Miss USA 2011 swimsuit presentation

 Miss USA 2011:

The 60th Annual Miss USA Pageant was held at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Miss California Alyssa Campanella was crowned Miss USA 2011. The preliminary swimsuit competition took place on Thursday, June 15.

Dressed in patriotic red, white and blue bikini swimsuits, the 51 contestants strutted their stuff for the judges.

During the past six decades, several states have seen far more than their fair share of Miss USA winners: Texas, 9, California, 5, New York, Hawaii and Illinois, 4 each.

Miss USA 2011 Contestants in bikini

Miss USA 2011:

The 60th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant will be held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on June 19. Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih of Michigan, will crown her successor who will then represent the U.S. at the Miss Universe pageant in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12. Rima hosted a pool party for the Miss USA 2011 contestants in what amounted to a sexy and provocative preview of the swimsuit competition. 

Check out some photos of Miss USA 2011 Contestants in swimsuit:

Miss USA 2011 Contestants Gathered at the Palms Place Pool

Miss USA 2011 :

The 51 contestants taking part in the “Miss USA 2011″ pageant gathered in Las Vegas this weekend to kickstart the activities that will last for two weeks, concluding with the crowning of a new titleholder on June 19th. On Sunday, the beauties took part in a photoshoot at the Palms Place pool in the Palms hotel. This Monday, Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino will roll out the red carpet for 51 of the world’s most beautiful women when the resort hosts the official Las Vegas welcome event for the 2011 MISS USA Pageant. The ceremony, hosted by Jeff Timmons, star of 98 Degrees and current resident guest star of Chippendales at Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, and the reigning Miss USA, Rima Fakih, will kick-off two weeks of action-packed activities for the contestants who will reside in Las Vegas until the pageant is telecast live from Planet Hollywood on Sunday, June 19 at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. For pageant fans who have followed Miss USA/Universe for decades, it is worth nothing that after more than 40 years, the style of the traditional sashes has been replaced. 

Photos Miss Universe L.P., LLLP. Source: Global Beauties.