Miss World America 2016 was the 8th edition of the
Miss World America
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or " Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...
pageant held on July 8, 2016 at the
National Harbor,
Washington, D.C.
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Victoria Mendoza of
Arizona
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crowned her successor
Audra Mari of
North Dakota
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at the end of the event. she represented the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
at the
Miss World 2016
Miss World 2016, the 66th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on December 18, 2016 at the MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States. 117 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Mireia Lalaguna of Spain c ...
pageant on December 20 in
Washington, D.C.
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and placed Top 11.
Results
§ Voted into the Top 12 by America as the "People's Choice" (ties).
Challenge events
Interview
Beauty with a Purpose
Beach Beauty
Top Model
Sports & Fitness
Multimedia
Talent
Most Photogenic
People's Choice
Contestants
*The Miss World America 2016 contestants are:
Other pageant notes
Withdrawals
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Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed at other beauty pageants:
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Miss World America
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or " Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...
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2015
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: : Maude Gorman ''(Top 12)''
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2015
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: : Amara Berry
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2015
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: : Rachel White ''(2nd Runner-up)''
*
2017
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: : Shivali Patel ''(Top 16)''
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2017
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: : Michaela Rose Kenny
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2017
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: : Sasha Perea ''(Top 16)''
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2018
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: : Shivali Patel ''(2nd Runner-up)''
Miss Universe
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2021
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: : Sujita Basnet (as ')
;
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
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2014
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: : Christina Denny ''(Top 10)''
;
Miss USA
Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, ...
*
2014
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: :
Audra Mari ''(1st runner-up)''
*
2016: : Christina Denny
*
2021
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: : Sasha Perea (as ')
;
Miss Teen USA
Miss Teen USA is a beauty pageant formerly run, since 1983, by the Miss Universe Organization for girls aged 14–19. Unlike its sister pageants Miss Universe, which currently broadcasts on Fox and Miss USA, this pageant is webcast on the Mis ...
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2011: :
Audra Mari ''(1st runner-up)''
*
2015
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: : Andrea Hightower
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Miss U.S. International
*2015: : Kelsey Knutsen ''(Top 15)''
*2016: : Dymond Elise Hayes
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Miss Earth United States
Miss Earth USA (formerly Miss Earth United States) is an annual beauty pageant which selects the United States representative to Miss Earth which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.
The current titleholde ...
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2015
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: : Ruby Johnson ''(Finalist)''
*2017: : Kelsey Knutsen (as ')
*2017: : Amanda Pedrianes ''(Unplaced)''
*2017: : Annyssia Arthur ''(Unplaced)''
;
Miss United States
Miss United States is a pageant held in the United States for unmarried women between the ages of 20-29. The pageant includes women selected to represent all 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mar ...
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2015
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: : Sameera Khan ''(Finalist)''
*
2014
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: : Rachel White ''(Top 16)''
;National American Miss Jr. Teen
*
2011: : Shivali Patel ''(2nd runner-up)''
;
Miss Pakistan World
Miss Pakistan World is a beauty pageant for women of Pakistani descent from around the world. The event is held annually in Canada.
History
The pageant was originally launched in 2002 by Sonia Ahmed under the name of Miss Canada Pakistan. ...
*2016: :
Ramina Ashfaque (''Miss Earth Pakistan 2017'')
;
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international major beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, it is one ...
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2017
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: :
Ramina Ashfaque (as ')
;Supermodel International
*2016: : Kelsey Knutsen (''Top 15'' ; as ')
References
External links
Miss World Official WebsiteMiss World America Official WebsiteMiss World United States Official Page
{{Miss World countries and territories
2016 in the United States
2016 beauty pageants
2016
2016 in Washington, D.C.