Miss USA 2015: News update

Miss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez

The 64th Annual Miss USA Pageant (simulcast in Spanish on Univision for the first time) will air live on NBC, Sunday, July 12 at 8pm.

NBC Television, Trump Pageants, and the President of the Miss Universe Organization, Paula M. Shugart, have released the names of the hosts of the upcoming 2015 Miss USA Pageant, as well as the preliminary list of celebrities set to judge the competition.

Dancer and choreographer of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, Cheryl Burke, will host for the first time along with returning co-host Thomas Roberts (of MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts), a veteran of both the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.

The first group of celebrities to join the Miss USA judging panel includes NFL superstar, all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith, Property Brothers host Jonathon Scott, former Miss Universe (2006) Zuleyka Rivera, E! News anchor Terrence Jenkins, and celebrity country singer Jessie James Decker.

Jeannie Mai, co-host of the daytime talk show The Real (also a fashion correspondent for NBC’s TODAY) will be broadcasting from backstage with exclusive behind-the-scenes commentary.

Will you be watching?