Miss New York World Explained

Miss New York World
Formation:1951
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:New York City
Location:New York State
Language:English
Leader Title:State Director
Leader Name:Shane Santacroce
Website:Official Website

The Miss New York World competition is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for New York State in the Miss World America pageant.[1] [2]

The current Miss New York World is Ashley Wells of Long Island, NY. Wells was selected to become Miss New York World on July 17, 2023. The previous Miss New York World, Alissa Anderegg, was crowned Miss World America 2020[3] on October 16, 2020.

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
width=5% Yearwidth=20%Namewidth=10%Hometownwidth=3%Age
[4] 		width=14%Placement at Miss World Americawidth=17%Special awards at Miss World Americawidth=31%Notes
2023Ashley WellsWestbury, Long Island26Top 20[5] Top 10 Beauty with a Purpose Winner, Top 5 TalentPreviously Miss Black Washington USA 2023[6]
2022No Representative
2021No Representative
2020Alissa Anderegg[7] New York City26Miss World America 2020Beauty with a Purpose Winner, Top 10 Talent, Top 10 Beautiful Me
2019Kiana Gonzalez[8] New York City24Top 10
2018Did not compete
2017Abena AppiahNew York City24Top 16Previously Top Model Ghana 2013 and Miss Universe Ghana 2014.
Later Miss Earth Ghana 2019 and Top 20 semi-finalist at Miss Earth 2019. Later Miss Grand USA 2020 and Miss Grand International 2020.
Marjana ChowdhuryNew York City23Top 16Previously Miss Bangladesh USA 2016
Later Miss Asia-Pacific Bangladesh 2017 and Top 20 semi-finalist at Miss Asia Pacific International 2018.
Later Miss Alaska World 2019 and top 25 semi-finalist at Miss World America 2019.
Leila KrajaNew York City24
Michaela Rose KennyGeneva23Previously Miss New York World 2016 and was supposed to compete at Miss World America 2016 but withdrew before the finals.
Razana AngelNew York City26
2016Michaela Rose KennyGeneva22Did not competeWithdrew before the finals.
2015Katherine Cooksey[9] New York City25Top 22
Miss New York United States 2014
2014Julia La Roche
Miss New York World
2013No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 2006 to 2013.
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005No known representatives from New York between 2003 and 2005.
2004
2003
2002No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 1995 to 2002.
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994Fionna Kennedy
1993Renne Robertson
1992Heather QuarlesTop 10
Miss New York USA 1981-1991
1991Maureen MurrayNew York City24Top 11Previously Miss New Hampshire Teen USA 1983
1990Patricia MurphyPearl River
1989Jennifer Fisher
1988Linnea ManciniCarmel24Went on to become the Pageant Director for The CW reality show
1987Constance McCulloughNew York City
1986Beth LauferWest Islip
1985Lovey KingYonkers
1984Caroline FluryWest SenecaMiss Oktoberfest 1983 as Miss Buffalo
1983Jennifer MikelinichHuntingtonTop 12
1982Annemarie HendersonMonroe
1981Deborah FountainBronxPreviously Miss North Carolina World 1979 and Top 8 finalist in Miss World America 1979.
Was not allowed to compete at Miss USA after she was caught padding her swimsuit during the preliminary competition.[10]
Miss New York World
1980Patty Blanchfield
1979Shelly Broadwell
1978Kathleen PeartreeTop 8
1977Kathleen Downey
1976Anneliese Ettrich
1975Hildegard Holig
1974Debra Ann Purritano
1973Vanessa J. Santo
1972Michelle Renee FranquiMiss Congeniality
1971Susan Elizabeth DishawTop 7
Peggy Molitor
1969Gloria E. Graham
1968Eve Ramirez
1967Patricia Louise McKeeganCompeted as New York State.
Madeline YoungNew York CityTop 15Competed as New York City, New York.
Nancy Jo BrossmanCompeted as Long Island, New York.
1966Sherry Lyn ArmbrusterCompeted as New York State.
Carol CollinsNew York CityCompeted as New York City, New York.
Linda CumboBrooklynCompeted as Brooklyn, New York.
1965Dorothy LanghansWantagh4th Runner-upCompeted as New York State.
