Miss USA 2014: Nevada
Nia Sanchez (24, Nevada) MissUniverse/PatrickPrather

Miss Nevada, Nia Sánchez, has been crowned Miss USA 2014! The Top 6 was conformed by the representatives of Florida, Iowa, North Dakota, Nevada, Louisiana and Georgia. Florida Georgia Line performed a number as the beauties made their way in their evening gowns dazzling across the stage. Third runner up was Louisiana, which based on where the location was at, the crowed booed. Second runner up went to Georgia and first runner-up going to North Dakota. Nia is 24 years old, born and raised in Sacramento until age 7. From there, her love of travel began, moving between California and Washington. After high school, she moved to Europe to be a nanny. Nia is half Hispanic, which is why she loved having the opportunity to travel to Mexico while on mission trips. In 2009, she saw a close friend take the title of Miss USA and decided to get into pageantry. Nia has worked as a full time model for the past 7 years and was chosen out of thousands of applicants to be a face character for Hong Kong Disney. After visiting Thailand and the Great Wall Of China, Nia made the bright lights of Las Vegas her home!

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Baton Rouge was sizzling with the 51 beauty queens taking over the stage in hopes of becoming Miss USA 2014! The bayou saw the most beautiful women in the country, representing each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, competing and being judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview. The 63rd Annual competition was held at the Baton Rouge River Center in Louisiana and hosted by "Fashion Police's" Giuliana Rancic and Thomas Roberts from MSNBC's "Way Too Early," morning show. Musical guests for the evening included Mexican pop-rock band Camila, Florida Georgia Line and special guest Nelly, Marc Broussardand The Dirty Dozen Brass Bands.

Outgoing reigning queen, Erin Brady, crowned her successor at the end of the three hour telecast. The roster of celebrities and experts that judged the competition were: Karl Malone, Ian Ziering, Lance Bass, Rumer Willis,Allie LaForce, Dolvett Quince, Bárbara Palacios, Randy Couture and Melissa Peterman. There were 6 women that represented our Latino roots which are: Kendall Bautista (Miss Alaska), Desirée Pérez (Miss Conneticut),Amanda Soltero (Miss Nebraska), Nia Sánchez (Miss Nevada), Olivia Olvera (Miss North Carolina) and Lauren Guzmán (Miss Texas).

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