I'm High-Key Obsessed With What Each State Dressed Up As For The "State Costume" Category In The Miss USA Pageant

I'm High-Key Obsessed With What Each State Dressed Up As For The "State Costume" Category In The Miss USA Pageant
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I'm High-Key Obsessed With What Each State Dressed Up As For The "State Costume" Category In The Miss USA Pageant

This is, by far, my favorite part of the Miss USA pageant.

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The Miss USA pageant was held on Monday!

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Miss Texas won the title...

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... but I'm here to talk about my favorite pageant category: The state costume category.

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For this category, each contestant dresses in a costume that represents their state.

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Here's how each state dressed...

FWIW, Texas came in first in this category, Tennessee came in second, and Maine in third.

1. Miss Massachusetts

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

2. Miss Idaho

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

3. Miss Oregon

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

4. Miss West Virginia

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

5. Miss Washington

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

6. Miss Iowa

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

7. Miss New Jersey

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

8. Miss Wyoming

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

9. Miss Nebraska

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

10. Miss Oklahoma

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

11. Miss Tennessee

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

12. Miss Nevada

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

13. Miss District of Columbia

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

14. Miss Minnesota

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

15. Miss North Carolina

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

16. Miss Florida

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

17. Miss Connecticut

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

18. Miss Louisiana

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

19. Miss New Hampshire

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

20. Miss Indiana

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

21. Miss Colorado

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

22. Miss Virginia

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

23. Miss Georgia

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

24. Miss Maryland

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

25. Miss Texas

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

26. Miss Vermont

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

27. Miss South Dakota

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

28. Miss Ohio

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

29. Miss Illinois

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

30. Miss New Mexico

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

31. Miss Rhode Island

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

32. Miss Hawaii

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

33. Miss Alaska

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

34. Miss Mississippi

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

35. Miss Maine

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

36. Miss Michigan

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

37. Miss Delaware

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

38. Miss Arizona

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

39. Miss Missouri

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

40. Miss South Carolina

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

41. Miss North Dakota

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

42. Miss Alabama

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

43. Miss Montana

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

44. Miss Utah

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

45. Miss Kansas

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

46. Miss Wisconsin

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

47. Miss Arkansas

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

48. Miss Kentucky

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

49. Miss New York

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

50. And last but not least, Miss California

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Finesse Levine for Miss USA

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