The new Miss USA photos really sizzle and some are already complaining. The contestants of Miss USA 2010 have traded in their tiaras and ball gowns for lingerie and sultry looks and he Huffington Post reveals the shoot was quite revealing and showed off plenty of assets.

Miss USA Photos Sizzle - Slideshow Shows Off Contestants.

"The contestants posed in beds or perched on sofas while wearing lingerie or unbuttoned men's shirts, fishnets and stilettos," the website reports.


Too hot? A rep for the pageant tells TMZ they have been fielding tons of calls, calling them out for the provocative pics. The pageant tells us, "You can have brains and be smart and still be sexy."

A representative for the pageant told Fox news' gossip column Pop Tarts: "We work with an amazing photographer who we really consider to be more of an artist, we trust his creative and professional instinct....The final results of the photos speak for themselves. The photos are hot, yet tasteful."

Slideshow here. The Miss USA 2010 pageant airs Sunday May 16 at 7:00 PM on NBC.

Will you watch?

(Image courtesy of Miss Universe Organization)