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Miss USA 2016
Deshauna Barber, Miss USA 2016
Date
June 5, 2016
Presenters
Terrence J
Julianne Hough
Ashley Graham[1][2]
Entertainment
Nervo
Chris Young
Backstreet Boys[1][3]
Venue
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Broadcaster
Fox, KVVU-TV
Entrants
52 (including Miss 52 USA)
Placements
15
Debuts
Miss 52 USA
Winner
Deshauna Barber District of Columbia
Congeniality
Peyton Brown Alabama[4]
Photogenic
Kate Redeker Wisconsin[5]
← 2015
2017 →
Miss USA 2016 was the 65th Miss USA pageant, held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 5, 2016. Terrence J and Julianne Hough all hosted for the first time, while Ashley Graham served as the backstage host.[6][7] All fifty states and the District of Columbia competed. Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma crowned her successor, Deshauna Barber of the District of Columbia, at the end of the event. Barber became the first African American to win the Miss USA title since Crystle Stewart in 2008, and this was District of Columbia's third title and the first title since 2002. Barber represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant, where she placed in the Top 9.[8]
This was the first edition of the Miss USA pageant to be held under the ownership of WME/IMG, which purchased the Miss Universe Organization from Donald Trump on September 14, 2015, three days after NBCUniversal sold him its 50% interest in the organization in exchange for Trump's dropping a breach of contract lawsuit he filed against the media company in August for terminating NBC's contract to televise the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants. It was also the first Miss USA pageant to be broadcast on Fox after signed an agreement in October 2015.[9][10][11]
For the first time, a 52nd entrant for the pageant was decided via a nationwide search through social media voting.[12]
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^Desk, TV News. "Terrence 'J' Jenkins to Host 2016 MISS USA on FOX; Backstreet Boys & More to Perform". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
^"Instagram photo by Peyton Brown • Jun 7, 2016 at 2:19am UTC". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
^"Instagram photo by Miss Wisconsin USA® 👑 • Jun 6, 2016 at 6:17am UTC". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
^Leach, Robin (6 April 2016). "Strip Scribbles: Miss USA Pageant returns to L.V., Nick Jonas, Nick Carter". Las Vegas Sun.
^"Miss USA 2016 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 5". Pageants News. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Deshauna Barber From District of Columbia Crowned Miss USA 2016". Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
^de Moraes, Lisa (October 28, 2015). "Fox To Broadcast Miss Universe & Miss USA Pageants". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
^Yahr, Emily (28 October 2015). "Donald Trump's former Miss Universe pageant finds a new home – Fox". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^Jethro Nededog (14 September 2015). "Donald Trump just sold off the entire Miss Universe Organization after buying it 3 days ago". Business Insider. Axel Springer SE. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
^"Finding Miss 52". Miss Universe Organization. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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District of Columbia
Alabama[4]
Wisconsin[5]