Miss Usa 2015 will be held in Baton Rouge on July 12, 2015

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Mayor Kip Holden confirmed the 2015 Miss USA pageant will be returning to Baton Rouge, Louisiana this summer. This will make the second year in a row the Miss USA pageant will be hosted by Baton Rouge.

"I am happy to tell you Miss USA is coming back to Baton Rouge," Holden said. "They enjoyed it so much last year they called us and said they're coming back."

Miss Usa 2015 will be held on July 12, 2015!

Miss North Dakota USA Audra Mari, left, and Miss Nevada USA Nia Sanchez during the Miss USA 2014 pageant in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday, June 8, 2014

The 2014 Miss USA pageant took place before a sold-out crowd at the Baton Rouge River Center. It aired live on NBC and around 70 countries saw the broadcast, according to the Baton Rouge Business Report.