Miss Texas USA 2011, Ana Christina Rodriguez, poses for a photo with Best Buddies Carlos Sierra and Vanessa Stegall, during a Best Buddies event at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday June 11, 2011. The contestants appear at events leading up to the 2011 MISS USA® Pageant on June 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Theatre for Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants.

Keywords: MISS USA 2011, BEST BUDDIES

Photographer: Darren Decker

Miss Maryland USA 2011, Allyn Rose, poses for a photo with Best Buddies Carlos Sierra and Vanessa Stegall, during a Best Buddies event at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday June 11, 2011. The contestants appear at events leading up to the 2011 MISS USA® Pageant on June 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Theatre for Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants.

Keywords: MISS USA 2011, BEST BUDDIES

Photographer: Darren Decker

Miss California USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella, poses for a photo with Best Buddies Carlos Sierra and Vanessa Stegall, during a Best Buddies event at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday June 11, 2011. The contestants appear at events leading up to the 2011 MISS USA® Pageant on June 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Theatre for Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants.

Keywords: MISS USA 2011, BEST BUDDIES

Photographer: Darren Decker

Miss Nevada USA 2011, Sarah Chapman, poses for a photo with Best Buddies Carlos Sierra and Vanessa Stegall, during a Best Buddies event at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday June 11, 2011. The contestants appear at events leading up to the 2011 MISS USA® Pageant on June 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Theatre for Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants.

Keywords: MISS USA 2011, BEST BUDDIES

Photographer: Darren Decker

Miss New York USA 2011, Amber Marie Collins, poses for a photo with Best Buddies Carlos Sierra and Vanessa Stegall, during a Best Buddies event at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday June 11, 2011. The contestants appear at events leading up to the 2011 MISS USA® Pageant on June 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Theatre for Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants.

Keywords: MISS USA 2011, BEST BUDDIES

Photographer: Darren Decker

Miss Indiana USA 2011, Jillian Wunderlich, poses for a photo with Best Buddies Carlos Sierra and Vanessa Stegall, during a Best Buddies event at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday June 11, 2011. The contestants appear at events leading up to the 2011 MISS USA® Pageant on June 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Theatre for Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants.

Keywords: MISS USA 2011, BEST BUDDIES

Photographer: Darren Decker

Miss Connecticut USA 2011, Regina Turner, poses for a photo with Best Buddies Carlos Sierra and Vanessa Stegall, during a Best Buddies event at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday June 11, 2011. The contestants appear at events leading up to the 2011 MISS USA® Pageant on June 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Theatre for Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants.

Keywords: MISS USA 2011, BEST BUDDIES

Photographer: Darren Decker

Miss Rhode Island USA 2011, Kate McCaughey, poses for a photo with Best Buddies Carlos Sierra and Vanessa Stegall, during a Best Buddies event at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday June 11, 2011. The contestants appear at events leading up to the 2011 MISS USA® Pageant on June 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Theatre for Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants.

Keywords: MISS USA 2011, BEST BUDDIES

Photographer: Darren Decker

Miss Massachusetts USA 2011, Alida D'Angona, poses for a photo with Best Buddies Carlos Sierra and Vanessa Stegall, during a Best Buddies event at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday June 11, 2011. The contestants appear at events leading up to the 2011 MISS USA® Pageant on June 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Theatre for Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants.

Keywords: MISS USA 2011, BEST BUDDIES

Photographer: Darren Decker

Miss Virginia USA 2011, Nikki Poteet, poses for a photo with Best Buddies Carlos Sierra and Vanessa Stegall, during a Best Buddies event at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday June 11, 2011. The contestants appear at events leading up to the 2011 MISS USA® Pageant on June 19 at 9:00 p.m. ET broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Theatre for Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Vote your favorite contestant into the semifinals on http://www.missuniverse.com/missusa/members/contestants.

Keywords: MISS USA 2011, BEST BUDDIES

Photographer: Darren Decker