 In 2016, Miss United States organizers held the national pageant in Las Vegas, where it initially was held, for a 30th anniversary celebration.The reigning Miss United States 2019 is Alexia Robinson of Missouri, who was crowned on August 4, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Alexia Robinson is a student and researcher at Washington University in St. Louis with a platform dedicated to raising awareness about the issues facing marginalized communities, advocating for preventive medicine, and promoting secondary STEM education in minorities and women.