Miss World America 2019

Miss World America 2019 was the 11th edition of the Miss World America pageant and was held on October 12, 2019. 42 contestants from all over the country competed for the crown. Marisa Butler of Maine crowned her successor Emmy Rose Cuvelier of South Dakota at the end of the event, Cuvelier represented the United States at Miss World 2019 in London and placed in the Top 40.

Judges
Final Judges:
 * Vanessa Ponce de León - Miss World 2018 from Mexico
 * Victoria Mendoza - Miss World America 2015 from Arizona
 * Alexia Rae Castillo - Queen Beauty USA 2019
 * La Toya Jackson
 * Jacob Arabo
 * Richard Morrissey
 * Maureen Francisco
 * Pol' Atteu
 * Patrik Simpson

Contestants
42 delegates were confirmed.

Returns
Last competed in 2014: Last competed in 2015: Last competed in 2016: Last competed in 2017:
 *  Wyoming
 *  Alabama
 *  Alaska
 *  Arkansas
 *  Delaware
 *  Hawaii
 *  Idaho
 *  Indiana
 *  Iowa
 *  Kansas
 *  Kentucky
 *  Louisiana
 *  Nebraska
 *  New Hampshire
 *  Oklahoma
 *  South Carolina
 *  South Dakota
 *  Vermont
 *  West Virginia
 *  Colorado
 *  Connecticut
 *  Illinois
 *  Massachusetts
 *  Washington
 *  Arizona
 *  District of Columbia
 *  Georgia (U.S. state)
 *  Maryland
 *  Nevada
 *  New Jersey
 *  New York
 *  Ohio
 *  Pennsylvania
 *  Texas
 *  Virginia

Withdrawal

 *  Michigan - Kathy Zhu was named as Miss Michigan World 2019, but organizers dethroned her for content deemed “offensive” on her social media accounts, which raised immense controversy.

Did not compete

 * 🇦🇸 American Samoa
 *  Michigan - Kathy Zhu (see Michigan under withdrawals)
 *  Minnesota
 *  Missouri
 *  Montana
 *  New Mexico
 *  North Dakota
 *  Tennessee
 *  Utah
 *  Wisconsin

Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed at or will be competing at other beauty pageants:


 * Miss USA
 * 2017:  South Carolina: Megan Gordon (Top 5)
 * 2017:  Pennsylvania: Lauren Roush (as  West Virginia)
 * 2019:  Illinois: Alexandra Plotz
 * 2022:  Arizona: Elisabeth Bradley (as  Utah)
 * 2023:  California: Manju Bangalore (as  Oregon)
 * 2023:  Connecticut: Karla Aponte Roque
 * Miss Teen USA
 * 2012:  Illinois: Alexandra Plotz (Top 16)
 * 2020:  North Carolina: Peyton Brown (Top 16)


 * Miss World America
 * 2017:  Alaska: Marjana Chowdhury (Top 16; as  New York)
 * 2018:  California: Manju Bangalore (Top 10; as  Oregon)


 * Miss Asia Pacific International
 * 2018:  Alaska: Marjana Chowdhury (Top 20; as 🇧🇩 Bangladesh)