Miss Earth United States 2016

Miss Earth United States 2016
Miss Earth United States 2016
Date	August 1, 2016
Presenters	Steven Roddy ; Zoe Torres
Entertainment	Candiace Dillard
Venue	Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center ; Alexandria, Virginia
Broadcaster	Next TV
Entrants	42
Placements	20
Winner	Corrin Stellakis; New York
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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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Results

Placements^[3]^[4]

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:^[5]^[6]

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 10
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 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 Chinn	Later Miss New Hampshire USA 2019^[7]
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