VIEW SLIDESHOW LAS VEGAS - Miss USA 2009 aired live on Sunday night on NBC. Take a look back with Metromix at the contestants in their evening gowns and swim wear.

Miss USA held its first pageant in 1952, but not every state has taken home the crown. Eighteen states, including Alaska and ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - April 20, 2009 The 22-year-old aspiring motivational speaker and entertainer from Wilmington edged out first runner-up Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, of San Diego, and second ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday, beating out 50 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in ...

Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Saturday, beating out 50 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The ...