Miss USA 2021 Elle Smith, 23, of Germantown, Kentucky, United States will crown her successor at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada on October 3, 2022. It will be the 71st edition of the national beauty pageant that selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.
Miss Universe is one of the six grand slam international female beauty pageants. The others are Miss World, Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational and Miss Grand International.
Smith was crowned Miss USA 2021 at the Paradise Cove Theater of the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA on November 29, 2021. On December 12, 2021, she represented the U.S. at Miss Universe 2021 in Eilat, Israel and finished in the Top 10.
Representing the 50 states and one capital district of the U.S., 51 women will compete for the Miss USA 2022 crown. Here are the candidates:
| STATE/DISTRICT | CANDIDATE | AGE |
| Alabama | Katelyn Vinson | 21 |
| Alaska | Courtney Anne Schuman | 27 |
| Arizona | Isabel Ticlo | 28 |
| Arkansas | Rylie Wagner | 21 |
| California | Tiffany Johnson | 26 |
| Colorado | Alexis Glover | 23 |
| Connecticut | Cynthia Dias | 22 |
| Delaware | Grace Lange | 22 |
| District of Columbia | Faith Porter | 23 |
| Florida | Taylor Fulford | 27 |
| Georgia | Holly Haynes | 26 |
| Hawaii | Kiana Yamat | 27 |
| Idaho | Jordana Dahmen | 26 |
| Illinois | Angel Reyes | 24 |
| Indiana | Samantha Paige Toney | 27 |
| Iowa | Randi Estabrook | 24 |
| Kansas | Elyse Noe | 23 |
| Kentucky | Elizabeth “Lizzy” Neutz | 25 |
| Louisiana | Katie “KT” Scannell | 21 |
| Maine | Elizabeth Kervin | 20 |
| Maryland | Caleigh Shade | 22 |
| Massachusetts | Skarlet Ramirez | 27 |
| Michigan | Aria Hutchinson | 23 |
| Minnesota | Madeline Helget | 23 |
| Mississippi | Hailey White | 23 |
| Missouri | Mikala McGhee | 28 |
| Montana | Heather Lee O’Keefe | 24 |
| Nebraska | Natalie Pieper | 26 |
| Nevada | Summer Keffeler | 21 |
| New Hampshire | Camila Sacco | 27 |
| New Jersey | Alexandra Lakhman | 26 |
| New Mexico | Suzanne Perez | 25 |
| New York | Heather Nunez | 26 |
| North Carolina | Morgan Romano | 23 |
| Ohio | Sir’Quora Carroll | 23 |
| Oklahoma | Ashley Ehrhart | 25 |
| Oregon | Arielle Freytag | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | Billie LaRaé Owens | 25 |
| Rhode Island | Elaine Collado | 27 |
| South Carolina | Meera Bhonslé | 25 |
| South Dakota | Shania Knutson | 22 |
| Tennessee | Emily Suttle | 25 |
| Texas | R’Bonney Gabriel | 26 |
| Utah | Elisabeth Gandara Bradley | 28 |
| Vermont | Kelsey Golonka | 22 |
| Virginia | Kailee Horvath | 23 |
| Washington | Mazzy Eckel | 22 |
| West Virginia | Krystian Leonard | 25 |
| Wisconsin | Hollis Brown | 26 |
| Wyoming | Morgan McNally | 27 |
Categories: beauty pageant results, LISTS, North America, United States
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