Miss World America 1979 was the 2nd edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in Reichhold Center for the Arts in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands and was won by Carter Wilson of Virginia. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Debra Jean Freeze of North Carolina. Wilson went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1979 Pageant in London later that year. She finished in the Top 15 at Miss World.
Results
Placements
Special awards
Delegates
The Miss World America 1979 delegates were:
Alabama - Rene’ Hamilton
Alaska - Heidi Sue Ruess
Arizona - Debbie Jo Nix
Arkansas - Rhonda Cobb
California - Ramona Henriette Rolle
Colorado - Cindy Marie Byerly
Connecticut - Beth Sweeney
Delaware - Debra Ann Kucher
Florida - Eugenia Rywant
Georgia - Lisa Condrey
Hawaii - Marie Alohalani Brown
Idaho - Tannie Ouren
Illinois - Katherine Ann Kivisto
Indiana - Lisa Amsbury
Iowa - Janice Marie Rife
Kansas - Dine Tapaoan
Kentucky - Robyn Kay Overby
Louisiana - Misty Norwood
Maine - Kim Moxcey
Maryland - Sheri Clineman
Massachusetts - Diane Maguire
Michigan - Cindy Boufford
Minnesota - Dawn Carroll La Motte
Mississippi - Melnee Williams
Missouri - Sherri Anderson
Montana - Susan Marie Riplett
Nebraska - Evelyn Rahm
Nevada - Gina Hines
New Hampshire - Darlene Sterbenz
New Jersey - Angela Hetzel
New Mexico - Kathleen Callahan
New York - Shelly Broadwell
North Carolina - Deborah Ann Fountain
North Dakota - Machelle Marie Barros
Ohio - Kathleen King
Oklahoma - Lesa Jane Sadler
Oregon - Pam Rowton
Pennsylvania - Mary Lucina Engel
Rhode Island - Maureen Mary Whitehouse
South Carolina - Lynn Boyles
South Dakota - Sharon Thompson
Tennessee - Angela Garner
Texas - Sharri Gorrell
Utah - Lonni Lynn Jones
Vermont - Joanne Colbert
Virginia - Carter Wilson
Washington - Sydney Louise Smith
West Virginia - Vicki L. Philips
Wisconsin - Debbie Riedel
Wyoming - Kim Morgan
Notes
Withdrawals
Crossovers
Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:
Miss USA
1976: : Debra Ann Kucher
1978: : Susan Marie Riplett
1981: : Deborah Ann Fountain (as ; disqualified) 1985: : Robyn Kay Overby