- Miss North Dakota
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss North Dakota USA.
The Miss North Dakota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss America pageant.
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age Local Title Talent at Miss America Placement at Miss America Special scholarships at Miss America Notes 2011 Ariana Walker[1] Bismarck 20 Miss State Capitol Contemporary Lyrical Dance Previously Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2008 & Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2010 2010 Beth Dennison Hutchinson, MN 21 Miss Grand Forks Modern Dance "All'improvviso Amore" Qualified to be Miss North Dakota as a student at the University of North Dakota 2009 Katie Ralston Carrington 22 Miss Red River Valley Vocal "One Hundred Easy Ways" from Wonderful Town 2008 Tessie Jones West Fargo 21 Miss Dickinson Piano Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007 2007 Ashley Young Grand Forks 20 Miss Grand Forks Classical Vocal "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus Miss Congeniality 2006 Annette Olson Baldwin 23 Miss Peace Garden Vocal "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" Contestant at National Sweetheart 2005 2005 Jacqueline Johnson Fargo 20 Miss Red River Valley Cello "Julio" 2004 Ashley Ford Cavalier 21 Miss North Dakota State Potato Queen Vocal "There You Are" 2003 Sara Schelkoph Grand Forks 23 Miss Fort Abercrombie Lyrical Ballet "Somewhere" 2002 Stacey Thomas Bismarck 19 Miss Fort Abercrombie Jazz en Pointe "Sparkling Diamonds" from Moulin Rouge! previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2001 2001 Jillayne Mertens Motley, Minnesota 19 Miss North Dakota State College of Science Violin / Vocal "Look to the Rainbow" from Finian's Rainbow 2000 Carrie Haberstroh Lisbon 21 Miss Red River Valley Classical Piano "Prelude in C sharp minor" 1999 Kay Picconatto Minot 21 Miss Dakota Territory Vocal "Journey to the Past" 1998 Sonja Gedde Fargo 18 Miss Fargo Piano "Malagueña" 1997 Roxana Saberi Fargo 20 Miss Fargo Classical Piano "Prelude in G minor" Top 10 Miss America Scholar In 2009 she gained worldwide attention when she was imprisoned for 100 days for espionage in Iran. 1996 Stephanie Hamilton Williston 18 Miss Williston Lyrical Dance "On My Knees" 1995 Kim Cooley (White) Grand Forks 24 Miss Potato Bowl Tap Dance "Luck Be a Lady" ND Quality of Life Winner 1994 Nicci Elkins Grand Forks 21 Miss Red River Valley Tap Dance previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1991, top 10 at Miss Teen USA 1991 1993 Suzanne Spilde Casselton 24 Miss Pride of the Prairie Vocal "On a Wonderful Day Like Today" from The Sweetheart Tree 1992 Stephanie Fisher Larimore 24 Miss Watford City Vocal "Until Now" 1991 VanNessa Straub Fargo 24 Miss US Durum Piano "Warsaw Concerto" 1990 Lezlie Lund Tolna 23 Miss US Durum Vocal "Time Heals Everything" from Mack & Mabel 1989 Susan Jacobson Grand Forks 23 Miss Potato Bowl Vocal / Dance "One Night Only" 1988 Tina Curran Grand Forks 21 Miss Oil Country Ballet en Pointe "Capriccio Espagnol" Top 10 Semi-finalist Previously North Dakota's Junior Miss 1985 1987 Susan Campbell Grand Forks 20 Miss Grand Forks Lyrical Dance 1986 Barbara Kerzman Minot 23 Miss Ward County Semi-Classical Vocal "Love Is Where You Find It" 1985 Elizabeth Anne Jaeger Fargo 25 Miss Fargo Jazz Dance previously Miss North Dakota USA 1983 (4th runner-up at Miss USA) 1984 Callie Northagen Grand Forks 21 Miss Red River Valley Piano 1983 Phyllis Hankey Park River 22 Miss Mayville State College Vocal "If You Believe" from The Wiz 1982 Jeana Wolf Rugby 21 Miss Red River Valley Tap Dance "You're a Grand Old Flag" & "Give My Regards to Broadway" 1981 Stacie Anfinson Hettinger 21 Miss Dickinson Vocal "I Only Want to Say" 1980 Karen Moe Minot 20 Miss Minot Popular Vocal 1979 Daureen Podenski Edgeley 22 Miss LaMoure County Classical Vocal "Vissi d'arte" Non-finalist Talent Award 1978 Shelia Lindeman Linton 20 Miss Valley City Popular Vocal "Woman in the Moon" from A Star Is Born 1977 Kathryn Power Beulah 22 Miss Park City Classical Vocal "Adele's Laughing Song" 1976 Donna Grotberg Valley City 18 Miss Valley City Piano Solo "The Cat and the Mouse" Top 10 Semi-finalist 1975 Cathy Woell Minot 19 Miss Minot Vocal "Yes" 1974 Susan Kay Myhr Bottineau 18 Miss Bottineau Vocal Medley "You're Gonna Hear From Me" & "Don't Rain on My Parade" 1973 Linda Joyce Cole Lisbon 19 Miss Valley City Classical Vocal "Winds in the South" 1972 Georgia Ann Becker Napoleon 18 Miss Kidder County Country Western Vocal "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" Non-Finalist Talent Award Toured with Miss America USO Troupe 1971 Lana Herreid Williston 20 Miss Williston Original Vocal Composition "From Life" 1970 Nancy Tangen Northwood 19 Miss Grand Forks Classical Vocal "Pace Pace Mio Dio" from La forza del destino 1969 Charlene Seifert Gascoyne 21 Miss Bowman Comedy Monologue "Sleeping Beauty" 1968 Virginia Hanson Bismarck 21 Miss Grand Forks Semi-Classical Vocal "This Is My Country" 1967 Wanda Lou Lowry Bismarck 18 Miss Parshall Classical Vocal "Je Veux Vivre" from Roméo et Juliette 1966 Denise Fledderman Inkster 20 Miss Langdon Popular Vocal Non-finalist Talent Award 1965 Onalee Olson Fargo 19 Miss Fargo Original Interpretive Dance "Charleston" 1964 Karen Kopseng Bismarck 19 Miss Grand Forks Classical Vocal "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly Preliminary Talent Award 1963 JoAnn Syvrud Mandan Miss Dickinson Vocal Ballad & Guitar 1962 Claudia Revland Fargo 19 Miss Fargo Vocal Ballad & Guitar 1961 Diane Ulvedal Grand Forks 18 Miss Grand Forks Piano Solo "Gavotte from the Second Sonata" by Bach 1960 Carol Olson Fargo 21 Miss Fargo Dramatic Monologue "Mary Stuart" 1959 Claudia Gullickson Grand Forks 18 Classical Vocal Non-finalist Talent Award 1958 Helen Korfhage Grand Forks Classical Vocal "If Thou Lov'st Me" 1957 Helen Winje Minot Vocal 1956 Janet Smith Steele Drama 1955 MaryAnn Gibbs Williston 1954 Delores Paulson Bismarck Violin "Méditation" 1953 Marilyn Wentz Napoleon Vocal 1952 Margaret Aandahl Litchville Piano Non-finalist Talent Award 1951 Marilyn Walker Minot 1950 Joan Teets Minot Comedy Monologue "Touch of Norway" Non-finalist Talent Award 1949 Kitty Page Bismarck Tap Dance & Baton Twirling References
- ^ "And the winner is: Ariana Walker is crowned Miss ND". Williston Herald. June 11, 2011. http://www.willistonherald.com/articles/2011/06/12/news/doc4df441d55bde6292032809.txt.
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