# Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2016

Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2016 was the 10th Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held at the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on August 1, 2015. At the conclusion of the event, Olivia McMillan of Georgia crowned her successor Allie Nault of New Hampshire. The pageant was hosted by Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev and Greg Hutson.

## Results
### Placements

| Final results | Contestant(s) |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2016 | New Hampshire – Allie Nault |
| 1st Runner-Up | Texas – Addyson Jackson |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Indiana – Audrey Ferguson |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Arizona – Jessi Gradillas |
| 4th Runner-Up | Oklahoma – Carrigan Bradley |
| Top 10 | Georgia – Victoria Smith  Nebraska – Steffany Lien  Nevada – Lauren Watson §  New Jersey – Shereen Pimentel  South Carolina – Sarah Hamrick |
§ America's Choice

## Awards
### Preliminary awards

| Awards | Contestants |
| Evening Wear and On-Stage Question | Arizona - Jessi Gradillas  New Hampshire - Allie Nault  South Carolina - Sarah Hamrick |
| Talent | Arizona - Jessi Gradillas  Arkansas - Gracie Stover  New Jersey - Shereen Pimentel |

#### Non-finalist awards

| Awards | Contestant(s) |
| Non-finalist Evening Wear and On-Stage Question | Arkansas - Gracie Stover |
| Non-finalist Interview | New York - Alisa Vasquez |
| Non-finalist Talent | Pennsylvania - Samantha Renck |

#### Talent awards

| Awards | Contestant(s) |
| Outstanding Dance Talent | Arkansas - Gracie Stover  Pennsylvania - Samantha Renck  West Virginia - Braelynn Neely |
| Outstanding Instrumental Talent | Iowa - Nina Yu  Virginia - Hayley Boland |
| Outstanding Vocal Talent | New Jersey - Shereen Pimentel |

#### Children's Miracle Network (CMN) National Miracle Maker awards

| Results | Contestant |
| Winner | Louisiana - Julia Claire Williams |
| Finalists | Pennsylvania - Samantha Renck  South Carolina - Sarah Hamrick  Washington - Abigail Dominguiano |

#### Teens in Action award

| Results | Contestant |
| Winner | New Hampshire - Allie Nault |
| Finalists | Arkansas - Gracie Stover  Florida - Leah Roddenberry  Minnesota - Rachel Weyandt  Pennsylvania - Samantha Renck  Virginia - Hayley Boland |

#### Other awards

| Awards | Contestant(s) |
| Miss Congeniality/Spirit of America | New York - Alisa Vasquez |
| America's Choice | Nevada - Lauren Watson |
| Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life | Virginia - Hayley Boland |
| Scholastic Excellence | South Carolina - Sarah Hamrick |

