Miss World America 2017, also referred to as America's Miss World 2017, was the 9th edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center 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 United States at the Miss World 2017 Pageant in Sanya, China later that year. She finished in the Top 40 at Miss World.
| Miss World America 2017 America's Miss World 2017 | |
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| Date | August 13, 2017 |
| Venue | Linda Chapin Theater, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida |
| Entrants | 28 |
| Placements | 16 |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Clarissa Bowers Florida |
Results edit
Placements edit
| Final results | Contestant |
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| America's Miss World 2017 Miss World America 2017 |
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| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 10 | |
| Top 16 |
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Challenge Events edit
Beauty with a Purpose edit
| Final Result[1] | Contestant |
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| Winner |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up | |
| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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Interview edit
| Final Result[2] | Contestant |
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| Winner |
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| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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Multimedia edit
| Final Result[3] | Contestant |
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| Winner |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up | |
| 3rd Runner-up | |
| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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Top Model edit
| Final Result[4] | Contestant |
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| Winner | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
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| Top 10 |
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Sport & Fitness edit
| Final Result[5] | Contestant |
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| Winner |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up | |
| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up | |
| Top 10 |
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Judges edit
Contestants were evaluated by separate panels of judges for the preliminary and final competitions.[6]
Final Judges edit
- Charles Woodson – Miss World America Sports Challenge Head Coach[7]
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- Ed Huckfelt
- Sarah Jane Waddell – Miss World Trinidad & Tobago 2014
- GL Rivera
- Ellie McKeating – Miss World Scotland 2014
Beauty with a Purpose Judges edit
- Frankie Cena – Mr World Canada 2012
- Courtney Thorpe – Miss World Australia 2014
- Tracy Galloway
- Victoria Mendoza – Miss World America 2015 from Arizona
Contestants edit
- The Miss World America 2017 contestants are[8]
Notes edit
Withdrawals edit
Arizona - Kayleen Workman
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
North Dakota
Tennessee
Washington
Returns edit
Last competed in 2015:
Did not Compete edit
Crossovers edit
Contestants who either competed in or will be competing in other beauty pageants:
- 2016:
North Carolina: Shivali Patel (1st Runner-up) - 2016:
New York: Michaela Rose Kenny (Withdrew) - 2016:
Virginia: Sasha Perea (2nd Runner-up) - 2018: North Carolina: Shivali Patel (2nd Runner-up)
- 2019: New York: Marjana Chowdhury (Top 25; as
Alaska)
- 2015: Arizona: Maureen Ann Montagne (Top 15)
- 2016:
Georgia: Emanii Davis (2nd Runner-up) - 2019:
Maryland: Mariela Pepin (Top 10) - 2020:
California: Katerina Villegas (as 
Oregon) - 2021: Virginia: Sasha Perea (as
District of Columbia)
- 2016: California: Katerina Villegas (1st Runner-up)
- 2016:
Texas: JoAnn Emale (as Southern States; Miss Congeniality)
- 2014: New York: Evelyn Abena Appiah (as
Ghana)
- 2018: Virginia: Lili Klainer (Top 12)
- 2019: Georgia: Emanii Davis (Winner)
- 2019:
Rhode Island: Alexandra Curtis (Top 12) - 2019: Virginia: Lili Klainer (as Midatlantic)
- 2019: Georgia: Emanii Davis (1st Runner-up; Miss Earth Air; as
United States)
- Face of Beauty International
- 2016 : Texas: JoAnn Emale (as United States)
- National American Miss Jr. Teen
- 2011: North Carolina: Shivali Patel (2nd runner-up)
- 2018: New York: Marjana Chowdhury (Top 20; as
Bangladesh)
- Miss Eco International
- 2019: Arizona: Maureen Ann Montagne (1st Runner-Up; as
Philippines)
- 2021: Arizona: Maureen Ann Montagne (Winner; as Philippines)
- Miss Intercontinental
- 2022: Maryland: Mariela Pepin (1st runner-up; as
Puerto Rico)
References edit
- ^ Beauty with a Purpose Top 10 Finalists
- ^ Interview Top 10 Finalists
- ^ Multimedia Top 10 Finalists
- ^ Top Model Top 10 Finalists
- ^ Sport & Fitness Top 10 Finalists
- ^ "America's Miss World".
- ^ "America's Miss World".
- ^ thegreatpageantcommunity (2017-07-28). "Meet the Contestants of America's Miss World 2017 !!!". The Great Pageant Community. Retrieved 2019-12-04.