
Asya, formerly Miss Mississippi USA, was the first black woman from her state to earn the Miss USA title. Miss USA 2020 Asya Branch will also be there to crown the new winner at the end. Rapper Ja Rule is set to hit the stage for a special performance.

Judges for the Miss USA pageant include Chloe Flower, Haley Kalil, Pasqal Mouwad, Natalia Barulich, Oliver Trevena, Sophie Elgort, and Ty Hunter. The two-hour event, which takes place on November 29 at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will include a swimsuit and an evening gown competition, followed by an onstage question-and-answer segment. Miss USA's most diverse pageant yet will kick off this evening, with 51 women from across the country going head-to-head in the hopes of seizing the beauty queen crown - including the first openly-transgender competitor and a US Air Force veteran who struggled with PTSD.


Meet the 51 beauty queens vying for the Miss USA crown: From pageant's first openly-trans contestant to an Air Force officer with PTSD, and an avid hunter, FEMAIL reveals the women going head-to-head for coveted title
