LAS VEGAS (AP) — A throng of beauty queens prepared to vie for the Miss USA title on Friday, capping a comparatively scandal-free year for the headline-grabbing pageant.
Miss USA Rachel Smith was to relinquish the crown and the posh New York apartment that comes with it in a show scheduled to air live by NBC with hosts Donny and Marie Osmond from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The network co-owns the parent Miss Universe Organization with Donald Trump.
Contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia have been in Las Vegas for nearly three weeks, rehearsing and hyping the 57th annual pageant. After stints in Baltimore and Los Angeles, organizers billed the new venue as a city beloved by the event's international audience....read more
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