51 contestants, 51 stories, 1 crown. It’s that time of the year again: Miss USA 2017.
Although pageants are known for the swimsuits, gowns and long-awaited final questions, the Miss USA pageant is proving that it’s more than just glitz. It was last year that the national competition broke barriers by crowning Deshauana Barber, an African-American U.S. Army Reserves captain from Washington D.C.
“There’s a lot of stigma about pageants and for a long time it was about beauty” said executive producer of Miss USA, Julianne Hough. “But I think for our generation there’s so much more about a woman than just her outside appearance.”
As the contestants gear up for the show to be aired live Sunday evening on FOX, two Latina contestants—Linette De Los Santos (Miss Florida USA 2017) and Nancy Gonzalez (Miss Texas USA 2017)— are not only representing diversity, but are also standing up for with they believe in with the utmost confidence.
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