{{Short description|Beauty pageant contenders}} {{Distinguish|Miss America|Miss USA|Miss U.S. International|Miss United States|Miss Earth USA|Miss Supranational USA|Miss Grand USA}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Infobox organization | name = Miss World America | image = | image_border = | image_size = | caption = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | formation = {{Start date and age|1951}} | type = [[Beauty pageant]] | headquarters = [[Seattle]] | location = [[United States]] | membership = [[Miss World]] | language = [[English language|English]] | leader_title = National Director | leader_name = Ekta Saini and Sanjay Saini | key_people = | num_staff = | budget = | website = [https://missworldamerica.org/ Miss World America Official Website] }} The United States has continuously sent a representative to Miss World since its inception in 1951. The United States has won the Miss World crown three times in 1973, 1990 and 2010. Currently, '''Miss World America''' is the official national pageant that selects the contestant from the [[United States]] to [[Miss World]].
The current Miss World America is Athenna Crosby of [[California]], who was crowned on November 17, 2024, at the Highline Performing Art Center in [[Burien, Washington]]. She represented the United States at 72nd [[Miss World 2025]] pageant.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Tribune (India)]]|title=Athenna Crosby crowned Miss World America at beauty pageant organised by Punjab-origin couple in US|date=November 17, 2024|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/athenna-crosby-crowned-miss-world-america-at-beauty-pageant-organised-by-punjab-origin-couple-in-us/}}</ref>
==History== During the mid-1950s, the Miss Universe organization sent delegates from the Miss USA system to compete at Miss World (1953–57). Alfred Patricelli of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was the executive director of the Miss World USA during its existence from 1958 to 1977. From 1958 to 1961, the winner of Miss United States competed at Miss World. Then from 1962 to 1966 Alfred Patricelli organized the Miss USA World pageant annually. In 1967, the pageant was renamed Miss World USA and was held every year until 1977. During this time, Miss World USA 1969 [[Gail Renshaw]] was the first person to resign from the title of "Miss World USA" after competing in [[Miss World 1969]] in order to get married. Also in 1973, [[Marjorie Wallace]] won the [[Miss World 1973|Miss World]] title and became the first American woman to win the Miss World title. Between 1978 through 1980, BBS Productions, Inc., based in New York City, was given the franchise for the Miss World pageant where Griff O'Neil was the organizer, during this time the pageant was named "Miss World America".
[[File:World USA Paulette.jpg|thumb|Miss World USA 1969]] From 1981 to 1991, the [[Miss Universe]] organization were the license holders, and the American representative to Miss World ended up being the 1st runner-up of the [[Miss USA]] pageant. The Miss World Organization however wanted a public announcement during the finals of the Miss USA pageant that the 1st Runner-up would be going to Miss World, but they refused to do so. Therefore, after 1991 the Miss World Organization did not accept any more Miss USA 1st Runners-up.
From 1992 to 1997, Richard Guy and Rex Holt (GuyRex) were the national directors of Miss World in the United States and organized the Miss World America pageant in 1992, 1993, and 1994. They discontinued the pageant in 1995 but handpicked a representative from 1995 to 1997. In 1998, Hirsh Wilck succeeded GuyRex and became the license holder and sent contestants from 1998 to 2000.
In 2001, the Miss World organization asked Pageantry Magazine to choose a contestant for Miss World 2001 since they did not have a license holder during this year. In 2002, Jean Renard and Miss World Holdings Inc became license holders and handpicked the representative. They dropped the license afterwards due to legal issues with Rebekah Revels, whom they had handpicked to compete in 2002. In 2003, Bruce Vermeulen and Geoff Kearney founded the US Miss World organization. They chose the 2003 representative by mail-in entry and telephone interviews and in 2004 held the US Miss World pageant. In 2005, Barbizon Modeling became the license holders and organized the US Miss World pageant in San Francisco, California.
