Miss USA 2016

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Miss USA 2016
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Deshauna Barber, Miss USA 2016
DateJune 5, 2016
Presenters
Entertainment
Venue T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcaster Fox, KVVU-TV
Entrants52 (including Miss 52 USA)
Placements15
DebutsMiss 52 USA
Winner Deshauna Barber
District of Columbia
Congeniality Peyton Brown (Alabama) [4]
PhotogenicKate Redeker (Wisconsin) [5]
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Miss USA 2016 was the 65th Miss USA pageant, held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 5, 2016. Terrence J and Julianne Hough all hosted for the first time, while Ashley Graham served as the backstage host. [6] [7] All fifty states and the District of Columbia competed. Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma crowned her successor, Deshauna Barber of the District of Columbia, at the end of the event. Barber became the first African American to win the Miss USA title since Crystle Stewart in 2008, and this was District of Columbia's third title and the first title since 2002. Barber represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant.

Contents

This was the first edition of the Miss USA pageant to be held under the ownership of WME/IMG, which purchased the Miss Universe Organization from Donald Trump on September 14, 2015, three days after NBCUniversal sold him its 50% interest in the organization in exchange for Trump's dropping a breach of contract lawsuit he filed against the media company in August for terminating NBC's contract to televise the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants. It was also the first Miss USA pageant to be broadcast on Fox after signed an agreement in October 2015. [8] [9] [10]

For the first time, a 52nd entrant for the pageant was decided via a nationwide search through social media voting. [11]

Background

T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the host venue of Miss USA 2016 competition. T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.jpg
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the host venue of Miss USA 2016 competition.

Location

On April 5, the Miss Universe Organization announced that the competition would be hosted at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and a seventh time hosting the state in nine years. [7]

Hosts and performers

On May 25, it was announced that the competition would be hosted by Terrence J, while Ashley Graham would serve as backstage host. A week later, Julianne Hough was announced as the second host would work alongside Terrence J. Hough is a dancer and judge on Dancing with the Stars . [6] [12]

Also on May 25, Backstreet Boys and Nashville Star alum Chris Young were announced as the musical guests. [13]

Selection of participants

Delegates from 50 states and the District of Columbia were chosen in state pageants held from July 2015 to January 2016. The first state pageant was Florida, held on July 11, 2015 (the day before the Miss USA 2015 final competition), and the final pageant was Kentucky, held on January 31, 2016; fifteen of these delegates were former Miss Teen USA state winners (made the highest number ever surpassed the previous number of 12 former teens in Miss USA 2014), two of them were former Miss America state winners and three of them were former Miss America's Outstanding Teen state winners.

Two state titleholders were appointed as replacements after the original titleholders were unable to compete. Stormy Keffeler, the original Miss Washington USA 2016, resigned in January 2016 after pleaded guilty from disclosure of DUI in April 2015. She was replaced by Kelsey Schmidt, who was the first runner-up of the Miss Washington USA 2016 pageant, [14] and Allie Dunn, the original Miss North Carolina USA 2016, resigned two weeks before the start of the Miss USA 2016 competition when she was falling ill and missed the start of pageant activities prevented from entering registration form. She was replaced by Devin Gant, who was the first runner-up of Miss North Carolina USA 2016 pageant and made a last minute trip to Las Vegas as the pageant activities were already started. [15]

Results

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Miss USA 2016 results.
Placement [16] Contestant
Miss USA 2016
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  • Georgia – Emanii Davis
Top 5
Top 10
  • Arkansas – Abby Floyd
  • Connecticut – Tiffany Teixeira
  • Missouri – Sydnee Stottlemyre
  • South Dakota – Madison McKeown
  • Virginia – Desi Williams
Top 15
  • Arizona – Chelsea Myers
  • Ohio – Megan Wise
  • Oklahoma – Taylor Gorton
  • South Carolina – Leah Lawson
  • West Virginia – Nichole Greene

§ Voted into the Top 15 by the public as the "People's Choice".

Awards

Award [16] Contestant
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
  • Wisconsin – Kate Redeker

Miss 52 USA

In May 2016, a 52nd contestant took part in the competition via social media voting. 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. [17] 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 competed as Miss 52 USA in the Miss USA 2016 pageant on June 5, 2016. [18] The winner was announced on May 18, 2016, and Alexandra Miller from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was named as Miss 52 USA.

