Miss District of Columbia USA Deshauna Barber has been crowned Miss USA 2016 on Sunday night She is a 26-year-old Army officer from the District of Columbia who gave perhaps the strongest answer of the night when asked about women in combat "As a woman in the United States Army, I think ... we are just as tough as men. As a commander of my unit, I'm powerful, I am dedicated,'' Deshauna Barber said "Gender does not limit us in the United States.