Miss Virginia World

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

Miss Virginia World

Formation	1951
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Midlothian
Location	Virginia
Membership	Miss World America (1951–present)
Official language	English
State Director	Sabrina Vaz Barros
Website	Official Website

The Miss Virginia World competition is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for Virginia in the Miss World America pageant. ^{[1] [2]}

The current Miss Virginia World is Catherine Perez of New York City, NY.

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	Catherine Perez [3]	New York City, NY
2019	Kyra Cromwell [4]	Franklin	25
2018	did not compete
2017	Mollie Thorsen	Alexandria	25	Top 16
	Sasha Perea	Richmond	23	Top 16		Previously 2nd Runner-Up at Miss World America 2016.
	Lili Klainer	Leesburg	24
2016	Sasha Perea [5]	Richmond	22	2nd Runner-Up	Beach Beauty	Later Top 16 semi-finalist at Miss World America 2017.
	Faatima Brown	Lorton	21
	Natalie Macdisi	Virginia Beach	21
	Yvette Blaess	Virginia Beach	24
2015	Arielle Saige Rosmarino [6] [7]	Salem	23	4th Runner-Up	Best Introduction Video	Previously Miss Virginia USA 2014 and Top 20 semi-finalist at Miss USA 2014. [8]
Miss Virginia United States 2014
2014	Phyllicia Whittingham
Miss Virginia 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 Virginia 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	Chera Wood
1993	Yu-Ping Fan
1992	Regan Davis
Miss Virginia USA 1981-1991
1991	Traci Dority	Fairfax
1990	Evelyn Green	Richmond
1989	Kimberly Nicewonder	Bristol			Miss Congeniality	Current director of the Miss Virginia USA and Miss Virginia Teen USA pageants under her married name, Kim Nicewonder-Johnson [9]
1988	Denise Adrain Smith	Fairfax
1987	Marsha Ralls	Alexandria	24	Top 11
1986	Maureen McDonnell	Alexandria				Was a Cheerleader for Notre Dame.
1985	Dana Bryant	Richmond				Miss Teen All American 1984
1984	Leah Rush	Leesburg
1983	Tai Collins	Virginia Beach				Model and actress whose credits include Baywatch and Playboy magazine, Television Writer and Producer whose credits include SAF3 and Baywatch.
1982	Sondra Dee Jones	Richmond	24	Top 12	Miss Photogenic
1981	Pamela Elizabeth Hutchens	Newport News	22	Top 12		General District Court Judge in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Miss Virginia World
1980	Cathy Bohannon [10] [11]			1st Runner-Up
1979	Carter Wilson	Harrisonburg	23	Miss World America 1979		Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World 1979.
1978	Debbie Walker
1977	Cindy Darlene Miller	Chesapeake	20	Miss World USA 1977		4th Runner-Up at Miss World 1977.
1976	Carolyn Jeanine Curtis			2nd Runner-Up
1975	Debbie Joan Evans
1974	Patricia Lynn Bailey	Norfolk	19			Later Miss American Beauty 1975 (Miss U.S. International 1975). 3rd Runner-Up at Miss International 1975, as Miss American Beauty (USA).
1973	Lauren Ann Riley			Top 16
1972	Marie Ann Hunderleiter [12]	Norfolk	22	Top 7
1971	Carolyn Rea Martin
1970	Patricia A. Moldovan			3rd Runner-Up
1969	Gail Renshaw	Arlington	22	Miss World USA 1969 (then resigned)		1st Runner-Up at Miss World 1969. Renshaw later resigned, after competing in Miss World, to get married. The Miss World USA title then passed to the 1st Runner-Up of Miss World USA 1969, Connie Lee Hagard of Texas.
1968	Deborah Shelton	Norfolk	19	1st Runner-Up		Later Miss Virginia USA 1970 and Miss USA 1970. 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1970, as U.S.A. .
1967	Brenda Maddox			Top 15
1966	Patricia Rae Shaper			2nd Runner-Up
1965	Cathy Jean Cornell
1964	did not compete
1963	Faye Miriam Amy Atkinson
1962	Laurie Mills
1961	Laurie Mills
1960	Patricia Buck
1959	No known representatives from Virginia in 1958 & 1959.
1958
Miss Virginia USA 1953-1957
1957	Patricia Bush	Portsmouth
1956	Audra Stark	Virginia Beach
1955	Jeannie Asble	Portsmouth
1954	Ellen Whitehead	Chatham		1st Runner-Up (later dethroned for being underage)
1953	Dorothy Lee Bailey	Norfolk
Miss Virginia World
1952	No known representatives from the Virginia 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 Virginia 2020 – Miss World America" . Retrieved 2020-09-15.
4. "Miss World America - Virginia".
5. "Healthydermis and Miss Virginia World 2016 - Healthydermis". Alignable. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
6. "Arielle Rosmarino, Miss Virginia World 2015 - Ask the Crown with Elizabeth Safrit, March 19, 2015". Pageant Live - YouTube . March 19, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
7. Opie, Lisa (2015-06-04). "One on One with Arielle Saige Rosmarino: Miss Virginia World 2015". The LadyCode Blog | Women's Beauty, Lifestyle and Fashion Blog. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
8. "Cornershot: Salem woman named Miss Virginia World". Roanoke Times. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
9. "Pageant Staff". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
10. The Free Lance-Star. The Free Lance-Star.
11. The Free Lance-Star. The Free Lance-Star.
12. The Sumter Daily Item. The Sumter Daily Item.