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Red Carpet at 2011 Miss USA with Miss California USA Crowned Winner
(LAS VEGAS-061911) The Red Carpet
included Miss
Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete,
2010
Miss USA Rima Fakih, and former Miss USA titleholders
(Rachel
Smith, 2007 Miss USA), celebrity hosts (Susie
Castillo, 2003 Miss USA; Giuliana
Rancic, anchor of E!
News; Kelly
Osborne, host E!
Fashion Police; Andy
Cohen, host "Watch What Happens:
Live"), celebrity judges (Marcus
Allen, NFL Hall of Famer; Zuleyka
Rivera, Miss Universe 2006; Tyson
Chandler, center for Dallas
Mavericks & 2011 NBA
champion; Lil
Jon, musician;
Mariel
Hemingway, actress
/ writer), and celebrities (Holly
Madison, E!
Holly's World; Eric
Turner, singer; Tinie
Tempah, musician)
for the 2011 Miss USA competition held at Planet
Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
The hosts introduced former Miss USA titleholders and celebrity judges
after the top 15 quarterfinalists were announced:
Georgia: Kaylin
Reque
Arizona: Brittany
Brannon
Maine: Ashley-Lynn
Marble
Utah: Jamie Lynn Crandall
Tennessee: Ashley Durham
Indiana: Jillian
Wunderlich
Texas: Ana Rodriguez
South Carolina: Courtney Turner
Alabama: Madeline
Mitchell
New York: Amber Collins
Hawaii: Angela
Byrd
Florida: Lissette
Garcia
Missouri: Hope
Driskill
California: Alyssa
Campanella
Maryland: Allyn
Rose
New Mexico: Brittany Toll (fan vote)
The swimwear for this year's competition was provided by Kandy
Wrappers designed by Sharise Neil.
The quarterfinalists have improved their walk since preliminary Wednesday
night as each have defined their own unique strut after rehearsals.
The top 8 were announced:
Maine: Ashley-Lynn
Marble
Tennessee: Ashley Durham
Texas: Ana Rodriguez
South Carolina: Courtney Turner
Alabama: Madeline
Mitchell
Hawaii: Angela
Byrd
California: Alyssa
Campanella
Maryland: Allyn
Rose
Miss
Photogenic: Arizona: Brittany
Brannon
Miss Congenialty: Kentucky: Kia
Hampton
The evening gowns were beautiful and the top 8 looked spectacular.
Each dress wrapped each body around the waist to hip area with Maryland
scoring a 8.2 and California a 7.1 according to NBC.com.
The top 4 announced:
Alabama: Madeline
Mitchell
Texas: Ana Rodriguez
Tennessee: Ashley Durham
California:
Alyssa
Campanella
The interview portion tilted the direction to California and Texas
for Susie Castillo, as well as, Kelly Osborne.
2011 Miss Universe will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September
12, 2011.
The winner of 2011 Miss USA as announced:
3rd runner-up: Texas: Ana Rodriguez
2nd runner-up: Alabama: Madeline
Mitchell
1st runner-up: Tennessee: Ashley Durham
2011 Miss USA: California: Alyssa
Campanella
Alyssa Campanella, 2011 Miss USA
photographer: Rick Soto / TJFI
Photos: Red
Carpet at 2011 Miss USA
