Miss World America 1980 Explained

Date:	October 18, 1980
Venue:	Studio 54, New York City, New York
Entrants:	51
Placements:	15
Winner:	Brooke Alexander Hawaii
Before:	1979
Next:	1981

Miss World America 1980 was the 3rd edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in Studio 54 in New York City, New York and was won by Brooke Alexander of Hawaii. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Carter Wilson of Virginia. Alexander went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1980 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as 6th Runner-Up at Miss World.^[1]

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss World America 1980	Hawaii – Brooke Alexander
1st Runner-Up	Virginia – Cathy Bohannon
2nd Runner-Up	Massachusetts – Nerine Kidd
3rd Runner-Up	Vermont - Yvonne West
Top 8	California – Kelly Bailey Florida – Lisa Marie Smith Georgia – Kimberly Byrd Missouri – Sally Hampton
Top 15	Alabama - Joanne Henderson Kentucky - Dee Anne Ennis Michigan - Diane Marie Arabia New Jersey - Patricia Charlene La Terra North Carolina - Monica Boston South Carolina - Donna Rice Tennessee - Suzanna Timberlake

Delegates

The Miss World America 1980 delegates were:

• Alabama - Joanne Henderson
• Alaska - Gay Nel Wilson
• Arizona - Liz Van Houten
• Arkansas - Kim Ferguson
• California - Kelly Bailey
• Colorado - Donna O’Dell
• Connecticut - Marie Beach
• Delaware - Patrice Boyle
• District of Columbia - Cynthia Yoscak
• Florida - Lisa Marie Smith
• Georgia - Kimberly Byrd
• Hawaii - Brooke Alexander
• Idaho - Janene Stuart
• Illinois - Annette Marroquin
• Indiana - Julie Like
• Iowa - Kay Lawson
• Kansas - Suzanne Harness
• Kentucky - Dee Anne Ennis
• Louisiana - Lisa Thompson
• Maine - Nadine Greenlaw
• Maryland - Lori Estep
• Massachusetts - Nerine Kidd
• Michigan - Diane Marie Arabia
• Minnesota - Lori Swenson
• Mississippi - Karen Davis
• Missouri - Sally Hampton
• Montana - Jurrette Sindler
• Nebraska - Lori Muehlich
• Nevada - Valerie Valow
• New Hampshire - Debra Peltonovich
• New Jersey - Patricia Charlene La Terra
• New Mexico - Penny Beeson
• New York - Patty Blanchfield
• North Carolina - Monica Boston
• North Dakota - Jill Indergaard
• Ohio - Nancy J. Stepien
• Oklahoma - Kathy Ecker
• Oregon - Shari Miner
• Pennsylvania - Christine LaBrasca
• Rhode Island - Sharon McGarry
• South Carolina - Donna Rice
• South Dakota - Lori Sweere
• Tennessee - Suzanna Timberlake
• Texas - Sharri Gorrell
• Utah - Michelle Linford
• Vermont - Yvonne West
• Virginia - Cathy Bohannon
• Washington - Kellie Colleen Jones
• West Virginia - Tammera Lord
• Wisconsin - Debbie Riedel
• Wyoming - Pollie Ostlund

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 1978:

Crossovers

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA

• 1978

: Sharon McGarry

• 1978

: Suzanna Timberlake

• 1981

: Joanne Henderson

• 1982

: Lisa Marie Smith

• 1982

: Lori Estep (as )

• 1982

: Diane Marie Arabia

Miss World America

• 1978

: Gay Nel Wilson

• 1979

: Debbie Riedel

External links

• Miss World Official Website
• Miss World America Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: World-America . https://web.archive.org/web/20130629035816/http://www.pageantopolis.com/nat_past/world-america.htm . West . Donald . pageantopolis.com . June 29, 2013 . usurped.