Miss USA to Miss USA and Miss Universe beginning with Miss Universe 2015. The modern pageant consists of a preliminary competition held a week before the pageant when all contestants are judged in swimsuit, gown, and interview competitions. Every year, each state holds a preliminary competition to choose their delegate for the Miss USA pageant. In some states (such as Texas and Florida), local pageants are also held to determine delegates for the state competition. The state winners hold the title "Miss State USA" for the year of their reign. The most successful state is Texas, which has had the most semi-finalists
Leo Lastimosa dedication and deep love for his country and people by his humble service as a media man." <noinclude> Leo Lastimosa Leo Andanar Lastimosa (born September 26, 1964) is a veteran tri-media journalist in Cebu, Philippines. He is an anchorman for ABS-CBN's regional news program, TV Patrol Central Visayas, the host of current affairs program "Arangkada" over radio station DYAB, and a columnist in Cebu's newspaper "The Freeman." Lastimosa was a son of a farmer and a public school teacher. Growing up in Talisay in poverty, he dreamed of becoming a writer. In high school, he submitted an unsolicited article to