Miss World America 1992

Miss World America 1992
Date	July 18, 1992
Presenters	Alan Thicke, Gina Marie Tolleson
Venue	El Paso, Texas, United States
Entrants	51
Placements	10
Winner	Sharon Belden Florida
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Miss World America 1992 was the 4th edition of the Miss World America pageant and it was held in El Paso, Texas and was won by Sharon Belden of Florida. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Charlotte Ray of New Jersey. Belden went on to represent the United States at the Miss World 1992 Pageant in South Africa later that year. she finished in the Top 10 at Miss World.

Results[]

Placements[]

Delegates[]

The Miss World America 1992 delegates were:

Crossovers[]

Contestants who competed in other beauty pageants:

Miss USA

• 1990:  Alaska: Karin Meyer (Top 6)
• 1990:  Pennsylvania: Elizabeth Cebak
• 1991:  Arizona: Maricarroll Verlinde (Top 11; Best State Costume)
• 1991:  Idaho: Lori Easley
• 1991:  Massachusetts: Laura Wheeler
• 1991:  South Dakota: Jillayne Fossum
• 1991:  West Virginia: Krista Ransbottom
• 1992:  Florida: Sharon Flynn Belden
• 1994:  Hawaii: Nadine Atangan Tanega (Top 12)
• 1994:  Minnesota: Jolene Stavrakis (Top 12)
• 1994:  Ohio: Lisa Allison

Miss International

• 1990:  Hawaii: Nadine Atangan Tanega (2nd Runner-Up)

Miss Hawaii's Answer to the Final Question[]

Before it could be determined who the winner and runner-ups were going to be, the Final 5 had to answer a final question. The question was "Why are you proud to be an American?". Miss Hawaii World 1992, Nadine Tanega, gained notoriety after her answer to the final question which was:^[1]

I am especially proud to be a first generation American and a resident of Hawaii our youngest state. Our nation's pride lies deep within the heart's of its people. America has faith in liberty and justice and we all have faith and believe in ourselves. The United States freedom and opportunity is one of the greatest. We are truly the land of the great. From the rocky shores of Hawaii, to the beautiful sandy beaches of Hawaii, America is our home.

After answering the question the host, Alan Thicke, then makes fun of her by saying:

It's a wonderfully versatile state you have there.

Tanega's answer to the question also had gained even more notoriety after popular YouTuber PewDiePie, featured a clip of her answer in his YouTube video "TRY NOT TO CRINGE CHALLENGE 2 (w/ MARZIA)". In which him and his wife Marzia react to her answer to the question.^[2]

General references[]

• West, Donald (ed.). "World-America". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

References[]

External links[]

• Miss World Official Website
• Miss World America Official Website