Returning from last year's top five are Allison, who was third runner-up and first runner-up Haley Pontius. Paige Webb, who was second runner-up to Arynn at Miss AR Teen USA 2015 and competed with the others at Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2013, is also competing in her first Miss pageant.
Past Miss & Teen semi-finalists who are back are Skyla Weeks, Ashton Williams, and Kelsey Theall.