USA48

USA48 is a group based in Washington, DC and performs weekly at the Eagle Theater.

The group is split into 3 teams: There is also a trainees program called the Kenkyuusei.
 * Team U
 * Team S
 * Team A

History
The creation of USA48 was announced on 15 April 2012. Girls ages 10-30 years of age may audition.

19,203 applied.

It was announced that on 1 June 2012 that the preliminary screenings were complete. Girls who passed would recieve letters of acceptance and would move on to the next round. They would be required to appear in person to one of 15 cities to audition.

Auditions took place in 15 cities in the United States over the month of July: On 7 August 2012 it was announced that letters would be sent out to girls who passed the second round and would be required to attend the third round of auditions in Los Angeles or New York City in September.
 * Anchorage, AK
 * Seattle, WA
 * San Francisco, CA
 * Honolulu, HI
 * Boise, ID
 * Phoenix, AZ
 * Denver, CO
 * St. Paul, MN
 * Austin, TX
 * Indianapolis, IN
 * Nashville, TN
 * Talahassee, FL
 * Raleigh, NC
 * Baltimore, MD
 * Boston, MA

Final auditions took place in Washington, DC in October with 198 finalists. Winners were announced on November 10.

Members
Team U

 Team S                       
 * Adrianna Buhler
 * Elizabeth Weaver
 * Ashley Tyson
 * Grace Blanchard
 * Sarah Sims
 * Sabrina Allen
 * Mackenzie Sinclair
 * Emma Hughs
 * Olivia Black
 * Erin Corbin
 * Zoe Horwood
 * Bailey Erikson
 * Alice Nichols
 * Alexa Spencer
 * Emily Jones
 * Madeline Valdez

 Team A                       
 * Kayla Roman
 * Claire Norwood
 * Avery Barnett
 * Charlotte Young
 * Lily Brandenburg
 * Madison Frank
 * Kaitlyn Jackson
 * Kelly Walker
 * Caroline Hayes
 * Destiny Koenig
 * Amber Everett
 * Daisy Queen
 * Ella Winchester
 * Mikayla Upton
 * Chloe Hartley
 * Autumn Meek


 * Brittany Engle
 * Marissa O'neal
 * Jessica Keeton
 * Savannah Lee
 * Molly North
 * Mia Washington
 * Ashlynn Allred
 * Peyton Wales
 * Brooke Vanburen
 * Amelia Lyle
 * Lauren King
 * Nicole Brown
 * Vanessa Pugh
 * Lucy Cooper
 * Rose Torrence
 * Hannah Green

Kenkyuusei 
 * Camilla Jensen
 * Harley Pugh
 * Amanda Earnest
 * Taylor Burgess
 * Samantha Campbell
 * Jenny Township
 * Mel Harris
 * Jaqueline Schmidt
 * Sophia Prime
 * Jordan Duncan
 * Alexandra Cunningham
 * Abigail Hall
 * Elle Smith
 * Roxanne Reynolds
 * Shayla Garcia
 * Madison Nguyen
 * Annalee Miller