|
Miss Washington World
The Miss Washington World competition is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for Washington in the Miss World America pageant. The current Miss Washington World is Shree Saini of Ellensburg Ellensburg is a city in and the county seat of Kittitas County, Washington, United States. It is located just east of the Cascade Range near the junction of Interstate 90 and Interstate 82. The population was 18,666 at the 2020 census. and was .... Winners ;Color key ;Notes to table References {{US at Miss World state pageants Washington (state) culture Women in Washington (state) 1951 establishments in Washington (state) Recurring events established in 1951 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss America
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As of 2018, there is no longer a swimsuit portion to the contest, or consideration of physical appearance. Miss America travels about 20,000 miles a month, changing her location every 24 to 48 hours, touring the nation and promoting her particular platform of interest. The winner is crowned by the previous year's titleholder. The current Miss America is Grace Stanke of Wisconsin, who was crowned Miss America 2023 on December 15, 2022. Overview On February 1, 1919, there was a beauty pageant held in the Chu Chin Chow Ball at the Hotel des Artistes in New York City. The winner, Edith Hyde Robbins Macartney, was called "Miss America." Neither the title nor this pageant were related to the current "Miss America Pageant" which would develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World America 2016
Miss World America 2016 was the 8th edition of the Miss World America pageant held on July 8, 2016 at the National Harbor, Washington, D.C. Victoria Mendoza of Arizona crowned her successor Audra Mari of North Dakota at the end of the event. she represented the United States at the Miss World 2016 pageant on December 20 in Washington, D.C. and placed Top 11. Results § Voted into the Top 12 by America as the "People's Choice" (ties). Challenge events Interview Beauty with a Purpose Beach Beauty Top Model Sports & Fitness Multimedia Talent Most Photogenic People's Choice Contestants *The Miss World America 2016 contestants are: Other pageant notes Withdrawals * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - Sameera Khan * * - Michaela Rose Kenny * * * * * * * - Misha Kaura * * * Did not compete * Crossovers Contestants who previously competed at other beauty pageants: ;Miss World America * 2015: : Maude Gorman ''(Top 12)'' * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss USA 1988
Miss USA 1988 was the 37th Miss USA pageant, televised live from the El Paso Civic Center in El Paso, Texas on March 1, 1988. At the conclusion of the final competition, Courtney Gibbs of Texas was crowned Miss USA, becoming the fourth consecutive winner from Texas. The pageant was hosted by Growing Pains star Alan Thicke, the first time in twenty years that Bob Barker did not host, and the pageant commentator was Tracy Scoggins. Barker, an animal rights activist, refused to be involved because one of the winner's prizes was a fur coat. There had been controversy surrounding the fur coats since the previous year, and Barker claimed he had asked pageant officials not to give away coats for years but that he had been ignored. Other animal rights activists threatened to picket the pageant in protest at its fur policy and disrupted a pre-pageant press conference. In an unrelated attack, Scoggins was attacked in an elevator following pageant rehearsals. The attacker was charged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiann Fan Gibson
Chiann Fan Gibson (born April 20, 1968) is an American dentist and beauty queen who has held the titles of Mrs. United States 2005, Miss Hawaiian Tropic World Finalist (Miss Taiwan) 1997, American Dream Calendar Girl 1995, Miss Washington USA 1989 and Washington's Jr. Miss 1986. Chiann Fan was born in Tokyo, Japan but is 100% Taiwanese in descent. She was naturalized in 1986 as a US citizen in TX. Dr. Chiann Fan Gibson was chosen to compete (4 out of 3000 auditions chosen in Chicago, Illinois) to compete on ABC-TV modeling show, “Are You Hot?” 2003. Prize monies and scholarships Gibson won through pageantry helped pay for her childhood psychology degree from the University of Washington (1991) and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston Massachusetts, where she obtained her doctorate of Dental Medicine in 1995. She serves as President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Early life and education Gibson was born in Tokyo, Japan to Taiwanese parents. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss USA 1989
Miss USA 1989 was the 38th Miss USA pageant, televised live from the Mobile Civic Center Theatre in Mobile, Alabama on February 28, 1989. At the conclusion of the final competition, Gretchen Polhemus of Texas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Courtney Gibbs. She was the fifth consecutive Miss Texas USA to win the pageant. This was the first Miss USA pageant hosted by Dick Clark (The Miss Universe Pageant was hosted by John Forsythe that year), with color commentary by Angie Dickinson. This pageant was held in Alabama for the first and so far only time. Results Placements Special awards Final competition : Winner : First runner-up : Second runner-up : Third runner-up : Fourth runner-up : Top 10 semifinalist :(#) Rank in each round of competition Preliminary Swimsuit Historical significance * Texas wins competition for the sixth time and fifth in a row. * Miss Oklahoma USA, Oklahoma earns the ''1st runner-up'' position for the first time and surpasses i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss USA 1990
Miss USA 1990 was the 39th Miss USA pageant, televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on March 2, 1990. At the conclusion of the final competition, Carole Gist of Michigan was crowned by outgoing titleholder Gretchen Polhemus of Texas. Carole became the first African American winner ever and the first woman from Michigan to be crowned as Miss USA, ending the streak of "Texas Aces" from 1985. For the first time, each judge's score was displayed to every audience, adding transparency to the process. A major format change in 1990 transformed the Miss USA competition for the next decade: the delegates would face an extra round of elimination on finals night: the top six judges' questions. Instead of reducing the top twelve to the usual final five, the judges would pick an intermediate top six. Those six finalists would answer questions from the judges and the field was reduced to a final three, who would face the traditional final question, adding unpr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burien, Washington
