Miss America 2016, the 89th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Kira Kazantsev of New York crowned successor, Betty Cantrell of Georgia at the end of the event. It was broadcast on ABC and streamed to mobile devices and Xbox 360 consoles via the WatchABC app.


Miss America 2016
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia - Betty Cantrell
1st runner-up
Mississippi Mississippi - Hannah Roberts
2nd runner-up
Colorado Colorado - Kelley Johnson
3rd runner-up
Louisiana Louisiana - April Nelson
4th runner-up
Alabama Alabama - Meg McGuffin
Top 7
South Carolina South Carolina - Daja Dial
Tennessee Tennessee - Hannah Robison*
Top 10
Florida Florida - Mary Katherine Fechtel
Oklahoma Oklahoma - Georgia Frazier
Texas Texas - Shannon Sanderford
Top 12
Iowa Iowa - Taylor Wiebers
Nebraska Nebraska - Alyssa Howell
Top 15
Arkansas Arkansas - Loren McDaniel
Virginia Virginia - Savannah Lane
West Virginia West Virginia - Chelsea Malone