Miss USA
| Type | Beauty pageant |
|---|---|
| Parent organization | Miss Universe Organization |
| Headquarters | New York City, U.S. |
| Country represented | United States |
| Qualifies for | Miss Universe |
| First edition | 1952 |
| Most recent edition | 2024 |
| Current titleholder | Alma Cooper Michigan |
Owners |
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President and CEO | Laylah Rose |
| Language | English |
| Website | themissusa |
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020. In 2020, the organization announced it was licensing operation of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants to Crystle Stewart, who was the Miss USA winner in 2008. In October 2022, Stewart was suspended, and the rights to the pageants were returned to the Miss Universe Organization. The pageants are now operated by Laylah Rose.
The pageant was owned by Donald Trump from 1996 to 2015 and was previously broadcast on NBC. In September 2015, WME/IMG purchased the pageant from Trump. In 2020, for the first time, the FYI network broadcast the competition. In October 2022, JKN Global Group acquired the pageant from WME/IMG. It is currently broadcast on The CW.
The current reigning Miss USA is Alma Cooper of Michigan, who won the title on August 4, 2024 at the Peacock Theater, in Los Angeles, California.