Miss North Carolina World is an American state beauty pageant that selects a representative for the Miss World America national competition from the State of North Carolina. The pageant is headquartered in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, and is currently directed by Kathy Keefe Jensen, who serves as State Director.
To date, four women from North Carolina have been crowned Miss World America:
Debra Jean Freeze, 1978 Carrie Ann Stroup, 2001 Rebekah Chantay Revels, 2002 Elizabeth Safrit Scott, 2014
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Year Name HometownAgeAge at the time of the Miss World America pageant Placement at Miss World America Special awards at Miss World America Notes2025 TBA TBA TBA TBA2023Tisha AbdulConcord19Beauty With A Purpose Ambassador for the Northeast Region of the United States 2019 Peyton Brown Dunn 18 2nd Runner-Up 1st Runner-Up at Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen 2018Later Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2020.2018Shivali PatelRaleigh212nd Runner-UpSania LaraibRaleigh21Top 102017Shivali PatelRaleigh20Top 16 Nicole Owens Lumberton 19 2016 Shivali Patel Raleigh 19 1st Runner-Up Previously NAMiss North Carolina Jr. Teen 2011 and 2nd Runner-Up at NAM Jr. Teen 2011. 2015 Selena Price Huntersville 19 Miss North Carolina United States 2014 2014 Elizabeth Safrit Kannapolis 22 Miss United States 2014/Miss World America 2014 2nd Runner-Up at Miss World 2014.Miss North Carolina World 2013No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 2006 to 2013. 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005No known representatives from North Carolina from 2003 to 2005. 2004 2003 2002No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 1995 to 2002. 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 Michelle Mauney Stanley Top 7 Later Miss North Carolina USA 1995 and competed in Miss USA 1995. 1993 Vicki Johnson 1992 Shanna Phillips Top 10 Miss North Carolina USA 1981–1991 1991 Pat Arnold Chapel Hill 21 Top 6 (5th place) Miss Photogenic 1990 Altman Allen Shelby 1989 Jacqueline Padgette Hobgood 1988 Tammy Tolar Fayetteville 1987 Donna Wilson Davidson 1986 Rhonda Nobles Fayetteville 20 Top 10 1985 Kate Kenney Raleigh 1984 Cookie Noak Hickory 23 Top 10 1983 Allison Payge Pinson Mooresville 1982 Jeannie Boger Sanford Mother of Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton (Miss North Carolina USA 2009) and Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2008 Julia Dalton (second-runner up at Miss Teen USA 2008). 1981 Lisa Swift Southport Miss North Carolina World 1980 Monica Boston Top 15 1979 Deborah Ann Fountain Bronx, NY Top 8 Later Miss New York USA 1981. Later competed in Miss USA 1981, as New York, but was disqualified after being found to have padded her swimsuit. 1978 Debra Jean Freeze Mooresville 20 Miss World America 1978 Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World 1978. 1977 Betty Lou Hutchinson 1976 Sharon Denise Smith Miss Congeniality 1975 Tonda Brown 1974 Gail Lynn Hinton 1973 Doris E. Davis 1972 Julia Ann Lane 1971 Terri Lee Horn 1970 Judith Ellen Steed 1969did not compete 1968 1967 Brenda Carol Ray Top 7 1966 Ann Elizabeth Bailey 1965 Jean Parson Pender 1964 Susan Harrill Top 15 1963did not compete 1962 Louise Furr Top 15 1961 Betsy Medlin 1960 Rita Souther 3rd Runner-Up 1959No known representatives from North Carolina in 1958 & 1959. 1958Miss North Carolina USA 1953–1957 1957 Peggy Dennis Lilesville 1956 Shirley Bagwell Raleigh 18 Top 15 1955 Mary Ratliffe Wadesboro 1954 Ann Pickett Charlotte 1953 Libby Walker Wilton Miss North Carolina World 1952No known representatives from the North Carolina in 1951 & 1952. 1951 Notes to table
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