Ahead of Miss USA competition next week in Reno, competitors meet Nevada representatives at Legislature, Capitol
Ahead of next week’s Miss USA Competition, happening on Thursday in Reno, each competing representative from across the country gathered in Carson City on Thursday at the Nevada State Legislature and Nevada State Capitol building to meet with representatives of the Nevada government.
According to Ivet Contreras of IC Media Strategy, the fact that Nevada’s State Senate has a female-led majority, the first in the U.S., was a part of the decision to tour the government grounds today.
Contestants toured both the Legislature and Capitol and had a chance to discuss topics close to their hearts with representatives.
For example, three contestants from California, Maine and Kentucky discussed STEM topics and their roles in STEM fields.
Erica Dann, this year’s Miss California, has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, took the LSAT, and has a Masters in International Business. She currently works at Google.
Jordan Weiter, this year’s Miss Kentucky is a senior studying Mechanical Engineering in the honors program at the University of Kentucky.
Lexie Elston, this year’s Miss Maine is a third year student at the University of Southern Maine majoring in Environmental Science with a minor in Biology. She is also concurrently working on an Associates Degree in Marine Science.
Nevada is represented by Tianna Tuamoheloa, of Las Vegas.
The contestants have been touring the surrounding areas of Northern Nevada while preparing for the contest next week. They have visited Lake Tahoe, the Reno Playa Art Park, and more.
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