Miss USA contest scenes

On June 16, Miss Connecticut Erin Brady was crowned the Miss USA 2013 at the Miss USA pageant in Las Vegas at the Planet Hollywood hotel-casino.

Click through the gallery for more scenes from the Miss USA contest.

Miss Connecticut Erin Brady crowned Miss USA

Miss Connecticut Erin Brady is congratulated by contestants after being crowned Miss USA.)

Erin Brady, a South Glastonbury, Conn. native, won the beauty pageant after strutting in a white sparkly gown during the evening gown portion of the competition.

Pictured: Erin Brady posed onstage after winning the 2013 Miss USA pageant.

Miss Connecticut Erin Brady reacted as she was crowned by Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether.

Donald Trump and Erin Brady posed onstage after Brady won the 2013 Miss USA pageant.

Brady was introduced during the Miss USA pageant wearing a bright green dress.

The top six Miss USA finalists posed onstage.

Miss Connecticut Erin Brady competed in the swimwear competition.

Miss Louisiana Kristen Girault competed in the swimwear competition.

Miss North Carolina Ashley Love-Mills walked the runway during the swimsuit competition.

Miss South Carolina Megan Tyler Pinckney competed in the swimwear competition.

Miss Nevada Chelsea Caswell competed in the swimwear competition.

Miss Maryland Kasey Staniszewski walked the runway during the swimsuit competition.

Miss West Virginia Chelsea Welch walked the runway.

Miss Pennsylvania Jessica Billings.

Miss Utah Marissa Powell competed in the swimwear competition.

Miss Massachusetts Sarah Kidd.

Miss Mississippi Paromita Mitra.

Miss Missouri Ellie Holtman walked onstage as she was introduced during the competition.

Miss Colorado Amanda Wiley.

Miss California Mabelynn Capeluj.

Miss Arkansas Hannah Billingsley.

Miss Maine Ali Clair.

Miss Kentucky Allie Leggett.

Miss Indiana Emily Hart.

Miss Louisiana Kristen Girault.

Miss Kansas Staci Klinginsmith.

Miss Idaho Marissa Wickland.

Miss Michigan Jaclyn Schultz.

From left: Jonas Brothers recording artists Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Kevin Jonas performed onstage during the Miss USA 2013 pageant.

A general view of the Miss USA 2013 pageant.

From left: Donald Trump, recording artist and host Nick Jonas, and television personality and host Giuliana Rancic appeared onstage.

Joe Jonas, center, of the Jonas Brothers performed.

Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, center, with Miss Mississippi Paromita Mitra, left, and Miss Montana Kacie West.

From left: Television personality and pageant judge Jessica Robertson and Miss Alabama 2011 Katherine Webb posed after the 2013 Miss USA pageant.

From left: Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo, Miss Connecticut Erin Brady, and Miss Teen 2012 Logan West posed onstage after Brady’s win.

Miss USA 2012 Nana Meriwether arrived at the 2013 Miss USA pageant.

Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo.

Television personalities Jessica Robertson and Jep Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” arrived at the 2013 Miss USA pageant. Jessica served as a judge at the competition.

Fashion designer and pageant judge Betsey Johnson arrived at the 2013 Miss USA pageant.

DJ Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio performed during the 2013 Miss USA pageant.