Miss Teen USA 2016


Miss Teen USA 2016 was the 34th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 30, 2016. Katherine Haik of Louisiana crowned her successor Karlie Hay of Texas, at the end of the event. The pageant was webcast on the Miss Universe website, Facebook page, and mobile app as well as on Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles via Xbox Live. It was hosted by Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan and social media star Cody Johns, while American Idol winner Nick Fradiani performed.
This is the first time that the state of Nevada hosted the pageant and the first Miss Teen USA pageant held in the United States since 2007.

Results

Final ResultsContestant
Miss Teen USA 2016
  • Texas – Karlie Hay
1st Runner-Up
  • North Carolina – Emily Wakeman
    • 2nd Runner-Up
  • South Carolina – Marley Stokes
    • 3rd Runner-Up
  • Alabama – Erin Snow
    • 4th Runner-Up
  • Nevada – Carissa Morrow
    • Top 15
  • California – Athenna Crosby
  • Delaware – Emily Hutchison
  • Georgia – Bentley Wright
  • Illinois – Olivia Pura
  • Louisiana – Ellie Picone
  • Missouri – Dallas Ezard
  • Ohio – Olivia Turk
  • South Dakota – Makenzie Falcon
  • Tennessee – Savannah Chrisley
  • Vermont – Tammy Vujanovic

    • Special Awards

    Historical significance

    Top 15

    1. Texas
    2. California
    3. Alabama
    4. Georgia
    5. Illinois
    6. Missouri
    7. Ohio
    8. Louisiana
    9. Delaware
    10. South Carolina
    11. Vermont
    12. South Dakota
    13. Tennessee
    14. Nevada
    15. North Carolina

      Top 5

    16. North Carolina
    17. Nevada
    18. Texas
    19. Alabama
    20. South Carolina

      Pageant

    Selection of contestants

    One delegate from each state and the District of Columbia were chosen in state pageants held from September 2015 to January 2016.

    Competition rounds

    For the first time, the swimsuit competition did not take place and was replaced with an athletic wear competition. Tapout, in collaboration with clothing designer Goldsheep, designed the athletic wear outfits for the pageant, with each individual outfit based on the delegates' representative states.

    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 athletic wear and evening gown. It was held on July 29, 2016 and was broadcast on the Miss Universe website and mobile app.

    Finals

    During the final competition, the top fifteen competed in athletic wear and evening gown. The top five also competed in a customized final question round, and the winner was decided by a panel of judges.

    Judges

    The judges for the pageant were:
    51 delegates have been confirmed:
    StateNameAgeHeightHometownPlacementNotes
    AlabamaErin Snow18Gadsden3rd runner-upLater 3rd runner-up at Miss Alabama USA 2020
    AlaskaNneamaka Isolokwu18Anchorage
    ArizonaTristany Hightower17Scottsdale
    ArkansasMakenzie Sexton18Cabot
    CaliforniaAthenna Crosby18San JoseTop 15Later top 12 semifinalist at Miss Utah USA 2019
    ColoradoAlexis Wynne18Castle Pines
    ConnecticutKaty Brown19Hebron
    DelawareEmily Hutchison18WilmingtonTop 15
    District of ColumbiaDylan Murphy18Georgetown
    FloridaGracie Smith17Ponce Inlet
    GeorgiaBentley Wright17VidaliaTop 15
    HawaiiJoahnnalee Ucol16Kahului
    IdahoKate Pekuri18BoiseLater 1st runner-up at Miss Utah USA 2019
    IllinoisOlivia Pura18Deer ParkTop 15Later Miss Illinois USA 2020
    IndianaLauren Boswell18Fisher
    IowaHannah Bockhaus18Tripoli
    KansasMadison Moore17Olathe
    KentuckyChristiaan Prince15Grayson
    LouisianaEllie Picone16CovingtonTop 15
    MaineJessica Stewart18Unity
    MarylandAmy Ingram19Germantown
    MassachusettsAlexis Frasca17Franklin
    MichiganUnjaneé Wells18YpsilantiLater 4th runner-up at Miss Michigan USA 2019
    MinnesotaSophia Primozich17Minnetonka
    MississippiLauren Rymer18Natchez
    MissouriDallas Ezard19CamdentonTop 15
    MontanaJami Forseth19HuntleyLater 2x runner-up at Miss Montana USA
    NebraskaErika Etzelmiller18LincolnLater 1st runner-up at Miss Nebraska USA 2020
    NevadaCarissa Morrow17Henderson4th runner-up
    New HampshireValeria Podobniy18Amherst
    New JerseyGina Mellish17OceanportLater Miss New Jersey USA 2020
    New MexicoMargeaux Greene16Sandia ParkLater 2nd runner-up at Miss New Mexico USA 2020
    New YorkNatalia Terrero17Commack
    North CarolinaEmily Wakeman19Cornelius1st runner-up
    North DakotaPaige Mathison17Fargo
    OhioOlivia Turk18DublinTop 15
    OklahomaHellen Smith17Oklahoma City
    OregonMikaela Bruer17Dallas
    PennsylvaniaSydney Dolanch18Pittsburgh
    Rhode IslandMalia Cruz19Warwick
    South CarolinaMarley Stokes19Lexington2nd runner-upLater 3rd runner-up at Miss South Carolina USA 2020
    South DakotaMakenzie Falcon18AberdeenTop 15Later 2nd runner-up at Miss South Dakota USA 2018
    TennesseeSavannah Chrisley18NashvilleTop 15Stars in Chrisley Knows Best
    TexasKarlie Hay18TomballMiss Teen USA 2016
    UtahAbbyJade Larson17North Logan
    VermontTammy Vujanovic16BurlingtonTop 15
    VirginiaGracyn Blackmore16Bristol
    WashingtonClaire Wright18Fall City
    West VirginiaCassy Trickett18St. Marys
    WisconsinKarly Knaus18PlymouthLater 2nd runner-up at Miss Wisconsin USA 2020
    WyomingShelly McRoberts18Kemmerer