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

Miss Michigan World
Formation1951
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersBrighton
Location
Membership
Miss World America (1951–present)
Official language
English
State Director
Laurie DeJack
WebsiteOfficial Website

The current Miss Michigan World is Emily Tomchin of Ann Arbor.

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 Emily Tomchin[3] Ann Arbor Previously Miss Earth Michigan 2019 and a contestant at Miss Earth USA 2019.
2019 Kathy Zhu[4] Ann Arbor 20 Did not compete Dethroned after posts on her social media accounts surfaced which were deemed "Racist", "Islamophobic" and "Insensitive".[4]
2018 Azia Hernandez Detroit 24 Top 10 Previously Miss Michigan World 2016 and Top 12 semifinalist at Miss World America 2016.
2017 Did not compete
2016 Azia Hernandez Detroit 22 Top 12
2015 Cristi Fisher[5] Lake Orion 22
Miss Michigan United States 2014
2014 Heather Laymond
Miss Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Lainie Lu Howard St. Joseph 1st Runner-up Previously Miss Michigan USA 1992 and a contestant at Miss USA 1992.
1993 Shannon Clark Top 7
1992 Kimberly Snoes
Miss Michigan USA 1981-1991
1991 Leann Rothi 18
1990 Carole Gist Detroit 20 Miss USA 1990 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe 1990
1989 Karen Finucan Birmingham
1988 Anthonia Dotson Detroit
1987 Elizabeth Puleo Grosse Pointe
1986 Lisa Bernardi Carleton
1985 Nancy Mazuro Washington
1984 Adriana Krambeck Dearborn Heights
1983 Kimberly Mexicotte Livonia Top 12
1982 Diane Marie Arabia Warren Top 12 4th runner-Up in Miss Oktoberfest 1981
Previously Miss Michigan World 1980 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World America 1980.
1981 Karen Eidson Hazel Park
Miss Michigan World
1980 Diane Marie Arabia Warren Top 15 Later Miss Michigan USA 1982 and Top 12 semi-finalist at Miss USA 1982.
1979 Cindy Boufford
1978 Denise Noffsinger
1977 Denise Ostrowski
1976 Kimberly Marre Foley[6] Southfield[6] 21[6] Miss World USA 1976[6] Unplaced at Miss World 1976.
1975 Cynthia Mimi Guenther
1974 Marilyn Ann Petty Roseville 2nd Runner-up Previously Miss Michigan USA 1972 and Top 12 semi-finalist at Miss USA 1972.
1973 Corrine L. Bozin
1972 Karen R. Kistier
1971 Gwen Marie Humble[7] St. Clair Shores[7] 17[7] 1st Runner-up[7]
1970 Sally Ann Stretton 1st Runner-up
1969 Jonn Ricca
1968 Sue Stanford Competed as Michigan
Elaine Lynette Kissel Detroit Competed as Detroit, Michigan
1967 Janice Marie Cailotto Competed as Michigan.
Elaine Lynette Kissel Detroit Competed as Detroit, Michigan
1966 Johneane Teeter Competed as Michigan.
Previously Miss Michigan USA 1964 and a contestant at Miss USA 1964.
Unknown Detroit Competed as Detroit, Michigan.
1965 Sharon Magnuson Competed as Michigan
Vicki Hurley Detroit Competed as Detroit, Michigan
1964 Susan Lynne Pill 3rd Runner-up Competed as Michigan
Later Miss Michigan USA 1965 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss USA 1965.
Robin Hoag Detroit Competed as Detroit, Michigan
1963 Charlene McKinnon Competed as Michigan
Terry Lynn Stern Detroit Competed as Detroit, Michigan
1962 Carla Rodgers Miss Congeniality Competed as Michigan
Janet Clift Detroit Top 15 Competed as Detroit, Michigan
1961 Mikki Catsman
1960 Did not compete
1959 No known representatives from Michigan in 1958 & 1959.
1958
Miss Michigan USA 1953-1957
1957 Sharon Moore
1956 Barbara Sias Top 15
1955 Martha Smith
1954 Gerri Hoffman
1953 Jo Ann Page
Miss Michigan World
1952 No known representatives from Michigan 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 Michigan 2020 – Miss World America". Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  4. ^ a b "WHO IS KATHY ZHU? TRUMP-SUPPORTING MODEL STRIPPED OF MISS MICHIGAN TITLE OVER 'RACIST, ISLAMOPHOBIC, AND INSENSITIVE' POSTS". Newsweek.
  5. ^ "Miss Michigan World 2015 Cristi Fisher - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  6. ^ a b c d "The Argus-Press - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Argus-Press. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  7. ^ 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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