Miss USA 2011 Pageant: Miss California, Alyssa Campanella, crowned winner [PHOTOS]

The Miss USA Pageant was held on Sunday, June 19 at the Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Not to be confused with the other beauty competition, Miss America, Miss USA was hosted by Bravo's Andy Cohen and E!'s Giuliana Rancic. Miss California, Alyssa Campanella, was crowned Miss USA. In the final, she beat out her self-described best friend, Miss Tennessee, Ashley Durham. During the competition, Giuliana Ranic asked the 21-year-old model what she enjoys and Campanella answered that she's a true history geek. She said, I'm obsessed with the Stuart and Tudor era. ... Whenever I go to Barnes & Noble, I'm always in the history section and that is where you will find me. I watch 'Games of Thrones,' I watched 'Camelot' - I know those are fantasy but I also watch 'The Tudors,' So I'm a huge history geek. Next up for Campanella is a trip to Brazil in September to represent the United States at the Miss Universe Pageant.