Olivia Jordan, 26 and from Oklahoma, won Sunday's 64th edition of the Miss USA contest, defeating 50 other women from around the country states and the District of Columbia and overcoming weeks of controversy generated by co-owner contest, Donald Trump.
The first runner up was Yilana Guerrera, 22 and from Texas. The second was Anea Garcia, 20, of Rhode Island. They completed the establishment of the first five Miss Nevada, Brittany McGown, 25, and Miss Maryland, Mame Adjei, 23. The criticisms of the businessman against Mexican immigrants when he announced his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination had a negative impact on the rule business magnate, including Miss Universe Organization which includes Miss USA pageant. Trump was not present at the competition on Sunday. The television networks NBC and Univision, which broadcasts in Spanish, said they did not transmit the contest. Judges and artists withdrew from the contest. The star of HGTV Jonathan Scott, presenter of E! News Terrence Jenkins, TV presenter and former Miss Universe Puerto Rican Zuleyka Rivera and former football player and Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith resigned from the jury of Miss USA following statements by Trump. The competition also lost its co-presenters Cheryl Burke of "Dancing With the Stars" and the MSNBC news anchor Thomas Roberts. The presenters of the Spanish broadcast, Roselyn Sanchez and Cristian de la Fuente, announced they would not participate and Univision, the leading Spanish-language network in the United States canceled the transmission of the event. Despite the controversy the owner of the contest, congratulations to the beautiful Olivia Jordan to be the new Miss USA. |
| Miss Oklahoma Olivia Jordan is crowned Miss USA by Miss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez during the 2015 Miss USA pageant in Baton Rouge, La., on July 12, 2015. /AP |