Deshauna Barber wins Miss District of Columbia USA 2016

Deshauna Barber crowned Miss District of Columbia USA 2016!!!

Deshauna Barber,defeated 15 other contestants to bag the title of Miss District of Columbia USA 2016. The grand finale of Miss District of Columbia USA 2016 & Miss Teen District of Columbia 2016 took place on 19th December 2015 at Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel. Deshauna was crowned by the outgoing Miss District of Columbia USA  2015 – Lizzy Olsen. Deshauna will represent District of Columbia at Miss USA 2016. Kara McCullough bagged the first runner-up crown where as Colby Muhammad was awarded  with the second runner-up title. In the same event Dylan Murphy was crowned as Miss Teen District of Columbia USA 2016, Dylan will represent her state at Miss Teen USA 2016 pageant next year.

District of Columbia has produced two Miss USA title holders courtesy of Bobbie Johnson Miss USA 1964 and  Shauntay Hinton Miss USA 2002. DC has produced two first runner-ups (Michelle Metrinko in 1963, Liane Angus in 2001).District of Columbia also has two fourth runner-ups crown and numerous semi final spots at the Miss USA pageant.

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Deshauna Barber hails from Washington Dc and is a graduate from  Virginia State University with a  degree in Bachelor of Science  in Business management . Deshauna is currently pursuing her masters degree in Information Systems and services from University of Maryland.She works with Department of Commerce as a IT Business Analyst with the Acquisitions Systems department. Deshauna was a semi finalist last year at Miss District of Columbia USA pageant, she also particpated in Miss Virgina USA 2010 where she managed to place in the semi finals.

Full Results:

Miss District of Columbia 2016- Deshauna Barber
First runner-up: Kara McCullough
Second runner-up: Colby Muhammad
Third runner-up: Sierra Hadley
Fourth runner-up: Alexis Becton
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Semi-finalists:

Porcha Taylor
Jasmine Jones
Courtney Ballenger
Kiara Imani
Courtney Williams

Photo Credit: Miss District of Columbia Facebook Page