Miss Massachusetts World

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Massachusetts. For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss Massachusetts USA.

Miss Massachusetts World

Formation	1951
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Wellesley
Location	Massachusetts
Membership	Miss World America (1951–present)
Official language	English
State Director	Miss World America Organization
Website	Official Website

The Miss Massachusetts World competition is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for Massachusetts in the Miss World America pageant.

The current Miss Massachusetts World is Devon Viola.

Winners

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
2024	Devon Viola
2023	Caroline Cooney [1]	Mansfield	24	Top Finalist	Fitness Winner
2020	Alissa Musto [2]	Rehoboth	24	Top 5 [3]	Beauty with a Purpose Winner, Talent Winner	Previously Miss Massachusetts 2016 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss America 2017.
2019	Rachel Miller [4]	Dracut	25	3rd Runner-Up
2018	did not compete
2017
2016	Maude Gorman	Hingham	22			Previously Miss Massachusetts World 2015 and Top 12 semi-finalist at Miss World America 2015. Also won the Beauty with a Purpose award at Miss World America 2015.
2015	Maude Gorman [5] [6] [7] [8]	Hingham	21	Top 12	Beauty with a Purpose [9]
Miss Massachusetts United States 2014
2014	Renata De Carvalho			Top 10
Miss Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts between 2003 and 2005.
2004
2003
2002	No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 1995 to 2002.
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994	Michelle Gados
1993	Maribeth Brown	Holliston	23	Miss World America 1993		Top 10 semi-finalist at Miss World 1993.
1992	Laura Wheeler	Framingham		Top 10		Previously Miss Massachusetts USA 1991 and a contestant at Miss USA 1991.
Miss Massachusetts USA 1981-1991
1991	Laura Wheeler	Framingham
1990	Laureen Murphy	Boston
1989	Kimberley Wallace	Ipswich
1988	Anita Marie Lovely	Franklin
1987	Rosanna Iversen	Great Barrington				Represented Massachusetts in Miss Oktoberfest 1987, did not place
1986	Sheila Benson	Quincy
1985	Mercedes Waggoner	Boston	21	Top 10, finishing in 8th place
1984	Deborah Neary	Onset
1983	Robin Jeanne Silva	Swansea
1982	Janet Marie Flaherty	Wilmington	24	Top 12
1981	JoAnne Savery	East Bridgewater			Best State Costume
Miss Massachusetts World
1980	Nerine Kidd			2nd Runner-Up
1979	Diane Maguire
1978	Debra Sue Maurice	New York City, NY		1st Runner-Up		Later Miss New York USA 1980 and Top 12 semi-finalist at Miss USA 1980.
1977	Cheryl Patricia Hyttinen
1976	Margaret Worral Stockton
1975	Mona Jean Tessier [10]	Springfield [10]		3rd Runner-Up
1974	Kathleen Ellen Walas
1973	Jeanine Tessier [11]	Ware [11]
1972	Janice Janes
1971	Colette C. Nourey [12]	Boston [12]	19 [12]		Miss Congeniality [12]
1970	Deborah Ann Kennedy
1969	did not compete
1968	Mary Frances Bigelow
1967	Cheryl Lee Stankiewicz	Brockton				Competed as Massachusetts. Later Miss Massachusetts USA 1970 and a contestant at Miss USA 1970.
	Marie A. Skane	Boston				Competed as Boston, Massachusetts.
1966	Unknown					Competed as Massachusetts.
	Peggy Eckert	Boston				Competed as Boston, Massachusetts.
1965	Elaine F. Nash			1st Runner-Up
	Dorothy Ann Fisher	Boston
1964	Monika Sands					Competed as Massachusetts.
	Diane Tibert	Boston				Competed as Boston, Massachusetts.
1963	Marion E. Sarristo			Top 15		Competed as Massachusetts.
Nancy Joan Brackett	Boston Brighton	17	Top 15		Competed as Boston, Massachusetts. Later Miss Massachusetts USA 1966 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss USA 1966.
1962	Mary Marble			Top 15
1961	Sandra "Su Su" Smith	Newton Upper Falls	21			Later Miss Massachusetts USA 1963 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss USA 1963.
1960	Beatrice "Bea" Duprey
1959	No known representatives from Massachusetts in 1958 & 1959.
1958
Miss Massachusetts USA 1953-1957
1957	Sandra Ramsey	Haverhill	19	Top 15
1956	Elaine Murphy	Weston
1955	Jean Dernago	Springfield
1954	Nan Cowan	Sterling
1953	Joan Daly	Somerville
Miss Massachusetts World
1952	No known representatives from Massachusetts in 1951 & 1952.
1951

Notes to table

1. Age at the time of the Miss World America pageant

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