1979

Miss World America 1979

Date: September 15, 1979

Reichhold Center for the Arts, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands

Entrants: 50

Results

1. Virginia Carter Wilson (Top 15 at Miss World)

2. Kentucky Robyn Kay Overby (USA '85)

3. California Ramona Henriette Rolle

Top 8 

Delaware Debra Ann Kucher (USA '76)

Hawaii Marie Alohalani Brown

Minnesota Dawn Carroll La Motte

North Carolina Deborah Ann Fountain (USA '81, as New York, disqualified)

Rhode Island Maureen Mary Whitehouse

Remainder

Alabama Rene’ Hamilton

Alaska Heidi Sue Ruess

Arizona Debbie Jo Nix

Arkansas Rhonda Cobb

Colorado Cindy Marie Byerly

Connecticut Beth Sweeney

Florida Eugenia Rywant

Georgia Lisa Condrey

Idaho Tannie Ouren

Illinois Katherine Ann KIvisto

Indiana Lisa Amsbury

Iowa Janice Marie Rife

Kansas Dine Tapaoan

Louisiana Misty Norwood

Maine Kim Moxcey

Maryland Sheri Clineman

Massachusetts Diane Maguire

Michigan Cindy Boufford

Mississippi Melnee Williams

Missouri Sherri Anderson

Montana Susan Marie Riplett (USA '78)

Nebraska Evelyn Rahm

Nevada Gina Hines

New Hampshire Darlene Sterbenz

New Jersey Angela Hetzel

New Mexico Kathleen Callahan (World USA '77)

New York Shelly Broadwell

North Dakota Machelle Marie Barros

Ohio Kathleen King

Oklahoma Lesa Jane Sadler

Oregon Pam Rowton

Pennsylvania Mary Lucina Engel

South Carolina Lynn Boyles

South Dakota Sharon Thompson

Tennessee Angela Garner

Texas Sharri Gorrell

Utah Lonni Lynn Jones (Young International '79, 2nd Runner-Up)

Vermont Joanne Colbert

Washington Sydney Louise Smith

West Virginia Vicki L. Philips

Wisconsin Debbie Riedel

Wyoming Kim Morgan

Withdrawals 

District of Columbia

Special Awards

Miss Personality Wisconsin

Miss Photogenic Illinois