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Miss Montana USA and Teen USA Titleholder History

Your ultimate Miss USA state pageant resource

Take a trip back into the history of the Miss Montana USA and Teen USA pageants, from Valerie Jackson in 1952 to Mady Rigg and Ava Williams in 2023. Get to know every single Miss and Teen titleholder with a full listing, hometown map and extensive photo archive, with state pageant photos, Miss USA and Teen USA competition photos and more.

Katie Blair was Montana’s first national titleholder
Katie Blair was Montana’s first national titleholder

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Miss USA and Miss Teen USA titleholders from Montana

MISS TEEN USA 2006

Katie Blair

18 • Billings

 

Miss Montana USA titleholders 1952-2022

Recent titleholders

2020
Montana USA icon 2020
Merissa Underwood

28 • Missoula

2021
Montana USA icon 2021
Jami Forseth

24 • Huntley

2022
Montana USA icon 2022
Heather Lee O'Keefe

25 • Bozeman

2023
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Mady Rigg

27 • Kalispell

2024
Miss Montana USA 2024 Shelby Dangerfield
Shelby Dangerfield

30 • Helena

Placements and Awards Summary

Placements

Semi-finalist

Valerie Jackson (1952), Dawn Oney (1954), Sharon Diane Tietjen (1958)

Awards

Congeniality

Robbin English (1980), Meredith McCannel (2002), Stephanie Trudeau (2007)

