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.

Jun 6, 2016 · An Army Reserve officer and IT analyst from the District of Columbia has been crowned Miss USA 2016 after mounting a strong defense of women in combat roles in the military.

On June 5, 2016, Barber competed in the Miss USA 2016 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. She went on to win the competition, beating out first runner-up Chelsea Hardin of Hawaii and second runner-up Emanii Davis from Georgia. She was crowned by …

Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. Nine Miss USA winners have gone on to become Miss Universe and are indicated in bold face.

Jun 6, 2016 · 2016’s winner will be the 65th Miss USA to represent the United States at the Miss Universe competition later this year.

Jun 6, 2016 · Twenty-six-year-old Barber, representing the U.S. capital as Miss District of Columbia, was declared winner of the pageant ahead of runners-up Miss Georgia Emanii Davis and Miss Hawaii Chelsea...

Jun 5, 2016 · WINNER: Miss District of Columbia, Deshauna Barber! Miss D.C. was clearly a favorite throughout the competition, both for her major achievement in smizing, and her impressive job as...

Jun 5, 2016 · The 2016 Miss USA pageant just wrapped up and a new winner was announced! The competition narrowed down fifty-two contestants to just three in the final half-hour of the three hour event.

Jun 5, 2016 · Miss District of Columbia Deshauna Barber wowed the judges with her beauty, talents and intelligence at Sunday night's annual beauty pageant broadcast live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las...

Jun 6, 2016 · Miss District of Columbia Deshauna Barber took home the coveted crown at the 2016 Miss USA pageant on Sunday, June 5, beating out runner-up Miss Hawaii Chelsea Hardin and second...