Miss_USA_2011

Miss USA 2011

Miss USA 2011

60th Miss USA pageant

Miss USA 2011 was the 60th Anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, held at the Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 19, 2011. Rima Fakih of Michigan crowned her successor, Alyssa Campanella of California, at the end of this event. This was California's sixth Miss USA title and the first title since 1992.[2] Campanella represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.

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This pageant gained attention on the internet, when a video of all the contestant's answers to the question, whether evolution should be taught in school, was put on YouTube.[3] Only two contestants affirmed that it should be taught, with the others confusing the question with the debate on evolution of species vs. creationism, or stating that both should be taught.

Results

Miss USA 2011 Final Results
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‡ Voted into Top 16 as America's Choice via Internet

Special awards

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Order of Announcements

Top 16

  1.  Georgia
  2.  Arizona
  3.  Maine
  4.  Utah
  5.  Tennessee
  6.  Indiana
  7.  Texas
  8.  South Carolina
  9.  Alabama
  10.  New York
  11.  Hawaii
  12.  Florida
  13.  Missouri
  14.  California
  15.  Maryland
  16.  New Mexico

Top 8

  1.  Maine
  2.  Tennessee
  3.  Texas
  4.  South Carolina
  5.  Alabama
  6.  Hawaii
  7.  California
  8.  Maryland

Top 4

  1.  Alabama
  2.  Texas
  3.  Tennessee
  4.  California

Background

Selection of participants

Delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants which began in July 2010 and concluded in January 2011. The first state pageant was Florida, held on July 10, 2010, while the final pageant was Arkansas, held on January 9, 2011. Initially, eight of these delegates were former Miss Teen USA state winners but the number increased to nine after one titleholder resigned and former Teen USA delegate succeeded her, and one former Miss America state winner.

Two state titleholders were appointed as a replacements after the original titleholders were unable to compete. Emily Johnson, the original Miss Maine USA 2011, resigned on April 17, 2011 due to attending her sister's wedding on the day of the pageant. She was replaced by Ashley Marble, who was the first runner-up of the Miss Maine USA 2011 pageant,[4] and Shaletta Tawanna Porterfield, the original Miss Wisconsin USA 2011, resigned on May 12, 2011 after was being charged in Dane County Circuit Court of three felony theft charges. She was replaced by Jordan Morkin, who was the first runner-up of the Miss Wisconsin USA 2011 pageant.[5]

Delegates

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Television ratings

  • In the first hour of the pageant, it earned NBC 6.6 million viewers, winning the timeslot. In the second hour, viewership rose to 7.8 million, also winning its timeslot. Both hours were the leader in the 18-49 demographic.[15]

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant
  2. Voted per America's Choice internet/SMS

References

  1. [1]
    "2011 Miss USA Pageant to air on STAR World". Star World. June 15, 2011. Archived from the original on June 18, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Miss USA Winner Alyssa Campanella: 5 Things You Didn't Know". The Hollywood Reporter. June 20, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Miss USA Was One Of Two Contestants Who Believe In Evolution". Huffington Post. June 20, 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Miss Maine to skip Miss USA for big sis' wedding". Bangor Daily News. 18 April 2011.
  5. [5]
    "Shaletta Porterfield, Miss Wisconsin USA, drops out of pageant facing identity theft charges". CBS News. 16 May 2011.
  6. [6]
    "New Miss Florida Crowned". First Coast News. 2010-07-10.[permanent dead link]
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    "Channing Pierce was crowned Miss Michigan USA 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
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    "Miss Missouri USA 2011". Miss Missouri USA.
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    "Miss New Hampshire USA". Miss New Hampshire USA. 2010-10-03.
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    "Miss New Jersey USA". Miss New Jersey USA. 2010-10-03. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  11. [11]
    "TCNJ senior crowned Miss New Jersey". NJ.com. October 4, 2010.
  12. [12]
    "Ana Rodriguez takes Miss Texas crown". KGNS-TV. 2010-09-05. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
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    "Miss Wisconsin USA". Miss Wisconsin USA. 2010-10-03.
  14. [14]
    "Miss Wyoming USA". Miss Wyoming USA. 2010-10-06.
  15. [15]
    "TV Ratings: Miss USA pageant, U.S. Open give NBC a comfortable bump - from Inside the Box - Zap2it". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
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