Athenna Crosby is Miss California Teen USA 2016

17-year-old Athenna Crosby was crowned Miss California Teen USA 2016 on December 6, 2015 at the Terrace Theater in Long Beach, CA. She will have the opportunity to compete at the 2016 Miss Teen USA Pageant where she hopes to be crowned by the reigning Miss Teen USA Katherine Haik from Louisiana.

5'8" tall Crosby succeeds Miss California Teen USA 2015 Melanie Mitchell of Anaheim who finished first-runner up to Katherine Haik. Also at the same event, Nadia Mejia won the Miss California USA 2016 session.


California is the sixth most successful state at Miss Teen USA. Recently, Cassidy Wolf became the second Miss Teen USA from the state when she won the 2013 Miss Teen USA Pageant in the Bahamas.

Final Results

First runner-up : Gigi Gauthier – Cal Coast
Second runner-up : Jessica Duhay – West Coast
Third runner-up : Kaylee Fuller – Dublin
Fourth runner-up : Jocelyn McCoy – Greater San Diego

TOP 20

Bethany Murray – Santa Clara County
Athenna Crosby – Santa Monica
Janelle Garcia – Bel Air
Erin Graham – North Hollywood
Kelly Hughes – Los Angeles County
Haleigh Hekking – Beverly Hills
Jessica Duhay – West Coast
Kaitlyn Nolan – Hollywood Regional
Jocelyn McCoy – Greater San Diego
Lauren Dorn – Orange County
Brooklyn Lowery – Golden State
Mikayla Oresko – Anaheim
Giselle Cabebe – Pacific Coast
Juliet Weaver – Laguna Beach
Montana Yao – Malibu
Kaylee Fuller – Dublin
Gigi Gauthier – Cal Coast
Riley Hunsucker – Norco
Sarah Rafeh – Santa Clarita
Arlene Serna – Garden Grove

Credit: Pageant News