Meet the 51 women competing to be Miss USA 2026

On August 27, 51 women will take the stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami to compete for the title.

Miss USA 2025 Audrey Eckert will crown the winner.

The final will feature swimwear, evening wear, and interview rounds.

It was meant to air live on The CW, along with the Miss Teen USA finals the night before, but on Thursday, the network confirmed to Business Insider that both pageant events were no longer on its broadcast schedule.

Instead, the Miss USA final will be available to watch live on the Queen Beauty Network, a streaming platform focused on the pageant industry, at 8 p.m.

The 2026 contestants include a fashion designer, an ICU nurse, a transmission engineer, and more.