Miss World America 1979

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WinnerCarter Wilson
Virginia Virginia
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Miss World America 1979 was the 2nd edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in Reichhold Center for the Arts in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands and was won by Carter Wilson of Virginia. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Debra Jean Freeze of North Carolina. Wilson went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1979 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 15 at Miss World.[1]

Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss World America 1979
  • Virginia Virginia – Carter Wilson
1st Runner-Up
  • Kentucky Kentucky – Robyn Kay Overby
2nd Runner-Up
  • California California – Ramona Henriette Rolle
Top 8
  • Delaware Delaware – Debra Ann Kucher
  • Hawaii Hawaii – Marie Alohalani Brown
  • Minnesota Minnesota – Dawn Carroll La Motte
  • North Carolina North Carolina – Deborah Ann Fountain
  • Rhode Island Rhode Island - Maureen Mary Whitehouse

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Personality
  •  Wisconsin – Debbie Riedel
Miss Photogenic
  •  Illinois – Katherine Ann Kivisto

Delegates

The Miss World America 1979 delegates were:

Notes

Withdrawals

Crossovers

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA
Miss World America

References

  1. ^ West, Donald (ed.). "World-America". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

  • Miss World Official Website
  • Miss World America Official Website
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