{{Short description|66th Miss USA pageant}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | image = Kára McCullough at the NRC 03 (cropped).jpg | caption = Kára McCullough, Miss USA 2017 | date = May 14, 2017 | venue = Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada | number of contestants = | presenters = {{Hlist|Terrence J|Julianne Hough|Ashley Graham}} | acts = {{Hlist|Brett Eldredge|Pitbull|Cirque du Soleil (''Michael Jackson: One'')}} | entrants = 51 | placements = 10 | broadcaster = {{Hlist|Fox <small>(KVVU-TV)</small>|Azteca <small>(KHDF-CD)</small>}} | withdraws = Miss 52 USA | winner = Kára McCullough | represented = District of Columbia | congeniality =Bayleigh Dayton (Missouri) and Mikaela Shaw (Wyoming) | before = 2016 | next = 2018 }}
'''Miss USA 2017''' was the 66th edition of the Miss USA pageant, held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada, on May 14, 2017.<ref name=Fox>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/article/fox-announces-summer-premiere-dates|title=Fox Announces Summer Premiere Dates|website=Fox.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407053801/http://www.fox.com/article/fox-announces-summer-premiere-dates|archive-date=2017-04-07|url-status=dead|access-date=7 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/competition|title=Miss USA competition|website=Miss Universe|access-date=13 April 2017|archive-date=7 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020042/https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/competition|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9m88j1vrlI|title=One Woman's Life Will Change Forever|date=8 May 2017|publisher=FOX}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/entertainment/baton-rouge/index.ssf/2015/07/miss_usa_todd_newton_alex_wehr.html|title=Todd Newton, Alex Wehrley to host Miss USA|last=Brasted|first=Chelsea|date=7 July 2015|work=The Times Picayune}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/robin-leach/pitbull-brett-eldredge-join-julianne-hough-in-miss-usa-lineup/|title=Pitbull, Brett Eldredge join Julianne Hough in Miss USA lineup|last=Leach|first=Robin|date=10 May 2017|work=The Las Vegas Review-Journal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2017/05/07/tv-best-bets-with-master-of-none-return-season-finales-of-big-bang-theory-shark-tank/|title=TV best bets with 'Master of None' return, season finales of 'Big Bang Theory,' 'Shark Tank'|date=7 May 2017|last=Ho|first=Rodney|publisher=Radio TV Talk|access-date=8 May 2017|archive-date=25 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035155/http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2017/05/07/tv-best-bets-with-master-of-none-return-season-finales-of-big-bang-theory-shark-tank/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BT7Ty--jG4z/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BT7Ty--jG4z |archive-date=2021-12-24 |url-access=limited|title=Welcome back our hosts|publisher=Miss Universe Organization|access-date=11 May 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="talentjudges">{{cite web|url=https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/post/2160|title=Announcing Talent and Judges for the 2017 Miss USA Competition|publisher=Miss Universe Organization|website=missuniverse.com|access-date=10 May 2017|archive-date=1 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501224819/https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/post/2160|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Deshauna Barber of the District of Columbia crowned her successor Kára McCullough, also of the District of Columbia, at the end of the event. This was District of Columbia's fourth Miss USA title, and also this was the first time since 2008 to have a second consecutive African Americans have been crowned.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/05/14/miss-usa-2017-miss-district-of-columbia-kara-mccullough-wins-crown/101696664/|title=Miss USA 2017: Miss D.C. Kára McCullough wins the crown|work=USA Today|last=McDermott|first=Maeve|date=May 14, 2017|access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> McCullough represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2017 competition, placed in the top 10. This is the first back to back win for a state at Miss USA since Texas won the crown in 1988 and 1989.
==Background== [[File:Las Vegas Strip 006.Mandalay Bay Complex.133.0395.jpg|thumb|right|Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, the host venue of Miss USA 2017 competition.]] ===Selection of participants=== Delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia were selected in state pageants began in July 2016 and ended in February 2017. The first state pageant was Florida, held on July 16, 2016, and the final pageant was Alaska, held on February 4, 2017; eight of them were former Miss Teen USA state winners, three of them were former Miss America state titleholders and one of them was a former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state titleholder.
