Miss California World

The Miss California World competition is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for California in the Miss World America pageant.

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss California. For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss California USA.
Miss California World
Formation1951
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersCosta Mesa
Location
Membership
Miss World America (1951–present)
Official language
English
State Director
Diane Schmidt
WebsiteOfficial Website

The current Miss California World is Melanie Wardhana of San Francisco.

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 Melanie Wardhana[1] San Francisco 26 Top 10 Previously Miss Asian America 2019.
2019 Manju Bangalore[2] Los Angeles/Corvallis, OR 22 Top 10 Previously Miss Oregon World 2018 and Top 10 at Miss World America 2018. Later Miss Oregon World 2020 and Top 10 at Miss World America 2020.
2018 Raquel Basco 23 1st Runner-Up
Yasmin Ashir 25 Top 10
2017 Katerina Villegas Chino 24 Top 16 Later Miss Oregon USA 2020 and competed in Miss USA 2020 but unplaced.
2016 Salisha Thomas Los Angeles 21 Unplaced Talent
2015 Isela Vasquez San Pedro 18 Top 22
Miss California United States 2014
2014 Brandy Fisher
Miss California World
2013 No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 2006-2013.
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005 Lisette Diaz Chula Vista 22 US Miss World 2005 Unplaced at Miss World 2005.
2004 No known representatives from California between 2003-2004.
2003
2002 No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 1995-2002.
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994 Angi Aylor 2nd Runner-Up
1993 Patricia Sturla
1992 Shannon Stone Top 10
Miss California USA 1981-1991
1991 Diane Schock Fontana 24 2nd Runner-Up
1990 Cynthia Nelson Gilroy
1989 Christina Maria Faust San Fernando Valley 23 Top 10
1988 Diana Magaña[3][4] Rancho Palos Verdes 22 Miss World USA 1988 Top 10 semifinalist at Miss World 1988.
1987 Lori Dickerson[5] Lodi Miss Congeniality[6]
1986 Kelly Parsons Los Angeles 22 4th Runner-Up Mouseketeer, Model and Actress
1985 Zina Ponder Long Beach
1984 Theresa Ring San Diego 1987 Star Search spokesmodel
1983 Julie Lynne Hayek[7] Westwood 22 Miss USA 1983 Later 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1983, has starred in Dallas, Twin Peaks and As the World Turns; Future actress Mariska Hargitay placed 4th Runner-Up in this competition
1982 Suzanne Dewames Thousand Oaks
1981 Cynthia Kerby Westlake Village 3rd Runner-Up Miss Photogenic & Miss Congeniality First woman to win Miss Photogenic & Miss Congeniality at Miss USA
Miss California World
1980 Kelly Bailey Top 8
1979 Ramona Henriette Rolle 2nd Runner-Up
1978 Linda Howerton Top 8
1977 Melissa Prophet
1976 Leila Pauschek
1975 Debra Reichter Semi-Finals
1974 Susan Elaine Palmer
1973 Toni Tuso
1972 Rochelle A. Wallace Semi-Finals
1971 Darlene Poole Top 18
1970 Seelchen Sund 4th Runner-Up
1969 Vickie Ann Siggers
1968 Diane Dye 3rd Runner-Up Competed as California.
Karen Dumouchelle Los Angeles Competed as Los Angeles, California.
1967 Pamela Valari Pall Norwalk 20 Miss World USA 1967 Competed as California.
Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World 1967.
Susan Lee Glicksman Los Angeles 4th Runner-Up Competed as Los Angeles, California.
1966 Alexa Clark Competed as California.
Gigi Dahl Los Angeles 3rd Runner-Up (tied) Competed as Los Angeles, California.
1965 Darlene Louise Ermis Competed as California.
1964 Diana Dean Top 15 Competed as California.
Eddi Zippi Los Angeles Top 15 Competed as Los Angeles, California.
Susan Arnell San Francisco Competed as San Francisco, California.
1963 Shari Roark Top 15 Competed as California.
Annette Allen Los Angeles Competed as Los Angeles, California.
1962 Amedee Chabot Los Angeles 17 Miss USA World 1962 Competed as California.
Top 8 finalist at Miss World 1962.
Linda Pauline Kennon Los Angeles 3rd Runner-Up Competed as Los Angeles, California.
1961 Marlena Loren[8] Los Angeles[8] 2nd Runner-Up[8] Competed as California.
1960 Gail Stevens Competed as California.
Gail Shapiro Beverly Hills Competed as Beverly Hills, California
1959 No known representatives from California between 1958-1959.
1958
Miss California USA 1953-1957
1957 Peggy Jacobson Los Angeles Top 15
1956 Shirlee Witty Los Angeles
1955 Donna Schurr Los Angeles 3rd Runner-Up
1954 Sandra Constance Los Angeles Top 20
1953 Marcella Roulette Los Angeles Top 20
Miss California World
1952 No known representatives from California between 1951-1952.
1951
Notes to table
  1. Age at the time of the Miss World America pageant

References
  1. "Miss World America California 2020 – Miss World America". Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  2. "Miss World America - California".
  3. "New Miss California". The San Francisco Chronicle. 1987-08-31. p. 6.
  4. "Bringing Up Beauty / In the months before the Miss USA Pageant, advisers work on Miss California". The San Francisco Chronicle. 1987-10-01. p. 6.
  5. "Miss California-USA". The San Francisco Chronicle. 1986-10-30. p. 6.
  6. "Personal Mention". Houston Chronicle. 1987-02-13.
  7. "Would-be dentist wears a crown". Philadelphia Daily News. May 13, 1983. Retrieved 4 November 2010. Miss California, Julie Lynne Hayek, a green-eyed student model who wants to be a dentist, was crowned Miss USA last night.
  8. "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
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