The 10 selected finalists were:

N°NameAgeHometownState
1Catherine Williams24 San Antonio Texas
2Yvonne Vega25 New Braunfels Texas
3Jessica Bean24 Casper Wyoming
4Alexandra Miller26 Oklahoma City Oklahoma
5Ivana Thomas22 Durham North Carolina
6Amanda Bell24 Nashville Tennessee
7Kaitlyn Smith26 Jacksonville Beach Florida
8Molly Vierhile23 San Francisco California
9Niki Kafashzadeh24 Rockville Maryland
10Bridgette Garb21 Oak Park California

The panel of judges that selected the 10 finalists were: [19]

Pageant

Preliminary round

Prior to the final competition, the delegates competed in the preliminary competition, which involves private interviews with the judges and a presentation show where they compete in swim wear and evening gown. It was held on June 1, 2016, and was broadcast on the Miss Universe website and mobile app and was hosted by Nick Teplitz and Olivia Jordan. [20]

Judges

  • Fred Nelson [21] – President/Executive Producer of the People's Choice Awards
  • Jimmy Nguyen [ citation needed ] – Entertainment and digital media lawyer, diversity advocate, blogger, and technology advisor
  • Joey Boukadakis [21] – Writer, director, producer, and media executive
  • Keltie Knight [21] – Correspondent and weekend host of CBS's The Insider
  • Kristin Conte [21] – Marketing and communications executive and event creator
  • Nick Phelps [21] – Global Alliance Director at Droga5
  • Rebecca Bienstock [21] – West Coast Bureau Chief at Us Weekly magazine

Finals

During the final competition, the top fifteen competed in swim wear, while the top ten also competed in evening gown. The top five also competed in a submitted question round. Unlike in previous years, the third runner-up and the fourth runner-up were not awarded as the format was revived in Miss Universe 2015, and instead the judges would determine those three finalists to advance in the top three. The top three also competed in the same question round and a final runway, and the winner was decided by a panel of judges alongside the two runners-up.

Judges

Contestants

52 delegates competed for Miss USA 2016: [24] [25] [26]

