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1 Gallery of winners  




2 Results summary  


2.1  Placements  




2.2  Awards  






3 Winners  




4 References  




5 External links  













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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss Montana.

Miss Montana USA
Formation1952
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersGreat Falls
Location

Membership

Miss USA

Official language

English
Websitemissmontanausa.com

The Miss Montana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Montana in the Miss USA pageant. From 1994 to 2007, it was directed by Carol Hirata and the Carlton Group, based in Bellvue, Colorado. In 2012, it was taken by Pageants NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington until 2021. Since 2021, the pageant is based in Great Falls, Montana under directed by Lime Light Enterprises.

Sharon D. Tietjen placed in the Top 15 in 1958 and having the longest streak failing to place in the finals ever since. Miss Montana USA 2005 Amanda Kimmel was chosen to represent the United States in the 2005 Miss Earth pageant. Although she did not place at Miss USA, Kimmel finished in the Top 8 at Miss Earth and was later selected to participate in Survivor: China, Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.

The current Miss Montana USA is Shelby Dangerfield of Billings and was crowned on June 16, 2024, at The Petro Theater on the Montana State University-Billings campus in Billings. Dangerfield will represent Montana at Miss USA 2024.

Gallery of winners

Results summary

Placements

Montana holds a record of 3 placements at Miss USA.

Awards

Winners

Color key
  • Declared as Winner
  • Ended as runner-up
  • Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
    • Year Name Hometown Age1 Local title Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes
    2024 Shelby Dangerfield Billings 30 Miss Billings TBA
    2023 Madyson Rigg Kalispell 26 Miss Glacier
    2022 Heather Lee O'Keefe Bozeman 24 Expected to become the longest reigning titleholder at 1 year, 7 months and 25 days
    2021 Jami Forseth Huntley 23
    2020 Merissa Underwood Bozeman 27
    2019 Grace Zitzer Dillon 27
    2018 Dani Walker Billings 27
    2017 Brooke Bezanson Missoula 19
    2016 Sibahn Doxey Frenchtown 22
    2015 Tahnee Peppenger Great Falls 26
    2014 Kadie Latimer Kalispell 23
    2013 Kacie West[citation needed] Kalispell 23
    2012 Autumn Muller Harlowton 25
    2011 Brittany Wiser Bozeman 23
    2010 Elizabeth Anne Anseth Billings 19
    2009 Misti Vogt Kalispell 23
    2008 Tori Wanty Shelby 21
    2007 Stephanie Trudeau Saint Ignatius 20 Miss Congeniality
    2006 Jill McLain Havre 21
    2005 Amanda Kimmel Billings 20
    2004 Molly Flynn Townsend 22
    2003 Megan Monroe Missoula 22
    2002 Meredith McCannel Billings 20 Miss Congeniality Miss Congeniality at National Sweetheart 2005 & Miss Congeniality at Miss Earth USA 2006
    2001 CaCe Hardy Kalispell 18
    2000 Brandi Bjorklund Bonner
    1999 Michon Zink
    1998 Reno Wittman
    1997 Christin Didier Lewistown 24 Honorable Mention
    1996 Tanya Pogatchnik 21
    1995 Angela Janich
    1994 Kelly Brown
    1993 Kristen Anderson Columbia Falls
    1992 Joy Estrada
    1991 Joann Kayleen Jorgensen Helena 22
    1990 Kimberlee Burger
    1989 Tammy Reiter Billings
    1988 Kimberly Torp Missoula
    1987 Constance Colla Great Falls
    1986 Laurie Ryan Belgrade
    1985 Julie Knox Columbus
    1984 Kristi Ogren Frenchtown
    1983 Barbara Bowman Great Falls
    1982 Perri Stevenson Bozeman
    1981 Cathi Jo Locati Billings
    1980 Robbin English Great Falls Miss Congeniality
    1979 Jurrette Sindelar Billings
    1978 Susan Riplett Billings
    1977 Theresa Rose Bajt Billings
    1976 Teresa Jane Klaus Great Falls
    1975 Suzanne DeMier Great Falls
    1974 Carole Aalseth Billings
    1973 Jeri Joy Shandorf[3] Missoula
    1972 Mitriann Popovich Butte
    1971 Rebecca Thomas Billings
    1970 Moreen Ann Murphy Helena
    1969 Christina Jovin Missoula
    1968 Kerry Barker Billings
    1967 Stevie Lahti Wolf Creek
    1966 Carol Marie Boetcher Great Falls
    1965 Patricia Bradford
    1961–1964 Did Not Compete
    1960 Joanne Lane
    1959 Bar-beth Smith
    1958 Sharon D. Tietjen Semi-finalist (Top 15)
    1955–1957 Did Not Compete
    1954 Dawn Oney Semi-finalist (Top 20)
    1953 Billie Jean Tyrrell
    1952 Valerie Jackson Semi-finalist (Top 10)
    1951 Patricia McGinty

    1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

    References

    1. ^ "Dani Walker, Miss Montana USA Contestant". WELCOME TO THE PAGEANT BUZZ. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  • ^ Strickler, Lee (April 30, 2011). "Brains and Beauty: You Can Have Both?". Bozeman Magazine. Bozeman, MT. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
  • ^ "Joy at Pageant". The Independent Record. Helena, Montana USA. May 5, 1973. p. 5. Retrieved May 18, 2013.

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