Miss USA 2010, the 59th edition of the Miss USA pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 16, 2010. Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton of North Carolina, crowned her successor, Rima Fakih of Michigan as Miss USA 2010 at the end of this event. Fakih will represent the United States at the
Miss Universe 2010 pageant in Las Vegas on August 23, 2010. Representatives of the 50 states and the District of Columbia competed for the title in the pageant, which was broadcast live on NBC.
Miss USA 2010 Official Results
| Final results | Contestant
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Miss USA 2010
| * Miss Michigan USA - Rima Fakih
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1st runner-up
| * Miss Oklahoma USA - Morgan Woolard
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2nd runner-up
| * Miss Virginia USA - Samantha Casey
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3rd runner-up
| * Miss Colorado USA - Jessica Hartman
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4th runner-up
| * Miss Maine USA - Katie Whittier
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Top 10
| * Miss Tennessee USA - Tucker Perry
* Miss Alabama USA - Audrey Moore
* Miss Mississippi USA - Breanne Ponder
* Miss California USA - Nicole Johnson
* Miss Missouri USA - Ashley Strohmier
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Top 15
| * Miss Wyoming USA - Claire Schreiner
* Miss Pennsylvania USA - Gina Cerilli
* Miss Kansas USA - Bethany Gerber
* Miss Nebraska USA - Belinda Wright
* Miss Arkansas USA - Adrielle Churchill
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Special awards
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| * Miss Congeniality | * Miss Nebraska USA - Belinda Wright
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| * Miss Photogenic | * Miss Alabama USA - Audrey Moore
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