Miss USA 2020
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Miss USA 2020 was the 69th Miss USA pageant. It was held at the Exhibition Centre and the Soundstage at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 9, 2020.[2] Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Allie LaForce served as hosts, while Cheslie Kryst and Christian Murphy served as backstage commentators, and Haley Reinhart performed. Cheslie Kryst of North Carolina crowned Asya Branch of Mississippi as her successor at the end of the event. Branch is the second consecutive African American to win the title, and the fourth one in five years. This is Mississippi's first win at the Miss USA pageant. Branch represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2020 pageant and placed in the Top 21.[3]
Miss USA 2020 | |
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Date | November 9, 2020 |
Presenters |
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Entertainment | Haley Reinhart |
Venue | Exhibition Center and the Soundstage, Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 16 |
Winner | Asya Branch Mississippi |
Congeniality | Imani Blackmon[1] Washington |
Originally scheduled to be held in spring 2020 and was initially to air on Fox, the competition was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 31, the Miss Universe Organization announced that the competition would be held on November 9 of the same year.[lower-alpha 1][4]
FYI served as the new broadcaster of the pageant, replacing Fox, which had broadcast the pageant since 2016.[2][5] The show was also rebroadcast on November 18, 2020 on YouTube.[6] The competition marked the first year that a new crown made by jeweler Mouawad is used at Miss USA, effectively retiring the Mikimoto Crown.[7]
For a third consecutive year, the competition was held concurrently alongside the Miss Teen USA competition. This was the last Miss USA to be organized by Miss Universe Organization before being split into its separate organization beginning in Miss USA 2021.