From 2007 to 2011, [[Elite Models]] were the license holders for Miss World in the United States and they handpicked the representative from their list of models.<ref>[http://www.modeling-hq.com/2013/02/24/elite-models/ Elite Models selecting who will represent the U.S. at the Miss World Pageant.]</ref> During this time, it was common to know who was going to represent the United States in Miss World a week or two before the international pageant began. Among their designee was Alexandria Mills who in 2010 became one of the few Miss World winners to have won the international pageant without winning a national pageant. In 2012–2013, Lisa-Marie Kohrs, former 2009 U.S. Representative were the national director and she handpicked from the contestants who had the charity background.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-marie-kohrs-06b30a154 Kohrs was National Director for 2012-2013 and first woman to hold national franchise license]</ref> It is unknown who was in charge of selecting the contestants in 1951, 1952, and 2006. In 2013,
In 2014, in an effort from Julia Morley who wanted all national directors to hold a national pageant to select the representative of their country as opposed to only designate, Christopher Wilmer, the organizer of the [[Miss United States]] pageant, was appointed as the national director of Miss World in the United States. As a result, the winner of [[Miss United States 2014]], [[Elizabeth Safrit]], was selected to compete at Miss World because she met the age requirements of the international pageant. In 2015, Wilmer reinstated the Miss World America pageant in order to properly reflect Miss World's age and contest requirements. Miss World America was held in 2015 and 2016.
In 2017, Lynne Scott Safrit and her daughter [[Elizabeth Safrit]], became co-national directors of Miss World in the United States and created 'America's Miss World' and Miss Teen World America.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff reports |date=2017-03-16 |title=Lynne and Elizabeth Safrit to lead preliminary Miss World event |url=https://independenttribune.com/news/lynne-and-elizabeth-safrit-to-lead-preliminary-miss-world-event/article_b0266f06-0a70-11e7-be56-5b7caae51eaf.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=The Independent Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
In 2018, Michael Blakey became the national director of Miss World in the United States with assistance from [[Liz Fuller]]. The pageant went back to being named 'Miss World America'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crown |first=Ask The |title=Interview with Producer Michael Blakey, Miss World America National Director |url=https://www.pageantliveaskthecrown.com/2019/04/interview-with-producer-michael-blakey.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Ask the CROWN}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=September 2023}} In December 2021, Miss World America 2018 (and then Miss Earth USA 2021), [[Marisa Butler]], and Miss World America 2020, [[Alissa Anderegg|Alissa Andereg]], along with several other former state titleholders, interviewed with ''[[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]]'' describing their time with the Miss World America organization as 'disrespectful' and 'predatory.'<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-15 |title=Miss World America Contestants Speak Out About Being Exploited and Humiliated |url=https://jezebel.com/miss-world-america-contestants-speak-out-about-being-ex-1848189200 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Jezebel |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-16 |title=Former Miss World America says she wouldn't 'wish crown on her worst enemy' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/marisa-butler-miss-world-america-crown-b1977123.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grindell |first=Samantha |title=A former Miss World America said she wouldn't wish being the titleholder on her worst enemy |url=https://www.insider.com/former-miss-world-america-wouldnt-wish-title-on-worst-enemy-2021-12 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2023, Michael Blakey lost the license to Miss World and Ekta and Sanjay Saini, the parents of Miss World America 2021, [[Shree Saini]], became the new national directors of Miss World America.
==Results summary== {{unreferenced section|date=November 2024}} ===Placements in Miss World=== United States holds a record of 50 placements at [[Miss World]], being placed first overall.
