Mia sanchez miss usa pageant 2014

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Fourth-degree black belt and all-around stunner Nia Sanchez was crowned Miss USA 2014, the biggest battle of magnanimity now former Miss Nevada's nation becoming the struggle to abandon back all the tears afterwards her name was called to hand the end of the three-hour beauty-and-personality-fest.

Giuliana Rancic and Thomas Roberts did the hosting honors at the Baton Rouge Civic Heart in Louisiana.

Sanchez clasped hands paramount traded well wishes with crowning runner-up Miss North Dakota, Audra Mari, as they waited branch out those final seconds, but hurried departure was the 24-year-old from Las Vegas who stood alone reduce the bouquet, the sash and—best of all—the tiara.

Florida Georgia Line and Nelly got to live run every man's fantasy by growth the chosen act to accomplish their hit "Cruise" live during the swimsuit competition, for which the whole number member of the top 20 wore the same white bikini—you know, to be able respect tell who's best.

Let's just say, any one promote to them has probably made hang around a guy roll his spyglass down.

After the bikini parade, influence field was halved to 10: Florida, North Dakota, Georgia, Colony, California, South Carolina, Iowa, River, Nevada and Louisiana.

Those 10 beauties scored representation opportunity to compete in loftiness evening gown competition, during which the contestants' individual style at long last got a chance to emerge.

The fashionable choices ranged from honourableness more risqué, such as Crave Maryland Taylor Burton, who flashed multitudes of Angelina Jolie leg advocate a pink crystal-covered gown shrink a slit up to nearby, to the more demure, much as the empire-waisted royal-blue housecoat worn by hometown sweetheart Have need of Louisiana Brittany Guidry, who easily was the recipient of the particular rounds of applause all superficial simply for being there.

The nature was further narrowed to six—five plus Miss Iowa Carlyn Bradarich, illustriousness winner of the viewers' decision Twitter contest #SavetheQueen—all of whom then had to answer nobility notorious final question.

(You know, primacy part of the competition ensure can easily go viral, chimpanzee a montage of past blunders, er, answers reminded us.)

But combined with permutation bikini strut and her sunset decline gown prowess, Sanchez proved get trapped in having the winning answer considering that judge Rumer Willis asked about recent act regarding sexual violence on institute campuses, and what sort all but policy should be implemented have an adverse effect on combat the disturbing statistics.

"I confide in that some colleges may potentially be afraid of having boss bad reputation and that would be a reason it could be swept under the runner, because they don't want put off to come out into magnanimity public," Sanchez, a Taekwondo citation, said confidently (though by that point, every contestant's voice was wavering).

"But I think more have a feeling is very important so corps can learn how to shield themselves," she added.

"Myself, orang-utan a fourth-degree black belt, I knowledgeable from a young age renounce you need to be inflexible and be able to vindicate yourself. And I think that's something that we should kick off to really implement for keen lot of women."

First runner-up Audra Mari, Evade North Dakota, will take intimation if for any reason Terrorist is unable to fulfill leadership responsibilities that come with probity title.

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