Serena Bucaj, Miss New York USA 2016, gets hair done by stylist Lorena Garcia from CHI Haircare backstage during the MISS USA® Preliminary Competition at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 1st. The contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas. Tune in to the Fox telecast at 7:00 PM ET on June 5, 2016 live from the T-Mobile Arena to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2016. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
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Photographer: Matt Petit
Zena Malak, Miss Illinois USA 2016, gets hair done by stylist Lauren Young from CHI Haircare backstage during the MISS USA® Preliminary Competition at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 1st. The contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas. Tune in to the Fox telecast at 7:00 PM ET on June 5, 2016 live from the T-Mobile Arena to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2016. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
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Matt Petit
Hope Stephens, Miss Tennessee USA 2016, gets hair done by a stylist from CHI Haircare backstage during the MISS USA® Preliminary Competition at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 1st. The contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas. Tune in to the Fox telecast at 7:00 PM ET on June 5, 2016 live from the T-Mobile Arena to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2016. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
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Matt Petit
Deshauna Barber, Miss District Of Columbia USA 2016, gets hair done by hair stylist Efrain Leiva from CHI Haircare backstage during the MISS USA® Preliminary Competition at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 1st. The contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas. Tune in to the Fox telecast at 7:00 PM ET on June 5, 2016 live from the T-Mobile Arena to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2016. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
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Matt Petit
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Matt Petit
Autumn Olson, Miss Wyoming USA 2016, gets hair done by a stylist from CHI Haircare backstage during the MISS USA® Preliminary Competition at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 1st. The contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas. Tune in to the Fox telecast at 7:00 PM ET on June 5, 2016 live from the T-Mobile Arena to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2016. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
Serena Bucaj, Miss New York USA 2016, gets hair done by stylist Lorena Garcia from CHI Haircare backstage during the MISS USA® Preliminary Competition at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 1st. The contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas. Tune in to the Fox telecast at 7:00 PM ET on June 5, 2016 live from the T-Mobile Arena to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2016. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
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Photographer: Matt Petit
Zena Malak, Miss Illinois USA 2016, gets hair done by stylist Lauren Young from CHI Haircare backstage during the MISS USA® Preliminary Competition at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 1st. The contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas. Tune in to the Fox telecast at 7:00 PM ET on June 5, 2016 live from the T-Mobile Arena to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2016. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
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Matt Petit
Hope Stephens, Miss Tennessee USA 2016, gets hair done by a stylist from CHI Haircare backstage during the MISS USA® Preliminary Competition at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 1st. The contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas. Tune in to the Fox telecast at 7:00 PM ET on June 5, 2016 live from the T-Mobile Arena to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2016. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
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Matt Petit
Deshauna Barber, Miss District Of Columbia USA 2016, gets hair done by hair stylist Efrain Leiva from CHI Haircare backstage during the MISS USA® Preliminary Competition at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 1st. The contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas. Tune in to the Fox telecast at 7:00 PM ET on June 5, 2016 live from the T-Mobile Arena to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2016. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
Photo courtesy of
Matt Petit
Photo courtesy of
Matt Petit
Autumn Olson, Miss Wyoming USA 2016, gets hair done by a stylist from CHI Haircare backstage during the MISS USA® Preliminary Competition at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 1st. The contestants have spent the last week touring, filming, rehearsing and preparing to compete for the Miss USA crown in Las Vegas. Tune in to the Fox telecast at 7:00 PM ET on June 5, 2016 live from the T-Mobile Arena to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2016. HO/The Miss Universe Organization
The final crowning is not until Sunday, June 5th, but the talented team from CHI has been prepping the Miss USA contestants in Las Vegas all week. As the official haircare sponsor of the Miss USA Pageant, the CHI Creative Artistic Team, under the lead of Tammy Mixon, has the responsibility of making sure every coiff is crown-ready, at all times.
MODERN will be joining the CHI team backstage to learn about their strategy for styling hair that is fit for a queen.
Tune in to the Fox telecast at 7:00 PM ET on June 5, 2016 live from the T-Mobile Arena to see who will be crowned Miss USA 2016.
HO/The Miss Universe Organization
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