Miss USA 2017: everything you wanted to know about the competition

The Miss USA contest is coming back to your television screens already this weekend. - reports USA TODAY.

Last year, if you remember, the winner was a representative of the District of Columbia and an army officer, Deshona Barber. In the fight for the title 26-year-old Barber beat 51 competitor. The American is working at the headquarters of the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, where she is a senior logistics officer. She also works as an IT analyst in the country's Ministry of Commerce.

“In the US Army, gender does not limit us in any way. Women behave rigidly on a par with men. As the commander of my unit, I am a strong and dedicated man, ”said Barber during the competition.

The Miss USA Contest serves as a preliminary step before the Miss Universe contest.
What you need to know on the eve of the competition.

Where to see.
The Miss USA 2017 Contest will be broadcast live from Mandalay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on FOX on Sunday at 8 pm ET / PT and will be broadcast via the app FOX Now for the viewers.

Hosts and judges

This year, the jury includes the author and trans-activist Janet Mock, TV host The real jeanie mai, businessman and founder of the Dress for Success collection Nancy lublin, TV host Carson Kressleyex miss universe Brook lee and somali-american model Halima aden, which went down in history as the first woman to parade at the Miss USA beauty pageant in a hijab.

Judges show “Dancing with the stars” Julianne Hough and the actor Terrence J return to the competition this year as co-organizers together with the model and the author Ashley Grahamwho will be interviewing participants backstage as an invited guest.
The show will also feature performances. Pitbull and brett eldredge.
The participants.

This year, 51 applicants from 50 states and the District of Columbia will take part in the Miss USA pageant. Participants include lawyers, entrepreneurs, women's rights activists and one college graduate. Madelynne myersMiss Kentucky To Skip Graduation Ceremony At Vanderbilt University To Compete For The Miss USA Crown

Swimsuit display
Miss Teen USA, another Miss Universe competition, announced that they were planning to remove swimwear from the regular program of the competition and offered to wear sports tights instead. Leading Miss USA Julianne Hough said USA TODAYthat according to preliminary agreements, the swimsuit show is included in the Miss USA program, but the organizers of the Miss Universe contest are exploring other options.
“We are still moving in this direction, and I have seen many discussions on this topic on social networks. Many fans of the competition still want to see shows in swimsuits, as well as representatives of show business. Still, this is a tradition for the competition, but it absolutely does not exclude the possibility that something can be changed in the future, ”said Julianne Hough.

Questions and answers.
The Miss USA-2017 competition will debut a new question and answer format using questions that viewers want to ask. In partnership with application developers The skimmThe contest organizers ask TV viewers to send their questions to the finalists before the Sunday show via the Internet.

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