Nia Sanchez comes from Nevada, has fourth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and came first in the contest Miss USA 2014 held in Baton Rouge, on Sunday evening.

A few minutes before the announcement, the camera captured Nia holding and looking with anxiety the second finalist of the contest, Miss North Dakota, Audra Mari.

As the winner of the 63rd Miss USA pageant, Sanchez will move on to the Miss Universe 2014 pageant later this year.