## Contestants

| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
| Alabama | Kaitlynn Campbell | Hayden | 17 | At-Large | Vocal, "Concrete Angel" | | | |
| Alaska | Elle Adkins | Eagle River | 16 | Miss Chugiak/Eagle River's Outstanding Teen | Acrobatic Dance | | | Daughter of Holly Salo Adkins, Miss Alaska 1990 Later Distinguished Young Woman of Alaska 2017 Later inherited the Miss Alaska 2021 title after Emma Broyles was crowned Miss America 2022 |
| Arizona | Jessi Gradillas | Chandler | 17 | Miss Grand Canyon's Outstanding Teen | Vocal/Guitar | 3rd runner-up | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Preliminary Talent Award | |
| Arkansas | Gracie Stover | Little Rock | 17 | Miss Ouachita River's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance | | Non-finalist Evening Wear/OSQ Award Outstanding Dance Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award Teens in Action Award Finalist | |
| California | Avery Grooms | Fresno | 17 | Miss Sierra Nevada's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Colorado | Maggie O'Grady | | 15 | Miss Northern Colorado's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Connecticut | Sapna Raghavan | Ellington | 17 | Miss Greater Rockville's Outstanding Teen | Bollywood Dance | | | Later Miss Connecticut 2021 |
| Delaware | Michelle Ley | Wilmington | 16 | Miss New Castle County's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | | | |
| District of Columbia | Jade Allysee Parchment | Washington D.C. | 15 | | | | | |
| Florida | Leah Roddenberry | Bradenton | 16 | Miss Orlando's Outstanding Teen | Dance | | Teens in Action Award Finalist | First to hold a state MAOT title twice 1st runner-up at Miss Florida 2019 competition Later Miss Florida 2021 |
| Georgia | Victoria Smith | Sandersville | 17 | Miss Macon's Outstanding Teen | Tap Dance, "Ease on Down the Road" from The Wiz | Top 10 | | |
| Hawaii | Kealani Tanizaki-Hudson | | 16 | | | | | |
| Idaho | Abigail Kunz | Rigby | 16 | Miss Southeastern Idaho's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Illinois | Peyton Tucker | | 17 | Miss Windy City's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | | | |
| Indiana | Audrey Ferguson | Evansville | 17 | Miss Central Indiana's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | 2nd runner-up | | |
| Iowa | Nina Yu | Cedar Rapids | 17 | Miss Metro's Outstanding Teen | | | Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award | |
| Kansas | Ashley Pringle | Yates Center | 17 | Miss Hay Capital's Outstanding Teen | Vocal | | | |
| Kentucky | Kennedy Sabharwal | Lexington | 15 | Miss Renfro Valley's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Louisiana | Julia Claire Williams | Kinder | 16 | Miss Holiday in Dixie's Outstanding Teen | Dance | | CMN Miracle Maker Award | Later Miss Louisiana 2021 |
| Maine | Alexis Wintle | | 17 | | | | | |
| Maryland | Jessica Bayuk | Frederick | 17 | Miss Western Maryland's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Alexandra Berube | Methuen | 17 | Miss Boston's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Michigan | Vanessa Chambe | St. Clair Shores | 16 | Miss Downriver's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Minnesota | Rachel Weyandt | | 16 | Miss Chain of Lakes' Outstanding Teen | | | Teens in Action Award Finalist | |
| Mississippi | Grace Post | Madison | 16 | Miss Central Mississippi's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Missouri | Alexis Piskulic | Arnold | 15 | Miss River City's Outstanding Teen | Dance/Twirl, "A Brand New Day" | | | "Silver Twin" in Purdue University's "All-American" Marching Band |
| Montana | Katee Orr | Missoula | 17 | | | | | |
| Nebraska | Steffany Lien | Omaha | 17 | Miss Douglas County's Outstanding Teen | Baton Twirling, "Hollywood" by Michael Bublé | Top 10 | | Six-time world champion baton twirler Later University of Louisville's Cardinal Girl Feature Twirler Later Miss Nebraska 2022 |
| Nevada | Lauren Watson | Las Vegas | 16 | Miss Lake Mead's Outstanding Teen | | Top 10 | People's Choice Award | Previously Miss American Teenager Junior 2013 |
| New Hampshire | Allie Nault | Gilford | 17 | Miss Lakes Region's Outstanding Teen | Dance/Twirl | Winner | Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Teens in Action Award | |
| New Jersey | Shereen Pimentel | Teaneck | 17 | Miss Cape Shores' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Finding Wonderland" | Top 10 | Outstanding Vocal Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award | |
| New Mexico | Sasha Butcher | Albuquerque | 15 | Miss Las Vegas' Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| New York | Alisa Vasquez | Washingtonville | 17 | Miss Upstate New York's Outstanding Teen | | | Non-finalist Interview Award Spirit of America Award | |
| North Carolina | McKenzie Hansley | Hampstead | 16 | Miss Spivey's Corner's Outstanding Teen | | | | Later Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2017 |
| North Dakota | Olivia Larson | | | Miss Bismarck's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Ohio | Emily Krejci | North Royalton | 15 | Miss Maple City's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Carrigan Bradley | | 16 | Miss Edmond Liberty Fest's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra | 4th runner-up | | 4th runner-up at Miss Oklahoma 2017 pageant |
| Oregon | Hailey Kilgore | Happy Valley | 16 | Miss Happy Valley's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Not For the Life of Me", from Thoroughly Modern Millie | | | Previously National American Miss Oregon Pre-Teen Later cast as Ti Moune in the 2018 Broadway revival of Once on This Island Nominated for 2018 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for this role |
| Pennsylvania | Samantha Renck | Newtown | 17 | Miss Philadelphia's Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Dance | | CMN Miracle Maker Award Finalist Non-finalist Talent Award Outstanding Dance Talent Award Teens in Action Award Finalist | |
| Rhode Island | Catarina Girardi | Cranston | 16 | Miss Cranston's Outstanding Teen | Dance | | | |
| South Carolina | Sarah Hamrick | Cowpens | 17 | Miss Hilton Head Island Teen | Vocal, "Live Out Loud" | Top 10 | CMN Miracle Maker Award Finalist Preliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award Scholastic Excellence Award | Later contestant on season 26 of The Bachelor |
| South Dakota | Cameron Schroder | Huron | 17 | Miss Sioux Empire's Outstanding Teen | | | | |
| Tennessee | Allie Privitt | Humboldt | 16 | Miss Henderson County's Outstanding Teen | Acro-Jazz Lyrical Dance | | | |
| Texas | Addyson Jackson | Frisco | 16 | Miss Plano's Outstanding Teen | Dance | 1st runner-up | | |
| Utah | Savannah Sorensen | | 16 | Miss Central Utah's Outstanding Teen | | | | Older sister of Charlee Sorensen, Miss Utah's Outstanding Teen 2020 |
| Vermont | Sophia Parker | | 16 | | | | | |
| Virginia | Hayley Boland | Troutville | 17 | Miss Roanoke Valley's Outstanding Teen | Piano, "Solfeggietto" by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | | Academic Achievement Award Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award Teens in Action Award Finalist | |
| Virgin Islands | Keshaundia Quinn | | 15 | | | | | |
| Washington | Abigail Dominguiano | Bremerton | 15 | Miss Great Peninsula's Outstanding Teen | Musical Theater Vocal | | CMN Miracle Maker Award Finalist | |
| West Virginia | Braelynn Neely | | | Miss University City's Outstanding Teen | Dance/Twirl | | Outstanding Dance Talent Award | |
| Wisconsin | Jordenne Butler | Onalaska | 16 | Miss River City's Outstanding Teen | Lyrical Dance, Glee cover of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables | | | |
| Wyoming | Olivia Boley | Sheridan | 15 | | | | | |