Mister USA 2026 candidates to compete in Las Vegas, Nevada

Michael Chadwick represented West Virginia, United States at Mister USA 2025 and competed against 31 other candidates at the Montalban Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA on August 30, 2025. He won the title, which makes him Mister Universe USA 2025.

Finishing second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively, were Mister World USA 2025 Shane O’Brien of Virginia, Mister International USA 2025 Evan Schrader of North Carolina, Mister Earth USA 2025 Hayden Greene of Ohio, Caballero Universal USA 2025 Adrian Quiroz of California and Mister Grand USA 2025 Tyler Mata of Colorado. The runners-up were Joseph Lopez of Louisiana, Michael Thomas White of South Carolina, David Wesley Ebersole of Tennessee and Nathan Noah Tsuji of Washington.

Mister USA 2026 contestants

On July 25, 2026, Chadwick will crown his successor at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It is the third edition of the national beauty pageant that selects the country’s Mister Universe, Mister World, Mister International, Mister Earth International, Caballero Universal and Mister Grand International candidates.

More than 30 men will compete for the Mister USA 2026 crown. Here are the candidates:

This is an ongoing list. It will be updated regularly.

1. Trey Wakefield, Alabama
2. Alaska
3. Justice Plackard, 22, Arkansas
4. Arizona
5. California
6. Apollo Simeran, 18, Colorado
7. Blake Kinne, Connecticut
8. Florida
9. Connor Dunham, Georgia
10. Kainoa Hughes, Hawaii
11. Hunter Peterson, Idaho
12. Brett Covalt, 28, Illinois
13. Cam Dunn, 22, Indiana
14. Iowa
15. David Layton, Kansas
16. Donny Aviles, Kentucky
17. Louisiana
18. Joseph Foran, 25, Maine
19. Adam Ladd, Massachusetts
20. Blake Bartizal, Minnesota
21. Griffin Holiday, Missouri
22. Andrew Brozek, 24, Montana
23. Nebraska
24. Hanny Khaled, 20, Nevada
25. New Hampshire
26. New Jersey
27. New Mexico
28. New York
29. Lenny Miller, North Carolina
30. Logan Shepard, 31, Ohio
31. Jacob Chapman, 20, Oklahoma
32. Oregon
33. TJ Pavia, 21, Pennsylvania
34. Caleb McDaniel, 21, South Carolina
35. Jaydon Kanipe, Tennessee
36. Texas
37. Chance McCoy, 29, Utah
38. Vermont
39. Kyle Bernier, Virginia
40. Washington
41. West Virginia
42. Andrew Abbey, 25, Wyoming