AP PHOTOS: Miss Nevada crowned as Miss USA

Miss Georgia USA Tiana Griggs, from left, Miss Louisiana USA Brittany Alyson Guidry, Miss Nevada USA Nia Sanchez, Miss Florida USA Brittany Oldehoff, Miss North Dakota USA Audra Mari and Miss Iowa USA Carlyn Bradarich, stand during the Miss USA pageant in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, June 8, 2014. Sanchez would go on to win the Miss USA title. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

June 08, 2014 - 11:05 PM

A 24-year-old from Las Vegas, Nevada, was crowned as the 63rd Miss USA in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Nia Sanchez has a fourth-degree black belt in the Korean martial art of taekwondo. She beat 50 other contestants from all the U.S. states and the District of Columbia to win the title Sunday night.

She will compete in Miss Universe pageant later this year.

Here's a gallery of the most memorable photos from the Miss USA pageant this year:

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