The 2021 Miss USA pageant was held on Monday, formally crowning the 70th winner in the competition’s history.
Broadcast on FYI for the second year in a row, this year’s festivities were hosted by Zuri Hall and Patrick Ta, with Nicole Adamo assisting as the pageant’s official lounge host.
Fifty-one hopefuls descended upon the River Spirit Casino Resort’s Paradise Cove Theater in Tulsa, Okla., for a shot at the crown. And if nothing else, at least they got to enjoy a little music from Ja Rule.
After the “final look,” as well as Asya Branch‘s last walk as the reigning Miss USA, here’s how things shook out for this year’s top four:
4. Sydni Bennett (Miss Illinois)
3. Ashley Carino (Miss Florida)
2. Caitlyn Vogel (Miss North Dakota)
That left Elle Smith (Miss Kentucky) as this year’s winner, and your new Miss USA.
This year’s judges included Natalía Barulích, a Croatian-Cuban model, social media influencer and singer; Sophie Elgort, an American photographer; Chloe Flower, an American composer and classical pianist; Ty Hunter, an American personal stylist; Haley Kalil, an American model and Miss Minnesota USA 2014; Alton Mason, an American model; Pascal Mouawad, a Lebanese jeweler, businessman and the CEO of Mouawad; and Oliver Trevena, an English actor and TV presenter.
Your thoughts on the new Miss USA? Drop ’em in a comment below.
Gross. I think it’s well past time to end these…
Garbage on many levels
I literally don’t know who any of those people are. The hosts, the judges, none of them.
Also, FYI is still a network? I thought it shut down years ago
Congratulations, Miss USA. You are lovely!!
If Miss Indiana couldn’t win, I’m glad a KY girl did!
Now. How many people realize that up to a certain time, ALL these gorgeous young ladies are getting votes, at $2.00 a vote. So, no fault of the ladies, but is it really about most beautiful? Where does all the money go? Nice little economy stimulator.
Who are these who are judges and how are they chosen 🤔.
Congratulations!!
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This comment is disgustingly transphobic.
Judges did a great job picking those top 2
The pageant was boring and had no continuity. To many commercial breaks, which made it hard to keep up. It did not have the easy flow that it had when it was on broadcast TV. I probably won’t watch it again on FYI.
I think Elle is awesome. She is a great speaker also beautiful. I hope she wins Miss Universe December 12th. Can’t wait