Miss World America 2016
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{{Short description|Beauty pageant}}
{{Infobox beauty pageant
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| date = July 8, 2016
| venue= National Harbor, Maryland, United States
| presenters = {{hlist|Guy Lambert|Annie Yu}}
| entrants = 28
| placements = 12
| winner = Audra Mari
| represented = North Dakota
| photogenic = Keilani Afalava
Washington
| before = 2015
| next = 2017
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.missworldamerica.com/#!2016-schedule-of-events/hhd4n|title=Miss World America 2016 - Schedule of Events|work=missworldamerica.com|accessdate=3 July 2016}}
Results
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§ Voted into the Top 12 by America as the "People's Choice" (ties).
Challenge events
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Contestants
- The Miss World America 2016 contestants are:{{cite web|url=http://www.missworldamerica.com/#!blank-2/ianff|title=Miss World America - Beauty with a Purpose|work=missworldamerica.com|accessdate=3 July 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/missworldamerica/posts/652321094929799|title=Miss World America 2016 - Contestants Headshot|work=Official Facebook|accessdate=5 July 2016}}
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| N° | Name | Age | Hometown | State |
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| 1 | Amanda Pedrianes | 25 | Thornton | {{flag|Colorado}} |
| 2 | Amara Berry | 22 | Providence | {{flag|Rhode Island}} |
| 3 | Andrea Hightower | 18 | Oxford | {{flag|Mississippi|2001}} |
| 4 | Annysia Arthur | 23 | Seattle | {{flag|Washington}} |
| 5 | Audra Mari | 22 | Fargo | {{flag|North Dakota}} |
| 6 | Azia Hernandez | 22 | Detroit | {{flag|Michigan}} |
| 7 | Christina Denny | 25 | Baltimore | {{flag|Maryland}} |
| 8 | Dymond Elise Hayes | 19 | Memphis | {{flag|Tennessee}} |
| 9 | Faatima Brown | 21 | Lorton | {{flag|Virginia}} |
| 10 | Hiam Hafizuddin | 20 | Chicago | {{flag|Illinois}} |
| 11 | Keilani Afalava | 26 | Seattle | {{flag|Washington}} |
| 12 | Kelsey Knutsen | 26 | Hartford | {{flag|Connecticut}} |
| 13 | Leslie Hawkins | 23 | Chicago | {{flag|Illinois}} |
| 14 | Maria Barrero | 24 | Chicago | {{flag|Illinois}} |
| 15 | Martina Bandoo | 17 | Atlanta | {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}} |
| 16 | Maude Gorman | 22 | Hingham | {{flag|Massachusetts}} |
| 17 | Michelle Pierrot | 24 | Washington, D.C. | {{flag|District of Columbia}} |
| 18 | Natalie Macdisi | 21 | Virginia Beach | {{flag|Virginia}} |
| 19 | Rachel White | 24 | Houston | {{flag|Texas}} |
| 20 | Ramina Ashfaque | 25 | Jacksonville | {{flag|Florida}} |
| 21 | Ruby Johnson | 19 | Annapolis | {{flag|Maryland}} |
| 22 | Salisha Thomas | 21 | Los Angeles | {{flag|California}} |
| 23 | Sasha Perea | 22 | Richmond | {{flag|Virginia}} |
| 24 | Shivali Patel | 19 | Raleigh | {{flag|North Carolina}} |
| 25 | Sujita Basnet | 23 | Baltimore | {{flag|Maryland}} |
| 26 | Tarese Taylor | 25 | Baltimore | {{flag|Maryland}} |
| 27 | Tarryn Shelman | 20 | Houston | {{flag|Texas}} |
| 28 | Yvette Blaess | 24 | Virginia Beach | {{flag|Virginia}} |
Other pageant notes
=Withdrawals=
- {{flag|Alabama}}
- {{flag|Alaska}}
- {{flag|American Samoa}}
- {{flag|Arizona}}
- {{flag|Arkansas}}
- {{flag|Delaware}}
- {{flag|Hawaii}}
- {{flag|Idaho}}
- {{flag|Indiana}}
- {{flag|Iowa}}
- {{flag|Kansas}}
- {{flag|Kentucky}}
- {{flag|Louisiana}}
- {{flag|Maine}}
- {{flag|Minnesota}}
- {{flag|Missouri}}
- {{flag|Montana}}
- {{flag|Nebraska}}
- {{flag|Nevada}}
- {{flag|New Hampshire}}
- {{flag|New Jersey}} - "Sameera Khan"
- {{flag|New Mexico}}
- {{flag|New York}} - Michaela Rose Kenny
- {{flag|Ohio}}
- {{flag|Oklahoma}}
- {{flag|Oregon}}
- {{flag|Pennsylvania}}
- {{flag|South Carolina}}
- {{flag|South Dakota}}
- {{flag|Utah}} - Misha Kaura
- {{flag|Vermont}}
- {{flag|West Virginia}}
- {{flag|Wisconsin}}
=Did not compete=
- {{flag|Wyoming}}
=Crossovers=
Contestants who previously competed at other beauty pageants:
- 2015: {{flag|Massachusetts}}: Maude Gorman (Top 12)
- 2015: {{flag|Rhode Island}}: Amara Berry
- 2015: {{flag|Texas}}: Rachel White (2nd Runner-up)
- 2017: {{flag|North Carolina}}: Shivali Patel (Top 16)
- 2017: {{flag|New York (state)|name=New York}}: Michaela Rose Kenny
- 2017: {{flag|Virginia}}: Sasha Perea (Top 16)
- 2018: {{flag|North Carolina}}: Shivali Patel (2nd Runner-up)
- 2021: {{flag|Maryland}}: Sujita Basnet (as {{flag|Nepal}})
- 2014: {{flag|Maryland}}: Christina Denny (Top 10)
- 2014: {{flag|North Dakota}}: Audra Mari (1st runner-up)
- 2016: {{flag|Maryland}}: Christina Denny
- 2021: {{flag|Virginia}}: Sasha Perea (as {{flag|Washington, D.C.|name=District of Columbia}})
- 2011: {{flag|North Dakota}}: Audra Mari (1st runner-up)
- 2015: {{flag|Mississippi|2001}}: Andrea Hightower
- 2015: {{flag|Connecticut}}: Kelsey Knutsen (Top 15)
- 2016: {{flag|Tennessee}}: Dymond Elise Hayes
- 2015: {{flag|Maryland}}: Ruby Johnson (Finalist)
- 2017: {{flag|Connecticut}}: Kelsey Knutsen (as {{flag|US Virgin Islands}})
- 2017: {{flag|Colorado}}: Amanda Pedrianes (Unplaced)
- 2017: {{flag|Washington}}: Annyssia Arthur (Unplaced)
;National American Miss Jr. Teen
- 2011: {{flag|North Carolina}}: Shivali Patel (2nd runner-up)
- 2016: {{flag|Florida}}: Ramina Ashfaque (Miss Earth Pakistan 2017)
- 2017: {{flag|Florida}}: Ramina Ashfaque (as {{flag|Pakistan}})
;Supermodel International
- 2016: {{flag|Connecticut}}: Kelsey Knutsen (Top 15 ; as {{USA}})
References
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External links
- [http://www.missworld.com Miss World Official Website]
- [http://www.missworldamerica.com Miss World America Official Website]
- [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-World-United-States/119157661557528 Miss World United States Official Page]
{{United States representatives at Miss World}}
{{Miss World countries and territories}}