Miss Ohio World

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

Miss Ohio World

Formation	1951
Type	Beauty pageant
Location	Ohio
Membership	Miss World America (1951–present)
Official language	English
State Director	Christi Woolard
Website	Official website

The Miss Ohio World competition, also referred to as Miss World America Ohio, is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for Ohio in the Miss World America pageant. ^{[1] [2]}

The current Miss Ohio World is Tori Nelson of Mason.

Gallery of titleholders

• 
  Halle Berry, Miss Ohio USA 1986 and Miss World USA 1986

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
2020	Tori Nelson [3]	Mason	22
2019	Kaamilah Wahid [4]	Akron	25	Top 25
2018	did not compete
2017	Krithika Rajkumar	Cleveland	25	Top 10	Multimedia
2016	did not compete
2015	Chelsie Folden [5]	Wellston	23	Top 22		Previously Miss Ohio Teen USA 2008 and Miss Ohio United States 2014. Top 16 semi-finalist at Miss United States 2014 and unplaced at Miss Teen USA 2008.
Miss Ohio United States 2014
2014	Chelsie Folden	Wellston	22	Top 16		Later Miss Ohio World 2015 and Top 22 semifinalist at Miss World America 2015.
Miss Ohio 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 Ohio from 2003 to 2005.
2004
2003
2002	No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 1995 to 2002.
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994	Marcia Mcguire
1993	Raquel Eatmon
1992	Lisa Allison
Miss Ohio USA 1981–1991
1991	Amy Glaze	Lucasville
1990	Melissa Proctor	West Chester	22	Semi-finalist		Current director of Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky (both Miss USA and Teen USA) pageants under her married name, Melissa Proctor-Pitchford
1989	Lisa Thompson	Marion
1988	Gina West	Pickerington
1987	Hallie Bonnell	Akron				Later Mrs. Illinois America 2007 Mrs. Photogenic winner at Mrs. America 2007 under her married name, Hallie Thompson. [6] Mother of Christina Thompson, Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2013 and Miss Virginia USA 2021
1986	Halle Berry [7]	Oakwood	19 [7]	Miss World USA 1986		5th Runner-Up at Miss World 1986, [8] actress and Academy Award winner, Miss Teen All American 1985
1985	Lisa Barlow	Vandalia
1984	Roxi Erwin	Pickerington
1983	Gina Gangale	Youngstown
1982	Kim Weeda	Dayton	21	3rd Runner-Up
1981	Kimberly "Kim" Seelbrede	Germantown	20	Miss USA 1981		Top 12 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1981, as United States.
Miss Ohio World
1980	Nancy J. Stepien
1979	Kathleen King
1978	Lesa Rummell	Paris	20			Previously Miss Ohio USA 1977.
1977	Deborah K. Thorne
1976	Linda Velentine
1975	Annelise Ilschenko [9] [10]	Middleburg Heights [9]	17 [9]	Miss World USA 1975 [9]		Unplaced at Miss World 1975.
1974	Jacqueline "Jackie" M. Urbanek	Cleveland				Previously Miss Ohio USA 1973.
1973	Joan Marie Rankin			Top 16
1972	Vicki Lane Hess
1971	Shirley Malin			Top 18
1970	Charleen Heinisch			Top 10
1969	Wendy Ann Bayless [11]	Mentor [11]
1968	Judith Metcalf					Competed as Ohio
	Kathy Baumann	Cleveland				Competed as Cleveland, OH
1967	Phyllis Jeanne Darling					Competed as Ohio
	Peggy Chuey	Cleveland				Competed as Cleveland, OH
1966	Cindy Oliver [11]			Top 7		Competed as Ohio
	Janice Galub	Cleveland				Competed as Cleveland, OH
1965	Jeanne Marie Bromley					Competed as Ohio
	Becky Burden	Cleveland				Competed as Cleveland, OH
1964	Sharon Hoefling			Top 7		Competed as Ohio
	Sally Shrader	Columbus		Top 15		Competed as Columbus, OH
1963	Diane Budan			2nd Runner-Up		Competed as Ohio Later 2nd Runner-Up at Miss American Beauty 1964 (Miss U.S. International 1964).
	Betsy Nittoli	Boardman				Competed as Boardman, OH
1962	Glyn Warstler					Competed as Ohio
	Andrea Jean Getzlaff	Cleveland				Competed as Cleveland, OH
1961	Judith Kay Tewalt					Competed as Ohio
1960	Barbara Stagge					Competed as Ohio
	Darlene DiPasquale	Cincinnati				Competed as Cincinnati, OH
1959	No known representatives from Ohio in 1958 & 1959.
1958
Miss Ohio USA 1953–1957
1957	Kathryn Gabriel	Cleveland	20	Top 16/4th Runner-Up		Originally a Top 16 semi-finalist. She was the 6th highest scoring semi-finalist in the finals. Gabriel was later elevated to the position of 4th Runner-Up after the original winner of Miss USA was dethroned and all runner-ups were moved up a position with the 1st Runner-Up becoming Miss USA.
1956	Eleanor Wood	Canton	18	Top 15
1955	Carol Hagerman	Columbus
1954	Barbara Randa	Painesville	19	Top 19
1953	Eleanore Mack	Bellaire	20	Top 20
Miss Ohio World
1952	No known representatives from the Ohio in 1951 & 1952.
1951

Notes to table

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

References

1. "Miss World USA Pageant". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
2. The American representatives to Miss World 1978–1994
3. "Miss World America Ohio 2020 – Miss World America" . Retrieved 2020-09-06.
4. "Miss World America – Ohio".
5. "Miss Ohio World 2015 Chelsie Folden". Pageant Live – YouTube . June 11, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
6. "2007 Mrs America". Archived from the original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
7. "Miss Texas takes the crown". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. 21 May 1986.
8. Lovece, Frank (16 August 1992). "Bucking for Stardom: Halle takes meandering path". The Index-Journal.
9. "The Spokesman-Review – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved 2020-05-13.
10. "The Glenville Democrat – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
11. "The Bryan Times – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Bryan Times . Retrieved 2020-09-23.