Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2007 & Miss Teen USA Top 10 semi-finalist Vanessa Vonbehren placed in the top fifteen for the second year in a row and has sadly now aged out. Also in the semi-finals this year was Katie Stout, last year's fourth runner-up.
In Teen, 2015 semi-finalist Jackie Burriss placed first runner-up and 2014 semi-finalist Kala Schmidt was third runner-up. Second runner-up Rachel Flynn and fourth runner-up Kelly Brown were competing for the first time.
Among the semi-finalists this year were Dasia Mestad, first runner-up in 2013 and 2015 and Anna Korger, fourth runner-up in 2014.
Full results
1RU: Emily Fredericks (SF 15)
2RU: Jennifer Monson (1RU NE USA 14, 1RU NE TUSA 13, 3RU MN TUSA 11)
3RU: Hannah Corbett (3RU 15, MN TUSA 11)
4RU: Giana Ballard
Semi-finalists:
Emma Doran (NF NY TUSA 15, NF NY TUSA 14)
Jaclyn Housley
Karah Jolly
LaShae Lambert
Mary Petersen (SF 15, SF 13)
Zianya Steigauf
Katie Stout (4RU 15, SF 14)
Vanessa VonBehren (SF 15, 4RU 14, MN TUSA 07)
Haley Wochner
Winona Yang
Congeniality: Mary Peterson
Photogenic: Jennifer Monson
1RU: Jackie Burriss (SF 15)
2RU: Rachel Flynn
3RU: Kala Schmidt (SF 14)
4RU: Kelly Brown
Semi-finalists:
Gwendolyn Buchanan
Patricia Cazalvilla
Taylor Fondie (SF 15)
Kayla Kleinsteuber
Anna Korger (SF 15, 2RU 14)
Dasia Mestad (1RU 15, SF 14, 1RU 13)
Elyse Noe
Isabel Peters (SF 15)
Kagai Vang
Sidney Waling
Congeniality: Madison Larus
Photogenic: Dasia Mestad