Miss USA Pageant Contestants And Information

The 65th edition of the Miss USA pageant will air tonight, June 5, 2016, on Fox at 7 p.m. ET. A total of 52 beautiful women will be competing for the Miss USA Crown. The contestants will compete in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the stage at the T-mobile Arena. The ages of the contestants range from 19 to 26. Here is a list of contestants listed by states and their ages, courtesy of Hollywood Life.

Miss Alabama: Peyton Brown, 22

Miss Alaska: Ariane Audett, 21

Miss Arizona: Chelsea Myers, 21

Miss Arkansas: Abby Floyd, 19

Miss California: Nadia Mejia, 20

Miss Colorado: Caley-Rae Pavillard, 22

Miss Connecticut: Tiffany Teixeira, 25

Miss Delaware: Alexandra Vorontsova, 21

Miss District of Columbia: Deshauna Barber, 26

Miss Florida: Brie Gabrielle, 25

Miss Georgia: Emanii Davis, 22

Miss Hawaii: Chelsea Hardin, 24

Miss Idaho: Sydney Harper, 21

Miss Illinois: Zena Malak, 23

Miss Indiana: Morgan Abel, 26

Miss Iowa: Alissa Morrison, 24

Miss Kansas: Victoria Wiggins, 26

Miss Kentucky: Kyle Hornback, 20

Miss Louisiana: Maaliyah Papillion, 21

Miss Maine: Marisa Butler, 22

Miss Maryland: Christina Denny, 25

Miss Massachusetts: Whitney Sharpe, 21

Miss Michigan: Susie Leica, 26

Miss Minnesota: Bridget Jacobs, 20

Miss Mississippi: Haley Sowers, 22

Miss Missouri: Sydnee Stottlemyre, 22

Miss Montana: Sibahn Doxey, 23

Miss Nebraska: Sarah Hollins, 25

Miss Nevada: Emelina Adams, 24

Miss New Hampshire: Jessica Strohm, 25

Miss New Jersey: Jessielyn Palumbo, 24

Miss New Mexico: Naomie Germain, 22

Miss New York: Serena Bucaj, 22

Miss North Carolina: Devin Gant, 23

Miss North Dakota: Halley Maas, 21

Miss Ohio: Megan Wise, 26

Miss Oklahoma: Taylor Gorton, 24

Miss Oregon: Natriana Shorter, 25

Miss Pennsylvania: Elena LaQuatra, 24

Miss Rhode Island: Thersa Agonia, 24

Miss South Carolina: Leah Lawson, 22

Miss South Dakota: Madison McKeown, 21

Miss Tennessee: Hope Stephens, 20

Miss Texas: Daniella Rodriquez, 19

Miss Utah: Teale Murdock, 26

Miss Vermont: Neely Fortune, 24

Miss Virginia: Desi Williams, 26

Miss Washington: Kelsey Schmidt, 26

Miss West Virginia: Nichole Greene, 24

Miss Wisconsin: Kate Ledker, 19

Miss Wyoming: Autumn Olson, 22

Miss 52 USA: Alexandra Miller, 26

Donald Trump has owned the Miss USA pageant since 2002, but no longer. VME/IMG has purchased the competition and looks forward to making many exciting changes. One change that will by visible tonight is the addition of Alexandra Miller. She was selected for the 51 state runner-ups. Alexandra Miller, the first runner-up for Miss Oklahoma, was chosen by American voters online to be the 52nd contestant this year.

In Miss USA, there is no talent competition. The 52 contestants will be judged only in these categories: swimsuit, evening gown, and a personality interview. All of the contestants have had a support system helping them get ready for this exciting event and for sure they will bring their best!

Miss USA 2015, Olivia Jordan, who successfully represented Oklahoma in 2015, will have the honor of crowning Miss USA 2016 tonight. Hopefully, the two will form a strong bond and she can help the new Miss USA with this exciting, eventful, and rewarding job with many responsibilities.

[AP Photo/Oded Balilty]