The Miss USA pageant has been around for over 70 years. Here's everything you need to know about what it is, who can compete, and past controversies.

Miss Nebraska Audrey Eckert was crowned Miss USA on October 24. She travels to Thailand on Thursday to compete in the Miss Universe 2025 pageant.

Fellow contestants embrace Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez (C) after she won the 2014 Miss USA beauty pageant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana June 8, 2014. Fifty-one state titleholders compete in the swimsuit, ...

The winner will represent the United States at Miss Universe 2025 on November 21, 2025, in Thailand. The live competition ...

Miss Nebraska Audrey Eckert was named Miss USA 2025 on4. She told Business Insider that the pageant is "becoming a household name again." ...

It was more than just Mary Sickler's gown that was sparkling onstage. As the current Miss Nevada USA took the stage at the Miss USA preliminaries Oct. 22, she decided to leave her chocolate brown wig ...

The Miss USA 2025 pageant, the 74th iteration, now under the leadership of pageant coach and judge Thom Brodeur, was held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, on October 24. The 23-year-old ...

The Miss USA 2025 pageant was held in Reno, Nevada, on Friday night. Miss Nebraska won the crown. I attended the finals for both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. There were surprise scholarships, ...

Mary Sickler took the state at the Miss USA Pageant with dark, voluminous hair. But just moments later, Mary, who is Miss Nevada, appeared in the preliminary evening gown competition looking very ...

Miss USA 2025 will take place on Oct. 24, featuring contestants from 50 states and Washington, D.C. Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE covering entertainment and culture. She has been working at ...