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]
| 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 |
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 edit
Placements[3][4] edit
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Earth United States 2016 |
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| Miss Air United States 2016 |
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| Miss Water United States 2016 |
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| Miss Fire United States 2016 |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 15 |
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| Top 20 |
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Awards edit
| Awards | Winner |
|---|---|
| Beauty for a Cause |  Miss Hawaii
|
| High Point Evening Gown Award |  Miss South Carolina
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| Public Speaking Award by Coach Zoe Torres |  Miss Washington
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| Miss Congeniality |  Miss New Hampshire
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| High Point Photogenic Award | Miss South Carolina
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| Director's Leadership Award |  Miss Colorado
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| Interview Award |  Miss Nebraska
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| Next TV Multimedia Award | Miss Hawaii
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| World Missions Outreach Charitable Giving |  Miss Mississippi
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| High Point Community Video Award | Miss Mississippi
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| High Point Runway Award |  Miss Louisiana
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| Mac Duggal Runway Award |  Miss Alabama
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| Planet Beach Swimwear Award |  Miss Georgia
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| Face of Southern Flair Lashes |  Miss Michigan
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| HOTWORX Ambassadress |  Miss Texas
|
Candidates edit
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 |
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 Massachusetts
|
Amanda Freas | |
| Michigan
|
Jasmina Cunmulaj | |
| Mississippi
|
Brandy Jarvis | Top 10 |
 Missouri
|
Katelynne Cox | Top 10 |
| Nebraska
|
Kaylee Carlberg |
|
 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 |
Non-participating states edit
Judges edit
The judges[3] 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
References edit
- ^ "Miss Earth United States 2016 Corrin Stellakis". LOCALSYR. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Fail Crowning - 2016 Miss Earth United States - Corrin Stellakis, retrieved 2019-10-06
- ^ a b "Corrin Stellakis is Miss Earth United States 2016". tkop.org. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ Anthony, The Story of. "Miss Earth USA 2016 Carrin Stellakis is now crowned to represent the United States for Miss Earth 2016". The Trending Facts. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ "Miss Earth United States 2016: Meet The Contestants".
- ^ "2016 DELEGATES".
- ^ "Miss N.H. 2019 embraces new role | News, Sports, Jobs - The Nashua Telegraph". Retrieved 2019-10-06.