UPDATE - Congratulations to Miss OH USA Megan Rae Wise and Miss OH USA Olivia Turk!
Miss Ohio USA and Teen USA 2016 will be crowned on Saturday afternoon in Springfield, Ohio, a new location for the pageant after many years in Portsmouth. Miss numbers are steady, while the Teen division has grown 15% on previous years. Contestant photos can be found here.
In what I am sure is a first there are three sisters of former titleholders competing in the Teen division: Alessandra Gesiotto (3RU 2015), sister of Miss Ohio USA 2014 Madison Gesiotto; Ana Rofkar, sister of Miss Ohio Teen USA 2014 Emma Rofkar; and Breanah Reid, sister of Miss Ohio Teen USA 2013 Brittany Reid. Madison placed third runner-up the year before she won Miss Ohio USA, so it will be interesting to see if Alessandra follows in her footsteps this year.
Miss Ohio USA and Teen USA 2016 will be crowned on Saturday afternoon in Springfield, Ohio, a new location for the pageant after many years in Portsmouth. Miss numbers are steady, while the Teen division has grown 15% on previous years. Contestant photos can be found here.
In what I am sure is a first there are three sisters of former titleholders competing in the Teen division: Alessandra Gesiotto (3RU 2015), sister of Miss Ohio USA 2014 Madison Gesiotto; Ana Rofkar, sister of Miss Ohio Teen USA 2014 Emma Rofkar; and Breanah Reid, sister of Miss Ohio Teen USA 2013 Brittany Reid. Madison placed third runner-up the year before she won Miss Ohio USA, so it will be interesting to see if Alessandra follows in her footsteps this year.
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All four 2015 runners-up are competing again this year. Megan Wise, second runner-up last year, will be competing for the ninth time, while third runner-up Courtney Rea is competing for the fifth year. Megan has only failed to make the top five once in the eight years she has competed. Two-time runner-up India Simone was first runner-up last year, while Dinaleigh Baxter was fourth runner-up. Alex-Taylor Deitz (Alex Taylor) is competing in Ohio for the first time after being a semi-finalist in Pennsylvania last year and first runner-up at Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA three consecutive years between 2012 and 2014. Returning semi-finalists are Alissa Brumbaugh (2015), Sarah Powell (2015), Ericka Leighty (2015), Jordan Brown (2015) and Carley Powell (2014), as well as some who have made the semis in Teen previously.
Kara Mitchell was first runner-up at Miss Ohio (MAO) 2014 while Alissa Brumbaugh was first runner-up at Miss OH in 2011 and 2012 and also placed 1RU at the National Sweetheart pageant.
In addition to Alessandra Gesiotto, the only returning runner-up from last year is fourth runner-up Francheska Torres. Semi-finalists who are back include Olivia Sohnly, Hannah Keller, Tamera Carter, Olivia Turk (2014) and Whitneyshianne Smith.
* indicates contestant is competing in 2016:
Kara Mitchell was first runner-up at Miss Ohio (MAO) 2014 while Alissa Brumbaugh was first runner-up at Miss OH in 2011 and 2012 and also placed 1RU at the National Sweetheart pageant.
In addition to Alessandra Gesiotto, the only returning runner-up from last year is fourth runner-up Francheska Torres. Semi-finalists who are back include Olivia Sohnly, Hannah Keller, Tamera Carter, Olivia Turk (2014) and Whitneyshianne Smith.
* indicates contestant is competing in 2016:
 2015 Miss Top Five | Courtney Rea* (3RU), India Simone* (1RU), Sarah Newkirk (Miss OH USA), Megan Wise* (2RU), Dinaleigh Baxter* (4RU) |  2015 Top Five | Alessandra Gessiotto* (3RU), Amanda Giroux (1RU), Shelby Stapleton (Miss OH Teen USA), Maria Boggs (2RU), Francheska Torres (4RU) |
See also:
Miss Ohio USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | Ohio state pageant results
Click "read more" or scroll below for the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.
Miss Ohio USA & Teen USA Titleholder History | Ohio state pageant results
Click "read more" or scroll below for the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.
