Alyssa Campanella, a 21 year old Californian girl gain the title of Miss USA on Sunday night. She will be representing the nation in the Miss Universe competition, this year in September in Brazil. Alyssa Campanella compete with 51 top beauties and take the title in her hand by winning three competitions: swimsuit, evening gown and interview question. The contestants were whittled to 16 after the show's opening number, in which the beauty queens introduced themselves one-by-one. The top 16 were picked by preliminary judges through competitions and interviews during the week before the telecast. Celebrity judges picked the top eight after the swimsuit competition and the top 4 after the evening gown portion. Miss Tennessee Ashley Durham was the first runner-up, while contestants from Alabama and Texas placed third and fourth. Miss Kentucky Kia Ben-et Hampton won Miss Congeniality USA, while Miss Arizona Brittany Dawn Brannon won Miss Photogenic USA.
