Miss Alabama USA and Teen USA 2016 results recap

Peyton Brown of Eufaula is Miss Alabama USA 2016 and Erin Snow of Gadsden is Miss Alabama Teen USA 2016!  Peyton was Miss Alabama Teen USA 2012 and is the first ever 2012 Teen to win a Miss state title.  She is only the fourth Miss AL Teen USA to win Miss AL USA and the first since 2002.  Erin was first runner-up last year, and is the second 1RU in a row to win the following year.  Past runners-up have now won Miss AL Teen USA four of the past six years.

The trend for former Teens, and for blondes, is alive and well in Alabama.  Their blonde streak in Teen is often overlooked, but a blonde has been crowned every single year bar one since 2005!  In Miss, Peyton is the first blonde to win since 2010.

Erin & Peyton

Miss

Peyton's first runner-up was Barron Rae Williams, Miss Alabama Teen USA 2011.  Barron crowned Peyton in 2012 (there are some adorable photos on Peyton's profile) and it was wonderful seeing the emotion the two shared once it got down to the final two.  There's always a special bond between former titleholders, especially consecutive years, and it almost always leads to a very special crowning moment - this year was no exception.    Barron also won the Congeniality award, which in a wonderful coincidence was presented by her 2011 "big sister" Madeline Mitchell (the current Mrs America).  That was also a beautiful moment!

Second runner-up was newcomer ​Alyssa Knight who I thought had a very real chance of being the first newcomer crowned in any state this year.  Third runner-up was Hannah Godwin, 3RU last year as well, and fourth runner-up was Synetta Hawkins, another newcomer.

Among the top ten semi-finalists was last year's fourth runner-up Caroline Pettey (also a Teen RU in 2013).  Last year's first runner-up Liz Willis made the top fifteen, as did 2014 fourth runner-up Cortney Burns​.

Teen

In the Teen competition first runner-up was Malaina Daugherty, a newbie who I am proud to say I picked out as a likely top five finalist right from the introductions at the start of the show!  Second runner-up was Claire Scott, the Miss Congeniality winner and a non-finalist last year.  Third runner-up went to Photogenic winner Bayley Albinger, who was a a top ten semi-finalist last year and fourth runner-up in 2014.  Brennen Cooke, another newcomer, placed fourth runner-up.

Last year's fourth runner-up Bailee Smith and two-time North Carolina runner-up Ashleigh Lenoir both made the top ten this year.  Among the top fifteen semi-finalists was Hannah Carroll, third runner-up the past two years.

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Full results

Miss Alabama USA 2016: Peyton Brown (AL TUSA 12, SF 11, SF 09)
1RU: Barron Rae Williams  (T10 15, AL TUSA 11, 1RU AL TUSA 10)
2RU: Alyssa Knight
3RU: Hannah Godwin (3RU 15)
4RU: Synetta Hawkins

Top 10:
Hanna Bowlin 
Haley Hurt 
Ashley Lewis (NF 13, NF 12, NF 11)
Caroline Pettey (4RU 15, 2RU AL TUSA 13) 
Makayla Westmoreland (T15 AL TUSA 13)

Top 15:
Cortney Burns  (T10 15, 4RU 14)
Elisabeth Chramer 
Madison Neal (T10 AL TUSA 14, NF 13, NF 11)
Liz Willis (1RU 15, 2RU 14, 1RU GA TUSA 12)
Lisa Ybarra 

Congeniality: Barron Rae Williams
Photogenic: Liz Willis 

Peyton Brown, Barron Rae Williams, Alyssa Knight, Hannah Godwin, Synetta Hawkins

Miss Alabama Teen USA: Erin Snow (1RU 15) 
1RU: Malaina Daugherty
2RU: Claire Scott (NF 15)
3RU: Bayley Albinger (T10 15, 4RU 14)
4RU: Brennen Cooke

Top 10:
Madison Barron (T15 15, T15 14)
Kendall Gause
Hannah Claire Hamric 
Ashleigh Lenoir (4RU NC TUSA 15, 3RU NC TUSA 14)
Baylee Smith (4RU 15)

Top 15:
Hannah Carroll (3RU 15, 3RU 14, T15 12)
Brooke Edwards 
Jessica Graham (T10 15)
Lacey Newman 
Kenley-Catherine Waters

Congeniality: Claire Scott
Photogenic: Bayley Albinger

Erin Snow, Malaina Daugherty, Claire Scott, Bayley Albinger, Brennen Cooke