Year |
Name |
Hometown |
Age |
Local Title |
Miss America Talent |
Placement at Miss America |
Special scholarships at Miss America |
Notes |
2014 |
Victoria Valentine |
Missoula |
22 |
|
Harp & Vocal "I Won't Give Up" |
|
|
Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2008 |
2013 |
Sheridan Pope |
Sidney |
21 |
|
Tap Dance "Kiss" |
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2012 |
Alexis Wineman |
Cut Bank |
19 |
Miss Cut Bank |
Monologue "I Think Therefore I Am Fat" |
Top 16 (America's Choice) |
|
First contestant with Autism to compete at Miss America[2] |
2011 |
Veronika Ohlinger |
Cooke City |
23 |
|
Vocal "Alone" |
|
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Assumed the title,[3] Miss West Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2005 |
Taryn Chuter[4] |
Corvallis |
23 |
|
Contemporary Dance |
|
|
Resigned for personal reasons |
2010 |
Kacie West |
Kalispell |
21 |
|
Vocal "Don't Rain on My Parade" |
|
|
Miss Montana USA 2013 |
2009 |
Brittany Wiser |
Bozeman |
21 |
|
Vocal "Sway" |
|
Quality of Life Finalist |
Miss Montana USA 2011 |
2008 |
Jennifer Hepner[5] |
Great Falls |
23 |
|
Raqs Sharqi Dance |
|
|
Contestant at National Sweetheart 2006 |
2007 |
Kristen Mantooth |
Lewistown |
22 |
|
Lyrical Dance "Beauty from Pain |
|
|
|
2006 |
Christie Hageman |
Billings |
23 |
|
Classical Vocal "Il Bacio" by Luigi Arditi |
|
|
|
2005 |
Sophia Steinbeisser |
Sidney |
21 |
|
Tap Dance "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" |
|
|
|
2004 |
Evangelina Duke |
Billings |
20 |
|
Vocal "Man of La Mancha" |
|
|
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2003 |
Amber Shipman |
Glendive |
19 |
|
Dance "Save Tonight" |
|
|
|
2002 |
Heather Rathbun |
Darby |
24 |
|
Taekwondo Demonstration "Mortal Kombat" |
|
|
|
2001 |
Kara Svennungsen |
Shelby |
22 |
|
Vocal "On My Own" |
|
|
|
2000 |
Jana LaBree |
Ekalaka |
24 |
Miss Southeastern Montana |
Gospel Vocal "Because of Who You Are" |
|
|
|
1999 |
Elissa Schwarz |
Terry |
19 |
Miss Big Sky |
Flute Solo "Carmen Fantasy" |
|
|
|
1998 |
Delight Lori Scheck |
Helena |
21 |
Miss Missoula/Garden City |
Semi-classical Vocal "And This Is My Beloved" |
|
|
|
1997 |
Kristen Garlock |
Billings |
24 |
Miss Billings |
Vocal "Romany Life" from The Fortune Teller |
|
|
|
1996 |
Aubrey Hiller |
Missoula |
22 |
Miss Treasure State |
Vocal "All the Things You Are" |
|
|
Miss Montana Teen USA 1992 |
1995 |
Amanda Granrud |
Great Falls |
23 |
|
Dramatic Reading |
|
|
|
1994 |
Yvonne Dehner |
Brockton |
24 |
Miss Western Montana |
Semi-classical Vocal "One Kiss" from The New Moon |
Top 10 |
Preliminary Talent Award |
|
1993 |
Erica Havig |
Billings |
19 |
Miss Billings |
Ballet en Pointe |
|
|
|
1992 |
JoAnn Kayleen Jorgensen |
Helena |
24 |
Miss Central Montana |
Gymnastics / Dance |
|
|
|
1991 |
Jenni Ramseth |
Billings |
18 |
Miss Yellowstone County |
Classical Piano "Variation Serieuses, Opus 54" by Felix Mendelssohn |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
1990 |
Karen McNenny |
Missoula |
18 |
Miss Missoula County |
Classical Ballet en Pointe "Coppélia" |
|
|
|
1989 |
Cathy Brewer |
Hamilton |
20 |
Miss Western Montana |
Ballet en Pointe |
|
|
|
1988 |
Becky McRae |
Miles City |
17 |
Miss Southeastern Montana |
Vocal "On My Own" |
|
|
|
1987 |
Julie Reil |
Miles City |
19 |
Miss Missoula County |
Vocal "Being Alive" |
|
Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship |
|
1986 |
Kamala Compton |
Havre |
21 |
Miss Eastern Montana |
Gymnastics Dance |
|
|
|
1985 |
Julie Culbertson |
Billings |
19 |
Miss Yellowstone Valley |
Jazz Dance |
|
|
|
1984 |
Michele Larson |
Billings |
21 |
Miss Rocky Mountain College |
Vocal "My Tribute" by Andraé Crouch |
|
|
|
1983 |
Laurie Nelson |
Billings |
19 |
Miss Eastern Montana College |
Classical Piano "L'Isle Joyeuse" |
|
|
|
1982 |
Kimberly Knauf |
Billings |
21 |
Miss Rocky Mountain |
Piano Medley "Jump Shout Boogie" & "Sonata Pathétique" |
|
|
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1981 |
Sue Harris |
Helena |
19 |
