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Miss Teen USA 2016
Miss Teen USA 2016 was the 34th Miss Teen USA pageant, was held at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 30, 2016. Katherine Haik of Louisiana crowned her successor Karlie Hay of Texas, at the end of the event. The pageant was webcast on the Miss Universe website, Facebook page, and mobile app as well as on Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles via Xbox Live. It was hosted by Miss USA 2015 Olivia Jordan and social media star Cody Johns, while ''American Idol'' winner Nick Fradiani performed. This is the first time that the state of Nevada hosted the pageant and the first Miss Teen USA pageant held in the United States since 2007. Since this year, the swimsuit competition has been replaced by the sportswear competition. Results Special Awards Historical significance * Texas wins competition for the third time. * North Carolina earns the ''1st runner-up'' position for the third time. This was last placed in 2006. * South Carolina earns the ''2nd runner-up'' positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Haik
Katherine Olivia Haik ( ; born May 9, 2000) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2015. At age 15, she was the youngest contestant to ever be crowned Miss Teen USA as well as the second entrant from Louisiana to win the title, following Shelley Hennig who won Miss Teen USA 2004. Early life and education Haik was born on May 9, 2000, in Covington, Louisiana to Tim and Jennifer Haik, yet was raised in Franklinton. She graduated from Franklinton High School in 2018, and attends Louisiana State University, where she is a member of Kappa Delta sorority. She graduated from LSU in May 2022. Pageantry Haik competed in Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2015 and won the competition. She went on to compete at Miss Teen USA 2015, where was crowned the winner. After the announcement that the Miss Teen USA competition would eliminate the swimsuit round in 2016, Haik publicly stated that she supported the decision to switch the component of the competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
