Audra Mari


Audra Diane Mari is an American model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss World America 2016 on July 8, 2016 and represented the United States at Miss World 2016. She also represented the state of North Dakota at the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants where she placed 1st runner-up in each pageant.

Early life

Mari was born on January 8, 1994 in Fargo, North Dakota. Her grandfather is from the Philippines. Mari attended Davies High School in Fargo. In an interview with Seventeen, she discussed being bullied her sophomore year of high school. She attended North Dakota State University, where she studied public relations and communications.

Career

Pageantry

Mari represented the state of North Dakota on July 16, 2011 at Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas where she placed 1st runner-up. Three years later she won the Miss North Dakota USA 2014 title. In the Miss USA 2014 pageant held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana she again placed 1st runner-up. This was the highest placement for a contestant from North Dakota.
On July 8, 2016 Mari was crowned Miss World America 2016 at National Harbor in Washington, D.C. She represented the United States at the Miss World 2016 pageant on December 18, 2016 where she placed 6th. Because Mari was the highest placing Miss World contestant from the Americas, she was awarded the title of Miss World Americas 2016.

Modelling

At age 20, Mari moved to Miami to pursue a modelling career. She has appeared the Ocean Drive Swimsuit issue and hosted television on the Welcome Channel.

Personal Life

Since late 2019, Mari has been dating actor Josh Duhamel.