Miss USA 2012

Miss USA 2012
Date	June 2012
Venue	TBA
Broadcaster	NBC, Xbox Live
Entrants	51
Winner	TBD TBD

Miss USA 2012, will be the 61st Miss USA pageant. It will be held in June of 2012. The winner will represent the United States in Miss Universe 2012. Miss USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella of California will crown her successor at the end of this event. The 50 states and the District of Columbia will compete for the prestigious title and the pageant will be broadcast live on NBC and simulcast on Xbox Live.

Delegates

State	Name	Hometown	Age1	Height	Placement	Awards	Notes
Alaska	Jessica Kazmierczak	Salcha	21	5'9"
Arizona	Erika Frantzve	Scottsdale	23
Colorado	Marybel Gonzalez	Denver
Connecticut	Marie Lynn Piscitelli	North Haven	26				Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2001
Florida	Karina Brez[1]	Wellington	24	5'8"			Born in Ukraine
Georgia	Jasmyn Wilkins	Johns Creek	21
Hawaii	Brandie Cazimero	Kaneohe	26
Idaho	Erna Palic	Boise	24				Born in Bosnia & Herzegovina
Illinois	Ashley Hooks
Iowa	Rebecca Hodge	Iowa City	22
Louisiana	Erin Edmiston	Lafayette	21
Maine	Rani Williamson	Portland	25
Maryland	Nana Meriwether	Potomac	26	6'0"
Massachusetts	Natalie Pietrzak	Boston					Sister of Monica Pietrzak, who was Miss Connecticut USA 2009 and top 15 at Miss USA 2009
Michigan	Kristen Danyal[2]	Sterling Heights	21				Previously Miss Michigan Teen USA 2009 and top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009
Mississippi	Myverick Garcia	Hattiesburg	21
Missouri	Katie Kearney	St. Louis	23
Montana	Autumn Muller[3]	Harlowton	25	5'8"			Previously Miss Montana Teen USA 2004
Nebraska	Amy Spilker	Malcolm	21
New Jersey	Michelle Leonardo	Tinton Falls	20	5'7"			Previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2008
New Mexico	Jessica Martin	Las Cruces	21	5'6"			Previously Miss New Mexico Earth 2010 and second runner up at Miss Earth United States 2010
North Carolina	Sydney Perry	Wilmington	21	5'7"			Previously Miss Vermont Teen USA 2008
North Dakota	Jaci Stofferahn
Ohio	Audrey Bolte	Batavia	22	5'8"
Oklahoma	Lauren Lundeen	Edmond	23
Rhode Island	Olivia Culpo[4]	Cranston	19	5'5"
South Carolina	Erika Powell	Easley	26				Previously Miss South Carolina 2005 and top 10 at Miss America 2006
South Dakota	Taylor Neisen	Rapid City	20
Tennessee	Jessica Hibler	Brentwood	22	5'6"
Texas	Brittany Booker	Friendswood	21	5'11"
Utah	Kendyl Bell	Sandy	24
Vermont	Jamie Dragon	Stowe	25
Virginia	Catherine Muldoon	Virginia Beach	26	5'7"			Previously Miss New York Teen USA 2004 and top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2004
Washington	Christina Clarke	Seattle	22
West Viriginia	Andrea Rogers	Martinsburg	24	5'10"
Wisconsin	Emily Guerin[5]	Monroe	22
Wyoming	Holly Allen[6]	Lander	24

State pageant schedule

Date	State
November 26, 2011	New Hampshire
November 27, 2011	Delaware
November 27, 2011	Indiana
November 27, 2011	Minnesota
November 27, 2011	Oregon
November 28, 2011	District of Columbia
December 4, 2011	Pennsylvania
December 11, 2011	Kansas[7]
January 8, 2012	Arkansas[8]
January 8, 2012	California[9]
January 14, 2012	New York
January 22, 2012	Kentucky
January 28, 2012	Alabama
TBD	Nevada

Crossovers

1 contestant previously competed at Miss America 2006

• Miss South Carolina USA Erika Powell was previously Miss South Carolina 2005 and placed top 10 at Miss America 2006

1 contestant previously competed at Miss Earth United States

• Miss New Mexico USA Jessica Martin was previously Miss New Mexico Earth 2010 and second runner up at Miss Earth United States 2010

6 contestants previously competed at Miss Teen USA

• Miss Connecticut USA Marie-Lynn Piscitelli was previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2001
• Miss Michigan USA Kristen Danyal was previously Miss Michigan Teen USA 2009 and placed top 15 at Miss Teen USA 2009
• Miss Montana USA Autumn Muller was previously Miss Montana Teen USA 2004
• Miss New Jersey USA Michelle Leonardo was previously Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2008
• Miss North Carolina USA Sydney Perry was previously Miss Vermont Teen USA 2008
• Miss Virginia USA Catherine Muldoon was previously Miss New York Teen USA 2004 and placed top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2004

References

1. ^ "Wellington’s Karina Brez crowned new Miss Florida USA". The Palm Beach Post. July 16, 2011. http://www.pbpulse.com/events/2011/07/16/wellingtons-karina-brez-crowned-new-miss-florida-usa/. 
2. ^ Kristen Danyal Crowned Miss Michigan USA 2012
3. ^ Autumn Muller Crowned Miss Montana USA 2012
4. ^ Olivia Culpo Crowned Miss Rhode Island USA 2012
5. ^ Emily Guerin Crowned Miss Wisconsin USA 2012
6. ^ Holly Allen Crowned Miss Wyoming USA 2012
7. ^ http://www.misskansasusa.com/thepageant.html
8. ^ http://www.missarkansasusa.com/thepageant.html
9. ^ http://misscaliforniausa.com/calendar.html

External links

• Miss USA official website