Miss Montana

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

The Miss Montana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Montana in the Miss America pageant.

Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Miss America Talent	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes
2011	Veronika Ohlinger	Cooke City	23		Vocal			Assumed the title[1]; Previously Miss West Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2005
	Taryn Chuter[2]	Corvallis	23		Contemporary Dance			Resigned for personal reasons
2010	Kacie West	Kalispell	21		Vocal "Don't Rain on My Parade"
2009	Brittany Wiser	Bozeman	21		Vocal "Sway"		Quality of Life Finalist	Later Miss Montana USA 2011
2008	Jennifer Hepner[3]	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"
2003	Amber Shipman	Glendive	19		Dance "Save Tonight"
2002	Heather Rathbun	Darby	24		Tae Kwon Do 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"			Former 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	Semi-finalist	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"
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"		recipient of Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship
1975	Diane 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
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	Semi-finalist
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[4]
1955	Bertha Mae Huebl	Glendive
1952	Karen Whittet	Livingston			Piano
1951	Patricia McGinty	Great Falls			Classical Vocal "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix"
1950	Donna Marie Buls	Missoula
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"	Semi-finalist	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"	Semi-finalist	Preliminaty Talent Award
1939	Lucille Chouinard	Fort Peck

References

1. ^ "Veronika Ohlinger". July 15, 2011. http://twitter.com/VeronikaAleiss. 
2. ^ "Corvallis’ Taryn Chuter crowned Miss Montana 2011". Ravalli Republic. June 19, 2011. http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_5f94a602-9ae1-11e0-8c42-001cc4c002e0.html. 
3. ^ Cates, Kristen (2008-06-16). "Great Falls woman wins elusive title". Great Falls Tribune. http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080616/NEWS01/806160301/1002. Retrieved 2008-06-16. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Miss Montana Mrs. the boat

External links

• Miss Montana official website