Miss USA 2020, 69th edition of Miss USA, is all set to be held on 9th November 2002 where fifty-one stunning ladies will compete for the national crown and an opportunity to represent USA at Miss Universe 2020. Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst will crown her successor at the end of the event finale.
Before the finale beckons in a week, here is everything you need to know about the Miss USA 2020 pageant from schedule of events and activities to finale updates and more.
Schedule of Events and Activities
Preliminary Competition
6th November 2020, Friday – 6:45 to 11:30 PM EST (Miss USA FB Page)
Crown Unveil
7th November 2020, Saturday – 12:00 to 12:30 PM EST (Miss USA FB Page)
Finale
9th November 2020, Monday – 7:45 to 11:45 PM EST (FYI Network)
HOSTS AND PERFORMERS
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Allie LaForce will serve as hosts. Akbar is a former professional American football player in the National Football League (NFL) who is a commentator on the American Ninja Warrior television series while LaForce is an American journalist, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is a reporter for Turner Sports, covering the NBA on TNT.
Cheslie Kryst Miss USA 2019 and Christian Murphy will serve as backstage commentators. Haley Reinhart, one of the most successful singer songwriters of this century, will perform.
BROADCASTER
FYI will serve as the new broadcaster of the pageant this year, replacing Fox, which had broadcast the pageant since 2016.
CROWN
Miss USA 2020 will mark the first year that a new crown made by jeweler Mouawad will be used at Miss USA, effectively retiring the Mikimoto Crown.
For the third consecutive year, Miss USA 2020 will be held concurrently alongside the Miss Teen USA competition. The finale of Miss Teen USA 2020 will be held on 7th November 2020 from 8:45 to 11:45 PM EST on Miss USA Facebook Page.