Formation | 1951 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Wellesley |
Location | |
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. [1] [2]
The current Miss Massachusetts World is Caroline Cooney [3] of Mansfield.
Year | Name | Hometown | Age [notes 1] | Placement at Miss World America | Special awards at Miss World America | Notes |
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2023 | Caroline Cooney | Mansfield | 24 | Top Finalist | Fitness Winner | Fitness Winner and Top Finalist at Miss America World 2023; Beauty With a Purpose project centers around environmentalism. Placed Top 5 at first pageant, Miss MA USA 2020. [4] |
2020 | Alissa Musto [5] | Rehoboth | 24 | Top 5 [6] | Beauty with a Purpose Winner, Talent Winner | Previously Miss Massachusetts 2016 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss America 2017. |
2019 | Rachel Miller [7] | 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 [8] [9] [10] [11] | Hingham | 21 | Top 12 | Beauty with a Purpose [12] | |
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 [13] | Springfield [13] | 3rd Runner-Up | |||
1974 | Kathleen Ellen Walas | |||||
1973 | Jeanine Tessier [14] | Ware [14] | ||||
1972 | Janice Janes | |||||
1971 | Colette C. Nourey [15] | Boston [15] | 19 [15] | Miss Congeniality [15] | ||
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 | ||||||
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