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 WorldFormation| 1951

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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[edit]

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

## Winners[edit]

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

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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[edit]

1. ^ "Miss World USA Pageant". Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-12-19.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b c "The Bryan Times – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Bryan Times. Retrieved 2020-09-23.

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