The Miss World America Arizona competition is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for Arizona in the Miss World America pageant.[1][2]

Miss World America Arizona
Formation1951
TypeBeauty pageant
Location
Membership
Miss World America (1951–present)
Official language
English
WebsiteOfficial website
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Winners

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Color key
  •   Declared as Winner/Ended as Miss World America
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   Ended as special awards winner
  •   Ended as Miss USA
Year Name Hometown Age
[notes 1]
Placement at Miss World America Special awards at Miss World America Notes
2020 Annie Zijia Li[3] New York City, NY TBD TBD
2019 Elisabeth Bradley[4] Tulsa, OK 25 Top 10 Talent
2018 did not compete
2017 Maureen Ann Montagne Chandler 23 1st Runner-Up Previously Mutya Arizona 2013 and 1st Runner-Up at Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013.
Previously Miss Arizona USA 2015 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss USA 2015.
Later competed in Miss World Philippines 2018 and became Miss Eco Philippines 2018, representing Batangas and 1st Runner-Up at Miss Eco International 2019, representing Philippines.
Ariyanna Zoe Norman Tempe 26
Kayleen Workman Chandler 26 Withdrew
2016 did not compete
2015 Victoria Mendoza[5] Phoenix 19 Miss World America 2015 Unplaced at Miss World 2015.
Miss Arizona United States 2014
2014 Savanna Troupe
Miss Arizona World
2013 No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 2006 to 2013.
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005 No known representatives from Arizona from 2003 to 2005.
2004
2003
2002 No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 1995 to 2002.
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994 did not compete
1993 Shannessy Hakola
1992 Maricarroll Verlinde Previously Miss Arizona USA 1991 and Top 11 semifinalist at Miss USA 1991. Also won the Best State Costume Award at Miss USA.
Miss Arizona USA 1981-1991
1991 Maricarroll Verlinde Top 11 Best State Costume Later Miss Arizona World 1992 and competed in Miss World America 1992.
1990 Lezlie Leonard
1989 LeeAnne Locken Apache Junction Top 10
1988 Kris Keim[6] Scottsdale 22 Previously Miss Arizona Teen USA 1983
1987 Diane Martin Phoenix 24 2nd runner-up Previously Miss Arizona 1985
1986 Jodi Armstrong Phoenix
1985 Michelle Ducote Tempe 20 Top 10 Best State Costume
1984 Daria Sparling[7] Tucson 19 Best State Costume[8]
1983 Sindy Hedden[9] Tucson[9] 23[9]
1982 Lori Hakola Tucson
1981 Cassie Hill Phoenix
Miss Arizona World
1980 Liz Van Houten
1979 Debbie Jo Nix
1978 Karen Filipi
1977 Linda Mauldin
1976 Cynthia Mathewson 4th Runner-Up
1975 Crickett Jones
1974 Sherry Love 3rd Runner-Up
1973 Carol J. Dawson 4th Runner-Up
1972 Lynda Jean Córdoba Carter[10] Tempe[10] 21 Miss World USA 1972[10] Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World 1972.
Best known for playing Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in the 1970s TV Show Wonder Woman.[11][12]
1971 Lindsay Diane Bloom[13] Scottsdale[13] 21[13] 2nd Runner-Up[13] Later Miss American Beauty 1972 (Miss U.S. International 1972) and 4th Runner-Up at Miss International 1972, representing USA.
1970 Jolene Johnson
1969 Donna Kay Smith Top 15
1968 did not compete
1967 Gigi Dahl 3rd Runner-Up
1966 did not compete
1965 Martha Ruth Thomas Miss Congeniality
1964 Sharee Sims
1963 did not compete
1962
1961
1960
1959 No known representatives from Arizona in 1958 & 1959.
1958
Miss Arizona USA 1953-1957
1957 did not compete
1956 Maija Bertulson
1955 Patti Marks
1954 Bonnie Omadee Johnson
1953 Eleanor Ruth Cross
Miss Arizona World
1952 No known representatives from the Arizona in 1951 & 1952.
1951
Notes to table
  1. ^ Age at the time of the Miss World America pageant

References

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  1. ^ "Miss World USA Pageant". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ The American representatives to Miss World 1978-1994
  3. ^ "Miss World America Arizona 2020 – Miss World America". Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. ^ "Miss World America - Arizona".
  5. ^ "Miss Arizona World 2015 Victoria Mendoza". Pageant Live - YouTube. April 29, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "It Wasn't All Hearts, Flowers being Miss Arizona-USA". Mohave Daily Miner. 1988-03-29.
  7. ^ "Tucsonan named Miss Arizona-USA". The Courier. 1984-03-19.
  8. ^ "Miss Arizona flies off with costume win". Lakeland Ledger. 1984-05-06.
  9. ^ a b c Williams, Steve (1983-04-04). "Miss USA seeker has no qualms". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  10. ^ a b c "Lynda Jean Cordova". Wonderland. Retrieved March 23, 2007.
  11. ^ Hoyer, Melissa (May 12, 2017). "Wonder Woman Lynda Carter morphs into Wonder Mum for Peter Alexander". News.com.au. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  12. ^ "Wonder Women: Gal Gadot's live-action predecessors, from Lynda to Dawn". 26 June 2017.
  13. ^ a b c d "The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
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