One state titleholder was appointed as replacement after the original titleholder was unable to compete. Génesis Dávila was the original winner of Miss Florida USA 2017, she was disqualified shortly after winning the title and was revealed she hired professional makeup artists instead by to do herself. She was replaced by Linette De Los Santos, the first runner-up of Miss Florida USA 2017 pageant. Dávila would later win the title the following year and competed in Miss USA 2018.<ref name=":0" />
==Results== thumb|350px|Miss USA 2017 results. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Placement<ref name="results">{{cite web|url=https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/The-Latest-Miss-District-of-Columbia-wins-2017-Miss-USA-422249713.html|title=The Latest: Miss District of Columbia wins 2017 Miss USA|date=15 May 2017|publisher=uppermichiganssource.com}}</ref> !Contestant |- |'''Miss USA 2017''' | * {{Flagu|District of Columbia}} – Kára McCullough |- |1st Runner-Up | * {{Flagu|New Jersey}} – Chhavi Verg |- |2nd Runner-Up | * {{Flagu|Minnesota}} – Meridith Gould |- |Top 5 | * {{Flagu|Illinois}} – Whitney Wandland * {{Flagu|South Carolina}} – Megan Gordon |- |Top 10 | * {{Flagu|Alaska}} – Alyssa London * {{Flagu|California}} – India Williams * {{Flagu|Missouri}} – Bayleigh Dayton * {{Flagu|New York}} – Hannah Lopa * {{Flagu|Tennessee}} – Allee-Sutton Hethcoat |}
===Awards=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Award ! Contestant |- | Miss Congeniality | * Missouri – Bayleigh Dayton * Wyoming – Mikaela Shaw<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/post/2177|title=Miss Congeniality USA is...|date=16 May 2017|website=Miss Universe|access-date=18 May 2017|archive-date=21 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821031922/https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/post/2177|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |}
==Pageant== ===Preliminary competition=== Prior to the final competition, the delegates compete in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in swimsuit and evening gown. It was held on May 11, 2017 on the official Miss USA YouTube channel and was hosted by Entertainment reporter and Miss Wisconsin USA 2009 Alex Wehrley and Deshauna Barber.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/217179_pitbull_and_brett_eldredge_to_perform_at_2017_miss_usa_competition/|title=Pitbull and Brett Eldredge to Perform at 2017 Miss USA Competition|last=Drysdale|first=Jennifer|date=10 May 2017|work=Entertainment Tonight}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/05/miss_usa_2017_meet_51_women_wh.html|title=Miss USA 2017: Meet 51 women who'll compete in Sunday's event, including Alabama's Baylee Smith|last=Colurso|first=Mary|date=10 May 2017|work=AL.com}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|BfeRGvSmsT0|The preliminary competition on the official Miss USA YouTube channel}}</ref>
====Judges==== {{unreferenced section|date=October 2024}} * Halima Aden – Somali-American model and first woman to compete in a Miss USA state pageant wearing a hijab and burkini * Maura McGreevy – IMG corporate community * Carole Gist – Miss USA 1990 * Nancy Lublin – CEO of Crisis Text Line * Brook Lee – Miss USA 1997 and Miss Universe 1997 * Nick Light – Vice president of Sony Music and Warner Bros. Records * Vanessa Gringer – Director of business development at IMG
===Finals=== For the first time since 2003, the number of finalists decreased to 10 from 15 in the previous year. The top 10 finalists compete in both swimsuit and evening gown, while the top 5 are in a qualifying question, and the final 3 are subjected in the final question round and a final runway, the winner is decided by a panel of judges.
