Miss
Of last year's top five, third runner-up Lexy Kadey has already competed in Missouri this year. All three of the other runners-up are back in Colorado: first runner-up Leanna Jenkins, second runner-up Catherine Compton and fourth runner-up Sabrina Jensson. Three-time Miss runner-up Erica Kerzon is competing again after choosing not to compete last year. 2014 Teen first runner-up Emily Mulder is competing in Miss for the first time.
Competing in Colorado for the first time is Aspen Olson, sister of Miss Wyoming USA 2016 Autumn Olson. Autumn and Aspen both competed together at Miss WY Teen USA 2012. Others from other states include Chris Salas, who competed with current Miss CO USA Talyah Polee in Nevada in 2014 and Brittney Cicotte, a semi-finalist at Miss Michigan Teen USA 2010.
Teen
* denotes 2016 Miss contestant | ^ denotes 2016 Teen contestant:
Contestants
- Boú Amaya
- Elaine Bahena
- Chelsea Bailey (NF 15)
- Maureen Bartley
- D'Kota Brodie
- Tayler Marie Brown
- Emily Carlson
- Alyssa Cheever
- Brittney Cicotte (SF MI TUSA 10)
- Alexandria Clough
- Catherine Compton (2RU 15)
- Sarah Courtney
- Madison Dorenkamp (SF 15)
- Makayla Fletcher (SF 15)
- Alexandra Funk
- Colyn Gackenbach (NF 15, NF CA TUSA 12)
- Chantel Geonetta
- Amelia Gilliam
- Veronica Graves
- Krystal Harrelson
- Sabrina Janssen (4RU 15, NF 14)
- Leanna Jenkins (1RU 15, SF 14, NF CO TUSA 13)
- Ashley Johnson
- Megan Kardos (NF 15, SF 13, Miss CO 2013)
- Erica Kerzon (4RU 14, 3RU 13, SF 12, 4RU 11, SF CO TUSA 10, 2RU CO TUSA 09)
- Jessica Lin
- Giovanna McCord
- Jessie Mitchell
- Emily Mulder (1RU CO TUSA 14)
- Kayla Murray (SF CO TUSA 11)
- Aspen Olson (SF WY TUSA 12)
- Caley-Rae Pavillard (Miss CO Teen USA 2011, CO's OT 08)
- McKenna Peoples
- Shanel Perry (SF 15)
- Kelsey Priest
- Amairani Ramirez
- Sarah Robbins
- Chris Salas (T10 NV TUSA 14, SF 13)
- Annika Sandberg (NF 14, NF 13, NF 11, SF CO TUSA 10, NF 09)
- Cynthia Stewart
- Bersabeh Terefe (SF 15)
- Logan Marie Torres
- Hailey Walsh
- Danna Weber
- Cecilia Wenzinger
- Allie Whitten
MISS COLORADO TEEN USA (61)
- Lydia Allen
- Cianna Angel
- Keely Beck
- Emily Bernstein
- Chloe Breen (SF 15)
- McKenna Brooks
- Bailee Campbell
- Anna DeGuzman
- Olivia DeRubis
- Elena Ehrlin
- Alexa Fiscus
- Kendra Flowers
- Arabella Forcellini (NF 14)
- Madison Gil
- Kayla Hardy
- Taylor Hartlein (NF 15, NF 14)
- Breanna Hitt
- Justyne Janssen
- Sarah Joel
- Brieann Johnson
- Bre L'Estrange (SF 15)
- Kylie Jo Lane
- Samantha Law
- Madison Leal
- Shiva Lor
- Jordan Maletic (NF 15)
- Maya McMinn
- Mariah Medina
- Allison Montgomery (NF 15)
- Cynthia Morin
- Taylor Muckel
- Kaitlyn Mullen
- Naomi Mullins
- Alicia Naranjo
- Adriana Ogden
- Coco Chanel Padilla
- Cyan Paulson
- Susie Pomerinke
- Raven Rapp
- Kelsey Reese
- Courtney Robertson
- Natalie Rogge
- Alliyah Sanchez
- Joanna Sanchez
- Vanessa Sanchez
- Emma Sansoni
- Alexandra Shoemaker
- Makayla Shoup (NF 14, NF 13)
- Emigine Sisa
- Sydney Snyder (NF 15)
- Chance Stevenson
- Mia Stokuca
- Hanna Storey
- Hayley Stromberg
- Kiley Thomas
- Emma Vasquez (NF 15, NF 14)
- Makiyah Wade
- Shianne Wait
- AmberRose Wall
- Sarah Weeks
- Alexis Wynne (3RU 15)