ber ▁of ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁at ▁Miss ▁USA ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Hard in ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i . ▁She ▁is ▁of ▁Native ▁Hawai ian , ▁Chinese , ▁Filip ino , ▁Portuguese , ▁Spanish , ▁Dutch , ▁Irish , ▁English , ▁French , ▁and ▁Sc and in av ian ▁descent . ▁Her ▁father ▁Kevin ▁Hard in ▁is ▁a ▁Hawai ian ▁Airlines ▁pilot , ▁while ▁her ▁mother ▁Christ ine ▁Mitchell ▁is ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁agent . ▁Hard in ▁attended ▁the ▁ ʻ I ol ani ▁School ▁and ▁later ▁California ▁Poly techn ic ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁San ▁Luis ▁Ob is po , ▁California . ▁While ▁a ▁university ▁student , ▁she ▁played ▁NCAA ▁division ▁I ▁women ' s ▁vol ley ball . ▁ ▁Page antry ▁ ▁Miss ▁Hawai i ▁USA ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Hard in ▁represented ▁East ▁O ahu ▁at ▁Miss ▁Hawai i ▁USA ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁crown ed ▁the ▁winner ▁by ▁out going ▁title holder ▁Emma ▁Wo . ▁ ▁Miss ▁USA ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁On ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Hard in ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Miss ▁USA ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁page ant ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁place ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁runner - up ▁to ▁winner ▁Des ha una ▁Bar ber