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.
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:
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.
- 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