The 2018 MISS USA® competition is a not-to-be-missed two-hour special programming event, airing live from the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport-Bossier, LA, which will conclude with Miss USA 2017, Kára McCullough, crowning her successor. Actress, host and former pageant winner Vanessa Lachey and multi-Platinum recording artist and television personality Nick Lachey will host the competition. TV personality and fashion expert Carson Kressley and supermodel and pageant expert Lu Sierra will act as competition insiders and provide analysis and commentary throughout the live telecast. Join hopefuls from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as they compete onstage for the crown live.