Formation | 1951 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Miami |
Location | |
Membership | Miss World America (1951–present) |
Official language | English |
State Director | Sharon Flynn Belden Polo |
Website | Official website |
The Miss Florida World competition is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss World America pageant. [1] [2]
The current Miss Florida World is Jasity Rush of Gainesville.
Year | Name | Hometown | Age [notes 1] | Placement at Miss World America | Special awards at Miss World America | Notes |
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2020 | Jasity Rush [3] | Gainesville | 25 | |||
2019 | Lekha Ravi [4] | Miami | 26 | |||
2018 | Ashley Barreto | Kissimmee | 24 | Later Miss Florida USA 2021 and Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 as Ashley Cariño | ||
2017 | Clarissa Bowers | Umatilla | 20 | Miss World America 2017 | Top Model | Top 40 semifinalist at Miss World 2017. |
Louina LaFalaise | Boynton Beach | 25 | Top 10 | |||
Tori Miller | Gainesville | 22 | ||||
2016 | Ramina Ashfaque | Jacksonville | 25 | Later Miss Pakistan World 2016 and a contestant at Miss Earth 2017, representing Pakistan. | ||
2015 | Kailyn Perez [5] | Tampa | 23 | Top 12 | People's Choice | Later Miss Pennsylvania USA 2019 and Top 15 semifinalist at Miss USA 2019, representing Pennsylvania. |
Miss Florida United States 2014 | ||||||
2014 | Tia McDonald | Gainesville [6] | 20 [6] | Top 10 | ||
Miss Florida World | ||||||
2013 | No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 2006-2013. | |||||
2012 | ||||||
2011 | ||||||
2010 | ||||||
2009 | ||||||
2008 | ||||||
2007 | ||||||
2006 | ||||||
2005 | No known representatives from Florida from 2003-2005. | |||||
2004 | ||||||
2003 | ||||||
2002 | No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 1995-2002. | |||||
2001 | ||||||
2000 | ||||||
1999 | ||||||
1998 | ||||||
1997 | ||||||
1996 | ||||||
1995 | ||||||
1994 | Jessica White | |||||
1993 | Julianne Morris | |||||
1992 | Sharon Flynn Belden | Coral Gables | 25 | Miss World America 1992 | Previously Miss Florida USA 1992. Top 10 semifinalist at Miss World 1992. The current State Director for Miss Florida World under her married name Sharon Belden Polo. | |
Miss Florida USA 1981-1991 | ||||||
1991 | Rosa Velilla | Miami | ||||
1990 | Tricia Hahn | Panama City | ||||
1989 | Jennifer Parker | Tallahassee | 17 | |||
1988 | Monica Farrell | Jacksonville | 3rd Runner-Up | Previously Miss Florida 1985 | ||
1987 | Clotilde Helen Cabrera | Tampa | 22 | Miss World USA 1987 | First African-America to win Miss Florida USA and Later Miss World USA 1987 and competed at Miss World 1987. | |
1986 | Kathy Rosenwinkel | Orlando | ||||
1985 | Barbi Losh | North Miami Beach | ||||
1984 | Stacy Hassfurder | Tallahassee | ||||
1983 | Janet Chesser | Daytona Beach | ||||
1982 | Lisa Marie Smith | Margate | Previously Miss Florida World 1980 and Top 8 finalist in Miss World America 1980. | |||
1981 | Valerie Lundeen | Miami | Valerie Lundeen Ely, 62, married to "Tarzan" actor Ron Ely, was murdered by their son Cameron Ely at their Southern California home on Oct. 15, 2019. | |||
Miss Florida World | ||||||
1980 | Lisa Marie Smith | Margate | Top 8 | Later Miss Florida USA 1982. | ||
1979 | Eugenia Rywant | |||||
1978 | Lynn Hafter | |||||
1977 | Janet Gail Wilson | 2nd Runner-Up | ||||
1976 | Nanci E. Hirtreiter | 3rd Runner-Up | ||||
1975 | Victoria Jean Bass | |||||
1974 | Terry Ann Browning | Ormond Beach | 20 | Miss World USA 1974 | ||
1973 | Denise Ann Kranich | 3rd Runner-Up | ||||
1972 | Sandra Leland | 3rd Runner-Up | ||||
1971 | Anita L. Senno | Top 18 | ||||
1970 | Gloria Dee Campbell | Top 10 | ||||
1969 | Deborah Anyzeski | 4th Runner-Up | ||||
1968 | Stephanie Herold | |||||
1967 | Cathie Parker | |||||
1966 | Christine Anne Fisher | 1st Runner-Up | ||||
1965 | Mary Anna Duncan | |||||
1964 | Carole Hale | |||||
1963 | Lanita Gayle Kent [7] | Miami [7] | Top 15 | Previously Miss Miami Press Photographer 1963 and 1st Runner-Up at the 1963 National Press Photographer's Pageant. [7] | ||
1962 | Lithona Rozier | 1st Runner-Up | ||||
1961 | Lynne Shirley | |||||
1960 | Unknown | |||||
1959 | No known representatives from Florida in 1958 & 1959. | |||||
1958 | ||||||
Miss Florida USA 1953-1957 | ||||||
1957 | Deanie Cates | Competed as Florida. | ||||
Faye Ray | Miami Beach | Competed as Miami Beach, FL. | ||||
1956 | Kim Meyer | Competed as Florida. | ||||
Beverly Rogers | Miami Beach Maywood, NJ | Competed as Miami Beach, FL. Miss New Jersey USA 1955 and competed at Miss USA 1955 as New Jersey. | ||||
1955 | Marlies Gessler | Top 15 | Competed as Florida. | |||
Beverly Masters | Miami Beach | Competed as Miami Beach, FL. | ||||
1954 | Rosemary Talucci | Competed as Florida. | ||||
1953 | Kay Duggar | Miami Beach | Top 20 | Competed as Miami Beach, FL. | ||
Miss Florida World | ||||||
1952 | No known representatives from Florida in 1951 & 1952. | |||||
1951 | ||||||
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