Miss
All four runners-up from 2015 are competing again. In addition to Tiffany and Samantha, the other two are first runner-up Amaryllis Rodriguez (also a runner-up in 2010 and 2013) and third runner-up Brittany Capozziello. 2013 fourth runner-up Fiona White is competing for the first time since that pageant. This also means that all the runners-up from 2013 have either won the title (Desiree Perez, in 2014) or are competing this year.
As well as Olga there are two more who have competed in New York: Bianca Gallub and Megan Hernandez and from Massachusetts, Brianna Munoz (a Teen runner-up in 2007 and 2008).
There are three crossovers from Miss Connecticut (MAO). Alex Puglisi has been competing in Miss CT since 2008 and was first runner-up in 2014. In 2009 she was part of the top five alongside Miss CT USA 2012 Marie-Lynn Piscitelli. Brianna Munoz was also a runner-up at Miss Connecticut 2014 and Cara Cama was a 2015 runner-up.
Teen
Contestants
Jenna Allegretto
Amanda Anderson
Cara Ann Cama
Brittany Capozziello (3RU 15, SF 14)
Risa Duff
Bianca Gallub (NF NY USA 14, NF NY USA 13, T20 NY TUSA 12)
Jessica Glover (SF 14, NF 13)
Audra Harris (NF 14)
Megan Hernandez (NF NY USA 15, SF NY USA 14, NF NY USA 12)
Katrina Kovalski
Tanya Rose Lane (NF 12-15)
Jessica Liddy (NF 14)
Amanda Littlejohn
Olga Litvinenko (SF NY USA 15, SF 14, NF 13, NF 12, Miss CT Teen USA 2007)
Samantha Lusniak (NF 15, SF 14)
Dalila May (NF 15, SF 14, SF 13)
Brianna Munoz (SF MA USA 11, 2RU MA TUSA 08, 4RU MA TUSA 07)
Erika Nagy
Alexis Provini (NF 15)
Alex Puglisi
Tiamarie Robinson
Amaryllis Rodriguez (1RU 15, 2RU 13, 3RU 10, NF CT TUSA 06)
Kali Rogers
Azria Rountree (SF 15, SF 14, SF 13)
Hillary Scoville (SF 15)
Samantha Sojka (4RU 15, Miss CT Teen USA 2011, 4RU 10)
Rebecca Suess (NF 15)
Tiffany Teixeira (2RU 15, 2RU 14, 1RU 13, Miss CT Teen USA 2009, 1RU 08, 2RU 07)
Fiona White (3RU 13, SF CT TUSA 12)
MISS CONNECTICUT TEEN USA (9)
Sarah Barrett (4RU 15, NF 14)
Katy Brown
Kelsey Dubé
Shelby Gallagher
Meera Gupta
Giovana Harris
Kyleigh Knoob (NF 15)
Alexandria Palmer
Emily Vargas