| Formation | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Costa Mesa |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss World America (1951–present) |
Official language | English |
State Director | Diane Schmidt |
| Website | Official Website |
The Miss California World competition is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for California in the Miss World America pageant.
The current Miss California World is Melanie Wardhana of San Francisco.
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age [notes 1] | Placement at Miss World America | Special awards at Miss World America | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Melanie Wardhana [1] | San Francisco | 26 | Top 10 | Previously Miss Asian America 2019. | |
| 2019 | Manju Bangalore [2] | Los Angeles/Corvallis, OR | 22 | Top 10 | Previously Miss Oregon World 2018 and Top 10 at Miss World America 2018. Later Miss Oregon World 2020, Top 10 at Miss World America 2020, Miss Oregon USA 2023, and competed in Miss USA 2023 but unplaced. | |
| 2018 | Raquel Basco | 23 | 1st Runner-Up | |||
| Yasmin Ashir | 25 | Top 10 | ||||
| 2017 | Katerina Villegas | Chino | 24 | Top 16 | Later Miss Oregon USA 2020 and competed in Miss USA 2020 but unplaced. | |
| 2016 | Salisha Thomas | Los Angeles | 21 | Unplaced | Talent | |
| 2015 | Isela Vasquez | San Pedro | 18 | Top 22 | ||
| Miss California United States 2014 | ||||||
| 2014 | Brandy Fisher | |||||
| Miss California World | ||||||
| 2013 | No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 2006 to 2013. | |||||
| 2012 | ||||||
| 2011 | ||||||
| 2010 | ||||||
| 2009 | ||||||
| 2008 | ||||||
| 2007 | ||||||
| 2006 | ||||||
| 2005 | Lisette Diaz | Chula Vista | 22 | US Miss World 2005 | Unplaced at Miss World 2005. | |
| 2004 | No known representatives from California between 2003 and 2004. | |||||
| 2003 | ||||||
| 2002 | No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 1995 to 2002. | |||||
| 2001 | ||||||
| 2000 | ||||||
| 1999 | ||||||
| 1998 | ||||||
| 1997 | ||||||
| 1996 | ||||||
| 1995 | ||||||
| 1994 | Angi Aylor | 2nd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1993 | Patricia Sturla | |||||
| 1992 | Shannon Stone | Top 10 | ||||
| Miss California USA 1981-1991 | ||||||
| 1991 | Diane Schock | Fontana | 24 | 2nd Runner-Up | ||
| 1990 | Cynthia Nelson | Gilroy | ||||
| 1989 | Christina Maria Faust | San Fernando Valley | 23 | Top 10 | ||
| 1988 | Diana Magaña [3] [4] | Rancho Palos Verdes | 22 | Miss World USA 1988 | Top 10 semifinalist at Miss World 1988. | |
| 1987 | Lori Dickerson [5] | Lodi | Miss Congeniality [6] | |||
| 1986 | Kelly Parsons | Los Angeles | 22 | 4th Runner-Up | Mouseketeer, Model and Actress | |
| 1985 | Zina Ponder | Long Beach | ||||
| 1984 | Theresa Ring | San Diego | 1987 Star Search spokesmodel | |||
| 1983 | Julie Lynne Hayek [7] | Westwood | 22 | Miss USA 1983 | Later 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1983, has starred in Dallas , Twin Peaks and As the World Turns ; Future actress Mariska Hargitay placed 4th Runner-Up in this competition | |
| 1982 | Suzanne Dewames | Thousand Oaks | ||||
| 1981 | Cynthia Kerby | Westlake Village | 3rd Runner-Up | Miss Photogenic & Miss Congeniality | First woman to win Miss Photogenic & Miss Congeniality at Miss USA | |
| Miss California World | ||||||
| 1980 | Kelly Bailey | Top 8 | ||||
| 1979 | Ramona Henriette Rolle | 2nd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1978 | Linda Howerton | Top 8 | ||||
| 1977 | Melissa Prophet | |||||
| 1976 | Leila Pauschek | |||||
| 1975 | Debra Reichter | Semi-Finals | ||||
| 1974 | Susan Elaine Palmer | |||||
| 1973 | Toni Tuso | |||||
| 1972 | Rochelle A. Wallace | Semi-Finals | ||||
| 1971 | Darlene Poole | Top 18 | ||||
| 1970 | Seelchen Sund | 4th Runner-Up | ||||
| 1969 | Vickie Ann Siggers | |||||
| 1968 | Diane Dye | 3rd Runner-Up | Competed as California. | |||
| Karen Dumouchelle | Los Angeles | Competed as Los Angeles, California. | ||||
| 1967 | Pamela Valari Pall | Norwalk | 20 | Miss World USA 1967 | Competed as California. Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World 1967. | |
| Susan Lee Glicksman | Los Angeles | 4th Runner-Up | Competed as Los Angeles, California. | |||
| 1966 | Alexa Clark | Competed as California. | ||||
| Gigi Dahl | Los Angeles | 3rd Runner-Up (tied) | Competed as Los Angeles, California. | |||
| 1965 | Darlene Louise Ermis | Competed as California. | ||||
| 1964 | Diana Dean | Top 15 | Competed as California. | |||
| Eddi Zippi | Los Angeles | Top 15 | Competed as Los Angeles, California. | |||
| Susan Arnell | San Francisco | Competed as San Francisco, California. | ||||
| 1963 | Shari Roark | Top 15 | Competed as California. | |||
| Annette Allen | Los Angeles | Competed as Los Angeles, California. | ||||
| 1962 | Amedee Chabot | Los Angeles | 17 | Miss USA World 1962 | Competed as California. Top 8 finalist at Miss World 1962. | |
| Linda Pauline Kennon | Los Angeles | 3rd Runner-Up | Competed as Los Angeles, California. | |||
| 1961 | Marlena Loren [8] | Los Angeles [8] | 2nd Runner-Up [8] | Competed as California. | ||
| 1960 | Gail Stevens | Competed as California. | ||||
| Gail Shapiro | Beverly Hills | Competed as Beverly Hills, California | ||||
| 1959 | No known representatives from California between 1958 and 1959. | |||||
| 1958 | ||||||
| Miss California USA 1953-1957 | ||||||
| 1957 | Peggy Jacobson | Los Angeles | Top 15 | |||
| 1956 | Shirlee Witty | Los Angeles | ||||
| 1955 | Donna Schurr | Los Angeles | 3rd Runner-Up | |||
| 1954 | Sandra Constance | Los Angeles | Top 20 | |||
| 1953 | Marcella Roulette | Los Angeles | Top 20 | |||
| Miss California World | ||||||
| 1952 | No known representatives from California between 1951 and 1952. | |||||
| 1951 | ||||||
Miss California, Julie Lynne Hayek, a green-eyed student model who wants to be a dentist, was crowned Miss USA last night.