*Miss World: [[Marjorie Wallace]] ([[Miss World 1973]]), [[Gina Tolleson]] ([[Miss World 1990]]), [[Alexandria Mills]] ([[Miss World 2010]]) *1st Runners-up: Karin Hultman (1954), Margaret Haywood (1955), Betty Cherry (1956), [[Dian Parkinson|Dianna Batts]] (1965), [[Gail Renshaw]] (1969), [[Shree Saini]] (2021) *2nd Runners-up: Brenda Denton (1985), Nancy Randall (2004), [[Elizabeth Safrit]] (2014) *4th Runners-up: Mary Griffin (1953), Judith Achter (1960), Terry Browning (1974), Cindy Miller (1977) *Top 5: Jill Scheffert (1989) *Top 7/8: Jo Ann Odum (1961), Amedee Chabot (1962), Denice Blair (1966), [[Brucene Smith]] (1971), [[Brooke Alexander]] (1980), Lisa Moss (1981), LuAnn Caughey (1982), Lisa Allred (1983), Kelly Anderson (1984), [[Halle Berry]] (1985) *Top 10/11: Diana Magaña (1988), [[Charlotte Ray]] (1991), Sharon Belden (1992), Maribeth Brown (1993), Sallie Toussaint (1997), [[Shauna Gambill]] (1998), Natasha Allas (1999), Angelique Breaux (2000), Rebekah Revels (2002), [[Audra Mari]] (2016) *Top 14/15/16: Michele Metrinko (1963), Jeanne Quinn (1964), Pamela Pall (1967), Sandra Wolsfeld (1970), [[Lynda Carter]] (1972), Debra Freeze (1978), Carter Wilson (1979), [[Abigail McCary]] (2007), Claudine Book (2012) *Top 20/30/40: [[Olivia Jordan]] (2013), [[Marisa Butler]] (2018), [[Clarissa Bowers]] (2017), Emmy Cuvelier (2019)
===Awards=== *Miss World Americas: Brenda Denton (1985), [[Gina Tolleson]] (1990), Sallie Toussaint (1997), [[Alexandria Mills]] (2010), [[Elizabeth Safrit]] (2014), [[Audra Mari]] (2016), [[Shree Saini]] (2021) *Beauty with a Purpose: [[Shree Saini]] (2021) *Miss World Talent: Rebekah Revels (2002) *Miss World Sports: [[Abigail McCary]] (2007), [[Marisa Butler]] (2018) *Miss World Multimedia: [[Elizabeth Safrit]] (2014) *Miss World Beach Beauty: Nancy Randall (2004) *Miss World Dress Designer: [[Lane Lindell]] (2008), Victoria DiSorbo (2023) *Miss Personality: Cloe Cabrera (1987)
== Titleholders == {{Unreferenced section|date=October 2023}} This is a list of women who have represented the [[United States]] at the [[Miss World]] pageant:
;Color key {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} Ended as Runner-up * {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=darkgray}} Ended as one of the Finalists, Semi-finalists or Quarter-finalists }}
{| class="wikitable sortable" ! width=3%|Year ! width=15%|Name ! width=3%|Age{{efn|Ages when crowned the national title.}} ! width=10%|State Represented ! width=10%|Hometown ! width=10%|Placement at Miss World ! width=10%|Notes |- | [[Miss World 1951|1951]] | Annette Gibson | 20 | {{flag|Kentucky|1918}} | [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] | | |- |-style= | [[Miss World 1952|1952]] | Tally Richards | 24 | {{flag|New York|1909}} | [[New York City, New York|New York City]] | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1953|1953]] | Mary Kemp Griffin | 23 | {{flag|South Carolina}} | [[Florence, South Carolina|Florence]] | 4th Runner-up | [[Miss South Carolina]] 1952, Top 10 at [[Miss America 1953]]; [[Miss South Carolina USA|Miss Myrtle Beach USA]] 1953, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1953]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1954|1954]] | Karin Hultman | 22 | {{flag|New York|1909}} | [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]] | 1st Runner-up | [[Miss New York USA]] 1954, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1954]] (Originally 2nd Runner-up, later elevated after original 1st runner-up was disqualified). |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1955|1955]] | Margaret Anne Haywood | 19 | {{flag|Arkansas|1924}} | [[Jonesboro, Arkansas|Jonesboro]] | 1st Runner-up | [[Miss Arkansas USA]] 1955, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1955]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1956|1956]] | Betty Lane Cherry | 20 | {{flag|South Carolina}} | [[Orangeburg, South Carolina|Orangeburg]] | 1st Runner-up | [[Miss South Carolina USA]] 1956, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1956]]. |- | [[Miss USA 1957|1957]] | [[Charlotte Sheffield]] | 20 | {{flag|Utah|1922}} | [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]] | | [[Miss Utah USA]] 1957, [[Miss USA 1957]] (Originally 