Previously Miss New York USA 1964 and Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss USA 1964
Maureen NicholsNew York CityCompeted as New York City, New York.
Priscilla MullinCompeted as Long Island, New York.
1964Jeanne Marie QuinnEast Meadow20Miss USA World 1964Competed as New York State.
Top 16 semi-finalist at Miss World 1964.
Previously Miss New York USA 1963 and top 15 semi-finalist at Miss USA 1963.
Previously Miss New York American Beauty 1964 (Miss New York U.S. International 1964) and 1st Runner-up at Miss American Beauty 1964 (Miss U.S. International 1964)
Ruth SteinNew York CityTop 7Competed as New York City, New York.
1963Elyse K. MarsCompeted as New York State.
Michele Bettina MetrinkoNew York City
Washington, D.C.		18Miss USA World 1963Competed as New York City, New York.
Top 14 semi-finalist Miss World 1963.
Previously Miss District of Columbia USA 1963 and 1st Runner-up at Miss USA 1963. Her sister Marsha Metrinko also competed at Miss USA 1963 as Miss Maryland and in Miss America 1963 as Miss New York City.[11]
Candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2010 U.S. House of Rep. election in Delaware for Delaware's at-large congressional district under her married name Michele Rollins.
Pat Franklin2nd Runner-upCompeted as New York State.
Mimi MillerNew York CityCompeted as New York City, New York.
1961Janet Boring[12] Williston Park181st Runner-upCompeted as New York State.
Marilyn ChaseNew York CityCompeted as New York City, New York.
Arlene NesbittCompeted as New York State.
Annette DriggersNew York City
Freeport		15Miss United States World 1960 (dethroned)Competed as New York City, New York.
Driggers was later dethroned, 15 days into her reign, after being disqualified from the Miss World Competition for being underage after being caught lying about her age when it was found out that she was actually 15 years old instead of 20 like she had said earlier. She also had been married a year prior to her reign but it didn't last long.
1959No known representatives from New York in 1959.
1958Nancy Anne CorcoranNew York City23Miss United States World 1958Unplaced at Miss World 1958.
Miss New York USA 1953-1957
1957Sanita PelkeyNew York CityTop 15
1956Kay DouglasNew York City
1955Janet KadlecikNew York CityTop 15
Patricia O'KaneNew York CityTop 15She represented and finished in the Top 15.
1954Karin HultmanNew York City
Brighton		Miss World USA 1954
  • Later Miss World USA 1954 after original winner was dethroned
Renee RoyNew York City2nd Runner-up She represented and finished as 3rd Runner-up, but later 2nd Runner-up after the original 2nd moved one place up taking the place of the 1st Runner-up
1953Reta KnappNew York CityTop 20
Miss New York World
1952Tally RichardsNew York City24Miss World United States 19524th Runner-up at Miss World 1952.
1951No known representatives from New York in 1951.
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miss World USA Pageant . 2014-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021230458/http://www.pageantopolis.com/nat_past/World-USA.htm . 2014-10-21 . dead.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20130413173404/http://www.pageantopolis.com/nat_past/world-america.htm The American representatives to Miss World 1978-1994
  3. Web site: Miss World. 2020-10-26. www.missworld.com.
  4. Age at the time of the Miss World America pageant
  5. Web site: Miss World America.
  6. Web site: Miss Black USA.
  7. Web site: Miss World America New York 2020 – Miss World America. 2020-09-22. en-US.
  8. Web site: Miss World America - New York.
  9. Web site: April 29, 2015. Miss New York World 2015 Katherine Cooksey. September 22, 2020. Pageant Live - YouTube.
  10. News: Headliners; Truth in Packaging. 1981-05-24. 2007-01-06. The New York Times.
  11. News: Miss USA roots sister on in Miss America bid. Hartford Courant. 1963-09-02. 20A.
  12. Web site: The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search. 2020-09-23. The Spokesman-Review. news.google.com.

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