Miss World America 1979

Miss World America 1979 was the 2nd edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in Reichhold Center for the Arts in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands and was won by Carter Wilson of Virginia. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Debra Jean Freeze of North Carolina. Wilson went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1979 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 15 at Miss World.

Delegates
The Miss World America 1979 delegates were:


 * Alabama - Rene’ Hamilton
 * Alaska - Heidi Sue Ruess
 * Arizona - Debbie Jo Nix
 * Arkansas - Rhonda Cobb
 * California - Ramona Henriette Rolle
 * Colorado - Cindy Marie Byerly
 * Connecticut - Beth Sweeney
 * Delaware - Debra Ann Kucher
 * Florida - Eugenia Rywant
 * Georgia - Lisa Condrey
 * Hawaii - Marie Alohalani Brown
 * Idaho - Tannie Ouren
 * Illinois - Katherine Ann Kivisto
 * Indiana - Lisa Amsbury
 * Iowa - Janice Marie Rife
 * Kansas - Dine Tapaoan
 * Kentucky - Robyn Kay Overby
 * Louisiana - Misty Norwood
 * Maine - Kim Moxcey
 * Maryland - Sheri Clineman
 * Massachusetts - Diane Maguire
 * Michigan - Cindy Boufford
 * Minnesota - Dawn Carroll La Motte
 * Mississippi - Melnee Williams
 * Missouri - Sherri Anderson
 * Montana - Susan Marie Riplett
 * Nebraska - Evelyn Rahm
 * Nevada - Gina Hines
 * New Hampshire - Darlene Sterbenz
 * New Jersey - Angela Hetzel
 * New Mexico - Kathleen Callahan
 * New York - Shelly Broadwell
 * North Carolina - Deborah Ann Fountain
 * North Dakota - Machelle Marie Barros
 * Ohio - Kathleen King
 * Oklahoma - Lesa Jane Sadler
 * Oregon - Pam Rowton
 * Pennsylvania - Mary Lucina Engel
 * Rhode Island - Maureen Mary Whitehouse
 * South Carolina - Lynn Boyles
 * South Dakota - Sharon Thompson
 * Tennessee - Angela Garner
 * Texas - Sharri Gorrell
 * Utah - Lonni Lynn Jones
 * Vermont - Joanne Colbert
 * Virginia - Carter Wilson
 * Washington - Sydney Louise Smith
 * West Virginia - Vicki L. Philips
 * Wisconsin - Debbie Riedel
 * Wyoming - Kim Morgan

Withdrawals

 *  Washington, D.C.

Crossovers
Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:


 * Miss USA
 * 1976:  Delaware: Debra Ann Kucher
 * 1978:  Montana: Susan Marie Riplett
 * 1981:  North Carolina: Deborah Ann Fountain (as  New York; disqualified)
 * 1985:  Kentucky: Robyn Kay Overby


 * Miss World America
 * 1980:  Wisconsin: Debbie Riedel