Meet the 51 Hopefuls Contestant For Miss USA 2012!

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Las Vegas is definitely going to heat up this Sunday!

51 gorgeous girls will strut their stuff Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino for the 2012 Miss USA pageant. The contestants will compete three categories: evening wear, swimsuit, and interview.

Their fates will be decided by eight celebrity judges: Joe Jonas, Rob Kardashian, Ali Fedotowsky, Arsenio Hall, Dayana Mendoza, Cat Cora, George Kotsiopoulos, and Marilu Henner.

Giuliana Rancic and Andy Cohen will serve as hosts while Kelly Osbourne and Jeannie Mai will share their expertise as commentators.

Check out the contestants' gladiator-themed glamor and bikini photos by clicking on “Launch Gallery.” One of our favorites is Miss California Natalie Pack, who competed on "America's Next Top Model."

If gorgeous girls and bikini bods aren’t enough to make you tune in then there will be musicalperformances by Akon and Cobra Starship. The event will be televised live on NBC at 9 p.m. Eastern Time.


CONTESTANTS:

MISS NEW YORK USA 2012, JOHANNA SAMBUCINI
Miss New York USA 2012, Johanna Sambucini, will compete in the 2012 Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas on June 3. The 25-year-old from Brooklyn is currently pursuing a Master's of Business Administration and is currently working as a full-time model and actress.

MISS SOUTH DAKOTA USA 2012, TAYLOR NIESEN
Taylor Neisen, 20, is a sophomore at Black Hills State University studying exercise sciences.

MISS MICHIGAN USA 2012, KRISTEN SAMANTHA DANYAL
Kristen Danyal, 21, is studying business marketing at the University of Detroit where she is working toward a career in event planning.

MISS CALIFORNIA USA 2012, NATALIE PACK


Natalie Pack hails from Palos Verdes, Calif. The 23-year-old wants to attend medical school to study dermitology and appeared on Cycle 12 of 'America's Next Top Model.'

MISS VERMONT USA 2012, JAMIE LYNN DRAGON
Jamie Dragon, 26, is the owner of a hair salon in Stowe, Vermont and enjoys hiking and yoga.

MISS WASHINGTON USA 2012, CHRISTINA CLARKE
Christina Clarke, 23, is currently pursuing a master's degree in psychology at Bellevue College. She wants to become a counselor for children and teens.

MISS RHODE ISLAND USA 2012, OLIVIA CULPO
Olivia Culpo, 20, is a Dean's List student at Boston University and enjoys playing the cello.

MISS TENNESSEE USA 2012, JESSICA HIBLERessica Hibler, 23, from Nashville, is a long-time member of PETA and grew up showing horses. She is studying broadcast journalism at Middle Tennessee State University

MISS NEVADA USA 2012, JADE ASHLEY KELSALL


Jade Kelsall, 26, is a brand ambassador for Top Shop clothing and lives in Las Vegas. She started modeling in New York City when she was 19.

MISS MISSISSIPPI USA 2012, MYVERICK RASHEA GARCIA
Myverick Garcia, 22, of Hattiesburg, was homeschooled by her mother before attending Jones County Junior College. She says she is inspired by her grandmother, who she calls 'Side Saddle.'

MISS MARYLAND USA 2012, NANA MERIWETHER
Nana Meriwether, 27, is a two-time NCAA All-American volleyball player who graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles.

MISS MAINE USA 2012, RANI WILLIAMSON
Rani Williamson, 25, started her career modeling for an L.L. Bean Kids catalogue when she was 5 years old and can speak French. She is a social media specialist at a marketing firm in New York City.

MISS MASSACHUSETTS USA 2012, NATALIE VICTORIA PIETRZAK
Natalie Victoria Pietrzak, 26, graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is currently working toward her MBA.

MISS KENTUCKY USA 2012, AMANDA ASHLEE MERTZ
Amanda Mertz, 25, is a registered nurse living in Louisville, Ky., who loves kickboxing.

MISS ALABAMA USA 2012, KATHERINE WEBB


Katherine Webb, 23, graduated from Auburn University and currently works at Chick-fil-A as a training director in Georgia.

MISS ARIZONA USA 2012, ERIKA LANE FRANTZVE
Erika Frantzve, 23, loves sports and started her own charitable organization, Everyday Heroes Like You, a group that helps other nonprofits across the country. She recently graduated from Arizona State University.

MISS FLORIDA USA 2012, KARINA BREZ
Karina Brez was a student at the Alexander Dreyfoos School of the Arts. The 24-year-old beauty was born in the Ukraine and is a graduate gemologist.

MISS WEST VIRGINIA USA 2012, ANDREA ROGERS
Andrea Rogers, 25, is working to earn her master's degree in marketing communications at West Virginia University.

MISS WISCONSIN USA 2012, EMILY GUERIN
Emily Guerin attended the Online Trading Academy where she specialized in trading stock. The 23-year-old started her own business at the age of 20.

MISS SOUTH CAROLINA USA 2012, ERIKA POWELL
Erika Powell is a 26-year-old vocal performance grad from Greenville, South Carolina.

MISS OHIO USA 2012, AUDREY BOLTE
Audrey Bolte, 23, has a business administration degree and is almost 6 feet tall.

