Miss America 2016 - Betty Cantrell Crowning Moment (9-13-15)

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