Meet the 51 Ladies Vying for the Title of Miss USA 2017

There are 51 women who are trying to go home with the title of Miss USA 2017 on Sunday, May 14.  All 50 states and the District of Columbia are represented at the sometimes-controversial pageant. The 66th
Miss USA pageant will be judged in evening gown and swimsuit category. There will also be a Final Look and the now-infamous Final Question round.
This year's pageant, which will be hosted by Julianne Hough and Terrence J., will be telecast live on Sunday night from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The show will also feature a performance by Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson ONE, Pitbull and Brett Eldridge. Ashley Graham will serve as the backstage host. Halima Aden, Carson Kressley, Brook Lee, Nancy Lublin, Jeannie Mai and Janet Mock will act as judges.
Check out the 51 contestants who are hoping to take home the crown...

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Alabama

Baylee Smith

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Alaska

Alyssa London

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Arizona

Tommy Lynn Calhoun

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Arkansas

Arynn Johnson

Georgina Vaughan

Miss California

India Williams

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Colorado

Sabrina Janssen

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Connecticut

Olga Litvinenko

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Delaware

Mia Jones

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Florida

Linette De Los Santos

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Georgia

DeAnna Johnson

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Hawaii

Julie Kuo

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Idaho

Cassie Lewis

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Illinois

Whitney Wandland

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Indiana

Brittany Winchester

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Iowa

Kelsey Weier

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Kansas

Catherine Carmichael

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Kentucky

Madelynne Myers

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Maine

Brooke Harris

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Maryland

Adrianna David

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Massachusetts

Julia Scarparotti

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Michigan

Krista Ferguson

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Minnesota

Meridith Gould

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Mississippi

Ashley Hamby

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Missouri

Bayleigh Dayton

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Montana

Brooke Bezanson

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Nebraska

Jasmine Fuelberth

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Nevada

Lauren York

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss New Jersey

Chhavi Verg

Georgina Vaughan

Miss New Hampshire

Sarah Mousseau

Georgina Vaughan

Miss New Mexico

Ashley Mora

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss New York

Hannah Lopa

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Louisiana

Bethany Trahan

Georgina Vaughan

Miss District of Columbia

Kara McCullough

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss North Carolina

Kaitlin Coble

Georgina Vaughan

Miss North Dakota

Raquel Wellentin

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Ohio

Dinaleigh Baxter

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Oklahoma

Alex Smith

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Oregon

Liz Denny

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Pennsylvania

Cassandra Angst

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Rhode Island

Kelsey Swanson

Georgina Vaughan

Miss South Carolina

Megan Gordon

Georgina Vaughan

Miss South Dakota

Tessa Dee

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Tennessee

Allee-Sutton Hethcoat

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Texas

Nancy Gonzalez

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Utah

Baylee Jensen

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Vermont

Madison Cota

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Washington

Alex Carlson-Helo

Georgina Vaughan

Miss West Virginia

Lauren Roush

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Georgina Vaughan

Miss Wisconsin

Skylar Witte

Georgina Vaughan

Miss Wyoming

Mikaela Shaw

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Last year, the title of Miss USA 2016 went to Deshauana Barber, the first woman to win who was actively serving in the military at the time. At the time she told E! News, "I still am waiting for someone to pinch me, I feel like I'm dreaming, I cannot believe this is happening. I broke down during the crowning when they put it on my head and touched it and said, "Ah! it's really there. So, I'm shocked."