Miss Earth United States 2016 is the 12th edition of Miss Earth United States pageant that was held at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in Alexandria, Virginia. Brittany Payne of California crowned her successor Corrin Stellakis of New York as Miss Earth United States 2016. Stellakis represented the United States in the Miss Earth 2016 pageant in the Philippines.
The pageant was the 1st edition under US Earth Productions headed by the new national director, Laura Clark. The pageant held its pre-pageant activities in Washington, D.C. prior to the crowning event.
The crowning moment became popular due to a wardrobe malfunction and the oversized crown. Video of the crowning has reached over 18 million views.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Earth United States 2016 New York – Corrin Stellakis Miss Air United States 2016 South Carolina – Mae-Ann Webb Miss Water United States 2016 Louisiana – Devin Boyd Miss Fire United States 2016 Southwest – Kesha Clark Top 10 Florida – Mikhaila Leinbach Maryland – Yashvi Aware Mississippi – Brandy Jarvis Missouri – Katelynne Cox Nebraska – Kaylee Carlberg Texas – Vanessa Pacheco Top 15 California – Trisha Bantigue Colorado – Jenna Frazier Iowa – McKenna Thatcher Northeast – Kyanna Lewis Kentucky – Katie Himes Top 20 Connecticut – Sabrina Cammarata District of Columbia – Shawna Melvin Illinois – Jenna Mills Indiana – Alexandra Syndram New Jersey – Lisa Green
Awards
Awards Winner Beauty for a Cause Miss Hawaii High Point Evening Gown Award Miss South Carolina Public Speaking Award by Coach Zoe Torres Miss Washington Miss Congeniality Miss New Hampshire High Point Photogenic Award Miss South Carolina Director's Leadership Award Miss Colorado Interview Award Miss Nebraska Next TV Multimedia Award Miss Hawaii World Missions Outreach Charitable Giving Miss Mississippi High Point Community Video Award Miss Mississippi High Point Runway Award Miss Louisiana Mac Duggal Runway Award Miss Alabama Planet Beach Swimwear Award Miss Georgia Face of Southern Flair Lashes Miss Michigan HOTWORX Ambassadress Miss Texas
Candidates Listed below are 42 contestants from various states and geographical regions have competed for the title: Represented Candidate Placement Alabama Alexia Robinson Arizona Kyi "Victoria" Sint California Trisha Bantigue Top 15 Colorado Jenna Frazier Top 15 Connecticut Sabrina Cammarata Top 20 Delaware Kassady Sever District of Columbia Shawna Melvin Top 20 Florida Mikhaila Leinbach Top 10name=Georgia Sabrina Lewis Later Miss California USA 2021 and Miss California 2023 Hawaii Adrienne Wilson Illinois Jenna Rae Mills Top 20 Indiana Alexandra Syndram Top 20 Iowa McKenna Thatcher Top 15 Kansas Fatoumata Bayo Kentucky Katie Himes Top 15 Louisiana Devin Boyd Miss Earth - Water Maryland Yashvi Aware Top 10 Later Miss Earth United States 2018 Massachusetts Amanda Freas Michigan Jasmina Cunmulaj Mississippi Brandy Jarvis Top 10 Missouri Katelynne Cox Top 10 Nebraska Kaylee Carlberg Top 10 High Point Interview Later Miss Earth United States Virgin Islands 2017, competed in Miss Earth 2017 Nevada Lisa Marie Parker New Hampshire Allison Calder New Jersey Lisa Green Top 20 New Mexico Christy Waite New York Corrin Stellakis Winner North Carolina Fiona Nagy Northeast Kyanna Lewis Top 15 Northwest Alexis ChinnLater Miss New Hampshire USA 2019 Ohio Elizabeth Steinhauer Oklahoma Lauren Kindle Pennsylvania Kristen Baranowski Rhode Island Yanery Rosario South Carolina Mae-Ann Webb Miss Earth - Air Southeast Samantha Anderson Southwest Kesha Clark Miss Earth - Fire Tennessee Jillian Goles Texas Vanessa Pacheco Top 10 Utah Misha Kaura Virginia Erika Baldwin Washington Katarina Nguyen West Virginia Krista Costanza Non-participating states Alaska Arkansas Idaho Maine Minnesota Montana North Dakota Oregon South Dakota Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming
Judges
The judges for the pageant were: Alyz Henrich – Miss Earth 2013 from Venezuela Shauntay Hinton – Miss USA 2002 Stephanie McGrane – Queen of Operations, The Pageant Planet John Morris – 2015 Pageant Fitness Trainer of the Year Teresa Scanlan – Miss America 2011 Stephen Smith – CEO of Planet Beach Spa Thiessa Sickert – Miss Earth – Fire 2015 from Brazil Jessica Trisko-Darden, PhD – Miss Earth 2007 from Canada
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