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:* [[Pia Wurtzbach]], [[Miss Universe 2015]] from the [[Philippines]]. |
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:* [[Sherri Hill]], American fashion designer and businesswoman. |
:* [[Sherri Hill]], American fashion designer and businesswoman. |
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== Miss Teen USA == |
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This year's contest has the most ever former Miss Teen USA competing with 16. They are from the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming. |
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==Contestants== |
==Contestants== |
Revision as of 01:06, 5 June 2016
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Miss USA 2016 | |
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Date | June 5, 2016[1] |
Presenters | Terrence J, Julianne Hough, Ashley Graham[2][3] |
Entertainment | Backstreet Boys, Chris Young[2][4] |
Venue | T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Broadcaster | Fox |
Entrants | 52 |
Placements | 15 |
Debuts | Miss 52 USA |
Miss USA 2016, will be the 65th Miss USA pageant. It will be held on June 5, 2016 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.[5][6][7] All fifty states and the District of Columbia will compete. Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma will crown her successor at the end of the event. It will be the first Miss USA pageant to be broadcast on Fox. The winner will represent the USA at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant.
For the first time, a 52nd entrant for the pageant was decided via a nationwide search through social media.[8]
History
Miss 52 USA
This year a 52nd contestant will take part of the competition. The Miss Universe Organization along with the fashion agency Sherri Hill decided to make a competition online where different women from all the US competed.[9] Finally, 10 women were selected by a panel of judges, and these 10 finalists were revealed on May 10, 2016. The winner between these 10 candidates will compete as Miss 52 USA in the Miss USA 2016 pageant on June 5, 2016.[10] The winner, which was announced on May 18, 2016, is Alexandra Miller from Oklahoma City.
The 10 selected finalists were:
N° | Name | Age | Hometown | State |
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1 | Catherine Williams | 24 | San Antonio | Texas |
2 | Yvonne Vega | 25 | New Braunfels | Texas |
3 | Jessica Bean | 24 | Casper | Wyoming |
4 | Alexandra Miller | 26 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma |
5 | Ivana Thomas | 22 | Durham | North Carolina |
6 | Amanda Bell | 24 | Nashville | Tennessee |
7 | Kaitlyn Smith | 26 | Jacksonville Beach | Florida |
8 | Molly Vierhile | 23 | San Francisco | California |
9 | Niki Kafashzadeh | 24 | Rockville | Maryland |
10 | Bridgette Garb | 21 | Oak Park | California |
The panel of judges that selected the 10 finalists were:[11]
- Alessandra Garcia, American plus-size model.
- Ashley Wagner, American figure skater.
- Andrew Serrano, American IMG Fashion Director of Global Public Relations.
- Lauren Giraldo, American social media star.
- Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe 2015 from the Philippines.
- Sherri Hill, American fashion designer and businesswoman.
Miss Teen USA
This year's contest has the most ever former Miss Teen USA competing with 16. They are from the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Contestants
52 delegates have been confirmed:[12]
State[13] | Name[13] | Age[13] | Height[13] | Hometown[13] | Placement | Awards | Notes |
Alabama | Peyton Brown[14] | 22 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Eufaula | Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 2012 | ||
Alaska | Ariane Audett[15] | 21 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Anchorage | |||
Arizona | Chelsea Myers[16] | 20 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Tempe | |||
Arkansas | Abby Floyd[17] | 19 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Searcy | Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2013 | ||
California | Nadia Mejía[18] | 20 | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | Diamond Bar | |||
Colorado | Caley-Rae Pavillard[19] | 22 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Castle Pines | Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2011 | ||
Connecticut | Tiffany Teixeira[20] | 25 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Bridgeport | Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2009 | ||
Delaware | Alexandra Vorontsova[21] | 21 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Newark | |||
District of Columbia | Deshauna Barber[22] | 26 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Northeast | |||
Florida | Brie Gabrielle[23] | 25 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | West Palm Beach | |||
Georgia | Emanii Davis[24] | 22 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Spalding County | |||
Hawaii | Chelsea Hardin[25] | 24 | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | Honolulu | |||
Idaho | Sydney Halper[26] | 21 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Moscow | |||
Illinois | Zena Malak[27] | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Carol Stream | |||
Indiana | Morgan Abel[28] | 26 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | North Vernon | Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2008 | ||
Iowa | Alissa Morrison[29] | 24 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Davenport | |||