MISS OHIO USA (53)
MISS OHIO TEEN USA (60)
- Kaamilah Wahid • Akron
- Brittany Younkman • Bellefontaine
- Lindsey Erwin • Blanchester
- Alex Taylor • Buckeye State (SF PA USA 15, 1RU PA TUSA 14, 1RU 13, 1RU 12)
- Caitlyn Barati • Caldwell
- Shontelle Hill • Cambridge (NF 15)
- Alissa Brumbaugh • Capital City (SF 15)
- Cassie Brown • Catawba
- Courtney Rea • Central Ohio (3RU 15, SF 14, SF 13, SF 12)
- Laurel Mosley • Chillicothe (NF OH TUSA 14)
- Carley Powell • Cincinnati (SF 14)
- Lauren Ellert • Cleveland
- Rebekah Martindale • Clifton
- Jacqueline Makowski • Columbia Station
- Argisa Deda • Cuyahoga County
- Sarah Bell • Discovery City (SF 15, SF OH TUSA 14)
- Cierra Caudill • Eastern Ohio
- Morgan Deer • Fairborn
- Martina Ellerbe • Franklin County
- Megan Wise • Gallia County (2RU 15, 2RU 14, 1RU 13, 1RU 12, SF 11, 4RU 10, 3RU 09, 3RU OH TUSA 08)
- Kara Mitchell • Heart Of Ohio
- Brittany Link • Hinckley
- Allison Thorson • Huron
- Angela Sanelli • Lake Erie (NF 15, NF 14, NF 13, NF 12)
- Kristi Horstman • Lewis Center
- Elizabeth Lynch • London (NF 15)
- Desiree’ Mays • Miami Valley
- Lacy Russell • Navarre
- Ashley Bowman • North Canton (NF 14)
- Taylor Diazmercado • North Central Ohio (SF OH TUSA 12)
- India Simone • North East Ohio (1RU 15, 4RU 14)
- Jasmyne Anderson • Oberlin
- Sharitta Thomas • Ohio Buckeye (NF 15)
- Angela Judy • Ohio River (SF OH TUSA 15)
- Regina Glaser • Parma
- Kristen Jezek • Pepper Pike (NF 15)
- Ashley Clark • Polaris (NF 14)
- Sarah Ratcliff • Queen City (NF 15, NF 14)
- Spinisha Rains • Reynoldsburg
- Caity Jackson • South Central Ohio (NF 13, 3RU OH TUSA 11, 2RU OH TUSA 10)
- Ericka Leighty • South Point (SF 15)
- Nina Glover • Springdale
- Erigerta Deda • State Capital (NF 15)
- Da’Nae Redding • Streetsboro (NF 13)
- Jordan Tomase • Sylvania
- Caitlyn McGinnis • Teays Valley (NF 15)
- Iyonna Fairbanks • University Heights
- Jordan Brown • Vandalia (SF 15, NF 13, SF OH USA 11)
- Mildred-Marie Munlin • West Chester
- Ninamarie Powell • Westerville (NF 14)
- Destiny Morris • Whitehall
- Dinaleigh Baxter • Winchester (4RU 14)
- Cheyenne Courtney • Youngstown
MISS OHIO TEEN USA (60)
- Hannah Cline • Ashville
- Madison Sommer • Blanchester
- Sarah Olszewski • Brecksville (NF 15)
- Olivia Sohnly • Buckeye State (SF 15, SF 14, NF 13)
- Joelle Zuberi • Canal Winchester
- Emi-Jo Hammond • Capital City (NF 15)
- Hannah Keller • Carnation State (SF 15)
- Ashauna-Verne` Stanton • Cincinnati
- Raquel Addy • Columbus
- Elizabeth Harden • Dayton
- Autumn Brown • Defiance
- Tamera Carter • Discovery City (SF 15, NF 14)
- Tori Bridges • East Columbus
- Emily Doucette • East Palestine
- Crista Wortkoetter • Edon
- Julianna Logan • Elite (NF 15, NF 13, NF 12)
- Olivia Turk • Emerald City (SF 14)
- Elizabeth Nartker • Evendale
- Maddie Rae Siders • Gallipolis
- Ana Rofkar • Great Lake
- Leah Parker • Greater Springfield (NF 14)
- Alice Magoto • Hamilton County
- Francheska Torres • Heart of Ohio (4RU 15)
- Whitneyshianne Smith • Lake Erie (SF 15)
- Emi Reindle • Lancaster
- Christa Russell • Lewisville
- Raychel Schork • Liberty Township
- Caroline Lombardo • Lima
- Summer Deichler • Lorain
- Ashley Blevins • Mansfield
- Alessandra Gesiotto • Massillon (3RU 15)
- Mackenzie Perry • Nelsonville
- Shreya Samadder • New Albany
- Alyssa Gum • North Central
- Audrey Clark • Norwalk
- Ashlyn Callarik • Ohio Buckeye
- Kaylee Kasapis • Ohio River
- Madison McGee • Ontario
- Madison Slovak • Oregon
- Sedona Neumann • Ostrander
- Abigail Davis • Perrysburg
- Marisa Matsanoff • Pickerington (NF 15)
- Maddie Nemcik • Powell
- Sirena Cunningham • Queen City (NF 15)
- Brooklyn Moline • Reynoldsburg
- Britain Bennett • Sandusky
- Kennedy Chase • Scarlett State
- Emily Picker • Sidney (NF 15)
- Nicole Merritt • Solon
- Sydney Copeland • South Central
- Breanah Reid • Springfield
- Ashlee Taylor • Steubenville (NF 15)
- Angel Bagley • Teays Valley
- Erica Gardner • Toledo
- Anna Doucette • Unity Township
- Chloe Marklay • West Chester
- Kristen Nguyen • Westerville
- Emily Saunders • Wild Turkey Festival
- Melissa Raber • Wooster
- Nicole Serb • Youngstown
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