Lauren York, Miss Nevada USA 2017; and Jasmine Fuelberth, Miss Nebraska USA 2017; compete on stage in Yandy Swim during the MISS USA® Preliminary Competition at Mandalay Bay Convention Center on May 11, 2017.
Contestants from 50 states plus the District of Columbia competed in the preliminary contest of the Miss USA 2017 pageant. The event was held in May 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas which kicked-off at around 10pm Eastern Time.
The beautiful ladies from across United States proudly showed off their curves while wearing Yandy swimsuits, the official swimsuit of the Miss USA 2017 pageant.
The judges of the preliminary competition are:
Halima Aden – 19-year-old Somali-American model who was the first contestant to compete in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant in a hijab and burkini.
Vanessa Gringer – Senior Director of Commercial Endorsements and Business Development at WME|IMG.
Nancy Lublin – Founder CEO of Crisis Text Line.
Nick Light – Senior Vice President of Artist Development and Touring for Sony Music Entertainment.
Miss Universe 1997 Brook Lee. She is the only Native Hawaiian to ever capture the Miss Universe Crown.
Maura McGreevy – Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at IMG.
Check out the 51 contestants of the Miss USA 2017 in their swimsuits in the gallery below. Who is your favorite? Who do you think stood out from the rest?
Tune in to the FOX telecast at 8:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed on Sunday, May 14, from Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Las Vegas to see who will become Miss USA 2017.
Photo: HO/The Miss Universe Organization
Baylee Smith, Miss Alabama USA 2017
Alyssa London, Miss Alaska USA 2017
Tommy Lynn Calhoun, Miss Arizona USA 2017
Arynn Johnson, Miss Arkansas USA 2017
India Williams, Miss California USA 2017
Sabrina Janssen, Miss Colorado USA 2017
Olga Litvinenko, Miss Connecticut USA 2017
Mia Jones, Miss Delaware USA 2017
Kára McCullough, Miss District Of Columbia USA 2017
Linette De Los Santos, Miss Florida USA 2017
DeAnna Johnson, Miss Georgia USA 2017
Julie Kuo, Miss Hawaii USA 2017
Cassie Lewis, Miss Idaho USA 2017
Whitney Wandland, Miss Illinois USA 2017
Brittany Winchester, Miss Indiana USA 2017
Bethany Trahan, Miss Louisiana USA 2017
Madelynne Myers, Miss Kentucky USA 2017
Catherine Carmichael, Miss Kansas USA 2017
Kelsey Weier, Miss Iowa USA 2017
Brooke Harris, Miss Maine USA 2017
Adrianna David, Miss Maryland USA 2017
Julia Scaparotti, Miss Massachusetts USA 2017
Krista Ferguson, Miss Michigan USA 2017
Brooke Bezanson, Miss Montana USA 2017
Bayleigh Dayton, Miss Missouri USA 2017
Ashley Hamby, Miss Mississippi USA 2017
Meridith Gould, Miss Minnesota USA 2017
Jasmine Fuelberth, Miss Nebraska USA 2017
Lauren York, Miss Nevada USA 2017
Sarah Mousseau, Miss New Hampshire USA 2017
Chhavi Verg, Miss New Jersey USA 2017
Raquel Wellentin, Miss North Dakota USA 2017
Kaitlin Coble, Miss North Carolina USA 2017
Hannah Lopa, Miss New York USA 2017
Ashley Mora, Miss New Mexico USA 2017
Dinaleigh Baxter, Miss Ohio USA 2017
Alex Smith, Miss Oklahoma USA 2017
Liz Denny, Miss Oregon USA 2017
Cassandra Angst, Miss Pennsylvania USA 2017
Alee-Sutton Hethcoat, Miss Tennessee USA 2017
Tessa Dee, Miss South Dakota USA 2017
Megan Gordon, Miss South Carolina USA 2017
Kelsey Swanson, Miss Rhode Island USA 2017
Nancy Gonzalez, Miss Texas USA 2017
Baylee Jensen, Miss Utah USA 2017
Madison Cota, Miss Vermont USA 2017
Jacqueline Carroll, Miss Virginia USA 2017
Alex Carlson-Helo, Miss Washington USA 2017
Lauren Roush, Miss West Virginia USA 2017
Skylar Witte, Miss Wisconsin USA 2017
Mikaela Shaw, Miss Wyoming USA 2017
