Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2016 was the 10th Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on August 1, 2015. At the conclusion of the event, Olivia McMillan of Georgia crowned her successor Allie Nault of New Hampshire. The pageant was hosted by Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev and Greg Hutson.
Results
Placements Final results Contestant(s)Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2016 – Allie Nault1st Runner-Up – Addyson Jackson2nd Runner-Up – Audrey Ferguson3rd Runner-Up – Jessi Gradillas4th Runner-Up – Carrigan BradleyTop 10 – Victoria Smith – Steffany Lien – Lauren Watson § – Shereen Pimentel – Sarah Hamrick § America's Choice
Awards Preliminary awards Awards ContestantsEvening Wear and On-Stage Question - Jessi Gradillas - Allie Nault - Sarah HamrickTalent - Jessi Gradillas - Gracie Stover - Shereen Pimentel
Non-finalist awards Awards Contestant(s)Non-finalist Evening Wear and On-Stage Question - Gracie StoverNon-finalist Interview - Alisa VasquezNon-finalist Talent - Samantha Renck
Talent awards Awards Contestant(s)Outstanding Dance Talent - Gracie Stover - Samantha Renck - Braelynn NeelyOutstanding Instrumental Talent - Nina Yu - Hayley BolandOutstanding Vocal Talent - Shereen Pimentel
Children's Miracle Network (CMN) National Miracle Maker awards Results ContestantWinner - Julia Claire WilliamsFinalists - Samantha Renck - Sarah Hamrick - Abigail Dominguiano
Teens in Action award Results ContestantWinner - Allie NaultFinalists - Gracie Stover - Leah Roddenberry - Rachel Weyandt - Samantha Renck - Hayley Boland
Other awards Awards Contestant(s)Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America - Alisa VasquezAmerica's Choice - Lauren WatsonOutstanding Achievement in Academic Life - Hayley BolandScholastic Excellence - Sarah Hamrick
Contestants Year Name Hometown AgeLocal Title Talent Placement at MAO Teen Special scholarships at MAO Teen Notes AlabamaKaitlynn CampbellHayden17At-LargeVocal, "Concrete Angel" AlaskaElle AdkinsEagle River16Miss Chugiak/Eagle River's Outstanding TeenAcrobatic DanceDaughter of Holly Salo Adkins, Miss Alaska 1990Later Distinguished Young Woman of Alaska 2017 Later inherited the Miss Alaska 2021 title after Emma Broyles was crowned Miss America 2022 ArizonaJessi GradillasChandler17Miss Grand Canyon's Outstanding TeenVocal/Guitar3rd runner-upPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardPreliminary Talent Award ArkansasGracie StoverLittle Rock17Miss Ouachita River's Outstanding TeenTap DanceNon-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ AwardOutstanding Dance Talent AwardPreliminary Talent AwardTeens in Action Award Finalist CaliforniaAvery GroomsFresno17Miss Sierra Nevada's Outstanding Teen ColoradoMaggie O'Grady15Miss Northern Colorado's Outstanding Teen ConnecticutSapna RaghavanEllington17Miss Greater Rockville's Outstanding TeenBollywood DanceLater Miss Connecticut 2021 DelawareMichelle LeyWilmington16Miss New Castle County's Outstanding TeenVocal District of ColumbiaJade Allysee ParchmentWashington D.C.15 FloridaLeah RoddenberryBradenton16Miss Orlando's Outstanding TeenDanceTeens in Action Award FinalistFirst to hold a state MAOT title twice1st runner-up at Miss Florida 2019 competition
Later Miss Florida 2021 GeorgiaVictoria SmithSandersville17Miss Macon's Outstanding TeenTap Dance, "Ease On down the Road" from The WizTop 10 HawaiiKealani Tanizaki-Hudson16 IdahoAbigail KunzRigby16Miss Southeastern Idaho's Outstanding Teen IllinoisPeyton Tucker17Miss Windy City's Outstanding TeenVocal IndianaAudrey FergusonEvansville17Miss Central Indiana's Outstanding TeenVocal2nd runner-up IowaNina YuCedar Rapids17Miss Metro's Outstanding TeenOutstanding Instrumental Talent Award KansasAshley PringleYates Center17Miss Hay Capital's Outstanding TeenVocal KentuckyKennedy SabharwalLexington15Miss Renfro Valley's Outstanding Teen LouisianaJulia Claire WilliamsKinder16Miss Holiday in Dixie's Outstanding TeenDanceCMN Miracle Maker AwardLater Miss Louisiana 