The Miss Florida World competition is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss World America pageant.[1][2]

Miss Florida World
Formation1951
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMiami
Location
Membership
Miss World America (1951–present)
Official language
English
State Director
Sharon Flynn Belden Polo
WebsiteOfficial website

The current Miss Florida World is Jasity Rush of Gainesville.

Winners

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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 Jasity Rush[3] Gainesville 25
2019 Lekha Ravi[4] Miami 26 Later a contestant on season 27 of The Bachelor
2018 Ashley Barreto Kissimmee 24 Later Miss Florida USA 2021 and Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2022 as Ashley Cariño
2017 Clarissa Bowers Umatilla 20 Miss World America 2017 Top Model Top 40 semifinalist at Miss World 2017.
Louina LaFalaise Boynton Beach 25 Top 10
Tori Miller Gainesville 22
2016 Ramina Ashfaque Jacksonville 25 Later Miss Pakistan World 2016 and a contestant at Miss Earth 2017, representing Pakistan.
2015 Kailyn Perez[5] Tampa 23 Top 12 People's Choice Later Miss Pennsylvania USA 2019 and Top 15 semifinalist at Miss USA 2019, representing Pennsylvania.
Miss Florida United States 2014
2014 Tia McDonald Gainesville[6] 20[6] Top 10
Miss Florida 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 Florida 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 Jessica White
1993 Julianne Morris
1992 Sharon Flynn Belden Coral Gables 25 Miss World America 1992 Previously Miss Florida USA 1992. Top 10 semifinalist at Miss World 1992.
The current State Director for Miss Florida World under her married name Sharon Belden Polo.
Miss Florida USA 1981-1991
1991 Rosa Velilla Miami
1990 Tricia Hahn Panama City
1989 Jennifer Parker Tallahassee 17
1988 Monica Farrell Jacksonville 3rd Runner-Up Previously Miss Florida 1985
1987 Clotilde Helen Cabrera Tampa 22 Miss World USA 1987 First African-America to win Miss Florida USA and Later Miss World USA 1987 and competed at Miss World 1987.
1986 Kathy Rosenwinkel Orlando
1985 Barbi Losh North Miami Beach
1984 Stacy Hassfurder Tallahassee
1983 Janet Chesser Daytona Beach
1982 Lisa Marie Smith Margate Previously Miss Florida World 1980 and Top 8 finalist in Miss World America 1980.
1981 Valerie Lundeen Miami Valerie Lundeen Ely, 62, married to "Tarzan" actor Ron Ely, was murdered by their son Cameron Ely at their Southern California home on Oct. 15, 2019.
Miss Florida World
1980 Lisa Marie Smith Margate Top 8 Later Miss Florida USA 1982.
1979 Eugenia Rywant
1978 Lynn Hafter
1977 Janet Gail Wilson 2nd Runner-Up
1976 Nanci E. Hirtreiter 3rd Runner-Up
1975 Victoria Jean Bass
1974 Terry Ann Browning Ormond Beach 20 Miss World USA 1974
1973 Denise Ann Kranich 3rd Runner-Up
1972 Sandra Leland 3rd Runner-Up
1971 Anita L. Senno Top 18
1970 Gloria Dee Campbell Top 10
1969 Deborah Anyzeski 4th Runner-Up
1968 Stephanie Herold
1967 Cathie Parker
1966 Christine Anne Fisher 1st Runner-Up
1965 Mary Anna Duncan
1964 Carole Hale
1963 Lanita Gayle Kent[7] Miami[7] Top 15 Previously Miss Miami Press Photographer 1963 and 1st Runner-Up at the 1963 National Press Photographer's Pageant.[7]
1962 Lithona Rozier 1st Runner-Up
1961 Lynne Shirley
1960 Unknown
1959 No known representatives from Florida in 1958 & 1959.
1958
Miss Florida USA 1953-1957
1957 Deanie Cates Competed as Florida.
Faye Ray Miami Beach Competed as Miami Beach, FL.
1956 Kim Meyer Competed as Florida.
Beverly Rogers Miami Beach
Maywood, NJ
Competed as Miami Beach, FL.
Miss New Jersey USA 1955 and competed at Miss USA 1955 as New Jersey.
1955 Marlies Gessler Top 15 Competed as Florida.
Beverly Masters Miami Beach Competed as Miami Beach, FL.
1954 Rosemary Talucci Competed as Florida.
1953 Kay Duggar Miami Beach Top 20 Competed as Miami Beach, FL.
Miss Florida World
1952 No known representatives from Florida in 1951 & 1952.
1951
Notes to table
  1. ^ Age at the time of the Miss World America pageant

References

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  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 Florida 2020 – Miss World America". Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  4. ^ "Miss World America - Florida".
  5. ^ "Miss Florida World 2015 Kailyn Perez". Pageant Live - YouTube. May 26, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Writer, Sonia Portaluppi, Alligator Contributing. "UF public relations student to represent Florida in 2014 Miss United States competition". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 2020-05-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ a b c "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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