Author: Tiana Kennell / Source: USA TODAY
98 Degrees music group sings and discusses their return to Shreveport and upcoming tour on the red carpet before the Miss USA finals in Shreveport. Tiana Kennell/The Times
SHREVEPORT, La. — Miss Nebraska, Sarah Rose Summers, has been named Miss USA.
Cheers rang out, confetti flew and celebratory music blared as Summers — a 23-year-old from Omaha — accepted the sash, the dazzling crown and a bouquet of flowers on Monday evening.
She takes over from Kára McCullough of the District of Columbia and now goes on to represent the United States in the Miss Universe competition.For the next year, she’ll be a spokeswoman for the Miss Universe Organization. Her responsibilities will include performing charitable acts, attending galas and fundraisers, and making special appearances, among many other duties.
By nabbing the Miss USA crown, Miss Nebraska joins Miss Kansas — the winner Friday of the 2018 Miss Teen USA crown, also in Shreveport — for a heartland sweep of the events held this year in Shreveport and Bossier City.
The selection committee included a host of female entrepreneurs, business leaders and industry experts and former Miss USA contestants. Viewers were able to vote online for their favorites throughout the competition.
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