Miss Arizona Teen USA 2016 Tristany Hightower grew up in Grand Junction, Colorado and was a runner-up at Miss Colorado’s Outstanding Teen 2014. She later moved to Scottsdale AZ where she is a senior at Chaparral High School. She is academically driven and holds a 4.2 GPA in AP and Honors school courses. She is also dual-enrolled and has been taking classes at Scottsdale Community College since the age of sixteen in order to get a head start on her college education. Tristany plans to attend college and study to become a FBI profiler. She is also actively involved in her high school’s Peer Tutoring program that works with students with special needs.

Tristany was a member of the Chaparral High School’s top-ranked cheer team, which went on to place second at the national competition in Anaheim, CA. She also loves camping, hiking, skiing and wake boarding on Lake Powell with her family. Tristany enjoys giving back and volunteering with many different charities and organizations in Arizona, promoting the importance of a healthy lifestyle, as well as the importance of education and community involvement.