I went behind the scenes at the 2022 Miss USA pageant. Here are 16 things you didn't see on TV.

Anneta KonstantinidesOct 5, 2022, 03:44 IST

I went behind the scenes at the 2022 Miss USA pageant.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

I went behind the scenes at the 2022 Miss USA pageant in Reno, Nevada, on Monday night.
I saw that there's plenty you don't see on TV — like the very well-dressed audience.

I went behind the scenes at the 71st annual Miss USA pageant this week, and I learned there's a lot you don't see on TV.

Me at the Miss USA 2022 pageant.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

The judges all have lunch together before the show.

The Miss USA 2022 pageant contestants were shown on the big screen during the show.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

The pageant queens have special tricks that help them stand in those heels for hours on end.

Some Miss USA 2022 contestants before the show.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

There's a seamstress working behind the stage.

The seamstress room behind the stage at Miss USA.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

People in the audience are dressed up just as much as the contestants.

Two fans at Miss USA 2022.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

Family members bring signs to show their support for the contestants.

Family members for Miss Hawaii at Miss USA.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

There was a massive line for the bar in front of the theater before the show.

The line for the bar wrapped around the theater's lobby.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

People were also buying special Miss USA merchandise.

The merchandise table at Miss USA 2022.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

The first dance is pretaped.

We watched the pretaped dance show on big TV screens.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

The contestants have to stand during many of the commercial breaks and hold their poses.

Miss USA contestants during a commercial break.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

And those stairs they had to walk on were not easy — even in flip-flops.

Me on the stage before the Miss USA show.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

The top 16 are selected by a different group of judges.

The top 16 at Miss USA.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

The Miss Teen USA contestants were having a blast — especially when they saw Jason Derulo.

Miss Teen USA contestants cheering on the Miss Teen USA winner Faron Medhi.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

The top five selected a random card with a question during the commercial break.

The top five contestants before the question round.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

There was an impromptu moment of silence during the tribute for former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst.

The Cheslie Kryst tribute during Miss USA.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

After the TV cameras turned off, everyone who worked on Miss USA had a chance to take pictures on the stage.

Plenty of photos are taken after the live show.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

And yes, there's an official Miss USA after-party.

The Miss USA 2022 after-party.Anneta Konstantinides/Insider

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