Miss USA renamed its Miss Congeniality award after Chelsi Smith and crowned a new 2025 titleholder amid recent resignation controversy.

Here's everything to know about Miss USA 2025, including the winner, contestants, date, location and how to watch.

The Miss USA 2025 pageant will be held in Reno on Friday. This year's contestants include an "American Ninja Warrior" competitor and a lawyer.

Noelia Voigt co-hosted this year's Miss USA preliminary round on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The 2023 Miss USA titleholder became the first woman to relinquish her crown in the pageant's 72-year history after her bombshell resignation in May 2024.

Mary Sickler lost all of the hair on her scalp and body after being diagnosed with alopecia universalis. She took off her wig while competing in the Miss USA pageant as Miss Nevada.

The 74th annual Miss USA pageant will take place in Reno, Nevada, on October 24, so we took a look back at the states that have had the most success.

Miss USA claims they made “multiple attempts” to include their 2024 winner in this year’s ceremony and knew well in advance she wouldn’t attend — as questions remained about Alma Cooper’s shock snub of the event.