Who Won Miss USA 2016? Miss District Of Columbia, Deshauna Barber, Crowned As Winner!

The winner of Miss USA 2016 is Deshauna Barber from the District Of Columbia. Olivia Jordan crowned the new beauty queen who will go on to represent America at the Miss Universe pageant.

First runner-up title went to Chelsea Hardin (Hawaii). Second runner-up title went to Emanii Davis (Georgia). What did you think of the winner?

UPDATE: 8 Things To Know About Miss USA 2016 Winner

Top 3: Emanii Davis (Georgia), Chelsea Hardin (Hawaii) and Deshauna Barber (District Of Columbia). The only Latina who was left standing was Nadia Mejia from California, but her failure to answer the question from the judges properly was probably the cause of her elimination.

Top 5: Emanii Davis (Georgia), Chelsea Hardin (Hawaii), Deshauna Barber (District Of Columbia), Peyton Brown (Alabama) and Nadia Mejia (California).

Top 10: Desi Williams (Virginia), Peyton Brown (Alabama), Nadia Mejia (California), Emanii Davis (Georgia), Tiffany Teixeira (Connecticut), Deshauna Barber (District Of Columbia), Sydnee Stottlemyre (Missouri), Abby Floyd (Arkansas), Madison McKeown (South Dakota) and Chelsea Hardin (Hawaii).

Top 15 were the following beauty queens: Leah Lawson (South Carolina), Megan Wise (Ohio), Emanii Davis (Georgia), Chelsea Myers (Arizona), Peyton Brown (Alabama), Nichole Greene (West Virginia), Deshauna Barber (District Of Columbia), Nadia Mejia (California), Sydnee Stottlemyre (Missouri), Tiffany Teixeira (Connecticut), Chelsea Hardin (Hawaii), Madison McKeown (South Dakota), Abby Floyd (Arkansas), Desi Williams (Virginia) and Taylor Gorton (Oklahoma).

Miss USA California Nadia Mejia was also voted fan-favorite. The only other Latina in the competition, Daniella Rodriguez (Texas), did not make the first cut and was eliminated.

The initial Top 15 finalists were selected by a panel of judges during a preliminary competition that took place on Wednesday, June 1. All 52 women took the stage sporting swimwear and evening gowns and were graded on that. The judges for this first viewing were Fred Nelson, Joey Boukadakis, Keltie Knight, Kristin Conte, Nick Phelps and Rebecca Bienstock.

Two Latinas participated in this year's pageant, down from 8 last year. Daniella Rodriguez from Texas and Nadia Mejia from California represented our Hispanic heritage at Miss USA 2016.

The live telecast of Miss USA 2016 took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Hosted by Julianne Hough and Terrence Jenkins, the opening scene had a special cameo by Steve Harvey poking fun at his Miss Colombia blunder during Miss Universe 2016. Both were joined by Ashley Graham from backstage having inside scoop and all the drama from behind the scenes.

Musical performances were made possible by Chris Young and Backstreet Boys. Judges for the telecast included Ali Landry, Crystle Stewart, Joe Zee and Laura Brown.