2021 MaineAlexis Wintle17 MarylandJessica BayukFrederick17Miss Western Maryland's Outstanding Teen MassachusettsAlexandra BerubeMethuen17Miss Boston's Outstanding Teen MichiganVanessa ChambeSt. Clair Shores16Miss Downriver's Outstanding Teen MinnesotaRachel Weyandt16Miss Chain of Lakes' Outstanding TeenTeens in Action Award Finalist MississippiGrace PostMadison 16Miss Central Mississippi's Outstanding Teen MissouriAlexis PiskulicArnold15Miss River City's Outstanding TeenDance/Twirl, "A Brand New Day" "Silver Twin" in Purdue University's "All-American" Marching Band MontanaKatee OrrMissoula17 NebraskaSteffany LienOmaha17Miss Douglas County's Outstanding TeenBaton Twirling, "Hollywood" by Michael BubléTop 10Six-time world champion baton twirlerLater University of Louisville's Cardinal Girl Feature Twirler Later Miss Nebraska 2022 NevadaLauren WatsonLas Vegas16Miss Lake Mead's Outstanding TeenTop 10People's Choice AwardPreviously Miss American Teenager Junior 2013 New HampshireAllie NaultGilford17Miss Lakes Region's Outstanding TeenDance/Twirl WinnerPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardTeens in Action Award New JerseyShereen PimentelTeaneck17Miss Cape Shores' Outstanding TeenVocal, "Finding Wonderland"Top 10Outstanding Vocal Talent AwardPreliminary Talent Award New MexicoSasha ButcherAlbuquerque15Miss Las Vegas' Outstanding Teen New YorkAlisa VasquezWashingtonville17Miss Upstate New York's Outstanding TeenNon-finalist Interview AwardSpirit of America Award North CarolinaMcKenzie HansleyHampstead16Miss Spivey's Corner's Outstanding TeenLater Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2017 North DakotaOlivia LarsonMiss Bismarck's Outstanding Teen OhioEmily KrejciNorth Royalton15Miss Maple City's Outstanding Teen OklahomaCarrigan Bradley16Miss Edmond Liberty Fest's Outstanding TeenVocal, "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra 4th runner-up4th runner-up at Miss Oklahoma 2017 pageant Oregon Hailey Kilgore Happy Valley 16Miss Happy Valley's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "Not For the Life of Me", from Thoroughly Modern Millie Previously National American Miss Oregon Pre-TeenLater cast as Ti Moune in the 2018 Broadway revival of Once on This IslandNominated for 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for this role Pennsylvania Samantha RenckNewtown17Miss Philadelphia's Outstanding Teen Lyrical Dance CMN Miracle Maker Award FinalistNon-finalist Talent AwardOutstanding Dance Talent AwardTeens in Action Award Finalist Rhode IslandCatarina GirardiCranston16Miss Cranston's Outstanding TeenDance South CarolinaSarah HamrickCowpens17Miss Hilton Head Island Teen Vocal, "Live Out Loud" Top 10CMN Miracle Maker Award FinalistPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ AwardScholastic Excellence AwardLater contestant on season 26 of The Bachelor South DakotaCameron SchroderHuron17Miss Sioux Empire's Outstanding Teen TennesseeAllie PrivittHumboldt16Miss Henderson County's Outstanding TeenAcro-Jazz Lyrical Dance TexasAddyson JacksonFrisco16Miss Plano's Outstanding TeenDance1st runner-up UtahSavannah Sorensen16Miss Central Utah's Outstanding TeenOlder sister of Charlee Sorensen, Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2020 VermontSophia Parker16 VirginiaHayley BolandTroutville17Miss Roanoke Valley's Outstanding TeenPiano, "Solfeggietto" by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Academic Achievement AwardOutstanding Instrumental Talent AwardTeens in Action Award Finalist Virgin IslandsKeshaundia Quinn15 WashingtonAbigail DominguianoBremerton15Miss Great Peninsula's Outstanding TeenMusical Theater VocalCMN Miracle Maker Award Finalist West VirginiaBraelynn NeelyMiss University City's Outstanding TeenDance/TwirlOutstanding Dance Talent Award WisconsinJordenne ButlerOnalaska16Miss River City's Outstanding TeenLyrical Dance, Glee cover of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables WyomingOlivia BoleySheridan15
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