Miss World America 2016 was the 8th Miss World America pageant, held at the National Harbor in Washington, D.C., United States, on July 8, 2016.
Victoria Mendoza of Arizona crowned Audra Mari of North Dakota as her successor at the end of the event. Mari represented the United States at the Miss World 2016 pageant on December 20 in Washington, D.C., and placed Top 11.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss World America 2016 – Audra Mari 1st Runner-Up – Shivali Patel 2nd Runner-Up – Sasha Perea 3rd Runner-Up – Michelle Pierrot 4th Runner-Up – Andrea Hightower Top 12 – Azia Hernandez – Christina Denny – Leslie Hawkins – Rachel White – Sujita Basnet – Tarese Taylor § – Tarryn Shelman § § Voted into the Top 12 by America as the "People's Choice" (ties).
Challenge events
Interview Final Result Contestant Winner - Audra Mari Top 5 - Amara Berry - Leslie Hawkins - Michelle Pierrot - Sasha Perea
Beauty with a Purpose Final Result Contestant Winner - Amara Berry Top 5 - Dymond Elise Hayes - Ruby Johnson - Sasha Perea - Shivali Patel
Beach Beauty Final Result Contestant Winner - Sasha Perea Top 5 - Andrea Hightower - Audra Mari - Shivali Patel - Sujita Basnet
Top Model Final Result Contestant Winners - Audra Mari (ties) - Shivali Patel (ties) Top 5 - Azia Hernandez - Michelle Pierrot - Sujita Basnet
Sports & Fitness Final Result Contestant Winner - Rachel White Top 5 - Christina Denny - Maude Gorman - Ruby Johnson - Shivali Patel
Multimedia Final Result Contestant Winner - Dymond Hayes Top 5 - Tarese Taylor - Shivali Patel - Andrea Hightower - Leslie Hawkins
Talent Final Result Contestant Winner - Salisha Thomas Top 3 - Maude Gorman - Shivali Patel
Most Photogenic Final Result Contestant Winner - Keilani Afalava
People's Choice Final Result Contestant Winner - Tarese Taylor - Tarryn Shelman
Contestants The Miss World America 2016 contestants are: N° Name Age Hometown State 1 Amanda Pedrianes 25 Thornton 2 Amara Berry 22 Providence 3 Andrea Hightower 18 Oxford 4 Annysia Arthur 23 Seattle 5 Audra Mari 22 Fargo 6 Azia Hernandez 22 Detroit 7 Christina Denny 25 Baltimore 8 Dymond Elise Hayes 19 Memphis 9 Faatima Brown 21 Lorton 10 Hiam Amani Hafizuddin 20 Chicago 11 Keilani Afalava 26 Seattle 12 Kelsey Knutsen 26 Hartford 13 Leslie Hawkins 23 Chicago 14 Maria Barrero 24 Chicago 15 Martina Bandoo 17 Atlanta 16 Maude Gorman 22 Hingham 17 Michelle Pierrot 24 Washington, D.C. 18 Natalie Macdisi 21 Virginia Beach 19 Rachel White 24 Houston 20 Ramina Ashfaque 25 Jacksonville 21 Ruby Johnson 19 Annapolis 22 Salisha Thomas 21 Los Angeles 23 Sasha Perea 22 Richmond 24 Shivali Patel 19 Raleigh 25 Sujita Basnet 23 Baltimore 26 Tarese Taylor 25 Baltimore 27 Tarryn Shelman 20 Houston 28 Yvette Blaess 24 Virginia Beach
Other pageant notes
Withdrawals
- "Sameera Khan"
- Michaela Rose Kenny
- Misha Kaura
Did not compete
Crossovers Contestants who previously competed at other beauty pageants: Miss World America 2015: : Maude Gorman (Top 12) 2015: : Amara Berry 2015: : Rachel White (2nd Runner-up) 2017: : Shivali Patel (Top 16) 2017: : Michaela Rose Kenny 2017: : Sasha Perea (Top 16) 2018: : Shivali Patel (2nd Runner-up) Miss Universe
2021: : Sujita Basnet (as ) Miss America 2014: : Christina Denny (Top 10)
Miss USA 2014: : Audra Mari (1st runner-up) 2016: : Christina Denny 2021: : Sasha Perea (as )
Miss Teen USA 2011: : Audra Mari (1st runner-up) 2015: : Andrea Hightower
Miss U.S. International 2015: : Kelsey Knutsen (Top 15) 2016: : Dymond Elise Hayes
Miss Earth United States 2015: : Ruby Johnson (Finalist) 2017: : Kelsey Knutsen (as ) 2017: : Amanda Pedrianes (Unplaced) 2017: : Annyssia Arthur (Unplaced)
Miss United States 2015: : Sameera Khan (Finalist) 2014: : Rachel White (Top 16)
National American Miss Jr. Teen 2011: : Shivali Patel (2nd runner-up)
Miss Pakistan World 2016: : Ramina Ashfaque (Miss Earth Pakistan 2017)
Miss Earth 2017: : Ramina Ashfaque (as )
Supermodel International 2016: : Kelsey Knutsen (Top 15; as )
Miss Grand International 2021: : Ramina Ashfaque (as ) 2021–2022: : Hiam Amani Hafizuddin (National Director for ) 2021–2024: : Hiam Amani Hafizuddin (National Director for )
References
External links Miss World Official Website Miss World America Official Website Miss World United States Official Page