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

Miss New York World
Formation1951
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersNew York City
Location
Membership
Miss World America (1951–present)
Official language
English
State Director
Shane Santacroce
WebsiteOfficial Website

The current Miss New York World is Ashley Wells of Long Island, NY. Wells was selected to become Miss New York World on July 17, 2023. The previous Miss New York World, Alissa Anderegg, was crowned Miss World America 2020[3] on October 16, 2020.

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
2023 Ashley Wells Westbury, Long Island 26 Top 20[4] Top 10 Beauty with a Purpose Winner, Top 5 Talent Previously Miss Black Washington USA 2023[5]
2022 No Representative
2021 No Representative
2020 Alissa Anderegg[6] New York City 26 Miss World America 2020[3] Beauty with a Purpose Winner, Top 10 Talent, Top 10 Beautiful Me
2019 Kiana Gonzalez[7] New York City 24 Top 10
2018 Did not compete
2017 Abena Appiah New York City 24 Top 16 Previously Top Model Ghana 2013 and Miss Universe Ghana 2014.
Later Miss Earth Ghana 2019 and Top 20 semi-finalist at Miss Earth 2019. Later Miss Grand USA 2020 and Miss Grand International 2020.
Marjana Chowdhury New York City 23 Top 16 Previously Miss Bangladesh USA 2016
Later Miss Asia-Pacific Bangladesh 2017 and Top 20 semi-finalist at Miss Asia Pacific International 2018.
Later Miss Alaska World 2019 and top 25 semi-finalist at Miss World America 2019.
Leila Kraja New York City 24
Michaela Rose Kenny Geneva 23 Previously Miss New York World 2016 and was supposed to compete at Miss World America 2016 but withdrew before the finals.
Razana Angel New York City 26
2016 Michaela Rose Kenny Geneva 22 Did not compete Withdrew before the finals.
2015 Katherine Cooksey[8] New York City 25 Top 22
Miss New York United States 2014
2014 Julia La Roche
Miss New York 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 New York between 2003 and 2005.
2004
2003
2002 No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 1995 to 2002.
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994 Fionna Kennedy
1993 Renne Robertson
1992 Heather Quarles Top 10
Miss New York USA 1981-1991
1991 Maureen Murray New York City 24 Top 11 Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1983
1990 Patricia Murphy Pearl River
1989 Jennifer Fisher Rochester
1988 Linnea Mancini Carmel 24 Went on to become the Pageant Director for The CW reality show Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants
1987 Constance McCullough New York City
1986 Beth Laufer West Islip
1985 Lovey King Yonkers
1984 Caroline Flury West Seneca Miss Oktoberfest 1983 as Miss Buffalo
1983 Jennifer Mikelinich Huntington Top 12
1982 Annemarie Henderson Monroe
1981 Deborah Fountain Bronx Previously Miss North Carolina World 1979 and Top 8 finalist in Miss World America 1979.
Was not allowed to compete at Miss USA after she was caught padding her swimsuit during the preliminary competition.[9]
Miss New York World
1980 Patty Blanchfield
1979 Shelly Broadwell
1978 Kathleen Peartree Top 8
1977 Kathleen Downey
1976 Anneliese Ettrich
1975 Hildegard Holig
1974 Debra Ann Purritano
1973 Vanessa J. Santo
1972 Michelle Renee Franqui Miss Congeniality
1971 Susan Elizabeth Dishaw Top 7
1970 Peggy Molitor
1969 Gloria E. Graham
1968 Eve Ramirez
1967 Patricia Louise McKeegan Competed as New York State.
Madeline Young New York City Top 15 Competed as New York City, New York.
Nancy Jo Brossman Competed as Long Island, New York.
1966 Sherry Lyn Armbruster Competed as New York State.
Carol Collins New York City Competed as New York City, New York.
Linda Cumbo Brooklyn Competed as Brooklyn, New York.
1965 Dorothy Langhans Wantagh 4th Runner-up Competed as New York State.
Previously Miss New York USA 1964 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss USA 1964
Maureen Nichols New York City Competed as New York City, New York.
Priscilla Mullin Competed as Long Island, New York.
1964 Jeanne Marie Quinn East Meadow 20 Miss USA World 1964 Competed as New York State.
Top 16 semi-finalist at Miss World 1964.
Previously Miss New York USA 1963 and top 15 semi-finalist at Miss USA 1963.
Previously Miss New York American Beauty 1964 (Miss New York U.S. International 1964) and 1st Runner-up at Miss American Beauty 1964 (Miss U.S. International 1964)
Ruth Stein New York City Top 7 Competed as New York City, New York.
1963 Elyse K. Mars Competed as New York State.
Michele Bettina Metrinko New York City
Washington, D.C.
18 Miss USA World 1963 Competed as New York City, New York.
Top 14 semi-finalist Miss World 1963.
Previously Miss District of Columbia USA 1963 and 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1963. Her sister Marsha Metrinko also competed at Miss USA 1963 as Miss Maryland and in Miss America 1963 as Miss New York City.[10]
Candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2010 U.S. House of Rep. election in Delaware for Delaware's at-large congressional district under her married name Michele Rollins.
1962 Pat Franklin 2nd Runner-up Competed as New York State.
Mimi Miller New York City Competed as New York City, New York.
1961 Janet Boring[11] Williston Park[11] 18[11] 1st Runner-up[11] Competed as New York State.
Marilyn Chase New York City Competed as New York City, New York.
1960 Arlene Nesbitt Competed as New York State.
Annette Driggers New York City
Freeport
15 Miss United States World 1960 (dethroned) Competed as New York City, New York.
Driggers was later dethroned, 15 days into her reign, after being disqualified from the Miss World Competition for being underage after being caught lying about her age when it was found out that she was actually 15 years old instead of 20 like she had said earlier. She also had been married a year prior to her reign but it didn't last long.
1959 No known representatives from New York in 1959.
1958 Nancy Anne Corcoran New York City 23 Miss United States World 1958 Unplaced at Miss World 1958.
Miss New York USA 1953-1957
1957 Sanita Pelkey New York City Top 15
1956 Kay Douglas New York City
1955 Janet Kadlecik New York City Top 15
Patricia O'Kane New York City Top 15 She represented   New York City and finished in the Top 15.
1954 Karin Hultman New York City
Brighton
Miss World USA 1954
  • Later Miss World USA 1954 after original winner was dethroned
Renee Roy New York City 2nd Runner-up She represented   New York City and finished as 3rd Runner-up, but later 2nd Runner-up after the original 2nd moved one place up taking the place of the 1st Runner-up
1953 Reta Knapp New York City Top 20
Miss New York World
1952 Tally Richards New York City 24 Miss World United States 1952 4th Runner-up at Miss World 1952.
1951 No known representatives from New York in 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.
  2. ^ The American representatives to Miss World 1978-1994
  3. ^ a b "Miss World". www.missworld.com. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  4. ^ "Miss World America".
  5. ^ "Miss Black USA".
  6. ^ "Miss World America New York 2020 – Miss World America". Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  7. ^ "Miss World America - New York".
  8. ^ "Miss New York World 2015 Katherine Cooksey". Pageant Live - YouTube. April 29, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Headliners; Truth in Packaging". The New York Times. 1981-05-24. Retrieved 2007-01-06.
  10. ^ "Miss USA roots sister on in Miss America bid". Hartford Courant. 1963-09-02. p. 20A.
  11. ^ a b c d "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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