanella of California, at the end of this event. This was California's sixth Miss USA title and the first title since 1992.[2] Campanella represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.

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.[3] 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.

Results[edit]

Miss USA 2011 Final Results
Placement 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[edit]

Award Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic

Order of Announcements

Top 16

  1.  Georgia
  2.  Arizona
  3.  Maine
  4.  Utah
  5.  Tennessee
  6.  Indiana
  7.  Texas
  8.  South Carolina
  9.  Alabama
  10.  New York
  11.  Hawaii
  12.  Florida
  13.  Missouri
  14.  California
  15.  Maryland
  16.  New Mexico

Top 8

  1.  Maine
  2.  Tennessee
  3.  Texas
  4.  South Carolina
  5.  Alabama
  6.  Hawaii
  7.  California
  8.  Maryland

Top 4

  1.  Alabama
  2.  Texas
  3.  Tennessee
  4.  California

Background[edit]

Selection of participants[edit]

Delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants which began in July 2010 and concluded in January 2011. The first state pageant was Florida, held on July 10, 2010, while the final pageant was Arkansas, held on January 9, 2011. Initially, eight of these delegates were former Miss Teen USA state winners but the number increased to nine after one titleholder resigned and former Teen USA delegate succeeded her, and one former Miss America state winner.

Two state titleholders were appointed as a replacements after the original titleholders were unable to compete. Emily Johnson, the original Miss Maine USA 2011, resigned on April 17, 2011 due to attending her sister's wedding on the day of the pageant. She was replaced by Ashley Marble, who was the first runner-up of the Miss Maine USA 2011 pageant,[4] and Shaletta Tawanna Porterfield, the original Miss Wisconsin USA 2011, resigned on May 12, 2011 after was being charged in Dane County Circuit Court of three felony theft charges. She was replaced by Jordan Morkin, who was the first runner-up of the Miss Wisconsin USA 2011 pageant.[5]

Delegates[edit]

State Contestant Hometown Age[a] Height Placement Notes
Alabama Alabama Madeline Mitchell Russellville 22 5'9" 2nd runner-up Later Mrs. America 2015
Alaska Alaska Jessica Chuckran Anchorage 24 5'7"
Arizona Arizona Brittany Brannon Paradise Valley 22 5'6" Top 16
Arkansas Arkansas Lakynn McBride White Hall 20 5'6"
California California Alyssa Campanella Los Angeles 21 5'9" Miss USA 2011 Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007
Colorado Colorado Blair Griffith Denver 23 5'6" Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2006

