7/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Miss USA Website | Talyah Polee Photo Gallery at Miss USA Pageant
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV track & field alumna Talyah Polee is one of 51 contestants representing the 50 states and the District of Columbia at this week's 2015 Miss USA pageant. Polee, a native of Denver, was crowned Miss Colorado USA last October and will represent The Centennial State in Baton Rouge, La.
The pageant, which will be broadcast by REELZ Channel (DIRECTV 238/DISH Network 299) Sunday at 5:00 pm PT, has already held preliminary evening gown and swimsuit competitions. In addition, the competitors made community service visits to Charlie's Place Respite Center and the Best Buddies Mardi Gras Party as well as stops at the USS Kidd, Old Governor's Mansion, Liberty Lagoon Obstacle Course, Farr Park Equestrian Center and Atchafalaya Swamp Tour.
Polee competed for the Scarlet & Gray from 2007-11 in jumping and combined events. She finished eighth overall in the heptathlon at both the 2009 and '11 Mountain West Outdoor Championships. She earned her undergraduate degree in psychology in 2011.
Polee is the second track & field alumna to compete in the Miss USA compition. Claire Schreiner, a 2010 graduate that competed for the Rebels from 2007-09, was crowned Miss Wyoming USA in 2010.
