Miss World America 2016
Beauty pageant
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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.
DateJuly 8, 2016
Presenters
- Guy Lambert
- Annie Yu
VenueNational Harbor, Maryland, United States
Entrants28
| Miss World America 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 8, 2016 |
| Presenters |
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| Venue | National Harbor, Maryland, United States |
| Entrants | 28 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Audra Mari North Dakota |
| Photogenic | Keilani Afalava Washington |
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.[1]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World America 2016 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 12 |
§ Voted into the Top 12 by America as the "People's Choice" (ties).
Challenge events
Interview
| Final Result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Top 5 |
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Beauty with a Purpose
| Final Result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
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| Top 5 |
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Beach Beauty
| Final Result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
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| Top 5 |
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Top Model
| Final Result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winners |
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| Top 5 |
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Sports & Fitness
| Final Result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
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| Top 5 |
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Multimedia
| Final Result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
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| Top 5 |
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Talent
| Final Result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
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| Top 3 |
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Most Photogenic
| Final Result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Winner |
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People's Choice
Contestants
| N° | Name | Age | Hometown | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amanda Pedrianes | 25 | Thornton |  Colorado |
| 2 | Amara Berry | 22 | Providence |  Rhode Island |
| 3 | Andrea Hightower | 18 | Oxford |  Mississippi |
| 4 | Annysia Arthur | 23 | Seattle |  Washington |
| 5 | Audra Mari | 22 | Fargo |  North Dakota |
| 6 | Azia Hernandez | 22 | Detroit |  Michigan |
| 7 | Christina Denny | 25 | Baltimore |  Maryland |
| 8 | Dymond Elise Hayes | 19 | Memphis |  Tennessee |
| 9 | Faatima Brown | 21 | Lorton |  Virginia |
| 10 | Hiam Amani Hafizuddin | 20 | Chicago |  Illinois |
| 11 | Keilani Afalava | 26 | Seattle | Washington |
| 12 | Kelsey Knutsen | 26 | Hartford |  Connecticut |
| 13 | Leslie Hawkins | 23 | Chicago | Illinois |
| 14 | Maria Barrero | 24 | Chicago | Illinois |
| 15 | Martina Bandoo | 17 | Atlanta |  Georgia |
| 16 | Maude Gorman | 22 | Hingham |  Massachusetts |
| 17 | Michelle Pierrot | 24 | Washington, D.C. |  District of Columbia |
| 18 | Natalie Macdisi | 21 | Virginia Beach | Virginia |
| 19 | Rachel White | 24 | Houston |  Texas |
| 20 | Ramina Ashfaque | 25 | Jacksonville |  Florida |
| 21 | Ruby Johnson | 19 | Annapolis | Maryland |
| 22 | Salisha Thomas | 21 | Los Angeles |  California |
| 23 | Sasha Perea | 22 | Richmond | Virginia |
| 24 | Shivali Patel | 19 | Raleigh |  North Carolina |
| 25 | Sujita Basnet | 23 | Baltimore | Maryland |
| 26 | Tarese Taylor | 25 | Baltimore | Maryland |
| 27 | Tarryn Shelman | 20 | Houston | Texas |
| 28 | Yvette Blaess | 24 | Virginia Beach | Virginia |
Other pageant notes
Withdrawals
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey - "Sameera Khan"
New Mexico
New York - Michaela Rose Kenny
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah - Misha Kaura
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Did not compete
Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed at other beauty pageants:
- 2015:
Massachusetts: Maude Gorman (Top 12) - 2015:
Rhode Island: Amara Berry - 2015:
Texas: Rachel White (2nd Runner-up) - 2017:
North Carolina: Shivali Patel (Top 16) - 2017: New York: Michaela Rose Kenny
- 2017:
Virginia: Sasha Perea (Top 16) - 2018: North Carolina: Shivali Patel (2nd Runner-up)
- 2014:
North Dakota: Audra Mari (1st runner-up) - 2016:
Maryland: Christina Denny - 2021: Virginia: Sasha Perea (as
District of Columbia)
- 2011: North Dakota: Audra Mari (1st runner-up)
- 2015:
Mississippi: Andrea Hightower
- 2015:
Connecticut: Kelsey Knutsen (Top 15) - 2016:
Tennessee: Dymond Elise Hayes
- 2015: Maryland: Ruby Johnson (Finalist)
- 2017: Connecticut: Kelsey Knutsen (as
US Virgin Islands) - 2017:
Colorado: Amanda Pedrianes (Unplaced) - 2017:
Washington: Annyssia Arthur (Unplaced)
- 2015: New Jersey: Sameera Khan (Finalist)
- 2014: Texas: Rachel White (Top 16)
- National American Miss Jr. Teen
- 2011: North Carolina: Shivali Patel (2nd runner-up)
- 2016:
Florida: Ramina Ashfaque (Miss Earth Pakistan 2017)
- 2017: Florida: Ramina Ashfaque (as
Pakistan)
- Supermodel International
- 2016: Connecticut: Kelsey Knutsen (Top 15 ; as
United States)
- 2021: Florida: Ramina Ashfaque (as Pakistan)
- 2021–2022:
Illinois: Hiam Amani Hafizuddin (National Director for 
Bangladesh) - 2021–2024: Illinois: Hiam Amani Hafizuddin (National Director for Pakistan)