====Judges==== {{unreferenced section|date=October 2024}} * Halima Aden – Somali-American model and first woman to compete in a Miss USA state pageant wearing a hijab and burkini * Carson Kressley – TV personality, style expert, fashion designer and author * Brook Lee – Miss USA 1997 and Miss Universe 1997 * Nancy Lublin – Founder of Dress for Success * Jeannie Mai – Style expert, philanthropist, and co-host of ''The Real'' * Janet Mock – Author, television host and advocate
==Contestants== Contestant stats provided via the Miss Universe Organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/contestants/2017|title=Miss USA 2017 contestants|publisher=Miss Universe Organization|access-date=April 18, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807200129/https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/contestants/2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !State/district !Name !Age<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Miss USA Contestant Master List|date=3 March 2017|website=Miss Universe Organization Press Site}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/contestants|title=Meet the Miss USA contestants|website=Miss USA|access-date=7 April 2017|archive-date=19 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019161836/https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/contestants|url-status=dead}}</ref> !Hometown<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /> !Placement !Notes |- | Alabama | Baylee Smith<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2016/11/baylee_smith_of_pike_county_cr.html|title=Baylee Smith, of Pike County, crowned Miss Alabama USA 2017|last=Moore|first=Tamika|date=5 November 2016|newspaper=AL.com|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 20 | Tuscaloosa | | |- | Alaska |Alyssa London<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ktva.com/miss-alaska-usa-2017-want-empower-women-766/|title=Miss Alaska USA 2017: 'I want to empower women'|last=Daybreak Staff|date=9 February 2017|newspaper=KTVA 11|access-date=10 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210032257/http://www.ktva.com/miss-alaska-usa-2017-want-empower-women-766/|archive-date=2017-02-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> |27 | Anchorage |Top 10 |First Tlingit Miss Alaska USA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alaskapublic.org/2017/05/02/alyssa-london-to-showcase-tlingit-design-at-miss-usa-pageant/|date=May 2, 2017|access-date=September 24, 2017|publisher=Alaska Public Media|title=Alyssa London to showcase Tlingit design at Miss USA pageant|last=Russell|first=Emily}}</ref> |- | Arizona | Tommy Lynn Calhoun<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ksby.com/story/33761774/paso-robles-native-vies-for-title-of-miss-usa|title=Paso Robles native vies for title of Miss USA|last=Favuzzi|first=Christina|date=26 November 2011|newspaper=KSBY|access-date=7 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075311/http://www.ksby.com/story/33761774/paso-robles-native-vies-for-title-of-miss-usa|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 27 |Tucson | | |- | Arkansas | Arynn Johnson<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hotsr.com/news/2016/nov/18/johnson-crowned-miss-arkansas-usa-20161/|title=Johnson crowned Miss Arkansas USA|date=18 November 2016|newspaper=Hot Springs Sentinel-Record|access-date=7 February 2017}}</ref> | 20 | Hot Springs | | Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2015 |- | California | India Williams<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://westsidetoday.com/2017/01/17/lmu-junior-represents-santa-monica-and-takes-coveted-crown/|title=Miss California: LMU Junior Represents Santa Monica and Takes Coveted Crown|last=Taylor|first=Evelyn|date=17 January 2017|newspaper=Westside Today|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 20 |Lafayette |Top 10 | |- | Colorado | Sabrina Janssen | 21 | Denver | | |- | Connecticut | Olga Litvinenko<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Greenwich-woman-and-New-Canaan-teen-crowned-in-10611825.php|title=Greenwich, New Canaan residents win Miss Connecticut pageants|date=14 November 2016|newspaper=Stamford Advocate}}</ref> | 27 | Greenwich | | Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2007<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Miss-Greenwich-has-hopes-for-Miss-Connecticut-10609206.php|title=Miss Greenwich has hopes for Miss Connecticut crown|last=Marchant|first=Robert|date=12 November 2016|newspaper=Greenwich Time|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> |- | Delaware | Mia Jones<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hbcubuzz.com/2016/12/dsu-student-mia-jones-crowned-miss-delaware-usa-2017/|title=DSU Student Mia Jones Crowned Miss Delaware USA 2017|publisher=HBCU Buzz|website=hbcubuzz.com|last=Meade Jr.|first=Tommy G.