Abby Floyd is Miss Arkansas USA 2016

Abby Floyd was crowned Miss Arkansas USA 2016 on November 1, 2015 at the Arend Arts Center. Abby has few months to prepare for the 2016 Miss USA Pageant  where she hopes to be crowned by the reigning Miss USA Olivia Jordan from Oklahoma.
The 19-year-old and 5'9" tall newly crowned queen is from Searcy. She was crowned by outgoing queen Leah Blefko of Fayetteville. Makenzie Sexton was also crowned as Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2016 

Abby is currently working as a model at the block agency. She was Miss Arkansas Teen USA 2013 and made TOP 16 at the 2013 Miss Teen USA Pageant on August 10, 2013 at Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, Bahamas. She had previously contested at Miss Arkansas USA 2015 where she finished as 3RU. She also capture the American Quarter Horse Association Youth World Championship title in 2012 after 5 years of horse training sessions.

It will also interest you to know that Abby is the first Miss AR Teen USA to win Miss AR USA since 1996. Arkansas has not been greatly successful at Miss USA. They have won the Miss USA Pageant in 1982 with Terri Utley. Utley was the first – and to date only – woman from Arkansas to win the Miss USA title, and went on to place as fourth runner-up at Miss Universe 1982.

Miss Arkansas USA 2016 Final Results

Winner:  Abby Floyd • Searcy

First runner-up : Haley Pontius • Richland Hills

Second runner-up : Sierra Gorton • Northeast Arkansas

Third runner-up : Allison Kusenberger • West Little Rock

Fourth runner-up : Tarole Harris • Bentonville

Semi-finalists

Skyla Weeks • Sharp County

Abby Floyd • Searcy

Stephanie Salvatori • Hot Springs

Tarole Harris • Bentonville

Deivory Howard • Greater Little Rock

Allison Kusenberger • West Little Rock

Adrianna Morehouse • Fayetteville

AnnaLisa Meredith • White River

Destiny Gann • Fulton County

Hanna Moss • Jonesboro

Haley Pontius • Richland Hills

Sierra Gorton • Northeast Arkansas

Rylee Schwaller • Saline County

 Credit: Pageant Update

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