Burien ( ) is a suburban city in King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington, United States, located south of Seattle on Puget Sound. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Burien's population was 52,066, which is a 56.3% increase since incorporation in 1993. An annexation in 2010 increased the city's population significantly. History Settlement in the Burien area dates to 1864, when George Ouellet (1831–1899), a French-Canadian born in Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, Quebec, purchased his first of several land patents for homestead sites directly from a federal land office.Highline Historical Society, ''Gottlieb Burian and His Family History: From Hussinetz, Silesia to Sunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss USA 1991
Miss USA 1991 was the 40th anniversary of the Miss USA pageant, televised live from the Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas on February 22, 1991. At the conclusion of the final competition, Kelli McCarty of Kansas was crowned by outgoing titleholder Carole Gist of Michigan. Kelli became the first titleholder from Kansas and only the 3rd winner to be crowned as Miss USA in her home state. The pageant was hosted by Dick Clark for the third of five years, with color commentary by Barbara Eden for the only time and Miss USA 1970 Deborah Shelton for the first time. This was the second of four years that the pageant was held in Wichita, Kansas. This year was the first time that introduced the delegates in region by region and one by one in the Parade of States. The regions are The Midwest, The South, The Northeast, The Northwest, and The Southwest. This year was also the last year that the 1st Runner-Up would go onto represent the US at Miss World as the Miss World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World America 1992
Miss World America 1992 was the 4th edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in El Paso, Texas and was won by Sharon Belden of Florida. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Charlotte Ray of New Jersey. Belden went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1992 Pageant in South Africa later that year. she finished in the Top 10 at Miss World. Results Placements Delegates The Miss World America 1992 delegates were: * Alabama - Kimberly Wesson * Alaska - Karin Meyer * Arizona - Maricarroll Verlinde * Arkansas - Lynde Kayne Bonham * California - Shannon Stone * Colorado - Tiffany Riedesel * Connecticut - Nicole Cocco * Delaware - Christina Angel * District of Columbia - Traci Necole Smith * Florida - Sharon Flynn Belden * Georgia - Jennifer Waldroup * Hawaii - Nadine Atangan Tanega * Idaho - Lori Easley * Illinois - Gina Maggio * Indiana - Lesa Walker * Iowa - Trina Hoyt * Kansas - Melissa Hettich * Kentucky - Ron Ann Frey * Louisiana - Tisa Payne * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World America 1993
Miss World America 1993 was the 5th edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in the Abraham Chavez Theatre in El Paso, Texas and was won by Maribeth Brown of Massachusetts. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Sharon Belden of Florida. Brown went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1993 Pageant in South Africa later that year. She finished in the Top 10 at Miss World. This pageant was held simultaneously with the ''Miss Mundo México 1993'' (Miss World Mexico 1993) pageant. Results Placements Delegates The Miss World America 1993 delegates were: * Alabama - Melissa Brewer * Arizona - Shannessy Hakola * Arkansas - Debe McDonald * California - Patricia Sturla * Colorado - Cindy Ansel * Connecticut - Wanda Gonzalez * District of Columbia - Kathleen Harris * Florida - Julianne Morris * Georgia - Shane Phillips * Hawaii - Paige Dunlap * Idaho - Marquiz Hurn * Illinois - Julie Nogal * Indiana - Heather Gray * Iowa - Heather Keckler * Kansas - Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World America 1994
Miss World America 1994 was the 6th edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in Veracruz, Mexico and was won by Kristie Harmon of Georgia. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Maribeth Brown of Massachusetts. Harmon went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1994 Pageant in South Africa later that year. She did not place at Miss World. Results Placements Delegates The Miss World America 1994 delegates were: * Alabama - Lilly Kamar * California - Angi Aylor * Delaware - Beth Ann Jones * District of Columbia - Evangelin Smith * Florida - Jessica White * Georgia - Kristie Harmon * Hawaii - Annette Michard * Idaho - Randi Thorp * Illinois - Brenda Blazek * Indiana - Shelly McKown * Iowa - Ronda Carpenter * Kentucky - Mimi Ford * Louisiana - Crystal Downs * Maryland - Jennifer Kelly * Massachusetts - Michelle Gados * Michigan - Lainie Lu Howard * Minnesota - Heather McLeod * Mississippi - Shea Broom * Nebraska - Lisa Hatch * Nevada - Alexis Olive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss United States 2014
Miss United States 2014 is the 14th edition of the Miss United States beauty pageant. It took place in Washington, D.C. on July 4. It was won by a contestant from North Carolina, Elizabeth Safrit, who also became Miss World America, Miss World America 2014, after Miss United States acquired the license for Miss World in the US, and was the 2nd runner-up of Miss World 2014 held during December 2014 in London. Safrit crowned her successors for both Miss United States 2015 and Miss World America 2015 the following year. State representation The contest was attended by competitors from all states and territories of the United States. Each delegate represented their state or territory, including Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The competition covered four categories: interview, swimwear, evening gown and on-stage question categories. The 16 finalists again competed in swimwear. The top 10 from that round then competed again in the evening gown category and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
