Miss USA 2018 is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the Miss USA Organization. Along with the Miss World and Miss Earth contests, Miss USA is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world in terms of the number of national-level competitions, and one of the most anticipated beauty pageants worldwide.
The pageant was founded in 1952 by the California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth, and then Gulf+Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996. In 1998, the logo of Miss USA – "the woman with stars" – was created, representing the beauty and responsibility of women around the USA.
The current Miss USA is Paulina Vega of Colombia who was crowned on January 25, 2016 in Doral, USA. Traditionally, Miss USA lives in New York City during her reign. Miss USA is part of the Big Four international beauty pageants.