Sanchez represented Nevada at Miss USA 2014 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana and was crowned as the winner by outgoing titleholder Erin Brady of Connecticut on June 8 , 2014 . During the final question portion of the competition , she was asked by judge Rumer Willis about the high rate of sexual assault among undergraduate women to which she responded that it is important to be able to defend yourself . She was the first Miss Nevada USA contestant to win Miss USA and the fourth Hispanic to win Miss USA after Laura Harring in 1985 , Lynnette Cole in 2000 , and Susie Castillo in 2003 . This was the first time since Miss USA 2007 that the contest had not been held in Nevada
Miss USA 2014
Miss USA 2014
Nia Sanchez