Miss USA 2020, the 69th Miss USA pageant, was originally scheduled to be held in spring 2020 but it was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The finale was later held on 9th November 2020 at the Exhibition Centre and the Soundstage at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. Asya Branch of Mississippi was crowned Miss USA 2020 by her predecessor Cheslie Kryst of North Carolina at the end of the event finale. Asya bought Mississippi's first win at the Miss USA pageant and went on to represent the United States at Miss Universe 2020 where she placed in the Top 21.
Kim Layne of Idaho, Mariah Jane Davis of Oklahoma, Alexis Lete of Indiana and Kelly Hutchinson of Alabama were adjudged first, second, third and fourth runners-up respectively. The Top 10 also included Allyshia Gupta, Samantha Neyland, Olivia Pura, Gina Mellish, Andreia Gibau while the Top 15 also included Cierra Jackson, Alyssa Beasley, Mariah Clayton, Megan Renee Kelly, Victoria Olana (Fan vote winner) and Sthephanie Miranda. Imani Blackmon of Washington was awarded Miss Congeniality at the finale.
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Allie LaForce served as hosts, while Cheslie Kryst and Christian Murphy served as backstage commentators while Haley Reinhart performed. The competition marked the first year that a new crown made by jeweler Mouawad was used at Miss USA, effectively retiring the Mikimoto Crown.
Here are the fifty one contestants who competed for Miss USA 2020 crown –
Kelly Hutchinson Miss Alabama USA 2020
Hannah Carlile Miss Alaska USA 2020
Yesenia Vidales Miss Arizona USA 2020
Haley Rose Pontius Miss Arkansas USA 2020
Allyshia Gupta Miss California USA 2020
Emily Rose DeMure Miss Colorado USA 2020
Chelsea Demby Miss Connecticut USA 2020
Katie Guevarra Miss Delaware USA 2020
Cierra Jackson Miss District of Columbia USA 2020
Monique Evans Miss Florida USA 2020
Alyssa Beasley Miss Georgia USA 2020
Samantha Neyland Miss Hawaii USA 2020
Kim Layne Miss Idaho USA 2020
Olivia Pura Miss Illinois USA 2020
Alexis Lete Miss Indiana USA 2020
Morgan Kofoid Miss Iowa USA 2020
Hayden Brax Miss Kansas USA 2020
Lexie Marie Iles Miss Kentucky USA 2020
Mariah Clayton Miss Louisiana USA 2020
Julia Van Steenberghe Miss Maine USA 2020
Taelyr Robinson Miss Maryland USA 2020
Sabrina Victor Miss Massachusetts USA 2020
Chanel Johnson Miss Michigan USA 2020
Taylor Fondie Miss Minnesota USA 2020
Asya Danielle Branch Miss Mississippi USA 2020
Megan Renee Kelly Miss Missouri USA 2020
Merissa Underwood Miss Montana USA 2020
Megan Swanson Miss Nebraska USA 2020
Victoria Olona Miss Nevada USA 2020
Alyssa Rose Fernandes Miss New Hampshire USA 2020
Gina Mellish Miss New Jersey USA 2020
Cecilia Rodriguez Miss New Mexico USA 2020
Andreia Gibau Miss New York USA 2020
Jane Axhoj Miss North Carolina USA 2020
Macy Christianson Miss North Dakota USA 2020
Sthephanie Miranda Miss Ohio USA 2020
Mariah Davis Miss Oklahoma USA 2020
Katerina Villegas Miss Oregon USA 2020
Victoria Piekut Miss Pennsylvania USA 2020
Jonét Nichelle Miss Rhode Island USA 2020
Hannah Jane Curry Miss South Carolina USA 2020
Kalani Jorgensen Miss South Dakota USA 2020
Justice Hope Enlow Miss Tennessee USA 2020
Taylor Leigh Kessler Miss Texas USA 2020
Rachel Slawson Miss Utah USA 2020
Shannah Weller Miss Vermont USA 2020
Susie Evans Miss Virginia USA 2020
Imani Blackmon Miss Washington USA 2020
Charlotte Bellotte Miss West Virginia USA 2020
Gabriella Deyi Miss Wisconsin USA 2020
Katie Bozner Miss Wyoming USA 2020