Full Titleholder Listing

IMAGEYEARNAMEHOMETOWNAGEPLACEMENTAWARDNOTES
2024Shelby DangerfieldHelena30
2023Madyson Rigg*Kalispell26Previously Miss MT Teen USA 2014
2022Heather Lee O'KeefeBozeman24
2021Jami Forseth*Huntley23Previously Miss MT Teen USA 2016
2020Merissa UnderwoodBozeman27
2019Grace ZitzerDillon27
2018Dani WalkerBillings28
2017Brooke BezansonMissoula20
2016Sibahn Doxey*Frenchtown23Previously Miss MT Teen USA 2011
2015Tahnee PeppengerGreat Falls27
2014Kadie LatimerKalispell23
2013Kacie West^Kalispell24Previously Miss MT 2010
2012Autumn Muller*Billings25Previously Miss MT Teen USA 2004
2011Brittany Wiser^Bozeman23Previously Miss MT 2009
2010Annie AnsethBillings20
2009Misti VogtKalispell22
2008Tori WantyShelby21
2007Stephanie TrudeauSaint Ignatius20Congeniality
2006Jill McLainHavre21
2005Amanda KimmelBillings20Later Miss Earth USA 2005 (T8 Miss Earth)
2004Molly FlynnTownsend22
2003Megan MonroeMissoula22
2002Meredith McCannelBillings20Congeniality
2001CaCe HardyKalispell18
2000Brandi BjorklundBonner20
1999Michon ZinkBillings25
1998Reno WittmanMissoula25Cousin of Miss MT 1985 Julie Culbertson
1997Christin DidierLewistown24
1996Tanya PogatchnikHelena21
1995Angela JanichBillings20
1994Kelly BrownLuther27
1993Kristen Anderson*Columbia Falls20Previously Miss MT Teen USA 1988
1992Joy EstradaBozeman21
1991Joann Kayleen Jorgensen^Helena23Later Miss MT 1992
1990Kimberlee BurgerBillings20
1989Tammy ReiterBillings22
1988Kimberly TorpMissoula21
1987Constance CollaBozeman21
1986Laurie RyanBelgrade21
1985Julie KnoxColumbus
1984Kristi Ogren†Frenchtown18Killed in an auto accident the week following Miss USA
1983Barbara BowmanGreat Falls20
1982Pierrette "Perri" StevensonBozeman19
1981Cathi Jo LocatiBillings19
1980Robbin EnglishGreat Falls20Congeniality
1979Jurrette SindelarBillings21
1978Susan RiplettBillings21
1977Theresa BajtBillings
1976Teresa "Terri" KlausGreat Falls19
1975Suzanne DeMierGreat Falls
1974Carole AalsethBillings20
1973Jeri Joy ShandorfMissoula19
1972Mitriann PopovichButte19
1971Rebecca ThomasBillings
1970Moreen MurphyHelena19
1969Christina JovinMissoula20
1968Kerry BarkerBillings19
1967Stevie LahtiWolf Creek21
1966Carol Marie BoetcherGreat Falls21
1965Patricia "Patcee" BradfordRed Lodge20
1964–
1963–
1962–
1961–
1960Jo Anne Lane
1959Bar-beth SmithButte19
1958Sharon Diane Tietjen^Great Falls19Semi-finalistLater Miss MT 1959
1957–
1956–
1955–
1954Dawn OneySemi-finalist
1953Billie Jean TyrrellBillings21
1952Valerie JacksonMissoula21Semi-finalist
YEARNAMEHOMETOWNAGEPLACEMENTAWARDNOTES
2024Shelby DangerfieldHelena30
2023Madyson Rigg*Kalispell26Previously Miss MT Teen USA 2014
2022Heather Lee O'KeefeBozeman24
2021Jami Forseth*Huntley23Previously Miss MT Teen USA 2016
2020Merissa UnderwoodBozeman27
2019Grace ZitzerDillon27
2018Dani WalkerBillings28
2017Brooke BezansonMissoula20
2016Sibahn Doxey*Frenchtown23Previously Miss MT Teen USA 2011
2015Tahnee PeppengerGreat Falls27
2014Kadie LatimerKalispell23
2013Kacie West^Kalispell24Previously Miss MT 2010
2012Autumn Muller*Billings25Previously Miss MT Teen USA 2004
2011Brittany Wiser^Bozeman23Previously Miss MT 2009
2010Annie AnsethBillings20
2009Misti VogtKalispell22
2008Tori WantyShelby21
2007Stephanie TrudeauSaint Ignatius20Congeniality
2006Jill McLainHavre21
2005Amanda KimmelBillings20Later Miss Earth USA 2005 (T8 Miss Earth)
2004Molly FlynnTownsend22
2003Megan MonroeMissoula22
2002Meredith McCannelBillings20Congeniality
2001CaCe HardyKalispell18
2000Brandi BjorklundBonner20
1999Michon ZinkBillings25
1998Reno WittmanMissoula25Cousin of Miss MT 1985 Julie Culbertson
1997Christin DidierLewistown24
1996Tanya PogatchnikHelena21
1995Angela JanichBillings20
1994Kelly BrownLuther27
1993Kristen Anderson*Columbia Falls20Previously Miss MT Teen USA 1988
1992Joy EstradaBozeman21
1991Joann Kayleen Jorgensen^Helena23Later Miss MT 1992
1990Kimberlee BurgerBillings20
1989Tammy ReiterBillings22
1988Kimberly TorpMissoula21
1987Constance CollaBozeman21
1986Laurie RyanBelgrade21
1985Julie KnoxColumbus
1984Kristi Ogren†Frenchtown18Killed in an auto accident the week following Miss USA
1983Barbara BowmanGreat Falls20
1982Pierrette "Perri" StevensonBozeman19
1981Cathi Jo LocatiBillings19
1980Robbin EnglishGreat Falls20Congeniality
1979Jurrette SindelarBillings21
1978Susan RiplettBillings21
1977Theresa BajtBillings
1976Teresa "Terri" KlausGreat Falls19
1975Suzanne DeMierGreat Falls
1974Carole AalsethBillings20
1973Jeri Joy ShandorfMissoula19
1972Mitriann PopovichButte19
1971Rebecca ThomasBillings
1970Moreen MurphyHelena19
1969Christina JovinMissoula20
1968Kerry BarkerBillings19
1967Stevie LahtiWolf Creek21
1966Carol Marie BoetcherGreat Falls21
1965Patricia "Patcee" BradfordRed Lodge20
1964–
1963–
1962–
1961–
1960Jo Anne Lane
1959Bar-beth SmithButte19
1958Sharon Diane Tietjen^Great Falls19Semi-finalistLater Miss MT 1959
1957–
1956–
1955–
1954Dawn OneySemi-finalist
1953Billie Jean TyrrellBillings21
1952Valerie JacksonMissoula21Semi-finalist

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