Okay, at this point we've eliminated more than two-thirds of our contestants, and we're down to the Sweet 16. From here, we'll get down to the final ten as follows:
1. We'll have four heats with four contestants each.
2. The top two votegetters from each heat will move on.
3. The top two contestants who did not qualify via Step 2 will also move on.
From there, we'll cut from 10 to 5 to 3 to our very own Miss USA. We're almost there!
As an interesting bit of trivia, I've noticed a lot of success by southerners to this point, and check this out. I've noted how many entrants we have from this region and how many have made the Sweet Sixteen:
South - 11 of 17 survive (65%)
Midwest - 2 of 12 survive (16%)
Northeast - 1 of 9 survive (11%)
West - 2 of 13 survive (15%)
The Southern girls are destroying the other regions.
Anyway, onward and upward. In Round 4, I will present FOUR contestants, and you will pick your top TWO. We'll have four heats, and here's Heat 1. Godspeed, beautiful women.
Miss Alabama
Miss Hawaii
Miss Louisiana
Miss Montana
