The Miss Illinois World competition is a beauty pageant that selects the representative for Illinois in the Miss World America pageant.[1][2]
| Formation | 1951 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss World America (1951–present) |
Official language | English |
State Director | Madison Flomer |
| Website | Official Website |
The current Miss Illinois World is Ansima Rosette Mamboleo of Maywood.
Winners
edit- 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 [notes 1] |
Placement at Miss World America | Special awards at Miss World America | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ansima Rosette Mamboleo[3] | Maywood | 24 | Top 15 | Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and raised in South Africa. | |
| 2019 | Alexandra Plotz[4] | Geneva | 25 | Top 25 | Previously Miss Illinois Teen USA 2012 and Top 16 semi-finalist at Miss Teen USA 2012, and Miss Illinois USA 2019 and a contestant at Miss USA 2019. | |
| 2018 | did not compete | |||||
| 2017 | ||||||
| 2016 | Leslie Hawkins | Chicago | 23 | Top 12 | ||
| Hiam Hafizuddin | Chicago | 20 | ||||
| Maria Barrero | Chicago | 24 | ||||
| 2015 | Carlyn Bradarich[5] | Homer Glen | 24 | Top 12 | Beachwear | |
| Miss Illinois United States 2014 | ||||||
| 2014 | Brittany Middlebrooks | |||||
| Miss Illinois World | ||||||
| 2013 | No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 2006 to 2013. | |||||
| 2012 | ||||||
| 2011 | ||||||
| 2010 | ||||||
| 2009 | ||||||
| 2008 | ||||||
| 2007 | ||||||
| 2006 | ||||||
| 2005 | No known representatives from Illinois in 2005. | |||||
| 2004 | Nancy Randall | Chicago | 24 | US Miss World 2004 | 2nd Runner-Up at Miss World 2004. Also won Miss World Beach Beauty at Miss World. Later 1st Runner-Up at Miss Earth United States 2006. | |
| 2003 | No known representatives from Illinois in 2003. | |||||
| 2002 | No titleholders as Miss World America was designated from 1995 to 2002. | |||||
| 2001 | ||||||
| 2000 | ||||||
| 1999 | ||||||
| 1998 | ||||||
| 1997 | ||||||
| 1996 | ||||||
| 1995 | ||||||
| 1994 | Brenda Blazek | |||||
| 1993 | Julie Nogal | |||||
| 1992 | Gina Maggio | |||||
| Miss Illinois USA 1981-1991 | ||||||
| 1991 | Lisa Morgan | Inverness | 21 | Top 6 | Miss Teenage America 1986.[6] | |
| 1990 | Karla Myers | Chicago | 22 | Top 12 | ||
| 1989 | Kelly Holub | Buffalo Grove | 22 | Top 10 | Best State Costume | |
| 1988 | Gina Zordani | Palos Heights | 23 | Top 10 | ||
| 1987 | Joan Berge | Arlington Heights | 21 | Top 11 | ||
| 1986 | Tricia Bach | Elmhurst | 22 | Top 10 | Miss Teen All American 1983, sister of Miss Illinois USA 1985 | |
| 1985 | Laura Ann Bach | Elmhurst | 23 | 2nd Runner-Up | 1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1986, sister of Miss Illinois USA 1986 | |
| 1984 | LaVonne Misselle | Toluca | 19 | Top 10 | ||
| 1983 | Vanessa Romine | Rockford | 24 | |||
| 1982 | Carla Danielson | Chicago | 21 | |||
| 1981 | Leslie Renfrow | Chicago | 21 | 4th Runner-Up at Miss Oktoberfest 1980 | ||
| Miss Illinois World | ||||||
| 1980 | Annette Marroquin | |||||
| 1979 | Katherine Ann Kivisto | Miss Photogenic | ||||
| 1978 | Barbara Figarola[7] | Chicago | 20 | Married name is Barbara Figarola Weber. Mother of Peter Weber who was a contestant on Season 15 of The Bachelorette USA and star of Season 24 of The Bachelor USA.[8][9][10] | ||
| 1977 | Susan Barbara Matison[11] | Earlville | 21 | |||
| 1976 | Laura Jayne Adams | |||||
| 1975 | Carrie Anne Kravchuk | |||||
| 1974 | Suzanne Piché[12] | Wheaton | 19 | Later Miss Illinois USA 1978. | ||
| 1973 | Lea Ann Minalga | |||||
| 1972 | Monika Kelier | |||||
| 1971 | Leah Anderson[13] | Elburn | 23 | |||
| 1970 | Sandra "Sandie" Anne Wolsfeld[14][15] | Wheaton | 24 | Miss World USA 1970 | Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World 1970. | |
| 1969 | Patsy Whitecotton | |||||
| 1968 | Cyle Bohmer | |||||
| 1967 | Izolda Snarskis | |||||
| 1966 | Lois Scott | Competed as Illinois. | ||||
| Pat Adair | Chicago | Competed as Chicago, Illinois. | ||||
| 1965 | Bonnie Komstock | |||||
| 1964 | Susan Rye | 4th Runner-Up | Competed as Illinois. | |||
| Jana Flores | Chicago | 2nd Runner-Up | Competed as Chicago, Illinois | |||
| 1963 | Janice Hope Jordan | Top 15 | ||||
| 1962 | Jo Peterson | Competed as Illinois. | ||||
| Marite Ozers | Chicago | 18 | Competed as Chicago, Illinois. Later Miss Illinois USA 1963 and winner at Miss USA 1963, representing Illinois. Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1963. Born in the Latvian SSR in the Soviet Union (now Latvia). | |||
| 1961 | did not compete | |||||
| 1960 | Sharon Woods | 2nd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1959 | No known representatives from Illinois in 1958 & 1959. | |||||
| 1958 | ||||||
| Miss Illinois USA 1953-1957 | ||||||
| 1957 | Marianne Gaba | Chicago | 18 | Top 15 | Playboy playmate September 1959 | |
| 1956 | Muriel Blair | Chicago | 23 | |||
| 1955 | Diane Daniggelis | Chicago | 18 | Top 15 | Winner of the 1955 National Press Photographers Pageant | |
| 1954 | Celeste Ravel | Chicago | 23 | 4th Runner-up | ||
| 1953 | Myrna Hansen | Chicago | 17 | Miss USA 1953 | 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1953; had been a finalist in the National Press Photographers pageant in 1953 | |
| Miss Illinois World | ||||||
| 1952 | No known representatives from Illinois in 1951 & 1952. | |||||
| 1951 | ||||||
- Notes to table
- ^ Age at the time of the Miss World America pageant
References
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- ^ "Miss Illinois World 2015 Carlyn Bradarich". Pageant Live - YouTube. May 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ Purdom, Candace (21 April 1991). C-h-e-e-r-s, Chicago Tribune
- ^ Dixon, Christine Liwag (2020-03-10). "The Truth About Peter Weber's Mom". The List. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Swartz, Tracy. "Barbara Figarola Weber, mom of 'Bachelor' star Peter Weber, was a Chicago pageant queen in the '70s". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Gilang, Rafly (2021-05-02). "10 Lesser-Known Facts About Former 'Bachelor' Peter Weber". TheThings. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Hearon, Sarah (2021-01-05). "Bachelor Peter Weber's Family: Everything We Know About Barbara". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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- ^ Images, Historic. "1974 Press Photo Suzanne Piche Miss Illinois-World Leah Anderson". Historic Images. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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