Audra Mari

Audra Diane Mari (born January 8, 1994) 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 2011 and Miss USA 2014, pageants where she was 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 during her sophomore year of high school. She attended North Dakota State University, where she studied public relations and communications. 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. They announced their engagement on January 8, 2022, and married on September 10, 2022.

On September 11, 2023, they announced that they were expecting a baby. Their son Shepherd Lawrence was born on January 11, 2024. On May 16, 2026, their daughter Rocca de Leon was born.