Miss World America 1980

Miss World America 1980 was the 3rd edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in Studio 54 in New York City, New York and was won by Brooke Alexander of Hawaii. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Carter Wilson of Virginia. Alexander went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1980 Pageant in London later that year. She finished as 6th Runner-Up at Miss World.

Delegates
The Miss World America 1980 delegates were:


 * Alabama - Joanne Henderson
 * Alaska - Gay Nel Wilson
 * Arizona - Liz Van Houten
 * Arkansas - Kim Ferguson
 * California - Kelly Bailey
 * Colorado - Donna O’Dell
 * Connecticut - Marie Beach
 * Delaware - Patrice Boyle
 * District of Columbia - Cynthia Yoscak
 * Florida - Lisa Marie Smith
 * Georgia - Kimberly Byrd
 * Hawaii - Brooke Alexander
 * Idaho - Janene Stuart
 * Illinois - Annette Marroquin
 * Indiana - Julie Like
 * Iowa - Kay Lawson
 * Kansas - Suzanne Harness
 * Kentucky - Dee Anne Ennis
 * Louisiana - Lisa Thompson
 * Maine - Nadine Greenlaw
 * Maryland - Lori Estep
 * Massachusetts - Nerine Kidd
 * Michigan - Diane Marie Arabia
 * Minnesota - Lori Swenson
 * Mississippi - Karen Davis
 * Missouri - Sally Hampton
 * Montana - Jurrette Sindler
 * Nebraska - Lori Muehlich
 * Nevada - Valerie Valow
 * New Hampshire - Debra Peltonovich
 * New Jersey - Patricia Charlene La Terra
 * New Mexico - Penny Beeson
 * New York - Patty Blanchfield
 * North Carolina - Monica Boston
 * North Dakota - Jill Indergaard
 * Ohio - Nancy J. Stepien
 * Oklahoma - Kathy Ecker
 * Oregon - Shari Miner
 * Pennsylvania - Christine LaBrasca
 * Rhode Island - Sharon McGarry
 * South Carolina - Donna Rice
 * South Dakota - Lori Sweere
 * Tennessee - Suzanna Timberlake
 * Texas - Sharri Gorrell
 * Utah - Michelle Linford
 * Vermont - Yvonne West
 * Virginia - Cathy Bohannon
 * Washington - Kellie Colleen Jones
 * West Virginia - Tammera Lord
 * Wisconsin - Debbie Riedel
 * Wyoming - Pollie Ostlund

Returns
Last competed in 1978:
 *  Washington, D.C.

Crossovers
Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:


 * Miss USA
 * 1978:  Rhode Island: Sharon McGarry
 * 1978:  Tennessee: Suzanna Timberlake
 * 1981:  Alabama: Joanne Henderson
 * 1982:  Florida: Lisa Marie Smith
 * 1982:  Maryland: Lori Estep (as  Washington, D.C.)
 * 1982:  Michigan: Diane Marie Arabia


 * Miss World America
 * 1978:  Alaska: Gay Nel Wilson
 * 1979:  Wisconsin: Debbie Riedel