Miss Montana USA and Teen USA Titleholder History

Miss Montana USA 1953 Billie Jean Tyrrell

Miss Montana USA 1954 Dawn Oney

Miss Montana USA 1958 Sharon Diane Tietjen^

Miss Montana USA 1959 Bar-beth Smith

Miss Montana USA 1960 Jo Anne Lane

Miss Montana USA 1965 Patricia "Patcee" Bradford

Miss Montana USA 1966 Carol Marie Boetcher

Miss Montana USA 1967 Stevie Lahti

Miss Montana USA 1968 Kerry Barker

Miss Montana USA 1969 Christina Jovin

Miss Montana USA 1970 Moreen Murphy

Miss Montana USA 1971 Rebecca Thomas

Miss Montana USA 1972 Mitriann Popovich

Miss Montana USA 1973 Jeri Joy Shandorf

Miss Montana USA 1974 Carole Aalseth

Miss Montana USA 1975 Suzanne DeMier

Miss Montana USA 1976 Teresa "Terri" Klaus

Miss Montana USA 1977 Theresa Bajt

Miss Montana USA 1978 Susan Riplett

Miss Montana USA 1979 Jurrette Sindelar

Miss Montana USA 1980 Robbin English

Miss Montana USA 1981 Cathi Jo Locati

Miss Montana USA 1982 Pierrette "Perri" Stevenson

Miss Montana USA 1983 Barbara Bowman

Miss Montana USA 1984 Kristi Ogren†

Miss Montana USA 1985 Julie Knox

Miss Montana USA 1986 Laurie Ryan

Miss Montana USA 1987 Constance Colla

Miss Montana USA 1988 Kimberly Torp

Miss Montana USA 1989 Tammy Reiter

Miss Montana USA 1990 Kimberlee Burger

Miss Montana USA 1991 Joann Kayleen Jorgensen^

Miss Montana USA 1992 Joy Estrada

Miss Montana USA 1993 Kristen Anderson*

Miss Montana USA 1994 Kelly Brown

Miss Montana USA 1995 Angela Janich

Miss Montana USA 1996 Tanya Pogatchnik

Miss Montana USA 1997 Christin Didier

Miss Montana USA 1998 Reno Wittman

Miss Montana USA 1999 Michon Zink

Miss Montana USA 2000 Brandi Bjorklund

Miss Montana USA 2001 CaCe Hardy

Miss Montana USA 2002 Meredith McCannel

Miss Montana USA 2003 Megan Monroe

Miss Montana USA 2004 Molly Flynn

Miss Montana USA 2005 Amanda Kimmel

Miss Montana USA 2006 Jill McLain

Miss Montana USA 2007 Stephanie Trudeau

Miss Montana USA 2008 Tori Wanty

Miss Montana USA 2009 Misti Vogt

Miss Montana USA 2010 Annie Anseth

Miss Montana USA 2011 Brittany Wiser^

Miss Montana USA 2012 Autumn Muller*

Miss Montana USA 2013 Kacie West^

Miss Montana USA 2014 Kadie Latimer

Miss Montana USA 2015 Tahnee Peppenger

Miss Montana USA 2016 Sibahn Doxey

Miss Montana USA 2017 Brooke Bezanson

Miss Montana USA 2018 Dani Walker

Miss Montana USA 2019 Grace Zitzer

Miss Montana USA 2020 Merissa Underwood

Miss Montana USA 2021 Jami Forseth

Miss Montana USA 2022 Heather Lee O'Keefe

Miss Montana USA 2023 Mady Rigg

Sharon Diane Tietjen is crowned Miss Montana USA 1958

Carol Marie Boetcher is crowned Miss Montana USA 1966

Stevie Lahti is crowned Miss Montana USA 1967

Christina Jovin is crowned Miss Montana USA 1969

Carole Aalseth is crowned Miss Montana USA 1974

Suzanne DeMier is crowned Miss Montana USA 1975

Teresa "Terri" Klaus is crowned Miss Montana USA 1976

Robbin English is crowned Miss Montana USA 1980

Cathi Jo Locati is crowned Miss Montana USA 1981

Meredith McCannel is crowned Miss Montana USA 2002

Megan Monroe is crowned Miss Montana USA 2003

