Emelina Adams was crowned Miss Nevada USA 2016

23-year-old Emelina Adams was crowned Miss Nevada USA 2016. She stands 5'7" tall queen was crowned by the outgoing queen, Brittany McGowan during the finals, held on November 22th, 2015 at the Artemus W. Concert Hall. Carissa Morrow was adjudged as Miss Nevada Teen USA 2016.

Adams is working as a professional model. Her experience includes photoshoots, promotional modeling, music video shoots, bikini competitions. She was a Top 10 Finalist for Miss Nevada 2014 and first Runner-Up at Miss Arizona 2015.

While Nevada did well in the early years of the Miss USA pageant, they only placed once from 1987 to 2000. This streak was broken by Gina Giacinto’s finalist placing in Miss USA 2001.

Miss Nevada USA 2016 Final Results

First runner-up : Amanda Jenkins – Sparks

Second runner-up : Susan Romanishin – Carson City

Third runner-up : Juliann Nicole – Seven Hills

Fourth runner-up : Kimberly Andres – Las Vegas

Semi-finalists

CHATEAU – Susan Romanishin

GOLDEN VALLEY – Stefanie Naylor

HENDERSON – Emelina Adams

JAPAN LAS VEGAS – Shelby Johnson

LAS VEGAS – Kimberly Andres

RENO – Stephanie Cochraine

SEVEN HILLS – Juliann Nicole

SOUTH LAS VEGAS – Ashley South

SPARKS – Amanda Jenkins

SPRING VALLEY – Stephanie Cook

ENTERPRISE – Breanna Andes

DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS – Joy Thompson

RED ROCK – Anayeli De Santiago

QUEENSRIDGE – Christina Ko

WEST LAS VEGAS – Jordan Hankins