Miss USA 2015 Trivia Time !!

• Last 5 Title-holders were from states that never won before!  (Oklahoma, Nevada, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland for Nana)
• In 1989, winner was Texas and 1st Runner-up Oklahoma.  In 2015, winner is Oklahoma and 1st Runner-up is Texas!
• Olivia Jordan is Oklahoma’s first ever Miss USA winner!
• Olivia Jordan will be the first to represent the US at both Miss World and Miss Universe.  She was a semi-finalist at Miss World 2013.
• Olivia is the second Boston University student named Olivia to win Miss USA.  The other is of course Olivia Culpo who went on to win Miss Universe!

• Four of the last five Miss USA titleholders have competed in California!  Alyssa Campanella (2011 winner), Nana Meriwether (2008 non-finalist and a runner-up from 2009-2011), Nia Sanchez (runner-up in 2010 and Top 20 from 2011-12) and Olivia Jordan was first runner-up in 2013.
• Three of this year’s Top 5 were same as 2012 – Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island.
• 2nd Runner-up Anea Garcia referenced her school in her final answer.  St Mary’s Bay View has a long history of pageant success stories amongst their alumni – including Olivia Culpo, Miss USA 2007 1st Runner-up Danielle LaCourse.
• Alabama placed for 6th consecutive year, Maryland for 5th and Louisiana for 4th.
• Kentucky placed for first time since 2009, Hawaii since 2011 & Michigan since 2012.

• Thatiana Diaz (NY) and Emma Wo (Hawaii) were the only former Teens to make cut this year.
• Same “last 2 standing” results in Miss USA 2015 & Miss Teen USA 1986 – both winners were from Oklahoma – blonde beauties and both 1st Runner-ups were brunette hispanics from Texas!
• THE DELAWARE CURSE IS BROKEN!  Renee Bull has made history as Delaware’s first Miss USA semi-finalist.  
• First ever tie for Miss Congeniality!  Miss Delaware Renee Bull shared the honours with Miss Alaska Kimberly Agron.  Both were sunny yellow gowns which lead to #yellowisthecolourofjoy hast-tagging!