Marisa Paige Butler (born January 10, 1994) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned both Miss World America 2018 and Miss Earth USA 2021. As a national titleholder, Butler represented the United States at

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, placing in the top thirty, and then represented the United States at Miss Earth 2021. Previously, Butler had been crowned Miss Maine USA 2016 and represented Maine at

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, where she was unplaced.

Pageantry

2011-2015: Early Years

Butler began her pageantry career in 2011 representing Bonny Eagle in the Miss Maine Teen USA 2012 competition. Butler placed as first runner up to winner Molly Fitzpatrick. Butler then went on to compete in the

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Scholarship Program, which selects the representative of Maine to the

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pageant. Butler placed fourth runner up to Miss Maine 2012, Molly Bouchard, and was first runner up to both Miss Maine 2013, Kristin Korda, and Miss Maine 2014 Audrey Thames. Following her placement as first runner up in 2013, she was invited to represent Maine at the

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Pageant where she won the People's Choice award.

2016: Miss USA

Butler then returned to the Miss USA system, representing her home town of Standish and was crowned as the winner Miss Maine USA 2016 succeeding outgoing Miss Maine USA 2015 Heather Marie Elwell. She represented

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pageant that was held at the

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on June 5, 2016. The pageant was won by Deshauna Barber of

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2018: Miss California

Butler then moved to San Diego, California where she competed for and won the title of Miss San Diego 2018, which was the organization's 100th anniversary. At Miss San Diego, she won the Interview Award, The Talent Award, and Miss Photogenic. She then went on to compete in the

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competition, where she won the Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit Preliminary award, and placed in the Top 15.

2018: Miss World America 2018 and Miss World 2018

On 19 September 2018, Butler was crowned as Miss World America 2018, succeeding the outgoing Miss World America 2017 and

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Top 40 semifinalist, Clarissa Bowers. As Miss World America, Butler represented the

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pageant in

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, China. Butler placed in the top 18 of the

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competition singing

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's aria,

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. She also won the Miss World Sports Challenge Fast Track Event, granting her a place in the Top 30 of Miss World 2018 final. The competition was won by Miss Mexico, Vanessa Ponce De León.

2020-2021: Miss Earth USA and Miss Earth 2021

Butler was initially set up to join Miss Earth USA 2020 representing Maine. The organization gave the delegates an option to be part of the virtual pageant setup for the 2020 finals and could still be a delegate for the following year with an actual pageant. Butler chose to be part of the 2021, instead. In January 2021, Butler was hailed as the 2021 Miss Earth USA, succeeding Miss Earth USA 2020

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who eventually won the title of

Miss Earth 2020 Miss Earth 2020, the 20th anniversary of the Miss Earth pageant, the first virtual coronation of any major pageant in the world. The pageant was held on 29 November 2020 where Miss Earth 2019 Nellys Pimentel of Puerto Rico was succeeded by ...

. Butler represented USA in the Miss Earth 2021 pageant, which was conducted virtually for the second consecutive year due to the

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. She ended up as Miss Earth-Air 2021 which is unofficially equivalent to 1st runner-up. Special Award: * Singing talent * Sportswear Competition

Personal life

On December 20, 2021. Butler got engaged to her boyfriend Jaime Ford for being in a relationship for over two years.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Butler, Marisa Living people 1994 births Miss World 2018 delegates People from Standish, Maine Miss World America American female models American beauty pageant winners Miss USA 2016 delegates Miss Earth 2021 contestants