1st Runner-up, later took over after original winner was disqualified). |- | [[Miss World 1958|1958]] | Nancy Anne Corcoran | 23 | {{flag|New York|1909}} | [[New York City, New York|New York City]] | | |- | [[Miss World 1959|1959]] | Loretta Powell | 24 | {{flag|Connecticut}} | [[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]] | | |- | style="background-color:#FFFF66;" rowspan=2| [[Miss World 1960|1960]] | Annette Driggers | 15 | {{flag|New York|1909}} | [[Freeport, New York|Freeport]] | ''Did not compete'' | Driggers was disqualified because she was underaged. |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | Judith Ann "Judy" Achter | 18 | {{flag|Missouri}} | [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] | 4th Runner-up | Originally 1st Runner-up, later took over after original winner was disqualified. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss United States 1961|1961]] | Jo Ann Odum | 19 | {{flag|West Virginia}} | [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]] | Top 7 | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1962|1962]] | Amedee Chabot | 17 | {{flag|California}} | [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] | Top 8 | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1963|1963]] | Michele Bettina Metrinko | 18 | {{flag|New York|1909}} | [[New York City, New York|New York City]] | Top 14 | [[Miss District of Columbia USA]] 1963, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1963]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1964|1964]] | Jeanne Marie "Jeannie" Quinn | 20 | {{flag|New York|1909}} | [[East Meadow, New York|East Meadow]] | Top 16 | [[Miss New York USA]] 1963, Top 15 at [[Miss USA 1963]]; 1st Runner-up at [[Miss U.S. International|Miss American Beauty]] 1964. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss World 1965|1965]] | [[Dian Parkinson|Dianna Lynn Batts]] | 19 | {{flag|District of Columbia}} | [[Falls Church, VA]] | 1st Runner-up | [[Miss District of Columbia USA]] 1965, 4th Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1965]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1966|1966]] | Denice Estelle Blair | 19 | {{flag|Utah|1922}} | [[Layton, Utah|Layton]] | Top 7 | [[Miss Utah USA]] 1966, Top 15 at [[Miss USA 1966]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1967|1967]] | Pamela Valari "Pam" Pall | 20 | {{flag|California}} | [[Norwalk, California|Norwalk]] | Top 15 | |- | [[Miss World 1968|1968]] | Johnine Leigh Avery | 22 | {{flag|Washington}} | [[Los Angeles, CA]] | | 1st Runner-up at [[Miss World USA 1967]]. |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | rowspan=2| [[Miss World 1969|1969]] | [[Gail Renshaw]] | 22 | {{flag|Virginia}} | [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington]] | 1st Runner-up | Later resigned to get married. |- | Connie Lee Haggard | 18 | {{flag|Texas}} | [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] | ''Did not compete'' | Originally 1st Runner-up, later took over after original winner resigned. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1970|1970]] | Sandra Anne "Sandie" Wolsfeld | 24 | {{flag|Illinois}} | [[Wheaton, Illinois|Wheaton]] | Top 15 | [[Miss Illinois USA]] 1968. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World USA 1971|1971]] | [[Brucene Smith|Karen Brucene Smith]] | 20 | {{flag|Texas}} | [[Port Lavaca, Texas|Port Lavaca]] | Top 7 | [[Miss U.S. International|Miss International USA]] 1974, [[Miss International 1974]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1972|1972]] | [[Lynda Carter|Lynda Jean Carter]] | 21 | {{flag|Arizona}} | [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]] | Top 15 | |- |- style="background-color:gold;" | rowspan=2| [[Miss World USA 1973|1973]] | '''[[Marjorie Wallace|Marjorie "Marji" Wallace]]''' | 19 | {{flag|Indiana}} | [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]] | '''[[Miss World 1973]]''' | Later was dethroned from [[Miss World 1973]] title, but never officially replaced by the runners-up. |- | Lexie H. Brockway | 19 | {{flag|Washington}} | [[Richland, Washington|Richland]] | ''Did not compete'' | Originally 1st Runner-up, later took over after original winner won Miss World title. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss World 1974|1974]] | Terry Ann Browning | 20 | {{flag|Florida|1900}} | [[Ormond Beach, Florida|Ormond Beach]] | 4th Runner-up | |- | [[Miss World USA 1975|1975]] | Anne Elizabeth "Annelise" Ilschenko | 17 | {{flag|Ohio}} | [[Middleburg Heights, Ohio|Middleburg Heights]] | | |- | [[Miss World 1976|1976]] | Kimberlee Marre "Kim" Foley | 21 | {{flag|Michigan}} | [[Southfield, Michigan|Southfield]] | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss World 1977|1977]] | Cindy Darlene Miller | 20 | {{flag|Virginia}} | [[Chesapeake, Virginia|Chesapeake]] | 4th Runner-up | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World America 1978|1978]] | Debra Jean "Debbie" Freeze | 20 | {{flag|North Carolina|1885}} | [[Mooresville, North Carolina|Mooresville]] | Top 15 | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World America 1979|1979]] | Carter Wilson | 23 | {{flag|Virginia}} | [[Harrisonburg, Virginia|Harrisonburg]] | Top 15 | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1980|1980]] | [[Brooke Alexander]] | 17 | {{flag|Hawaii}} | [[Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii|Kailua]] | Top 7 | |- |- | style="background-color:#FFFACD;" rowspan=2| [[Miss USA 1981|1981]] | Holli Rene Dennis | 21 | {{flag|Indiana}} | [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]] | ''Did not compete'' | Dennis planned to get married after [[Miss USA 1981]] contest; [[Miss Indiana USA]] 1981, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1981]]. |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | Lisa Lynn Moss | 23 | {{flag|Louisiana|1912}} | [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] | Top 7 | Elevated to replace Dennis; [[Miss Louisiana USA]] 1981, 2nd Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1981]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1982|1982]] | Elizabeth LuAnn Caughey | 22 | {{flag|Texas}} | [[Abilene, Texas|Abilene]] | Top 7 | [[Miss Texas USA]] 1982, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1982]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1983|1983]] | Lisa Gayle Allred | 21 | {{flag|Texas}} | [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] | Top 7 | [[Miss Texas USA]] 1983, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1983]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1984|1984]] | Kelly Lea Anderson | 23 | {{flag|West Virginia}} | [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]] | Top 7 | [[Miss West Virginia]] 1982; [[Miss West Virginia USA]] 1984, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1984]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss USA 1985|1985]] | Brenda Denton | 21 | {{flag|New Mexico}} | [[Hobbs, New Mexico|Hobbs]] | 2nd Runner-up | '''[[Miss World Americas]]'''; [[Miss New Mexico USA]] 1985, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1985]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1986|1986]] | [[Halle Berry|Halle Maria Berry]] | 19 | {{flag|Ohio}} | [[Oakwood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Oakwood]] | Top 7 | [[Miss Ohio USA]] 1986, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1986]]. |- | [[Miss USA 1987|1987]] | Clotilde Helen "Cloe" Cabrera | 22 | {{flag|Florida}} | [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] | | '''Miss Personality'''; [[Miss Florida USA]] 1987, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1987]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1988|1988]] | Diana Magaña | 22 | {{flag|California}} | [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California|Rancho Palos Verdes]] | Top 10 | [[Miss California USA]] 1988, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1988]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1989|1989]] | Jill Renee Scheffert | 20 | {{flag|Oklahoma|1988}} | [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]] | Top 5 | [[Miss Oklahoma USA]] 1989, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1989]]. |- |-style="background-color:gold;" | [[Miss USA 1990|1990]] | '''[[Gina Tolleson|Gina Marie Tolleson]]''' | 20 | {{flag|South Carolina}} | [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]] | '''[[Miss World 1990]]''' | '''[[Miss World Americas]]'''; [[Miss South Carolina USA]] 1990, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1990]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss USA 1991|1991]] | [[Charlotte Ray]] | 24 | {{flag|New Jersey}} | [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] | Top 10 | [[Miss New Jersey USA]] 1991, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1991]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1992|1992]] | Sharon Flynn Belden | 26 | {{flag|Florida}} | [[Coral Gables, Florida|Coral Gables]] | Top 10 | [[Miss Florida USA]] 1992. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1993|1993]] | Maribeth Brown | 23 | {{flag|Massachusetts}} | [[Holliston, Massachusetts|Holliston]] | Top 10 | |- | [[Miss World America 1994|1994]] | Kristie Harmon | 20 | {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|1956|name=Georgia}} | [[Conyers, Georgia|Conyers]] | | [[Miss Georgia Teen USA]] 1992. |- | [[Miss World 1995|1995]] | Jill Susan Ankuda | 19 | {{flag|Texas}} | [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] | | |- | [[Miss World 1996|1996]] | Kelly Webber | 20 | {{flag|Texas}} | [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] | | |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1997|1997]] | Sallie Elizabeth Toussaint | 23 | {{flag|New York|1909}} | [[New York City, New York|New York City]] | Top 10 | '''[[Miss World Americas]]'''; [[Miss Connecticut USA]] 2000. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1998|1998]] | [[Shauna Gambill|Shauna Gene Gambill]] | 22 | {{flag|California}} | [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] | Top 10 | [[Miss California Teen USA]] 1994, [[Miss Teen USA 1994]]; [[Miss California USA]] 1998, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1998]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 1999|1999]] | Natasha Allas | 25 | {{flag|California}} | [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] | Top 10 | [[Miss California Teen USA]] 1992, Top 6 at [[Miss Teen USA 1992]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 2000|2000]] | Angelique Sue Breaux | 22 | {{flag|California}} | [[Vista, California|Vista]] | Top 10 | [[Miss California USA]] 1999, 2nd Runner-up at [[Miss USA 1999]]; 1st Runner-up at [[Miss World USA]] 1999. |- | rowspan=2| [[Miss World 2001|2001]] | [[Carrie Stroup|Carrie Ann Stroup]] | 19 | {{flag|North Carolina}} | [[Cashiers, North Carolina|Cashiers]] | | At first the organizer had chosen Stroup for [[Miss World 2001]], but then she was replaced by Smith due to a contractual disagreement. After much confusion, Stroup was confirmed as the U.S. representative. |- | Starla Smith | 20 | {{flag|Alabama}} | [[Dothan, Alabama|Dothan]] | ''Did not compete'' | Replaced Stroup, but a couple months later [[Miss World|Miss World organization]] didn't approve her; [[Miss Alabama Teen USA]] 1999. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 2002|2002]] | Rebekah Chantay Revels | 24 | {{flag|North Carolina}} | [[St. Pauls, North Carolina|St. Pauls]] | Top 10 | '''[[Miss World Talent]]'''; [[Miss North Carolina]] 2002 ''(dethroned)''. |- | [[Miss World 2003|2003]] | Kimberly Ann "Kim" Harlan | 19 | {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}} | [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]] | | [[Miss Georgia Teen USA]] 2002, 4th Runner-up at [[Miss Teen USA 2002]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss World 2004|2004]] | Nancy Valeria Randall | 24 | {{flag|Illinois}} | [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] | 2nd Runner-up | '''[[Miss World Beach Beauty]]''' and Top 20 in [[Miss World Top Model]]; 1st Runner-up at [[Miss Earth United States]] 2006. |- | [[Miss World 2005|2005]] | [[Lisette Diaz]] | 22 | {{flag|California}} | [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] | | |- | [[Miss World 2006|2006]] | Brooke Elizabeth Angus | 24 | {{flag|Vermont}} | [[Essex, Vermont|Essex]] | | Top 20 in Miss World Dress Designer and Top 24 in [[Miss World Sports]]; [[Miss Vermont USA]] 2002. