Miss World America 2017


Miss World America 2017, also referred to as America's Miss World 2017, was the 9th edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in the Linda Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida and was won by Clarissa Bowers of Florida. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Audra Mari of North Dakota. Bowers went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 2017 Pageant in Sanya, China later that year. She finished in the Top 40 at Miss World.
This is the first and only pageant with Lynne Scott Safrit & Elizabeth Safrit as the new co-national directors of Miss World in the United States after Christopher Wilmer lost the franchise. After this edittion, the Safrits gave up the license. The license then went to Michael Blakey and Liz Fuller.

Results

Placements

Final resultsContestant
America's Miss World 2017
Miss World America 2017

  • FloridaClarissa Bowers
1st Runner-Up
  • Arizona – Maureen Ann Montagne
  • 2nd Runner-Up
  • District of Columbia – Chance Cessna
  • 3rd Runner-Up
  • Georgia – Emanii Davis
  • 4th Runner-Up
  • Rhode Island - Alexandra Curtis
  • Top 10
  • Florida - Louina LaFalaise
  • Georgia - Sierra Bognéar
  • Maryland - Mariela Pepin
  • Ohio - Krithika Rajkumar
  • Texas - JoAnn Imosi Emale
  • Top 16
  • California - Katerina Villegas
  • New York - Marjana Chowdhury
  • New York - Evelyn Abena Appiah
  • North Carolina - Shivali Patel
  • Virginia - Sasha Perea
  • Virginia - Mollie Thorsen
  • Challenge Events

    ''Beauty with a Purpose''

    ''Interview''

    ''Multimedia''

    ''Top Model''

    ''Sport & Fitness''

    Judges

    Contestants were evaluated by separate panels of judges for the preliminary and final competitions.

    Final Judges

    NameAgeHometownState
    1Alexandra Curtis25West Warwick
    2Ariyanna Zoe Norman26Tempe
    3Chance Cessna26Washington, D.C.
    4Chelsea Boone26Glenn Dale
    5Chrissy La’Parriea22Atlanta
    6Clarissa Bowers20Umatilla
    7Emanii Davis23Griffin
    8Evelyn Abena Appiah24New York City
    9JoAnn Imosi Emale26Arlington
    10Kaelyn Crede25Las Vegas
    11Katerina Villegas24Chino
    12Krithika Rajkumar25Cleveland
    13Leila Kraja24New York City
    14Lili Klainer24Leesburg
    15Louina Lafalaise25Boynton Beach
    16Mariela Pepin21Severn
    17Marjana Chowdhury23New York City
    18Maureen Ann Montagne23Chandler
    19Michaela Rose Kenny23Geneva
    20Mollie Thorsen25Alexandria
    21Nicole Owens19Lumberton
    22Radhika Patel24Philadelphia
    23Razana Angel26New York City
    24Sally Sawant21Somerset
    25Sasha Perea23Richmond
    26Shivali Patel20Raleigh
    27Sierra Bognear26Atlanta
    28Tori Miller22Gainesville

    Withdrawals

    Last competed in 2015:
    Contestants who either competed in or will be competing in other beauty pageants:
    ;Miss World America
    ;Miss America
    ;Miss USA
    ;Miss Teen USA
    ;Miss U.S. International
    ;Miss Universe
    ;Miss Earth USA
    ;Miss Earth
    ;Face of Beauty International
    ;National American Miss Jr. Teen
    ;Miss Asia Pacific International
    ;Mutya ng Pilipinas
    ;Miss World Philippines
    ;Miss Eco International
    ;Binibining Pilipinas