The Miss Ohio World competition, also referred to as Miss World America Ohio, is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for Ohio in the Miss World America pageant.[1][2]

Miss Ohio World
Formation1951
TypeBeauty pageant
Location
Membership
Miss World America (1951–present)
Official language
English
State Director
Christi Woolard
WebsiteOfficial website

The current Miss Ohio World is Tori Nelson of Mason.

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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 Tori Nelson[3] Mason 22
2019 Kaamilah Wahid[4] Akron 25 Top 25
2018 did not compete
2017 Krithika Rajkumar Cleveland 25 Top 10 Multimedia
2016 did not compete
2015 Chelsie Folden[5] Wellston 23 Top 22 Previously Miss Ohio Teen USA 2008 and Miss Ohio United States 2014. Top 16 semi-finalist at Miss United States 2014 and unplaced at Miss Teen USA 2008.
Miss Ohio United States 2014
2014 Chelsie Folden Wellston 22 Top 16 Later Miss Ohio World 2015 and Top 22 semifinalist at Miss World America 2015.
Miss Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Marcia Mcguire
1993 Raquel Eatmon
1992 Lisa Allison
Miss Ohio USA 1981–1991
1991 Amy Glaze Lucasville
1990 Melissa Proctor West Chester 22 Semi-finalist Current director of Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky (both Miss USA and Teen USA) pageants under her married name, Melissa Proctor-Pitchford
1989 Lisa Thompson Marion
1988 Gina West Pickerington
1987 Hallie Bonnell Akron
1986 Halle Berry[7] Oakwood 19[7] Miss World USA 1986 5th Runner-Up at Miss World 1986,[8] actress and Academy Award winner, Miss Teen All American 1985
1985 Lisa Barlow Vandalia
1984 Roxi Erwin Pickerington
1983 Gina Gangale Youngstown
1982 Kim Weeda Dayton 21 3rd Runner-Up
1981 Kimberly "Kim" Seelbrede Germantown 20 Miss USA 1981 Top 12 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1981, as United States.
Miss Ohio World
1980 Nancy J. Stepien
1979 Kathleen King
1978 Lesa Rummell Paris 20 Previously Miss Ohio USA 1977.
1977 Deborah K. Thorne
1976 Linda Velentine
1975 Annelise Ilschenko[9][10] Middleburg Heights[9] 17[9] Miss World USA 1975[9] Unplaced at Miss World 1975.
1974 Jacqueline "Jackie" M. Urbanek Cleveland Previously Miss Ohio USA 1973.
1973 Joan Marie Rankin Top 16
1972 Vicki Lane Hess
1971 Shirley Malin Top 18
1970 Charleen Heinisch Top 10
1969 Wendy Ann Bayless[11] Mentor[11]
1968 Judith Metcalf Competed as Ohio
Kathy Baumann Cleveland Competed as Cleveland, OH
1967 Phyllis Jeanne Darling Competed as Ohio
Peggy Chuey Cleveland Competed as Cleveland, OH
1966 Cindy Oliver[11] Top 7 Competed as Ohio
Janice Galub Cleveland Competed as Cleveland, OH
1965 Jeanne Marie Bromley Competed as Ohio
Becky Burden Cleveland Competed as Cleveland, OH
1964 Sharon Hoefling Top 7 Competed as Ohio
Sally Shrader Columbus Top 15 Competed as Columbus, OH
1963 Diane Budan 2nd Runner-Up Competed as Ohio
Later 2nd Runner-Up at Miss American Beauty 1964 (Miss U.S. International 1964).
Betsy Nittoli Boardman Competed as Boardman, OH
1962 Glyn Warstler Competed as Ohio
Andrea Jean Getzlaff Cleveland Competed as Cleveland, OH
1961 Judith Kay Tewalt Competed as Ohio
1960 Barbara Stagge Competed as Ohio
Darlene DiPasquale Cincinnati Competed as Cincinnati, OH
1959 No known representatives from Ohio in 1958 & 1959.
1958
Miss Ohio USA 1953–1957
1957 Kathryn Gabriel Cleveland 20 Top 16/4th Runner-Up Originally a Top 16 semi-finalist. She was the 6th highest scoring semi-finalist in the finals. Gabriel was later elevated to the position of 4th Runner-Up after the original winner of Miss USA was dethroned and all runner-ups were moved up a position with the 1st Runner-Up becoming Miss USA.
1956 Eleanor Wood Canton 18 Top 15
1955 Carol Hagerman Columbus
1954 Barbara Randa Painesville 19 Top 19
1953 Eleanore Mack Bellaire 20 Top 20
Miss Ohio World
1952 No known representatives from the Ohio 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 Ohio 2020 – Miss World America". Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  4. ^ "Miss World America – Ohio".
  5. ^ "Miss Ohio World 2015 Chelsie Folden". Pageant Live – YouTube. June 11, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "2007 Mrs America". Archived from the original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Miss Texas takes the crown". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 21 May 1986.
  8. ^ Lovece, Frank (16 August 1992). "Bucking for Stardom: Halle takes meandering path". The Index-Journal.
  9. ^ a b c d "The Spokesman-Review – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  10. ^ "The Glenville Democrat – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  11. ^ a b c "The Bryan Times – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Bryan Times. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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