|date=6 December 2016}}</ref> |21 |Bear | | Previously Miss Delaware Teen USA 2014 |- | District of Columbia | Kára McCullough | 25 |Washington, D.C. |Miss USA 2017 | |- | Florida | Linette De Los Santos<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/17762-florida-beauty-queen-loses-crown-as-its-revealed-she-had-face-professionally-done|title=Florida Beauty Queen Loses Crown as It's Revealed She Had Face Professionally Done|date=27 July 2016|newspaper=Inside Edition|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 25 | Miami | | |- | Georgia | DeAnna Johnson<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.blaketillery.com/senator-tillery-recognizes-miss-georgia-usa/|title=Senator Tillery Recognizes Miss Georgia USA|date=23 January 2017|website=Blake Tillery for Senate}}</ref> |21 | Hazlehurst | | Top 10 finalist on season eight of ''The Voice''<ref name=":1" /> |- | Hawaii | Julie Kuo | 23 |Honolulu | | |- | Idaho | Cassie Lewis<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://klewtv.com/news/local/moscow-resident-cassie-lewis-is-crowned-miss-idaho-usa-2017|title=Moscow resident Cassie Lewis is crowned Miss Idaho USA 2017|last=Crescenti|first=Alex|newspaper=KLEW News|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 26 |Moscow | | |- | Illinois | Whitney Wandland<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://abc7chicago.com/society/newly-crowned-miss-illinois-talks-about-her-new-role/1600455/|title=Newly-crowned Miss Illinois Talks About Her New Role|date=10 November 2016|newspaper=ABC7|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 25 | Chicago |Top 5 | Chicago Bulls Luvabull |- | Indiana | Brittany Winchester<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2016/10/carmel---pageant-associates-is.php|title=Indianapolis Women Crowned 2017 Miss Indiana USA And Miss Indiana Teen USA At Annual Pageants|date=25 October 2016|newspaper=WBIW News|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155642/http://www.wbiw.com/state/archive/2016/10/carmel---pageant-associates-is.php|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 27 | Indianapolis | | |- | Iowa | Kelsey Weier<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.journalexpress.net/news/miss-iowa-usa-miss-iowa-teen-usa-crowned/article_8da5e7c8-8ef0-11e6-9553-3bd8b7a31154.html|title=Miss Iowa USA, Miss Iowa Teen USA crowned|date=10 October 2016|newspaper=Journal Express|access-date=8 February 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | 26 | West Des Moines | | Contestant on season 24 of ''The Bachelor'' and season 7 of ''Bachelor in Paradise'' |- | Kansas | Catherine Carmichael | 26 |Manhattan | | Previously Miss Kansas World America 2015 |- | Kentucky | Madelynne Myers<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.courier-journal.com/story/entertainment/buzz-around-town/2017/01/24/new-miss-ketnukcy/96984214/|title=Louisville native crowned Miss Kentucky USA|last=Adams|first=Kirby|date=24 January 2017|newspaper=Courier Journal|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 22 |Louisville | | |- | Louisiana | Bethany Trahan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/festivals/index.ssf/2016/10/miss_louisiana_usa_teen_2017.html|title=Miss Louisiana USA, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2017 crowned|date=9 October 2016|website=nola.com|last=Brasted|first=Chelsea}}</ref> | 21 | Lake Charles | | |- | Maine | Brooke Harris<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centralmaine.com/2016/11/30/skowhegan-holiday-stroll-begins-friday-with-a-parade-led-by-santa-on-a-new-fire-truck/|title=Skowhegan Holiday Stroll begins Friday with a parade led by Santa on a new firetruck|date=30 November 2016|website=centralmaine.com|last=Harlow|first=Doug}}</ref> | 26 |Lee | | |- | Maryland | Adrianna David<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://patch.com/maryland/bethesda-chevychase/adrianna-david-crowned-miss-maryland-usa-2017|title=Adrianna David Crowned Miss Maryland USA® 2017|last=Durst Provencher|first=Vanessa|date=15 November 2017|newspaper=Bethesda Patch|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 22 |Rockville | | Later Miss Maryland 2018 |- | Massachusetts |Julia Scaparotti<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2016/12/10/more-than-just-another-pretty-face-in-peabody/|title=Miss Massachusetts 2017: 'We are athletes'|last=Dearborn|first=Leah|date=10 December 2016|newspaper=Boston Globe|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 24 | Peabody | | New England Patriots Cheerleader<ref name=":2" /><br>Later a contestant on ''Game of Clones'' and ''Beat Shazam'' |- | Michigan | Krista Ferguson<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/09/24/krista-ferguson-miss-michigan-usa/91056286/|title=Krista Ferguson crowned Miss Michigan USA|last=Rath|first=Anya|date=24 September 2016|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 24 | Detroit | | |- | Minnesota | Meridith Gould<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kttc.com/story/33802379/2016/11/27/miss-minnesota-usa-2017-crowned-sunday-night|title=Miss Minnesota USA 2017 crowned Sunday night|last=Rousseau|first=Shannon|date=28 November 2016|newspaper=KTTC|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211082103/http://www.kttc.com/story/33802379/2016/11/27/miss-minnesota-usa-2017-crowned-sunday-night|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 22 |Minneapolis |2nd Runner-up | Previously Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2012<br/>Previously Miss South Dakota 2014 |- | Mississippi | Ashley Hamby<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wlbt.com/story/35400324/exclusive-miss-ms-usa-ready-to-make-a-difference-at-miss-usa-pageant/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Miss MS USA ready to make a difference at Miss USA pageant|publisher=WLBT|author=Burks, Bob|author2=Payne, Melissa Faith|date=May 11, 2017|accessdate=March 30, 2021}}</ref> | 24 |Madison | | |- | Missouri | Bayleigh Dayton<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rollingout.com/2016/10/01/meet-1st-black-miss-missouri-usa-bayleigh-dayton/|title=Meet the 1st Black Miss Missouri USA, Bayleigh Dayton|date=1 October 2016|publisher=Rolling Out}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article104637331.html#storylink=cpy|title=Lee's Summit woman becomes first African-American Miss Missouri USA|last=Porter|first=Toriano|date=28 September 2016|newspaper=The Kansas City Star|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 23 | Lee's Summit<ref name=":3" /> |Top 10 | First African-American Miss Missouri USA<ref name=":3" /><br/>Later a HouseGuest on ''Big Brother 20'' |- | Montana | Brooke Bezanson<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.krtv.com/story/33015920/new-miss-montana-usa-and-miss-montana-teen-usa-crowned|title=New Miss Montana USA and Miss Montana Teen USA crowned|last=Baty|first=Ellie|date=6 September 2016|newspaper=MTN News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211083643/http://www.krtv.com/story/33015920/new-miss-montana-usa-and-miss-montana-teen-usa-crowned|archive-date=11 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 20 | Missoula | | |- | Nebraska | Jasmine Fuelberth<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://norfolkdailynews.com/news/briefs/norfolk-grad-crowned-miss-nebraska-usa/article_6918e45e-dcc6-11e6-8fe2-678b1852dbb8.html|title=Norfolk grad crowned Miss Nebraska USA|date=17 January 2017|newspaper=Norfolk Daily News|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 20 |Norfolk<ref name=":4" /> | | Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2013<ref name=":4" /> |- | Nevada | Lauren York<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/robin-leach/photos-lauren-york-crowned-2017-miss-nevada-usa-alexis-smith-2017-miss-nevada-teen-usa|title=Lauren York is crowned 2017 Miss Nevada USA; Alexis Smith is 2017 Miss Nevada Teen USA|last=Leach|first=Robin|date=17 November 2016|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 23 |Primm | | |- | New Hampshire | Sarah Mousseau<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161110/exeter-high-grad-named-miss-nh-usa|title=Exeter High grad named Miss NH USA|last=Barndollar|first=Hadley|date=10 November 2016|newspaper=Seacoast Online|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080104/http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20161110/exeter-high-grad-named-miss-nh-usa|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 26 |Portsmouth<ref name=":5" /> | | |- | New Jersey | Chhavi Verg<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2016/10/24/indian-american-student-chhavi-verg-wins-title-of-miss-new-jersey-usa-2017418565/|title=Indian American student Chhavi Verg wins title of Miss New Jersey USA 2017|publisher=The American Bazaar|website=americanbazaaronline.com|date=24 October 2016|author=AB Wire}}</ref> | 20 |Edison |1st Runner-up | |- | New Mexico | Ashley Mora<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://elpasoheraldpost.com/story-many-pics-miss-new-mexico-usa-miss-new-mexico-teen-usa-crowned/|title=Story in Many Pics: Miss New Mexico USA & Miss New Mexico Teen USA crowned|last=Acosta|first=Andres|date=29 January 2017|newspaper=El Paso Herald-Post|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 25 |Albuquerque | | Previously Miss New Mexico World 2015 |- | New York | Hannah Lopa<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2017/01/17/spencerport-native-hannah-lopa-named-miss-new-york-2017.html|title=Spencerport Native Hannah Lopa Named 'Miss New York 2017'|date=17 January 2017|newspaper=TWC News|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118153313/http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2017/01/17/spencerport-native-hannah-lopa-named-miss-new-york-2017.html|archive-date=2017-01-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 