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Contestants in the Miss USA Pageant are getting a dose of Northern Louisiana hospitality in Shreveport.  The current Miss USA will surrender her crown tonight in the "Port City" when 50 contestants compete for the title live on FOX.  H osted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, the event is being held at the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum. Reigning Miss Louisiana, Lauren Vizza will represent both her hometown and state in the pageant.  More details follow: SHREVEPORT, La. - The 2018 Miss USA Competition will be airing live on Monday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m. on FOX from the Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, La. Actress, host and former pageant winner Vanessa Lachey and her husband, multi-platinum recording artist and television personality Nick Lachey, will host the competition. Vanessa was crowned Miss Teen USA 1998 and has served as a backstage correspondent for Miss USA® in 2001 and co-host of the 2007 Miss Universe® pageant. First appearing together at last year...

Ahead of the Miss USA crowning, over the weekend Hailey Colborn of Kansas was crowned Miss Teen USA.  She will study at Princeton University this fall.  Details follow: SHREVEPORT - BOSSIER, La. , May 21, 2018   -- The Miss Universe Organization has crowned Hailey Colborn as Miss Teen USA 2018 at George's Pond, Hirsch Coliseum in Shreveport - Bossier, Louisiana . The event, which took place on Friday, May 18 , featured young women representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia .   Hailey is a 17-year-old high school senior with a 4.0 GPA who will attend Princeton University this fall. The Wichita native plans to pursue a career as a political strategist and hopes to run for office one day. As a classically trained ballet dancer, Hailey started a mentorship program, SelfPosi, which teaches young women about the importance of self-love encouraged by her own experiences.  Contes...