StateContestantAge [a] HeightHometownPlacementNotes
Alabama Peyton Brown [27] 225 ft 9 in (175 cm) Eufaula Top 5, CongenialityPreviously Miss Alabama Teen USA 2012
Alaska Ariane Audett [28] 215 ft 8 in (173 cm) Anchorage
Arizona Chelsea Myers [29] 205 ft 9 in (175 cm) Tempe Top 15
Arkansas Abby Floyd [30] 205 ft 9 in (175 cm) Searcy Top 10Previously Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2013
California Nadia Mejia [31] 205 ft 11 in (180 cm) Diamond Bar Top 5Daughter of Gerardo Mejia and Miss West Virginia USA 1989 Kathy Eicher
Colorado Caley-Rae Pavillard [32] 225 ft 8 in (173 cm) Castle Pines Previously Miss Colorado's Outstanding Teen 2008
Previously Miss Colorado Teen USA 2011
Connecticut Tiffany Teixeira [33] 255 ft 7 in (170 cm) Bridgeport Top 10Previously Miss Connecticut Teen USA 2009
Delaware Alexandra Vorontsova [34] 215 ft 7 in (170 cm) Newark
District of Columbia Deshauna Barber [35] 265 ft 10 in (178 cm) Washington, D.C. Miss USA 2016
Florida Brie Gabrielle [36] 255 ft 9 in (175 cm) West Palm Beach
Georgia Emanii Davis [37] 225 ft 9 in (175 cm) Griffin 2nd runner-upLater placed 3rd runner-up at Miss World America 2017
Later Miss Earth USA 2019 and 1st Runner-up (Miss Earth - Air) at Miss Earth 2019
Hawaii Chelsea Hardin [38] 245 ft 11 in (180 cm) Honolulu 1st runner-up
Idaho Sydney Halper [39] 215 ft 9 in (175 cm) Moscow
Illinois Zena Malak [40] 245 ft 8 in (173 cm) Carol Stream
Indiana Morgan Abel [41] 265 ft 7 in (170 cm) North Vernon Previously Miss Indiana Teen USA 2008
Iowa Alissa Morrison [42] 245 ft 9 in (175 cm) Davenport
Kansas Victoria Wiggins [43] 265 ft 9 in (175 cm) Junction City
Kentucky Kyle Hornback [44] 205 ft 8 in (173 cm) Louisville
Louisiana Maaliyah Papillion [45] 215 ft 9 in (175 cm) Lake Charles
Maine Marisa Butler [46] 225 ft 8 in (173 cm) Standish Later Miss World America 2018
Later Miss Earth United States 2021
Later Miss Earth Air 2021
Maryland Christina Denny [47] 255 ft 8 in (173 cm) Baltimore Previously Miss Maryland 2013
Massachusetts Whitney Sharpe [48] 215 ft 5 in (165 cm) Burlington
Michigan Susie Leica [49] 265 ft 10 in (178 cm) Livonia
Minnesota Bridget Jacobs [50] 205 ft 11 in (180 cm) Maple Grove
Mississippi Haley Sowers [51] 225 ft 5 in (165 cm) Meridian Previously Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2010
Former Tennessee Titans Cheerleader
Missouri Sydnee Stottlemyre [52] 225 ft 8 in (173 cm) Chesterfield Top 10Previously Miss Missouri's Outstanding Teen 2008
Previously Miss Missouri Teen USA 2011
Montana Sibahn Doxey [53] 235 ft 9 in (175 cm) Frenchtown Previously Miss Montana Teen USA 2011
Nebraska Sarah Hollins [54] 255 ft 8 in (173 cm) Omaha Previously Miss Nebraska Teen USA 2009 [55]
Nevada Emelina Adams [56] 245 ft 8 in (173 cm) Anthem
New Hampshire Jessica Strohm [57] 255 ft 6 in (168 cm) Manchester Professional cheerleader for New England Patriots
New Jersey Jessielyn Palumbo [58] 245 ft 9 in (175 cm) Wayne
New Mexico Naomie Germain [59] 225 ft 8 in (173 cm) Albuquerque
New York Serena Bucaj [60] 225 ft 9 in (175 cm) Suffern
North Carolina Devin Gant [15] 235 ft 6 in (168 cm) Charlotte Originally first runner-up, but assumed the title after winner Allie Dunn resigned before the start of pageant activities due to illness.
North Dakota Halley Maas [61] 225 ft 8 in (173 cm) Grand Forks
Ohio Megan Wise [62] 265 ft 10 in (178 cm) Gallipolis Top 15
Oklahoma Taylor Gorton [63] 245 ft 7 in (170 cm) Glenpool Top 15Previously Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 2008
Oregon Natriana Shorter [64] 255 ft 9 in (175 cm) Eugene
Pennsylvania Elena LaQuatra [65] 245 ft 8 in (173 cm) Pittsburgh Previously Miss Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen 2007
Previously Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 2010
Rhode Island Theresa Agonia [66] 245 ft 7 in (170 cm) Cumberland
South Carolina Leah Lawson [67] 225 ft 6 in (168 cm) Anderson Top 15Auditioned on season 14 of American Idol but eliminated in Hollywood Week
South Dakota Madison McKeown [68] 215 ft 8 in (173 cm) Sioux Falls Top 10Previously Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2014
Tennessee Hope Stephens [69] 205 ft 10 in (178 cm) Livingston
Texas Daniella Rodriguez [70] 195 ft 9 in (175 cm) Laredo Previously Miss Texas Teen USA 2013
Utah Teale Murdock [71] 265 ft 5 in (165 cm) Salt Lake City
Vermont Neely Fortune [72] 245 ft 7 in (170 cm) Burlington
Virginia Desi Williams [73] 265 ft 8 in (173 cm) Newport News Top 10Previously Miss Virginia 2013
Later contestant on Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers
WashingtonKelsey Schmidt [14] 265 ft 3 in (160 cm) Bellevue Originally first runner-up, but assumed the title after winner Stormy Keffeler resigned due to failing a DUI disclosure.
West Virginia Nichole Greene [74] 245 ft 7 in (170 cm) Charleston Top 15
Wisconsin Kate Redeker [75] 195 ft 10 in (178 cm) Sheboygan PhotogenicPreviously Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2013
Wyoming Autumn Olson [76] 225 ft 8 in (173 cm) Saratoga Previously Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2013
Miss52usaflag.svg Miss 52 USA Alexandra Miller [77] 265 ft 8 in (173 cm) Oklahoma City, OK Previously Miss Oklahoma USA 2015 after Olivia Jordan was crowned Miss USA 2015

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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