25<ref name=":6" /> |Spencerport<ref name=":6" /> |Top 10 | |- | North Carolina | Katie Coble<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/photogallery/NC/20161003/NEWS/100309992/PH/1|title=PHOTOS: Miss NC USA pageant|date=3 October 2016|newspaper=Wilmington Star News}}</ref> | 27 | Charlotte | | Previously Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2007 |- | North Dakota |Raquel Wellentin<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kvrr.com/2016/12/04/jingle-bell-run-spreads-holiday-cheer-across-fargo/|title=Jingle Bell Run Spreads Holiday Cheer Across Fargo|last=Parrish|first=Morgan|date=4 December 2016|newspaper=KVRR Local News|access-date=8 February 2017}}</ref> | 24 | Fargo | | |- | Ohio | Dinaleigh Baxter<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.peoplesdefender.com/2016/11/21/winchesters-baxter-wins-miss-ohio-usa-2017-pageant/|title=Winchester's Baxter wins Miss Ohio USA 2017 pageant|last=Beech|first=Patricia|date=21 November 2016|newspaper=People's Defender|access-date=8 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155158/http://www.peoplesdefender.com/2016/11/21/winchesters-baxter-wins-miss-ohio-usa-2017-pageant/|archive-date=2017-02-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 24 |Winchester | | |- | Oklahoma | Alex Smith | 20 |Mooreland | | |- | Oregon | Elizabeth Denny | 26 |Roseburg | | |- | Pennsylvania | Cassandra Angst | 23 |Feasterville | | |- | Rhode Island | Kelsey Swanson | 23 | Cranston | | |- | South Carolina | Megan Gordon |23 | North Augusta |Top 5 | Later Miss South Carolina World 2019 |- | South Dakota | Tessa Dee<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/4128431-mitchell-native-named-miss-south-dakota|title=Mitchell native named Miss South Dakota|last=Bertsch|first=Sara|publisher=The Daily Republic|website=mitchellrepublic.com|date=3 October 2016|access-date=23 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010740/http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/local/4128431-mitchell-native-named-miss-south-dakota|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 26 | Mitchell | | Previously Miss South Dakota 2013 |- | Tennessee | Allee-Sutton Hethcoat<ref>{{cite web|url=https://clarksvillenow.com/local/miss-williamson-county-crowned-miss-tennessee-usa-2017-edit/|title=Miss Williamson County crowned Miss Tennessee USA 2017|publisher=clarksvillenow.com|author=Dickerson, Michelle|date=October 9, 2016|access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> | 25 | Franklin |Top 10 | |- | Texas | Nancy Gonzalez | 27 | Freeport | | |- | Utah | Baylee Jensen | 23 | South Jordan | | Daughter of Miss USA 1989 Gretchen Polhemus |- | Vermont | Madison Cota | 21 | Bellows Falls | | Previously Miss Vermont Teen USA 2014 |- | Virginia |Jacqueline Carroll<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Miss-Virginia-USA-crowned-in-Blacksburg-402192025.html|title=Miss Virginia USA crowned in Blacksburg|publisher=WDBJ7|date=20 November 2016|access-date=23 January 2017|archive-date=7 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507231115/http://www.wdbj7.com/content/news/Miss-Virginia-USA-crowned-in-Blacksburg-402192025.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 23 | Stanardsville | | Previously Miss Virginia Teen USA 2010 |- | Washington | Alex Carlson-Helo | 23 |Mill Creek | | Previously Miss Washington Teen USA 2012 |- | West Virginia | Lauren Roush<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wdtv.com/content/news/Miss-WV-crowned--397246201.html|title=Miss WV crowned|publisher=WDTV|website=wdtv.com|last=Tuell|first=Kristen|date=17 October 2016}}</ref> | 22 |Mason | | Later a contestant of ''Are You the One?'' season 7<br/>Later Miss Pennsylvania World 2019 |- | Wisconsin | Skylar Witte<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weau.com/content/news/Altoona-native-crowned-Miss-Wisconsin-USA-393456031.html|title=Altoona native crowned Miss Wisconsin USA|publisher=WEAU|author=Brown, KC|date=September 15, 2016|access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> | 19 |Schofield | | |- | Wyoming | Mikaela Shaw | 23 |Casper | | Previously Miss Wyoming 2015 |- |}
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==General references== *{{cite web |title=Miss USA 2017 Results |url=https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/post/2176 |website=missuniverse.com |publisher=IMG Universe |date=May 15, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2017 |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517021041/https://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/post/2176 |url-status=dead }}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons|Miss USA}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060918200625/http://www.missusa.com/ Miss USA official website]
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