Miss Helena |
Gymnastics Dance "Hawaii Five-O Theme" |
|
|
|
1980 |
Lilly Cruise |
Miles City |
20 |
Miss Eastern Montana |
Popular Vocal "I Can See It" |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
1979 |
Lori Conlon |
Billings |
20 |
Miss Rocky Mountain College |
Piano "Toccata" |
|
|
|
1978 |
Vanessa Ochsner |
Missoula |
18 |
Miss Missoula County |
Popular Vocal / Dance "Yes" |
|
|
|
1977 |
Sue Stanaway |
Billings |
22 |
Miss Missoula County |
Classical Vocal "The Doll's Song" from The Tales of Hoffmann |
|
|
|
1976 |
Janice Frankino |
Helena |
19 |
Miss Helena |
Gymnastics / Jazz Dance "Yankee Doodle Dandy" |
|
Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship |
|
1975 |
Diana Pacini |
Great Falls |
20 |
Miss Garden City |
Classical Piano "Etude Opus 10 by Chopin" |
|
Preliminary Talent Award |
|
1974 |
Pamela Royer |
Billings |
20 |
Miss Eastern Montana College |
Gymnastic Floor Exercise Routine "Love Story" |
|
|
|
1973 |
Debbie Reber |
Helena |
22 |
Miss Helena |
Vocal Medley & Guitar |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
1972 |
Debra DeBiase |
Billings |
21 |
Miss Rocky Mountain College |
Ballet "Summer of '42" |
|
|
|
1971 |
Nancy Harper |
Helena |
18 |
Miss Helena |
Vocal "I'm the Greatest Star" from Funny Girl |
|
|
|
1970 |
Jane Opp |
Billings |
20 |
Miss West Billings |
Piano "Le Cavalier Fantastique" by Benjamin Godard |
|
|
Took over title after original winner Kathy Huppe resigned due to pageant officials asking her to stop speaking out against the Vietnam War[6] |
1969 |
Jeanne Meek |
Bridger |
22 |
Miss Rocky Mountain College |
Piano "Toccata" by Paul Ben-Haim |
|
|
|
1968 |
Karen Frank |
Park City |
21 |
Miss Eastern Montana College |
Western Vocal & Guitar "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" |
|
|
|
1967 |
Linda Rhein |
Helena |
20 |
Miss University of Montana |
Original Piano Composition "What the West Contributed to America" |
|
|
|
1966 |
Nancy McLeod |
Kalispell |
19 |
Miss Kalispell |
Popular Vocal / Drama |
|
|
|
1965 |
Dianne Feller |
Helena |
21 |
Miss West Billings |
Classical Vocal "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly |
|
Non-finalist Talent Award |
|
1964 |
Merilee Miller |
Radersburg |
20 |
Miss Western Montana College |
Dance |
|
|
|
1963 |
Roberta Tarbox |
Missoula |
|
Miss Missoula |
Classical Vocal |
|
|
|
1962 |
Marsha Thompson |
Bozeman |
21 |
Miss Montana State College |
Dress Making & Design |
|
|
|
1961 |
Joanna Lester |
Missoula |
20 |
Miss Montana State University, Missoula |
Vocal Medley including "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" & "There Once Was a Man" from The Pajama Game |
Top 10 |
|
|
1960 |
Lois Marie Volkel |
Missoula |
18 |
Miss Missoula |
Classical Vocal "Voi lo Sapete" from Cavalleria Rusticana |
|
|
|
1959 |
Sharon D. Tietjen |
Great Falls |
|
|
Original Humorous Interpretation |
|
|
|
1956 |
Alice Jean White |
Great Falls |
|
|
Art |
|
|
The original winner, Marjorie Edmondson, was disqualified as she was married.[7] |
1955 |
Bertha Mae Huebl |
Glendive |
|
|
Vocal |
|
|
|
1952 |
Karen Whittet |
Livingston |
|
|
Piano |
|
|
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1951 |
Patricia McGinty |
Great Falls |
|
|
Classical Vocal "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" |
|
|
|
1950 |
Donna Marie Buls |
Missoula |
|
|
|
|
|
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1949 |
Carol Fraser |
Billings |
|
|
Equestrian Display |
|
Miss Congeniality (tie) |
After her horse nearly fell into the orchestra pit, the use of live animals was banned from Miss America talent presentations. |
1948 |
Patti Luer |
Anaconda |
|
|
Vocal / Dance "Gypsy Song" |
Top 15 |
Preliminary Talent Award |
|
1947 |
Carol Chaffen |
Corvallis |
|
|
Classical Vocal "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" |
|
|
|
1940 |
Kay Kittendorf |
Missoula |
|
|
Classical Vocal "Un Bel Di" |
Top 15 |
Preliminaty Talent Award |
|
1939 |
Lucille Chouinard |
Fort Peck |
|
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