Gallery of titleholders
Lynda Jean Córdoba Carter,Miss Arizona World 1972 and Miss World USA 1972
| Formation | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World America (1951–present) |
Official language | English |
State Director | Kelly Studebaker |
| Website | Official website |
The Miss Arizona World competition is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for Arizona in the Miss World America pageant. [1] [2]
The current Miss Arizona World is Annie Zijia Li of New York City, NY.
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age [notes 1] | Placement at Miss World America | Special awards at Miss World America | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Annie Zijia Li [3] | New York City, NY | TBD | TBD | ||
| 2019 | Elisabeth Bradley [4] | Tulsa, OK | 25 | Top 10 | Talent | |
| 2018 | did not compete | |||||
| 2017 | Maureen Ann Montagne | Chandler | 23 | 1st Runner-Up | Previously Mutya Arizona 2013 and 1st Runner-Up at Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013. Previously Miss Arizona USA 2015 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss USA 2015. Later competed in Miss World Philippines 2018 and became Miss Eco Philippines 2018, representing Batangas and 1st Runner-Up at Miss Eco International 2019, representing Philippines. | |
| Ariyanna Zoe Norman | Tempe | 26 | ||||
| Kayleen Workman | Chandler | 26 | Withdrew | |||
| 2016 | did not compete | |||||
| 2015 | Victoria Mendoza [5] | Phoenix | 19 | Miss World America 2015 | Unplaced at Miss World 2015. | |
| Miss Arizona United States 2014 | ||||||
| 2014 | Savanna Troupe | |||||
| Miss Arizona World | ||||||
| 2013 | No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 2006-2013. | |||||
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| 2005 | No known representatives from Arizona from 2003-2005. | |||||
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| 2002 | No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 1995-2002. | |||||
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| 1994 | did not compete | |||||
| 1993 | Shannessy Hakola | |||||
| 1992 | Maricarroll Verlinde | Previously Miss Arizona USA 1991 and Top 11 semifinalist at Miss USA 1991. Also won the Best State Costume Award at Miss USA. | ||||
| Miss Arizona USA 1981-1991 | ||||||
| 1991 | Maricarroll Verlinde | Top 11 | Best State Costume | Later Miss Arizona World 1992 and competed in Miss World America 1992. | ||
| 1990 | Lezlie Leonard | |||||
| 1989 | LeeAnne Locken | Apache Junction | Top 10 | |||
| 1988 | Kris Keim [6] | Scottsdale | 22 | Previously Miss Arizona Teen USA 1983 | ||
| 1987 | Diane Martin | Phoenix | 24 | 2nd runner-up | Previously Miss Arizona 1985 | |
| 1986 | Jodi Armstrong | Phoenix | ||||
| 1985 | Michelle Ducote | Tempe | 20 | Top 10 | Best State Costume | |
| 1984 | Daria Sparling [7] | Tucson | 19 | Best State Costume [8] | ||
| 1983 | Sindy Hedden [9] | Tucson [9] | 23 [9] | |||
| 1982 | Lori Hakola | Tucson | ||||
| 1981 | Cassie Hill | Phoenix | ||||
| Miss Arizona World | ||||||
| 1980 | Liz Van Houten | |||||
| 1979 | Debbie Jo Nix | |||||
| 1978 | Karen Filipi | |||||
| 1977 | Linda Mauldin | |||||
| 1976 | Cynthia Mathewson | 4th Runner-Up | ||||
| 1975 | Crickett Jones | |||||
| 1974 | Sherry Love | 3rd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1973 | Carol J. Dawson | 4th Runner-Up | ||||
| 1972 | Lynda Jean Córdoba Carter [10] | Tempe [10] | 21 | Miss World USA 1972 [10] | Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World 1972. Best known for playing Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in the 1970s TV Show Wonder Woman. [11] [12] | |
| 1971 | Lindsay Diane Bloom [13] | Scottsdale [13] | 21 [13] | 2nd Runner-Up [13] | Later Miss American Beauty 1972 (Miss U.S. International 1972) and 4th Runner-Up at Miss International 1972, representing USA. | |
| 1970 | Jolene Johnson | |||||
| 1969 | Donna Kay Smith | Top 15 | ||||
| 1968 | did not compete | |||||
| 1967 | Gigi Dahl | 3rd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1966 | did not compete | |||||
| 1965 | Martha Ruth Thomas | Miss Congeniality | ||||
| 1964 | Sharee Sims | |||||
| 1963 | did not compete | |||||
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| 1959 | No known representatives from Arizona in 1958 & 1959. | |||||
| 1958 | ||||||
| Miss Arizona USA 1953-1957 | ||||||
| 1957 | did not compete | |||||
| 1956 | Maija Bertulson | |||||
| 1955 | Patti Marks | |||||
| 1954 | Bonnie Omadee Johnson | |||||
| 1953 | Eleanor Ruth Cross | |||||
| Miss Arizona World | ||||||
| 1952 | No known representatives from the Arizona in 1951 & 1952. | |||||
| 1951 | ||||||
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