Miss USA 2012 Official Candidates

The 61st annual Miss USA pageant will be held on June 3, 2012 at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be telecast live by NBC. Andy Cohen and Giuliana Rancic will host the event.

Alyssa Campanella (photo above), the current titleholder will have her farewell walk and crown her successor during the event. The new winner will represent USA in Miss Universe 2012 competition to take place on December.

Meet the 51 of the hottest women vying for the Miss USA 2012 crown:

Miss Alabama Katherine Webb	Miss Alaska Jessica Kazmierczak	Miss Arizona Erika Frantzve	Miss Arkansas Kelsey Dow	Miss California Natalie Pack
Miss Colorado Marybel Gonzalez	Miss Connecticut Marie Lynn Piscitelli	Miss Delaware Krista Clausen	Miss District of Columbia Monique Tompkins	Miss Florida Karina Brez
Miss Georgia Jasmyn Wilkins	Miss Hawaii Brandie Cazimero	Miss Idaho Erna Palic	Miss Illinois Ashley Hooks	Miss Indiana Megan Myrehn
Miss Iowa Rebecca Hodge	Miss Kansas Gentry Miller	Miss Kentucky Amanda Mertz	Miss Louisiana Erin Edmiston	Miss Maine Rani Williamson
Miss Maryland Nana Meriwether	Miss Massachusetts Natalie Pietrzak	Miss Michigan Kristen Danyal	Miss Minnesota Nitaya Panemalaythong	Miss Mississippi Myverick Garcia
Miss Missouri Katie Kearney	Miss Montana Autumn Muller	Miss Nebraska Amy Spilker	Miss Nevada Jade Kelsall	Miss New Hampshire Ryanne Harms
Miss New Jersey Michelle Leonardo	Miss New Mexico Jessica Martin	Miss New York Johanna Sambucini	Miss North Carolina Sydney Perry	Miss North Dakota Jaci Stofferahn
Miss Ohio Audrey Bolte	Miss Oklahoma Lauren Lundeen	Miss Oregon Alaina Bergsma	Miss Pennsylvania Sheena Monnin	Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo
Miss South Carolina Erika Powell	Miss South Dakota Taylor Neisen	Miss Tennessee Jessica Hibler	Miss Texas Brittany Booker	Miss Utah Kendyl Bell
Miss Vermont Jamie Dragon	Miss Virginia Catherine Muldoon	Miss Washington Christina Clarke	Miss West Virginia Andrea Rogers	Miss Wisconsin Emily Guerin
Miss Wyoming Holly Allen

MISS USA 2012 COVERAGE
* Hosts & Venue
* Gallery: Headshots | Glamor Shots | (Evening Gowns: Portrait | Preliminary) | Swimsuits Preliminary
* Videos: Preliminaries | Finals
* Olivia Culpo from Rhode Island wins