Miss Earth United States 2016 is the 12th edition of

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pageant that was held at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall in

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. Brittany Payne of

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crowned her successor Corrin Stellakis of

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as Miss Earth United States 2016. Stellakis represented the

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in the

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pageant in the

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. The pageant was the 1st edition under US Earth Productions headed by the new national director, Laura Clark. The pageant held its pre-pageant activities in

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prior to the crowning event. The crowning moment became popular due to a wardrobe malfunction and the oversized crown. Video of the crowning has reached over 18 million views.

Results

Placements

Awards

Candidates

Listed below are 42 contestants from various states and

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have competed for the title:

Non-participating states

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Judges

The judges for the pageant were: *

Alyz Henrich Alyz Sabimar Henrich Ocando (born October 19, 1991) is a Venezuelan model, environmentalist, humanitarian advocate and beauty queen. She represented Falcón state at Miss Venezuela 2012 pageant where she was crowned Miss Venezuela Earth. On Dec ...

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from

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Shauntay Hinton Shauntay Renae Hinton (born February 26, 1979) is an American actress and beauty queen who won the Miss USA 2002. Biography Born and reared in her native Starkville, Mississippi, Hinton stepped into the national spotlight as Miss USA 2002. After ...

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* Stephanie McGrane – Queen of Operations, The Pageant Planet * John Morris – 2015 Pageant Fitness Trainer of the Year *

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* Stephen Smith – CEO of Planet Beach Spa *

Thiessa Sickert Thiessa Sickert (born February 18, 1993) is a Brazilian journalist, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She had been in various beauty pageants in the World. She started when she was 16 years old, winning thin Boston. Then, in 2012, as Miss Minas ...

– Miss Earth – Fire 2015 from

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Jessica Trisko-Darden Jessica Nicole Trisko Darden (née Trisko; born August 20, 1984) is a Canadian academic, activist, former model, and beauty queen. She is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University and Director of the Security a ...

, PhD – Miss Earth 2007 from

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miss Earth United States Miss Earth United States August 2016 events in the United States 2016 beauty pageants Beauty pageants in the United States 2016 in Washington, D.C.