Miss California USA & Teen USA 2016 will be crowned on Sunday, with the joint show starting at 4pm PST. A big congratulations to outgoing Teen titleholder Melanie Mitchell for placing first runner-up at Miss Teen USA, in the Teen division they will be hoping to crown their seventh Miss Teen USA top five finalist in eight years! There are 112 Miss contestants (photos here) and 67 Teens (photos here).
Miss
None of last year's runners-up are returning in the Miss division - although a shoutout to last year's second runner-up Brittany Payne for winning the Miss Earth-Water title (equivalent to second runner-up) yesterday. 2014 fourth runner-up Lauren York - top 20 last year - is back, though. Others from last year's top 20 who are competing again are Nadia Mejia (also a Teen runner-up in 2013), Carly Diamond Stone and Lauren Smolka; and from 2014, Brooklyn Bizzle. Miss US International 2014 Samantha Brooks will be vying to be the seventh from the 2013 top ten to compete at Miss USA. Caitlin Dahlin, top 10 in last year's Teen pageant, is competing in Miss for the first time this year, as are Courtney Critz (T20 in Teen in 2014), Raquel Leviss (T10 in Teen in 2013) and Seanise Haskins (T10 in 2011).
It wouldn't be a California pageant without a number of contestants who have previously competed in other states - I count 13 this year. Most notably there is Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2011 Savannah Lynx Schechter, a semi-finalist in her home state last year, who will be hoping to follow in her sister titleholder Alyssa Campanella's footsteps. Savannah has won a couple of modelling pageants in Las Vegas over the past few months so will be a strong competitor.
There is also Michelle Medoff, twice a runner-up in New York, 2014 Idaho 2RU Jordyn Chessmore, Alexia Castillo, four-time semi-finalist from Ohio (Teen & Miss) and Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2015 first runner-up Kaylee Beadles. Blake Schaeffer, fourth runner-up in Hawaii in 2011 and third runner-up in 2009 is competing for the first time in five years.
It wouldn't be a California pageant without a number of contestants who have previously competed in other states - I count 13 this year. Most notably there is Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2011 Savannah Lynx Schechter, a semi-finalist in her home state last year, who will be hoping to follow in her sister titleholder Alyssa Campanella's footsteps. Savannah has won a couple of modelling pageants in Las Vegas over the past few months so will be a strong competitor.
There is also Michelle Medoff, twice a runner-up in New York, 2014 Idaho 2RU Jordyn Chessmore, Alexia Castillo, four-time semi-finalist from Ohio (Teen & Miss) and Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2015 first runner-up Kaylee Beadles. Blake Schaeffer, fourth runner-up in Hawaii in 2011 and third runner-up in 2009 is competing for the first time in five years.
Lauren York, Nadia Mejia, Carly Diamond Stone, Lauren Smolka, Brooklyn Bizzle | Samantha Brooks, Caitlin Dahlin, Courtney Critz, Raquel Leviss, Seanise Haskins | Savannah Schechter, Michelle Medoff, Jordyn Chessmore, Alexis Castillo, Blake Schaeffer
Teen
There are 10 contestants from last year's pageant who are returning this year - adding in Caitlin Dahlin makes it 11. Gigi Gauthier, first runner-up in both 2014 and 2015, is back, as is Athenna Crosby, third runner-up last year, top 10 in 2014 and top 20 in 2013. From the top 10 there are Juliet Weaver and Kelly Hughes and from the top 20 semi-finalists, Haleigh Hekking, Jocelyn McCoy, Kaitlyn Nolan, Erin Graham, Sarah Rafeh and Jessica Duhay.
Gigi Gauthier, Athenna Crosby, Juliet Weaver, Kelly Hughes, Haleigh Hekking | Jocelyn McCoy, Kaitlyn Nolan, Erin Graham, Sarah Rafeh, Jessica Duhay
See also:
Miss California USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | California state pageant results
Click "read more" or scroll below for the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.
Miss California USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | California state pageant results
Click "read more" or scroll below for the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.