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 2007|2007]] | [[Abigail McCary|Abigail "Abby" McCary]] | 25 | {{flag|Minnesota|1983}} | [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] | Top 16 | '''[[Miss World Sports]]'''. |- | [[Miss World 2008|2008]] | [[Lane Lindell|Merica Lane Lindell]] | 18 | {{flag|Florida}} | [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] | | '''Miss World Dress Designer''', Top 25 in [[Miss World Beach Beauty]] and Top 32 in [[Miss World Top Model]]. |- | rowspan=2| [[Miss World 2009|2009]] | [[Brittany Mason]] | 23 | {{flag|Indiana}} | [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]] | ''Did not compete'' | Mason didn't compete for unknown reasons; [[Miss Indiana USA]] 2008, Top 10 in [[Miss USA 2008]]. |- | Lisa-Marie Kohrs | 22 | {{flag|California}} | [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] | | Top 20 in [[Miss World Beach Beauty]]. |-style="background-color:gold;" | [[Miss World 2010|2010]] | '''[[Alexandria Mills|Alexandria Nichole Mills]]''' | 18 | {{flag|Kentucky}} | [[Shepherdsville, Kentucky|Shepherdsville]] | '''[[Miss World 2010]]''' | '''[[Miss World Americas]]''', 1st Runner-up in [[Miss World Beach Beauty]] and 2nd Runner-up in [[Miss World Top Model]]. |- | [[Miss World 2011|2011]] | Erin Michelle Cummins | 19 | {{flag|Washington}} | [[Arlington, Washington|Arlington]] | | Top 36 in [[Miss World Beach Beauty]]. |- | style="background-color:#FFFACD;" rowspan=2| [[Miss World 2012|2012]] | Jessica Dykstra | 24 | {{flag|Florida}} | [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] | ''Did not compete'' | Dykstra didn't compete due to [[Elite Model Management]] lost the Miss World franchise. |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | Claudine Elsa Book | 20 | {{flag|California}} | [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] | Top 15 | 2nd Runner-up in [[Beauty with a Purpose]], Top 25 in [[Miss World Talent]] and Top 56 in [[Miss World Top Model]]. |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 2013|2013]] | [[Olivia Jordan|Olivia Jordan Thomas]] | 24 | {{flag|Oklahoma}} | [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] | Top 20 | 1st Runner-up in [[Miss World Top Model]]; [[Miss Oklahoma USA]] 2015, [[Miss USA 2015]], 2nd Runner-up at [[Miss Universe 2015]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss United States 2014|2014]] | [[Elizabeth Safrit|Elizabeth Safrit Scott]] | 22 | {{flag|North Carolina}} | [[Kannapolis, North Carolina|Kannapolis]] | 2nd Runner-up | '''[[Miss World Americas]]''', '''[[Miss World#Miss World Multimedia|Miss World Multimedia]]''', Top 5 in [[Miss World Talent]] and Top 32 in [[Miss World Sports]]. |- | [[Miss World 2015|2015]] | [[Victoria Mendoza|Victoria Mendoza Barragán]] | 19 | {{flag|Arizona}} | [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] | | Top 25 in [[Beauty with a Purpose]], Top 25 in Miss World People's Choice, Top 30 in [[Miss World Talent]] and Top 32 in [[Miss World Sports]]. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World America 2016|2016]] | [[Audra Mari|Audra Diane Mari]] | 22 | {{flag|North Dakota}} | [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] | Top 11 | '''[[Miss World Americas]]''', Top 24 in [[Beauty with a Purpose]], Top 24 in [[Miss World Sports]] and Top 50 in Miss World People's Choice; [[Miss North Dakota Teen USA]] 2011, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss Teen USA 2011]]; [[Miss North Dakota USA]] 2014, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss USA 2014]]. |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 2017|2017]] | [[Clarissa Bowers|Clarissa Miriam Bowers]] | 19 | {{flag|Florida}} | [[Umatilla, Florida|Umatilla]] | Top 40 | |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 2018|2018]] | [[Marisa Butler|Marisa Paige Butler]] | 24 | {{flag|Maine}} | [[Standish, Maine|Standish]] | Top 30 | '''[[Miss World Sports]]''' and Top 18 in [[Miss World Talent]]; [[Miss Maine USA]] 2016; [[Miss Earth USA]] 2021, 1st Runner-up at [[Miss Earth 2021]]. |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 2019|2019]] | Emmy Rose Cuvelier | 23 | {{flag|South Dakota}} | [[Collins, IA]] | Top 40 | Top 27 in [[Miss World Talent]] and Top 32 in [[Miss World Sports]]. |- | 2020 | [[Alissa Anderegg]] | 26 | {{flag|New York}} | [[New York City, New York|New York City]] | colspan=2 {{n/a|''No competition held due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].''