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pageant and it was held in the Linda Chapin Theater in the

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in Orlando, Florida and was won by Clarissa Bowers of Florida. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Audra Mari of North Dakota. Bowers went on to represent the

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at the

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Pageant in

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, China later that year. She finished in the Top 40 at Miss World. This is the first and only pageant with Lynne Scott Safrit & Elizabeth Safrit as the new co-national directors of Miss World in the United States after Christopher Wilmer lost the franchise. After this edition, the Safrits gave up the license. The license then went to Michael Blakey and Liz Fuller.

Results

Placements

Challenge Events

''Beauty with a Purpose''

''Interview''

''Multimedia''

''Top Model''

''Sport & Fitness''

Judges

Contestants were evaluated by separate panels of judges for the preliminary and final competitions.

Final Judges

* Charles Woodson – Miss World America Sports Challenge Head Coach * Jefre – creative concept artist for the new Miss World America and Miss Teen World America crowns * Cyrus Frakes-King * Wendy Oliver * Davonda Simmons * Dr. John Cavanaugh * Ieena Duggal

Preliminary Judges

* Jefre – creative concept artist for the new Miss World America and Miss Teen World America crowns * Cyrus Frakes-King * Wendy Oliver * Davonda Simmons * Antoinette Romero * Rene Bionat * Cary Ombres

Multimedia Competition Judges

* Ed Huckfelt * Sarah Jane Waddell – Miss World Trinidad & Tobago 2014 * GL Rivera * Ellie McKeating – Miss World Scotland 2014

Beauty with a Purpose Judges

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– Mr World Canada 2012 * Courtney Thorpe –

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2014 * Tracy Galloway * Victoria Mendoza –

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from

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Contestants

*The Miss World America 2017 contestants are

Notes

Withdrawals

* - Kayleen Workman * * * * * * * * *

Returns

Last competed in 2015: * * * * * *

Did not Compete

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Crossovers

Contestants who either competed in or will be competing in other beauty pageants: ;

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: : Shivali Patel (''1st Runner-up'') *

: : Michaela Rose Kenny (''Withdrew'') *

: : Sasha Perea (''2nd Runner-up'') *

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: : Shivali Patel (''2nd Runner-up'') *

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: :

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(''Top 25''; as ') ; Miss America *

: : Alexandra Curtis ;

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* 2015: : Maureen Ann Montagne (''Top 15'') *

: : Emanii Davis (''2nd Runner-up'') *

: : Mariela Pepin (''Top 10'') *

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

: : Katerina Villegas (as ') *

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: : Sasha Perea (as ') ;

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: : Mariela Pepin ; Miss U.S. International *2016: : Katerina Villegas (''1st Runner-up'') *2016: : JoAnn Emale (as ''Southern States''; ''Miss Congeneality'') ;

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: : Evelyn Abena Appiah (as ') ;

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: : Lili Klainer (''Top 12'') *

: : Emanii Davis (''Winner'') *

: : Alexandra Curtis (''Top 12'') *

: : Lili Klainer (as ''Midatlantic'') ; Miss Earth *

: : Emanii Davis (''1st Runner-up''; ''Miss Earth Air''; as ') ;Face of Beauty International *2016 : : JoAnn Emale (as ') ;National American Miss Jr. Teen *2011: : Shivali Patel (''2nd runner-up'') ;

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: :

(''Top 20''; ''as '') ; Mutya ng Pilipinas *

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: : Maureen Ann Montagne (''1st Runner-Up'') ;

Miss World Philippines Miss World Philippines is a beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects the country's representatives to the Miss World, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The pageant also selects four other representatives to participat ...

: : Maureen Ann Montagne (''Miss Eco Philippines''; as '' Vlag_Fil_Batangas

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'') ;Miss Eco International *2019: : Maureen Ann Montagne (''1st Runner-Up''; as ') ;

Binibining Pilipinas Binibining Pilipinas (abbreviated as Bb. Pilipinas; ) is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects Filipina representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss International and selects two ot ...

: : Maureen Ann Montagne (''Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2021''; as '' Vlag_Fil_Batangas

'') ; Miss Globe *

: : Maureen Ann Montagne (Winner; as ') ;Miss Intercontinental *2022: : Mariela Pepin (1st runner-up; as ')

References

External links

Miss World Official WebsiteMiss World America Official Website
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