Later Top 20 Miss Grand International 2013

Connecticut Connecticut Regina Turner Hartford 21 5'7"
Delaware Delaware Katie Hanson Newark 20 5'7" Contestant of Survivor: Philippines
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Heather Swann Washington, D.C. 23 5'7"
Florida Florida Lissette Garcia[6] Miami 26 5'11" Top 16
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Kaylin Reque Suwanee 22 5'10" Top 16
Hawaii Hawaii Angela Byrd Honolulu 23 5'10" Top 8
Idaho Idaho Erza Haliti Meridian 20 5'6"
Illinois Illinois Angela Sparrow Chicago 25 5'7"
Indiana Indiana Jillian Wunderlich Kokomo 20 5'6" Top 16 Previously Miss Florida Teen USA 2008
Iowa Iowa Rebecca Goldsmith Chariton 26 5'9"
Kansas Kansas Jaymie Stokes Lenexa 20 5'11" Previously Miss Kansas Teen USA 2007
Kentucky Kentucky Kia Hampton Louisville 22 5'5"
Louisiana Louisiana Page Pennock Shreveport 21 5'9"
Maine 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 Maryland Allyn Rose Newburg 22 5'8" Top 8 Later Miss District of Columbia 2012
Massachusetts Massachusetts Alida D'Angona Boston 24 5'8"
Michigan Michigan Channing Pierce[7] Royal Oak 24 5'9"
Minnesota Minnesota Brittany Lee Thelemann Plymouth 24 5'9"
Mississippi Mississippi Keeley Patterson Starkville 20 5'7"
Missouri Missouri Hope Driskill[8] Jefferson City 22 5'9" Top 16 Contestant of Survivor: Caramoan
Montana Montana Brittany Wiser Bozeman 23 5'9" Previously Miss Montana 2009
Nebraska Nebraska Haley Herold Omaha 23 5'7"
Nevada Nevada Sarah Chapman Henderson 27 5'10" Sister of Ellen Chapman, Miss California USA 2004
New Hampshire New Hampshire LacyJane Folger[9] Farmington 22 5'6"
New Jersey New Jersey Julianna White[10][11] Haddon Township 22 5'7" Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2006
New Mexico New Mexico Brittany Toll Las Cruces 24 5'9" Top 16[b] Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2005
New York (state) New York Amber Collins Manhattan 26 5'9" Top 16
North Carolina North Carolina Brittany Leigh York Wilmington 21 5'6"
North Dakota North Dakota Brandi Schoenberg Bismarck 26 5'10"
Ohio Ohio Ashley Caldwell Gallipolis 24 5'8"
Oklahoma Oklahoma Kaitlyn Smith Norman 22 5'9"
Oregon Oregon Anna Prosser Portland 26 5'8" Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Amber-Joi Watkins Philadelphia 26 5'7"
Rhode Island Rhode Island Kate McCaughey Lincoln 23 5'4"
South Carolina South Carolina Courtney Hope Turner North Augusta 21 5'7" Top 8
South Dakota South Dakota Chandra Burnham Highmore 23 5'3"
Tennessee Tennessee Ashley Durham Adamsville 21 5'8" 1st runner-up Previously Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2006
Texas Texas Ana Rodriguez[12] Laredo 25 5'8" 3rd runner-up
Utah Utah Jamie Crandall Salt Lake City 23 5'8" Top 16
Vermont Vermont Lauren Carter Burlington 21 5'8"
Virginia Virginia Nikki Poteet Richmond 24 5'10"
Washington (state) Washington Angelina Kayyalaynen Orchards 21 5'8"
West Virginia West Virginia Whitney Veach Petersburg 24 5'6" Previously Miss West Virginia Teen USA 2003
Wisconsin Wisconsin Jordan Morkin[13] Green Bay 21 5'4"
Wyoming Wyoming Kaitlyn Davis[14] Laramie 20 5'9"

Television ratings[edit]

  • 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.[15]

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2011 Miss USA Pageant to air on STAR World". Star World. June 15, 2011. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "Miss USA Winner Alyssa Campanella: 5 Things You Didn't Know". The Hollywood Reporter. June 20, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Miss USA Was One Of Two Contestants Who Believe In Evolution". Huffington Post. June 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Miss Maine to skip Miss USA for big sis' wedding". Bangor Daily News. 18 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Shaletta Porterfield, Miss Wisconsin USA, drops out of pageant facing identity theft charges". CBS News. 16 May 2011.
  6. ^ "New Miss Florida Crowned". First Coast News. 2010-07-10.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Channing Pierce was crowned Miss Michigan USA 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  8. ^ "Miss Missouri USA 2011". Miss Missouri USA.
  9. ^ "Miss New Hampshire USA". Miss New Hampshire USA. 2010-10-03.
  10. ^ "Miss New Jersey USA". Miss New Jersey USA. 2010-10-03. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  11. ^ "TCNJ senior crowned Miss New Jersey". NJ.com. October 4, 2010.
  12. ^ "Ana Rodriguez takes Miss Texas crown". KGNS-TV. 2010-09-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
  13. ^ "Miss Wisconsin USA". Miss Wisconsin USA. 2010-10-03.
  14. ^ "Miss Wyoming USA". Miss Wyoming USA. 2010-10-06.
  15. ^ "TV Ratings: Miss USA pageant, U.S. Open give NBC a comfortable bump - from Inside the Box - Zap2it". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2011-06-21.

External links[edit]

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