7 celebrities who competed at Miss USA, including Halle Berry and Olivia Culpo

Berry represented Ohio astatine Miss USA successful 1986. She was first runner-up to Miss Texas, Christy Fichtner, who was the first runner-up astatine Miss Universe. If Fichtner had won, Berry would person inherited the Miss USA crown. 

That aforesaid year, Berry was the first African-American female to correspond the USA astatine the Miss World competition. She vanished successful sixth place. 

While Berry didn't return location the Miss USA aliases Miss World crowns, she continued to make history successful Hollywood. In 1999, Berry took connected the title domiciled successful "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," a biopic astir the first Black female to beryllium nominated for the Academy Award for champion actress. Berry won some an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her performance. 

Three years later, Berry became the first Black female to triumph the Oscar for champion actress. She took location the trophy for her domiciled successful the 2001 movie "Monster's Ball."  

Moore took location the Miss USA crown while representing Michigan successful 1993. She placed successful the apical six astatine Miss Universe. 

Moore's pageant occurrence kicked disconnected a Hollywood acting profession that included stints connected TV shows for illustration "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Living Single," and "Girlfriends," and films including "Waiting to Exhale" and "Deliver Us from Eva." She besides appeared successful euphony videos for Nas and Tupac. 

Moore went connected to go a Bravo star, appearing connected "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" from 2012 to 2024. She has besides appeared arsenic a contestant connected "The Apprentice," "Dancing With the Stars," and "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test." 

Moore will big the 75th yearly Miss USA finals connected August 27.

Moakler represented New York astatine Miss USA 1995. She was first runner-up to Miss Texas Chelsi Smith, but assumed the title of Miss USA aft Smith won Miss Universe. 

After her pageant profession came to an end, Moakler appeared connected shows including "Pacific Blue" and "Entourage." She was joined to Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker for 4 years, concisely starring successful the E! reality show "Meet the Barkers." The couple, who divided successful 2008, stock 2 children.

Moakler has appeared arsenic a contestant connected "Dancing With the Stars" and "Celebrity Big Brother." She besides remains progressive successful the Miss USA organization, serving arsenic the executive head for some the Miss Utah USA and Miss Nevada USA authorities pageants.

Landry took location the pageant's apical prize successful 1996 while representing Louisiana, and she went connected to spot successful the apical six astatine the Miss Universe pageant that aforesaid year.

She transferred her pageant occurrence into a profession successful entertainment. Her biggest domiciled was arsenic Rita Lefleur connected UPN's "Eve," which she appeared successful from 2003 to 2006, according to her IMDb page. She astir precocious appeared successful the arguable 2023 movie "Sound of Freedom."

After winning Miss USA and Miss Universe, the Rhode Island autochthonal amassed a immense societal media pursuing and established a profession arsenic an influencer. She has complete 5 cardinal followers connected Instagram.

Culpo dipped her toed into acting aft her streak of pageant wins, appearing successful "I Feel Pretty" pinch Amy Schumer and "The Other Woman" pinch Cameron Diaz. She besides starred successful 1 play of the TLC reality bid "The Culpo Sisters" pinch her family. She besides co-hosted the Miss Universe pageant successful 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

She is joined to San Francisco 49ers subordinate Christian McCaffrey and is presently pregnant pinch their 2nd child.

Brown did not spot astatine the Miss USA pageant but went connected to compete connected play 23 of "The Bachelor" pinch Colton Underwood that aforesaid year. She placed seventh and was named the adjacent prima of "The Bachelorette" successful 2019.

Brown gave her last roseate to Jed Wyatt and accepted his connection astatine the extremity of the series, but their engagement ended a fewer months later aft she recovered retired he was making love personification other up until the time he near to movie the show.

Following "The Bachelorette," Brown competed connected and won play 28 of "Dancing With the Stars."

In 2021, Brown published a memoir, "God Bless This Mess," which became a New York Times bestseller. She joined entrepreneur Adam Woolard successful 2025.

Miller-Keyes represented North Carolina successful the 2018 Miss USA pageant. 

Like Brown, Miller-Keyes went connected to compete for Colton Underwood's bosom successful play 23 of "The Bachelor," placing fourth.

She appeared connected the spin-off bid "Bachelor successful Paradise" successful 2019, wherever she met Dean Unglert. The mates wed successful September 2023.

Today, Miller-Keyes is an influencer pinch complete 1 cardinal Instagram followers.