Miss USA 2013 Schedule of Events
Monday, June 3
Event: Catalyst Bar/Recycled Percussion Flair Bartending Event
Time: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Catalyst Bar at The Quad
Description: Contestants will be entertained while watching Flair Bartenders mix drinks as the Recycled Percussion makes some noise. With the manipulation of bar tools and liquor bottles, drinks will be prepared in tricky ways. Miss New Hampshire USA, a flair bartender herself, will participate.
Tuesday, June 4
Event: Line Dancing and Iconic Country Hairdo Contest with Miss USA Hair Care Sponsor CHI
Time: 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Location: Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill at Harrah’s
Description: Contestants will choose from 5 iconic country singers’ hairstyles and recreate the look before arriving for line dancing at the event location. The contestants will be narrowed down while competing for the “best look” and a CHI professional with the crowd eventually choosing the winner of the contest.
Wednesday, June 5
Event: Meal Package Event Benefiting Haiti and Stop Hunger Now
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: The Venetian
Description: Contestants will participate in packing meals that will directly benefit and go to Stop Hunger Now, an organization dedicated to ending hunger by providing food and life-saving aid to the world’s most vulnerable and creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources.
Thursday, June 6
Event: GO Pool Paddle Board Races with Miss USA Swimsuit Sponsor ViX
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Location: Flamingo
Description: Contestants will take part in a paddle board race hosted by Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether. The girls will have to balance while dodging corners, waterfalls and opposing teams that will be soaking them with water guns.
Saturday, June 8
Event: PURE Nightclub Red Carpet Photo Opportunity
Time: 11:30 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Location: Paris
Description: Contestants and Miss USA Nana Meriwether will walk the red carpet for photos before entering PURE Nightclub at Caesars.
Sunday, June 9
Event: Best Buddies Sock Hop Sponsored by CHI
Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Location: TBD
Description: Best Buddies creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This year’s sock-hop themed event will include musical performances by the Opportunity Village Elvis, dancing and a myriad of games, including volleyball and a parachute activity.
Wednesday, June 12
Event: Press Junket
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Location: Celebrity Ballroom 5 at Planet Hollywood
Description: Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether and the 2013 Miss USA contestants will be present for interviews.
Event: 2013 Miss USA® Preliminary Competition
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Description: Get ready as the competition heats up! Join us for the 2013 Miss USA Preliminary Competition, where the world will get their first glimpse at the contestants.
Sunday, June 16
Event: 2013 MISS USA® Competition Red Carpet Media Arrival: 3:00 p.m.
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Mezzanine Level of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Description: The 2013 MISS USA® Competition Red Carpet will feature Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether, judges, hosts and celebrity guests.
Event: The 2013 MISS USA® Competition
Time: 6 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Sunset 3 on the mezzanine level of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Description: 51 state titleholders will compete for the coveted title of Miss USA 2013 during the 62nd Annual Miss USA® Competition telecast.
Miss USA 2013 – Fitting and Registration in Photos
The Miss USA 2013 contenders go through registration, fitting and photo shoots.
Miss USA Hopefuls Arrive in Las Vegas
The 2013 Miss USA Pageant hopefuls starts arriving today at Planet Hollywood. They have a busy weekend of wardrobe fittings for swimsuits and gowns and then on Monday start a rigorous schedule of filming and interviews with judges.
The Quad headliners Recycled Percussion will welcome the hopefuls Monday at the hotel’s Catalyst Bar, with Miss New Hampshire taking part in a flair bartender challenge. On Tuesday, they re-create iconic country hairstyles to film at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill in Harrah’s with a line-dancing contest. Reigning 2012 Miss USA Nana Meriwether hosts next Thursday’s paddleboard racing challenge at Go Pool in Flamingo, with contestants in their new ViX swimsuits.
Party time is set for Chateau Nightclub at the Paris next Friday, and then June 12 is the first preliminary competition at PH Live in Planet Hollywood. The live NBC telecast with pageant owner Donald Trump is Sunday, June 16 (Father’s Day), with hosts Giuliana Rancic and Nick Jonas, who will be joined by his brothers Joe and Kevin as entertainment. Jeannie Mai from The Style Network will provide live backstage dressing room mayhem commentaries during the telecast. The judges will be announced next week.
The contestants will fulfill charitable commitments while in Las Vegas for Best Buddies, with a musical performance by our beloved Opportunity Village Elvis and a parachute challenge. The pageant queens will pack meals for Stop Hunger Now and also to benefit the food situation deteriorating in Haiti.
Fans of the pageant can vote for their favorite contestants right up until the night before the broadcast at MissUSA.com or at the Miss USA Facebook page. For the first time, there also will be an Instagram challenge with fans submitting their own “crowning moment” photos. The traditional Miss USA welcome dinner will be at Buca di Beppo just off the Strip next Wednesday.
Courtesy of the Las Vegas Sun
Meet the Candidates for Miss USA 2013
The 2013 MISS USA® Competition will air LIVE from Las Vegas on NBC Sunday, June 16 (9 p.m. ET) from PH Live in Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
Miss USA 2013 is June 16!
Miss USA 2012, Nana Meriwether
The 2013 Miss USA competition to air live June 16 on NBC (9-11 P.M. ET) from Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
“The MISS USA Competition is one of the most anticipated live events of the year,” said Mr. Trump. “Teaming with Las Vegas and Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino has been a successful formula that enables us to produce one of the best shows year after year.”
“Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino is proud to partner with the Miss Universe Organization in hosting this spectacular event for the sixth year in a row,” said David Hoenemeyer, regional president of Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. “The MISS USA Competition is one of the most exciting events of the year, so it’s only fitting that one of the most exhilarating resorts on the Strip serve as host.”
The 2013 Miss USA Competition will feature contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Contestants will be judged in three categories: Swimsuit, evening gown and interview. The show concludes with one contestant ultimately being crowned Miss USA 2013.
“We are pleased to welcome the 62nd Annual MISS USA Competition back to Las Vegas,” said Cathy Tull, senior vice president of marketing for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. “The history and pride of the MISS USA Competition combined with the strength and excitement of the Las Vegas brand create a winning combination.”
Last year’s telecast concluded with Olivia Culpo, Miss Rhode Island USA, being crowned Miss USA 2012. After Culpo won the title of Miss Universe last December, first runner-up Nana Meriwether, Miss Maryland USA, assumed the role of Miss USA 2012.
The MISS USA telecast now reaches approximately 90 countries and territories. For more information, visit www.missusa.com.
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