McAllen native finishes second in Miss USA competition - Monitor
Guerra finished behind Miss Oklahoma, 26-year-old Olivia Jordan. First the list was cut to 15 women and then to 10, although audience members voted for one of the women cut from the contest — Miss Kentucky — to be reinstated, bringing the number back to 11. Then the number was winnowed to five. Those making the top five: Miss Oklahoma, Jordan, 26. Miss Texas, Guerra, 22. Miss Rhode Island, Anea Garcia, 20. Miss Maryland, Mame Adjei, 23. and Miss Nevada, Brittany McGowan, 25. In video segments played along with the show, the women... Pageant organizers also showed a video segment of various contestants discussing their immigrant ties including a contestant whose parents emigrated from Vietnam. Trump's comments critical of Mexican immigrants during his presidential campaign announcement sparked a backlash against the business tycoon's empire, including the Miss Universe organization that includes the Miss USA pageant. In his June announcement, Trump said that some Mexican immigrants to the U. S. bring drugs and crime, and that some are rapists. Broadcasters NBC and Spanish-language broadcaster Univision said they would not show the contest. Source: www.themonitor.com
