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By McKinley Franklin, Sophia Scorziello, Caroline Brew, Jaden Thompson Sep 20, 2023 2:01pm PT
Keltie Knight and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton. Courtesy of Claire Leahy
Keltie Knight and Adrienne Bailon-Houghton of E! News will host the 72nd Miss USA Pageant, which airs live Friday, Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. ET on the CW. Radio personality Ellen K will be the announcer for the pageant. The companion pageant Miss Teen USA will stream on The CW app and cwtv.com starting Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. ET.
Knight currently serves as chief correspondent for E! News and has been featured on “Entertainment Tonight,” “The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS” and “The Grammys Red Carpet Live.” Bailon-Houghton is a host on E! News and is also a pop singer and Grammy-nominated producer, among other ventures. She co-hosted the talk show “The Real” and appeared in “The Cheetah Girls” film.
The judges for the pageant will be Nicole Miller, a fashion designer and businesswoman; Emily Shah, a producer and entrepreneur; Mindy Mahy, founder of Kopu Water; Shree Saini (Miss World America and a speaker and business owner); and Ruth Zakarian. Self defense instructor Nia Sanchez Booko, who was Miss USA 2014, will serve as commentator for the pageant in addition to Chris Persky and current Miss Teen USA Faron Medhi.
The events will be held at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada. The 72nd Miss USA Pageant is executive produced by Renato Basile of RB Entertainment Inc.