Miss USA 2010 Evening Gown Preliminary Competition Photos

The Miss USA 2010 Presentation Show / Preliminary Competition take place on May 12 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was hosted by Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton and Chet Buchanan.

The 51 candidates compete in two areas of competition which are Swimsuits and Evening Gowns. The Top 15 highest average scores will be revealed on the finals night on May 16 at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new winner will represent the United States in the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant. Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton from North Carolina, will crown her successor at the end of this event. The 51 candidates will compete for the prestigious title and the pageant will broadcast live on NBC.

Here are the 51 beautiful contestants in the Miss USA 2010 Evening Gown Presentation. (Click on the picture to view the full-size image. | Click on the name of the candidate to view their profile.)

Miss Alabama Audrey Moore	Miss Alaska Sarah Temple	Miss Arizona Brittany Bell
Miss Arkansas Adrielle Churchill	Miss California Nicole Michele Johnson	Miss Colorado Jessica Hartman
Miss Connecticut Ashley Bickford	Miss Delaware Julie Citro	Miss District of Columbia MacKenzie Green
Miss Florida Megan Clementi	Miss Georgia Cassady Lance	Miss Hawaii Renee Mokihana Nobriga
Miss Idaho Jessca Cathleen Hellwinkel	Miss Illinois Ashley Bradarich	Miss Indiana Allison Biehle
Miss Iowa Katherine Anna Connors	Miss Kansas Bethany Anne Gerber	Miss Kentucky Kindra Danielle Clark
Miss Louisiana Sara Brooks	Miss Maine Katherine Ashley Whittier	Miss Maryland Simone Feldman
Miss Massachusetts Lacey Wilson	Miss Michigan Rima Fakih	Miss Minnesota Courtney Basara
Miss Mississippi Courtney Breanne Ponder	Miss Missouri Ashley Strohmier	Miss Montana Elizabeth Anne Anseth
Miss Nebraska Belinda Renee Wright	Miss Nevada Julianna Erdesz	Miss New Hampshire Nicole Houde
Miss New Jersey Chenoa Greene	Miss New Mexico Rosanne Dene Aguilar	Miss New York Davina Marie Reeves
Miss North Carolina Nadia Shirin Moffett	Miss North Dakota Taylor Ellen Kearns	Miss Ohio Amanda Tempel
Miss Oklahoma Morgan Elizabeth Woolard	Miss Oregon Kate Paul	Miss Pennsylvania Gina Cerilli
Miss Rhode Island Kristina Primavera	Miss South Carolina Rachel Law	Miss South Dakota Emily Anne Miller
Miss Tennessee Tucker Perry	Miss Texas Kelsey Moore	Miss Utah Katya Dmitrievna Feinstein
Miss Vermont Nydelis Ortiz	Miss Virginia Samantha Evelyn Casey	Miss Washington Tracy Turnure
Miss West Virginia Erica Jade Goldsmith	Miss Wisconsin Courtney Lopez	Miss Wyoming Claire Schreiner

* Miss USA 2010 Official Contestants (Batch A-I / Batch K-N / Batch O-Z)
* Official Photos: (Swimsuit Portrait / Gown Portrait / Glamour Shots by Fadil Berisha)
* Presentation Show: Photos (Swimsuit / Evening Gown) / Videos
* Miss USA 2010 winner is Miss Michigan, Rima Fakih: Photos / Videos