Contestants
MISS CALIFORNIA USA 2016 (112)
- Jordyn Chessmore • Agoura Hills (NF ID USA 15, 2RU 14)
- Carla Cochran • Anaheim
- Azucena Orozco • Arcadia
- Kierra Stanley • Barstow
- Elizabeth Barrios • Bay Area (NF 11)
- Camille Hunziker • Beach Cities
- Kayla Anderson • Bel Air
- Seanise Haskins • Belmont Shores (T10 CA TUSA 11)
- Katerina Villegas • Beverly Glen (NF 15)
- Taeylr Robinson • Beverly Hills
- Aziza Shuller • Brentwood
- Ashley Medina • Buena Park
- Sisily Marin • Cal Coast
- Breanne Boggs • Cameo Shores
- Danielle Brooks • Canyon Crest
- Dominique Jones • Capitol Cities (NF 14, NF CA TUSA 12)
- Lauren York • Carlsbad (T20 15, 4RU 14, T10 CA TUSA 12)
- Ilene Renteria • Carson
- Kacie Langley • Caruthers
- Shania Shanks • Castro Valley (NF CA TUSA 13)
- Tara Broderick • Central Valley
- Alicia Diaz • Century City
- Sahiba Kaur • Chatsworth
- Katrina Lee • Chinatown
- Thalia Lara • Chino
- Ashley Reinke • City of Angels (NF 15)
- Sasha Crossman • City of Los Angeles
- Nadia Mejia • Corona Del Mar (T20 15, T20 CA TUSA 14, 4RU 13, T20 12)
- Jordanne Bel • Costa Mesa
- Briana Darensburg • Culver City (NF CA USA 13, NF TX USA 12, NF TX USA 11, NF CA USA 09, SF TX TUSA 07)
- Diamond Green • Dana Point
- Teresa Fletchinger • Davis
- Janessa Alberre • Del Mar
- Diamond Alexander • Eastlake
- Courtney Strysko • Emerald Coast
- Caitlin Dahlin • Fairbanks Ranch (T10 CA TUSA 15, T20 14, T10 13)
- Catherine Watters • Golden Counties
- Nancy Wang • Golden Gate
- Morgan O'Donnell • Golden Hills (NF 11)
- Sofia Hanan • Golden State
- Justine Peterson • Goleta
- Jayne Geist • Greater Bay Area (NF NV TUSA 14)
- Brittney Hill • Greater Inland Empire (NF 14)
- Ronae Wells • Greater Sacramento
- Marissa Weiler • Greater San Diego (NF IL USA 14)
- Candice Cruz • Greater San Fernando Valley
- Edna Ramirez • Greater San Francisco (NF 15)
- Samantha Brooks • Highland (Miss US International 14, NF 14, T10 13, NF 12)
- Crystal Chavarria • Hollywood (NF 11)
- Erica Mack • Hollywood Hills
- Alexia Castillo • Huntington Beach (SF OH USA 13, SF OH TUSA 12, SF OH TUSA 10, SF OH TUSA 09)
- Laisha Mondesir • Inglewood
- Victoria Jackson • Inland Empire
- Brooklyn Bizzle • Irvine (T20 14)
- Tiffany Hoffman • Jewel of the Hills
- Mandy Bakker • La Mesa (NF CA TUSA 11)
- Maci Ames • Laguna Beach
- Summer Stout • Linda Vista (NF TX TUSA 13)
- Alexandra Hernandez • Long Beach
- Julia Plecnik • Los Alamitos
- Erika Holzenhausen • Los Angles County
- Brooke Harmon • Los Feliz
- Alixandra Britt • Los Gatos (NF 14)
- Brooke Miller • Malibu
- Kendra Shaw • Manhattan Beach
- Savannah Lynx Schechter • Marina Del Rey (SF NJ USA 15, Miss NJ Teen USA 2011)
- Michelle Medoff • Miracle Mile (SF NY USA 15, 4RU 14, NF 12, 4RU NY TUSA 11, T20 NY TUSA 10)
- Hayley Hardick • Mission Beach
- Carley Fletcher • Napa Valley
- Alexis Jenkins • Newcastle
- Merissa Underwood • Newport Coast (NF 13)
- Kaylee Beadles • North Anaheim (1RU NM TUSA 15)
- Hannah Joya • North County San Diego
- Carly Diamond Stone • North Hollywood (T20 15, NF 14, NF MI USA 12)
- Courtney Critz • Northern Sierra (T20 CA TUSA 14)
- Shinquell Green • Novato
- Berlin Amenta • Orange County
- Natalie Duvalsaint • Pacific Coast (NF 15, NF 12)
- Alexa Noone • Pasadena (NF 15, T20 CA TUSA 13, NF 12)
- Lauren Smolka • Pink Ribbons Crusade (T20 15, T20 14)
- Clarissa Lovell • Pollock Pines
- Lisa Marie Parker • Rancho Cucamonga
- Michelle Marsel • Rancho Santa Fe
- Alexis Brown • Regional West Coast
- Sarah Godinho • Riverdale