Kansas | Victoria Wiggins[30] | 26 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Junction City | |||
Kentucky | Kyle Hornback[31] | 20 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Louisville | |||
Louisiana | Maaliyah Papillion[32] | 21 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Lake Charles | |||
Maine | Marisa Butler[33] | 22 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Standish | |||
Maryland | Christina Denny[34] | 25 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Baltimore | Previously Miss Maryland 2013 | ||
Massachusetts | Whitney Sharpe[35] | 21 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Burlington | |||
Michigan | Susie Leica[36] | 26 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Livonia | |||
Minnesota | Bridget Jacobs[37] | 20 | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | Maple Grove | |||
Mississippi | Haley Sowers[38] | 22 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Meridian | Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2010 | ||
Missouri | Sydnee Stottlemyre[39] | 22 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Chesterfield | Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 2011 | ||
Montana | Sibahn Doxey[40] | 22 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Frenchtown | Previously Miss Montana Teen USA 2011 | ||
Nebraska | Sarah Hollins[41] | 25 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Omaha |
Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2009 [42] | ||
Nevada | Emelina Adams[43] | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Henderson | |||
New Hampshire | Jessica Strohm[44] | 25 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Manchester | |||
New Jersey | Jessielyn Palumbo[45] | 24 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Wayne | |||
New Mexico | Naomie Germain[46] | 22 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Albuquerque | |||
New York | Serena Bucaj[47] | 22 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Suffern | |||
North Carolina | Devin Gant[48] | 24 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Charlotte | Took over title when Allie Dunn dropped out due to illness | ||
North Dakota | Halley Maas[49] | 22 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Grand Forks | |||
Ohio | Megan Wise[50] | 26 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Gallipolis | |||
Oklahoma | Taylor Gorton[51] | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Glenpool | Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2008 | ||
Oregon | Natriana Shorter[52] | 25 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Eugene | |||
Pennsylvania | Elena LaQuatra[53] | 24 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Pittsburgh | Previously Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2010 and Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen 2007 | ||
Rhode Island | Theresa Agonia[54] | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Cumberland | |||
South Carolina | Leah Lawson[55] | 22 | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | Anderson | |||
South Dakota | Madison McKeown[56] | 21 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Sioux Falls | Previously Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2014 | ||
Tennessee | Hope Stephens[57] | 20 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Livingston | |||
Texas | Daniella Rodriguez[58] | 19 | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | Laredo | Previously Miss Texas Teen USA 2013 | ||
Utah | Teale Murdock[59] | 26 | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | Salt Lake City | |||
Vermont | Neely Fortune[60] | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Burlington | |||
Virginia | Desiree Williams[61] | 26 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Newport News | Previously Miss Virginia 2013 | ||
Washington | Kelsey Schmidt[62] | 26 | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | Bellevue | Assumed the title after previous Miss Washington USA 2016 Stormy Keffeler resigned | ||
West Virginia | Nichole Greene[63] | 24 | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | Charleston | |||
Wisconsin | Kate Redeker[64] | 19 | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Sheboygan | Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2013 | ||
Wyoming | Autumn Olson[65] | 22 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Saratoga | Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2013 | ||
52 | Alexandra Miller[66] | 26 | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | Oklahoma City | Previously Miss Oklahoma USA 2015 after Olivia Jordan was crowned Miss USA 2015 |
Judges
Miss USA 2016 contestants were evaluated by panels of judges.[67]
Preliminary Judges
- Fred Nelson – President/Executive Producer of the People's Choice Awards
- Jimmy Nguyen – Entertainment and digital media lawyer, diversity advocate, blogger, and technology advisor
- Joey Boukadakis – Writer, director, producer, and media executive
- Keltie Knight – Correspondent and weekend host of CBS's The Insider
- Kristin Conte – Marketing and communications executive and event creator
- Nick Phelps – Global Alliance Director at Droga5
- Rebecca Bienstock – West Coast Bureau Chief at Us Weekly magazine
Telecast Judges
- Ali Landry – Miss USA 1996 from Louisiana
- Crystle Stewart – Miss USA 2008 from Texas
- Joe Zee – Editor in Chief and Executive Creative Officer of Yahoo Fashion
- Laura Brown – Features/Special Projects and Executive Director of Harper's Bazaar magazine
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