The '''Miss USA''' beauty contest is an annual beauty contest which originated in 1952 to select the [[United States]] contestant in the [[Miss Universe]] pageant. It is not to be confused with [[Miss America]], which strictly deals with beauty pageant contestants within America alone. | The '''Miss USA''' beauty contest is an annual beauty contest which originated in 1952 to select the [[United States]] contestant in the [[Miss Universe]] pageant. It is not to be confused with [[Miss America]], which strictly deals with beauty pageant contestants within America alone. |