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Miss USA 2016
DateJune 5, 2016[1]
PresentersTerrence J, Julianne Hough, Ashley Graham[2][3]
EntertainmentBackstreet Boys, Chris Young[2][4]
VenueT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
BroadcasterFox
Entrants52
Placements15
DebutsMiss 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
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]

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 Alabama Peyton Brown[14] 22 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Eufaula Previously Miss Alabama Teen USA 2012
Alaska Alaska Ariane Audett[15] 21 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Anchorage
Arizona Arizona Chelsea Myers[16] 20 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Tempe
Arkansas Arkansas Abby Floyd[17] 19 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Searcy Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2013
California California Nadia Mejía[18] 20 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Diamond Bar
Colorado Colorado Caley-Rae Pavillard[19] 22 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Castle Pines Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2011
Connecticut Connecticut Tiffany Teixeira[20] 25 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Bridgeport Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2009
Delaware Delaware Alexandra Vorontsova[21] 21 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Newark
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Deshauna Barber[22] 26 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Northeast
Florida Florida Brie Gabrielle[23] 25 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) West Palm Beach
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Emanii Davis[24] 22 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Spalding County
Hawaii Hawaii Chelsea Hardin[25] 24 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Honolulu
Idaho Idaho Sydney Halper[26] 21 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Moscow
Illinois Illinois Zena Malak[27] 24 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Carol Stream
Indiana Indiana Morgan Abel[28] 26 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) North Vernon Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2008
Iowa Iowa Alissa Morrison[29] 24 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Davenport
Kansas Kansas Victoria Wiggins[30] 26 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Junction City
Kentucky Kentucky Kyle Hornback[31] 20 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Louisville
Louisiana Louisiana Maaliyah Papillion[32] 21 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Lake Charles
Maine Maine Marisa Butler[33] 22 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Standish
Maryland Maryland Christina Denny[34] 25 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Baltimore Previously Miss Maryland 2013
Massachusetts Massachusetts Whitney Sharpe[35] 21 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) Burlington
Michigan Michigan Susie Leica[36] 26 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Livonia
Minnesota Minnesota Bridget Jacobs[37] 20 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Maple Grove
Mississippi Mississippi Haley Sowers[38] 22 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) Meridian Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2010
Missouri Missouri Sydnee Stottlemyre[39] 22 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Chesterfield Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 2011
Montana Montana Sibahn Doxey[40] 22 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Frenchtown Previously Miss Montana Teen USA 2011
Nebraska Nebraska Sarah Hollins[41] 25 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Omaha

Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2009 [42]

Nevada Nevada Emelina Adams[43] 24 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Henderson
New Hampshire New Hampshire Jessica Strohm[44] 25 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Manchester
New Jersey New Jersey Jessielyn Palumbo[45] 24 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Wayne
New Mexico New Mexico Naomie Germain[46] 22 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Albuquerque
New York (state) New York Serena Bucaj[47] 22 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Suffern
North Carolina 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 North Dakota Halley Maas[49] 22 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Grand Forks
Ohio Ohio Megan Wise[50] 26 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Gallipolis
Oklahoma Oklahoma Taylor Gorton[51] 24 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Glenpool Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2008
Oregon Oregon Natriana Shorter[52] 25 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Eugene
Pennsylvania 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 Rhode Island Theresa Agonia[54] 24 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Cumberland
South Carolina South Carolina Leah Lawson[55] 22 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Anderson
South Dakota South Dakota Madison McKeown[56] 21 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Sioux Falls Previously Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2014
Tennessee Tennessee Hope Stephens[57] 20 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Livingston
Texas Texas Daniella Rodriguez[58] 19 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Laredo Previously Miss Texas Teen USA 2013
Utah Utah Teale Murdock[59] 26 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) Salt Lake City
Vermont Vermont Neely Fortune[60] 24 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Burlington
Virginia Virginia Desiree Williams[61] 26 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Newport News Previously Miss Virginia 2013
Washington (state) 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 West Virginia Nichole Greene[63] 24 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Charleston
Wisconsin Wisconsin Kate Redeker[64] 19 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Sheboygan Previously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2013
Wyoming 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

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