Baton Rouge, Louisiana

===Miss USA pageants===
[[File:Miss Louisiana Brittany Guidry Miss USA 2014.png|thumb|Miss Louisiana USA Brittany Guidry, Miss USA 2014, Preliminary Evening Gown Competition]]

Baton Rouge was chosen to host the [[Miss USA 2014]] Pageant. It took over [[downtown Baton Rouge]] as [[Nia Sanchez]], Miss Nevada USA, took home the crown, with Miss Louisiana USA Brittany Guidry coming in fourth. Veteran pageant host Giuliana Rancic and [[MSNBC]] news anchor Thomas Roberts introduced the 51 contestants; there were 20 semifinalists. ''Cosmo'' weighed in on the contest, complimenting Guidry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/style/miss-usa-2014-baton-rouge-2D79777027|title=Miss Nevada wins Miss USA crown in Baton Rouge|first=Brooke|last=Lefferts|date=June 9, 2014 |access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827085326/https://www.today.com/style/miss-usa-2014-baton-rouge-2D79777027|archive-date=August 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Celebrity judges included actress [[Rumer Willis]], NBA star [[Karl Malone]], singer [[Lance Bass]], and actor [[Ian Ziering]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/news/view/259|title=Miss USA : News<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314064712/http://missuniverse.com/missusa/news/view/259#.U5tcpY1dVXc|archive-date=March 14, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Baton Rouge hosted [[Miss USA 2015]] again on July 12, 2015, which was won by actress and Miss Oklahoma USA [[Olivia Jordan]]. Baton Rouge was also the site of the 2005 Miss Teen USA Pageant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/news/view/235|title=Miss USA : News<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402103032/http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/news/view/235#.U5tdVI1dVXc|archive-date=April 2, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>