}} |-style="background-color:#FFFF66;" | [[Miss World 2021|2021]] | [[Shree Saini]] | 25 | {{flag|Washington}} | [[Moses Lake, Washington|Moses Lake]] | 1st Runner-up | '''[[Miss World Americas]]''', '''[[Beauty with a Purpose]]''' and Top 27 in [[Miss World Talent]]; Top 10 at Miss World America 2020. |- | 2022 | colspan=6 {{n/a|''No competition held due to the delay of the 2021 pageant.''}} |- | [[Miss World 2023|2023]] | Victoria Josephine DiSorbo | 25 | {{flag|Tennessee}} | [[Pembroke Pines, FL]] | | '''Miss World Dress Designer (Americas)''' and Top 25 in Miss World Head-to-Head Challenge, [[Miss Florida Teen USA]] 2017. |- | 2024 | colspan=6 {{n/a|''No competition held due to the delay of the 2023 pageant.''}} |-style="background-color:#FFFACD;" | [[Miss World 2025|2025]] | Athenna Michaela Crosby | 26 | {{flag|California}} | [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] | Top 20 | [[Miss California Teen USA]] 2016, Top 15 at [[Miss Teen USA 2016]]; 1st Runner-up at Miss World America 2023. |}
=== By number of states === {| class="wikitable" |- !States !Titles !Years |- |California |style="text-align:center;" | 10 |1962, 1967, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2025 |- |New York |style="text-align:center;" | 8 |1952, 1954, 1958, 1960,{{efn|name=a|Took over or held the title for a brief period of time after the original winner resigned or before they were dethroned, and thus did not compete at Miss World.}} 1963, 1964, 1997, 2020 |- |Florida |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 6 |1974, 1987, 1992, 2008, 2012,{{efn|name=a}} 2017 |- |Texas |1969,{{efn|name=a}} 1971, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1996 |- |Washington |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 4 |1968, 1973,{{efn|name=a}} 2011, 2021 |- |North Carolina |1978, 2001, 2002, 2014 |- |Indiana |rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 3 |1973, 1981,{{efn|name=a}} 2009{{efn|name=a}} |- |South Carolina |1953, 1956, 1990 |- |Virginia |1969, 1977, 1979 |- |Arizona |rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;" | 2 |1972, 2015 |- |Oklahoma |1989, 2013 |- |Kentucky |1951, 2010 |- |Illinois |1970, 2004 |- |Georgia |1994, 2003 |- |Ohio |1975, 1986 |- |West Virginia |1961, 1984 |- |Utah |1957, 1966 |- |Tennessee |rowspan="19" style="text-align:center;" | 1 |2023 |- |South Dakota |2019 |- |Maine |2018 |- |North Dakota |2016 |- |Minnesota |2007 |- |Vermont |2006 |- |Alabama |2001{{efn|name=a}} |- |Massachusetts |1993 |- |New Jersey |1991 |- |New Mexico |1985 |- |Louisiana |1981 |- |Hawaii |1980 |- |Michigan |1976 |- |District of Columbia |1965 |- |Missouri |1960 |- |Connecticut |1959 |- |Arkansas |1955 |}
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=== Winners' gallery === <gallery> File:Miss United States 2014.jpg|alt=Miss United States 2014|[[Miss United States 2014]]<br> [[Elizabeth Safrit]] File:Olivia Jordan, 2015 Miss USA, at Operation That’s My Dress.jpg|Miss World United States 2013 and [[Miss USA 2015]]<br>[[Olivia Jordan]] File:Alexandria Mills at Robley Rex VAMC.jpg|Miss World United States 2010 and [[Miss World 2010]]<br>[[Alexandria Mills]] File:Miss United States 08 Lane Lindell.jpg|Miss World United States 2008<br>[[Lane Lindell]] File:Miss USA 07 Abigail McCary.jpg|Miss World United States 2007<br> [[Abigail McCary]] File:Carrie Stroup 2009.jpg|Miss World United States 2001<br> [[Carrie Stroup|Carrie Ann Stroup]] File:Halle Berry by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|Miss World USA 1986<br> [[Halle Berry]] File:Lisa Allred Miss Texas USA 1983.png|Miss World USA 1983<br> Lisa Allred File:Lynda Carter2.jpg|[[Miss World USA 1972]]<br> [[Lynda Carter]] File:Charlotte Sheffield (cropped).jpg|[[Miss USA 1957]]<br> [[Charlotte Sheffield]] </gallery>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.missworld.com Miss World Official Website] * [https://missworldamerica.org/ Miss World America Official Website] * [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-World-United-States/119157661557528 Miss World United States Official Page] * [https://rodriguezmatute.home.blog/ Miss World History by Julio Rodriguez Matute]
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