- Holly Blasnek • Riverside
- Danica Dhaliwal • Sacramento
- Johannie Grados • San Diego
- Dani Walker • San Diego Cities (NF 15)
- Samantha Mangseth • San Diego County
- Alexandra Abel • San Francisco
- Jazzel Garcia • Santa Barbara County (NF CA TUSA 14, NF 13)
- Carolina Urrea • Santa Monica
- Geramie Dizon • Sherman Oaks
- Jennifer Chung • Silicon Valley
- Tara Millamena • Silverlake
- Raquel Leviss • Sonoma County (T10 CA TUSA 13, T20 12)
- Shalini Quattlebaum • South Bay
- Alessandra Marandola • Southern Coast (SF MA USA 15, NF CA USA 13)
- Brittany Dubron • Sugarkiss (NF 15)
- Rain Scott • Sunnyvale
- Brianna Lopez • Temecula
- Roxanne Azar • Topanga Canyon
- Blake Schaeffer • Torrance (4RU HI USA 11, T11 10, 3RU 09)
- Katie Wayland • Tustin
- Paige Voehringer • Universal City (NF 12)
- Shanice Aaron • Valley Glen
- Deanna Nguyen • Venice Beach (NF 15)
- Amanda Larsson-Dally • West Coast (NF 15)
- Courtney Tezeno • West Hollywood (NF TX USA 14)
- Nicole Danner • West Los Angeles
- Tricia Groah • Windsor
MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA (67)
- Mikayla Oresko • Anaheim
- Brittney Ross • Bakersfield
- Nastasia Dodd • Bass Lake
- Leilani Sioson • Bay Area
- Janella Garcia • Bel Air
- Haleigh Hekking • Beverly Hills (T20 15)
- Kaleen Lopez • Brentwood
- Gracie Bradley • Burbank
- Gigi Gauthier • Cal Coast (1RU 15, 1RU 14)
- Hannah Graham • Canyon Lake
- Kimberli Bautista • Capitol Cities
- Kathy Matheny • Century City
- Madison Ortiz • City of Angles
- Malia Rivers • City of Seal Beach
- Jackie Knee • Coachella Valley
- Alexandra Ornelas • Diamond Bar
- McKenzie Jackson • Downey (NF 15)
- Kaylee Fuller • Dublin (T20 13, T10 12)
- Dinah D'Silva • East Artesia (NF 14)
- Marizza Delgado • East San Jose
- Arlene Serna • Garden Grove
- Kathryn Maysent • Gold Counties
- Brooklyn Lowery • Golden State (NF 15)
- Linnea Visbal • Greater Bay Area
- Alexandria Duarte • Greater Inland Empire
- Alexis Aguila • Greater Sacramento
- Jocelyn McCoy • Greater San Diego (T20 15, NF 14)
- Kaitlyn Nolan • Hollywood Regional (T20 15, NF 13)
- Serena Russell • Huntington Beach
- Monica English • Irvine
- Juliet Weaver • Laguna Beach (T10 15)
- Kelly Hughes • Los Angeles County (T10 15)
- Jordan Loesch • Los Gatos
- Montana Yao • Malibu
- Alexis Chavez • Napa Valley
- Marlene Freerksen • Newport Coast
- Riley Hunsucker • Norco
- Erin Graham • North Hollywood (T20 15)
- Madison Miles • Northern Sierra (NF 15)
- Janelle Murphy • Oceanside
- Suzanne Perez • Orange Coast
- Lauren Dorn • Orange County
- Giselle Cabebe • Pacific Coast (NF 15)
- Celine Quintero • Paramount (NF 15)
- Hilary Haniff • Redlands
- Beverly Louis • Regional West Coast
- Kaitlyn Chao • San Bernardino
- Elán Studebaker • San Diego Cities (NF 15)
- Lizzie Scott • San Diego
- Hannah Jacobson • San Fernando Valley
- Abigail Knudson • San Francisco
- Colleen Abbey • San Mateo County
- Bethany Murray • Santa Clara County
- Sarah Rafeh • Santa Clarita (T20 15)
- Kalie Arnold • Santa Cruz
- Athenna Crosby • Santa Monica (3RU 15, T10 14, T20 13)
- Kyra Cromwell • Sonoma County (NF 15)
- Berkley Velez • South Bay
- Ellie McLoughlin • Southern Coast
- Lexi Sullivan • Temecula Valley
- Aaliyah Garcia • Tustin
- Taylor Gempler • Universal City (NF 15)
- Priscilla Vazquez • Ventura County
- Sidney Van Gemeren • Walnut Creek
- Jessica Duhay • West Coast (T20 15)
- Jordan Johnson • West Hills
- Priscilla Lopez • Whittier
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