Miss USA 2012, the 61st Miss USA pageant was held on June 3, 2012, at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada. Miss USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella of California crowned her successor Olivia Culpo, Miss Rhode Island USA, the first from R... (more)hode Island, at the end of the event. Culpo will represent the United States at Miss Universe 2012