MISS PENNSYLVANIA USA 2012, SHEENA MONNIN
Sheena Monnin, 27, would like to get her doctorate in theology. She currently has a master's degree in psychology.

MISS NORTH DAKOTA USA 2012, JACI STOFFERAHN
Jaci Stofferahn, 23, works as a dance and fitness instructor in Fargo, North Dakota.

MISS NEW JERSEY USA 2012, MICHELLE LEONARDO
Michelle Leonardo, 20, dreams of someday becoming a sideline reporter for the New York Jets or Yankees.

Miss Colorado USA 2012,Marybel Gonzalez, 24


MISS NORTH CAROLINA USA 2012, SYDNEY MARIE PERRY
Sydney Perry is studying marine biology and psychology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The 21-year-old from Wrightsville Beach, N.C. also volunteers with the Special Olympics.

MISS NEW HAMPSHIRE USA 2012, RYANNE HARMS
Ryanne Harms, 23, is a pre-med student at the University of New Hampshire. Her favorite team is the New England Patriots.

MISS MONTANA USA 2012, AUTUMN MARIE MULLER
Autumn Marie Muller, 25, has lived in Montana her whole life and hopes to one day own her own wedding gown boutique.

MISS NEBRASKA USA 2012, AMY SPILKER



Amy Spilker, 22, is a public relations student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She says she enjoys four wheeling, hiking and fishing.

MISS MINNESOTA USA 2012, NITAYA PANEMALAYTHONG
Nitaya Panemalaythong, 26, came to the USA as a baby in 1986 after being born in a refugee camp in Thailand. She attends Normandale Community College.

MISS MISSOURI USA 2012, KATIE KEARNEY
Katie Kearney, 23, is working toward a career in broadcasting at Saint Louis University and is a St. Louis Cardinals fan.

MISS LOUISIANA USA 2012, ERIN EDMISTON
Erin Edmiston, 22, served on the homecoming court at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she studied communications.

MISS KANSAS USA 2012, GENTRY LINN MILLER
Gentry Miller, 24, works as a pharmaceutical sales manager and graduated from the University of Kansas.

MISS DELAWARE USA 2012, KRISTA CLAUSEN


Krista Clausenm 19, is a freshman studying special education at the University of Delaware. She volunteers with the Special Olympics.

MISS INDIANA USA 2012, MEGAN MYREHN
Megan Myrehn, 21, from Carmel, Ind., would like to obtain her Master of Business Administration and eventually own her own business.

MISS CONNECTICUT USA 2012, MARIE-LYNN PISCITELLI
Marie-Lynn Piscitelli, 26, has a master's degree in taxation. Her hobbies include traveling and reading.

MISS VIRGINIA USA 2012, CATHERINE ASHLEY MULDOON
Catherine Muldoon, 26, is a cosmetic dentist who has worked with Operation Smile, an organization that helps children with cleft lips.

MISS WYOMING USA 2012, HOLLY ALLEN
Holly Allen, 24, helps her family operate a guest ranch in the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming.

MISS UTAH USA 2012, KENDYL CAROL BELL
Kendyl Bell, 25, graduated from Brigham Young University with a degree in communication. She also works as a Zumba instructor.

MISS IDAHO USA 2012, ERNA PALIC


Erna Palic, 25, was born in Bosnia and speaks four different languages. She is currently going to school for pyschology at Boise State University.

MISS TEXAS USA 2012, BRITTANY LYNN BOOKER
Brittany Booker, 21, is studying to become a counselor for special needs children at the University of Houston. She also likes to sing in her spare time.

MISS OREGON USA 2012, ALAINA BERGSMA
Alaina Bergsma, 22, is the captain of the University of Oregon volleyball team and is an All American NCAA athlete.

MISS OKLAHOMA USA 2012, LAUREN TAYLOR LUNDEEN
Lauren Lundeen, 20, dreams of opening up a dance studio for underprivileged children. She is a sophomore at the University of Oklahoma.

MISS IOWA USA 2012, REBECCA HODGE
Rebecca Hodge, 22, has been practicing gymnastics since the age of 2. Her family raised horses, chickens and honeybees on a farm outside Iowa City.

MISS NEW MEXICO USA 2012, JESSICA RENEE MARTIN
Jessica Martin, 21, is a senior at New Mexico State University and is bs majoring in business and marketing. She would like to start a career as marketing director for ESPN.

MISS ILLINOIS USA 2012, ASHLEY HOOKS
Ashley Hooks, 25, is a special legal projects manager at the State of Illinois' department of central management services. She would also like to expand her modeling career.

MISS HAWAII USA 2012, BRANDIE KAPUAALOHAAKAUA CAZIMERO


Brandie Cazimero, 26, likes to create specialty wedding and birthday cakes as a hobby. She is currently pursuing a degree in apparel product design and merchandising at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

MISS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA USA 2012, MONIQUE LASHONE THOMPKINS
Monique Thompkins, 23, studied jazz dance at University of the Arts.


MISS ARKANSAS USA 2012, KELSEY DOW
Kelsey Dow, 21, is pursuing a career in speech pathology and is currently a senior at Arkansas State University.

MISS ALASKA USA 2012, JESSICA KAZMIERCZAK
Jessica Kazmierczak, 22, once competed in the Junior Olympics and Arctic Winter Games for cross country skiing.
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