Nia Sanchez Caught Our Eye At A Party In Vegas

Miss USA Nia Sanchez attends a welcome home party at Haze Nightclub at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since we didn’t post about her when she won, here’s more about Nia:

Nia Temple Sanchez (born February 15, 1990 in Sacramento) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2014. Sanchez is the first contestant from Nevada to be crowned Miss USA. She will represent the USA in Miss Universe 2014.

After winning Miss USA, a carpetbagger controversy arose regarding her claimed Nevada residence. After failing to win Miss California USA in 2010, 2011 and 2012, Sanchez reportedly created a paper trail to establish her eligibility to compete in Miss Nevada USA. Supposedly Sanchez had worked at Disneyland until November 2013 and had become Miss Nevada USA in January 2014, although competition rules state that Miss Nevada USA eligibility requires six months residency in the state as evidenced by two documents from “voter ID or registration card, tax return, school records, employment documents, telephone bill, utility bill, bank statement, credit card statement or lease/deed.” Sanchez is reported to have spoken with Miss Nevada USA pageant director Shanna Moakler to determine the minimum eligibility requirements. Sanchez is represented by AC Talent Agency, which has Las Vegas and Los Angeles offices, but is listed as based in Los Angeles. Sanchez has stated that she owns a home in Las Vegas and listed herself as based in Los Angeles as a marketing ploy due to the types of opportunities available in Los Angeles relative to those available in Las Vegas.[Source]