▁ ▁placed ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁ ▁Louisiana ▁and ▁Nev ada ▁placed ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁ ▁Arizona , ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁Virginia ▁made ▁their ▁second ▁consecutive ▁pla cement . ▁ ▁Illinois ▁and ▁Texas ▁last ▁placed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Michigan ▁and ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁last ▁placed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁last ▁placed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Kentucky ▁last ▁placed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Del aware ▁reached ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 5 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁history ; ▁ ▁With ▁this , ▁all ▁states ▁have ▁placed ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁in ▁semif inals . ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁last ▁state ▁to ▁placed ▁itself ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁ ▁California ▁and ▁Pennsylvania , ▁break ▁an ▁on going ▁stre ak ▁of ▁pla c ements ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁South ▁Carolina ▁breaks ▁an ▁on going ▁stre ak ▁of ▁pla c ements ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁fourth ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁a ▁state ▁wins ▁its ▁first ▁Miss ▁USA ▁title ▁( Ok lahoma , ▁Nev ada , ▁Connecticut , ▁and ▁Rh ode ▁Island ), ▁including ▁C ul po ' s ▁win ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Page ant ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁round ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁tele cast , ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁competition , ▁which ▁involves ▁private ▁inter views ▁with