Miss Massachusetts World facts for kids
| Formation | 1951 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Wellesley |
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Membership
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Miss World America (1951–present) |
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Official language
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English |
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State Director
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Miss World America Organization |
| Website | Official Website: http://www.missworldmassachusetts.org/ |
The Miss Massachusetts World competition is a special event where young women from Massachusetts compete to represent their state. The winner then goes on to the Miss World America pageant. This is a step towards potentially competing in the international Miss World competition!
The current Miss Massachusetts World is Caroline Cooney from Mansfield.
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What is Miss Massachusetts World?
A Competition with a Purpose
The Miss Massachusetts World pageant is more than just a beauty contest. It's a competition that celebrates young women who are talented, confident, and dedicated to helping others. Contestants are judged on many things, including their interviews, talent, fitness, and their "Beauty with a Purpose" project. This project is a special way they show how they are making a positive difference in their communities.
The Path to Miss World
When a young woman wins the Miss Massachusetts World title, she earns the chance to compete at the national level. This is the Miss World America pageant. If she wins there, she then gets to represent the entire United States at the Miss World competition. This is one of the biggest and oldest international pageants in the world!
Meet the Winners
Over the years, many amazing young women have held the title of Miss Massachusetts World. They have gone on to achieve great things and represent Massachusetts with pride.
- Color key
- Declared as Winner/Ended as Miss World America
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- Ended as special awards winner
- Ended as Miss USA
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age |
Placement at Miss World America | Special awards at Miss World America | Notes |
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| 2023 | Caroline Cooney | Mansfield | 24 | Top Finalist | Fitness Winner | Caroline was a Fitness Winner and Top Finalist at Miss America World 2023. Her "Beauty With a Purpose" project focuses on protecting the environment. |
| 2020 | Alissa Musto | Rehoboth | 24 | Top 5 | Beauty with a Purpose Winner, Talent Winner | Alissa was previously Miss Massachusetts 2016. She was also a Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss America 2017. |
| 2019 | Rachel Miller | Dracut | 25 | 3rd Runner-Up | ||
| 2016 | Maude Gorman | Hingham | 22 | Maude was also Miss Massachusetts World 2015. She was a Top 12 semi-finalist at Miss World America 2015 and won the Beauty with a Purpose award that year. | ||
| 2015 | Maude Gorman | Hingham | 21 | Top 12 | Beauty with a Purpose | |
| 2014 | Renata De Carvalho | Top 10 | Renata competed as Miss Massachusetts United States in 2014. | |||
| 2013 | No state titleholders from 2006 to 2013, as Miss World America was chosen differently. | |||||
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| 2005 | No known representatives from Massachusetts between 2003 and 2005. | |||||
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| 2002 | No state titleholders from 1995 to 2002, as Miss World America was chosen differently. | |||||
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| 1994 | Michelle Gados | |||||
| 1993 | Maribeth Brown | Holliston | 23 | Miss World America 1993 | Maribeth won Miss World America in 1993. She then placed in the Top 10 at Miss World 1993. | |
| 1992 | Laura Wheeler | Framingham | Top 10 | Laura was also Miss Massachusetts USA 1991 and competed at Miss USA 1991. | ||
| 1980 | Nerine Kidd | 2nd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1978 | Debra Sue Maurice | New York City, NY | 1st Runner-Up | Debra later became Miss New York USA 1980 and was a Top 12 semi-finalist at Miss USA 1980. | ||
| 1975 | Mona Jean Tessier | Springfield | 3rd Runner-Up | |||
| 1971 | Colette C. Nourey | Boston | 19 | Miss Congeniality | Colette won the Miss Congeniality award. | |
| 1967 | Cheryl Lee Stankiewicz | Brockton | Cheryl competed as Miss Massachusetts. She later became Miss Massachusetts USA 1970. | |||
| Marie A. Skane | Boston | Marie competed as Miss Boston, Massachusetts. | ||||
| 1966 | Unknown | This contestant competed as Miss Massachusetts. | ||||
| Peggy Eckert | Boston | Peggy competed as Miss Boston, Massachusetts. | ||||
| 1965 | Elaine F. Nash | 1st Runner-Up | ||||
| Dorothy Ann Fisher | Boston | Dorothy competed as Miss Boston, Massachusetts. | ||||
| 1964 | Monika Sands | Monika competed as Miss Massachusetts. | ||||
| Diane Tibert | Boston | Diane competed as Miss Boston, Massachusetts. | ||||
| 1963 | Marion E. Sarristo | Top 15 | Marion competed as Miss Massachusetts. | |||
| Nancy Joan Brackett | Boston Brighton |
17 | Top 15 | Nancy competed as Miss Boston, Massachusetts. She later became Miss Massachusetts USA 1966. | ||
| 1962 | Mary Marble | Top 15 | ||||
| 1961 | Sandra "Su Su" Smith | Newton Upper Falls | 21 | Sandra later became Miss Massachusetts USA 1963. | ||
| 1960 | Beatrice "Bea" Duprey | |||||
| 1959 | No known representatives from Massachusetts in 1958 & 1959. | |||||
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| 1957 | Sandra Ramsey | Haverhill | 19 | Top 15 | Sandra competed as Miss Massachusetts USA. | |
| 1956 | Elaine Murphy | Weston | Elaine competed as Miss Massachusetts USA. | |||
| 1955 | Jean Dernago | Springfield | Jean competed as Miss Massachusetts USA. | |||
| 1954 | Nan Cowan | Sterling | Nan competed as Miss Massachusetts USA. | |||
| 1953 | Joan Daly | Somerville | Joan competed as Miss Massachusetts USA. | |||
| 1952 | No known representatives from Massachusetts in 1951 & 1952. | |||||
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