Amanda Kimmel is crowned Miss Montana USA 2005

Jill McLain is crowned Miss Montana USA 2006

Stephanie Trudeau is crowned Miss Montana USA 2007

Tori Wanty is crowned Miss Montana USA 2008

Annie Anseth is crowned Miss Montana USA 2010

Miss Montana USA 2011 top five • Holly Matz (3RU), Autumn Muller (1RU), Brittany Wiser (Miss MT USA), Olivia Dowler (2RU), Destiny Schuck (4RU)

Autumn Muller is crowned Miss Montana USA 2012

Kacie West is crowned Miss Montana USA 2013

Kadie Latimer is crowned Miss Montana USA 2014

Tahnee Peppenger is crowned Miss Montana USA 2015

Sibahn Doxey is crowned Miss Montana USA 2016

Brooke Bezanson is crowned Miss Montana USA 2017

Dani Walker is crowned Miss Montana USA 2018

Grace Zitzer is crowned Miss Montana USA 2019

Merissa Underwood is crowned Miss Montana USA 2020

Jami Forseth is crowned Miss Montana USA 2021

Heather Lee O'Keefe is crowned Miss Montana USA 2022

Mady Rigg is crowned Miss Montana USA 2023

10 MISS USA semi finalists for the 1952 Miss USA Pageant: Tennessee, Oklahoma, New York, New Jersey, Montana, Missouri, Minnesota, Michigan, Louisiana and Indiana.

30 Apr 1953 • Winners of the "Miss Universe" bathing beauty contest held in Long Beach, Calif. Iast year and placed under contract by Universal-International Studios are shown above. First movie in which most of them appeared: was "Mississippi Gambler' starring Tyrone Power, Piper Laurie, and Julia Adams. And most of them can be seen in "Abbott and Costello Go to Mars." Left to right: Judith Hatula, who was "Miss Michigan". at Long Beach; Valerie Jackson (Miss Montana), Elza Edsman (Miss Hawaii, Jeanne Thomp-son (Miss Louisiana), Renate Huy (Miss Germany), Jeri Miller (Miss Long Beach), Ruth Hampton (Miss New Jersey), Jackie Loughery (Miss U.S.A.) and Judy Dan (Miss Hongkong).

20 Jul 1954 • Followers of the "Miss Universe" contest and pageant under way at Long Beach, Calif., are comparing "Miss Montana" (above). Dawn Oney of Billings, with Marilyn Monroe of the movies. Each is a blonde and shapely and has a quality that captures public attention. But the actress' bust (37) and hips (36) exceed Miss Montana's by an inch. Miss Montana at 5 feet, 6 inches is half an inch taller. Preliminary judging in the Miss U.S.A. contest opens Tuesday, with finals Wednesday night. Friday night comes the grand climax the crowning of Miss Universe.

23 July 1958 • Judith Carlson (Alabama); Donna Kay Brooks (California);Marcia Valibus (Florida); Diane Austin (Georgia); June Pinckney (Illinois); Eurlyne Howell (Louisiana); Sharon Tietjen (Montana); Dee Kjeldgaard (Nebraska); Virginia Fox (New York); Patricia Moss (South Carolina); Helen Youngquist (South Dakota); Martha Boales (Tennessee); Linda Daugherty (Texas); Sandra Pugh (Utah); Rose Marie Nielsen (Washington)

23 July 1958 • Sharon Tietjen (Montana) and June Pinckney (Illinois)

9 Aug 1959 • Barbeth Smith, talented Butte girl and a 1959 graduate of Butte High School, is shown in one of the beauty pageant's parades, which decided the title of "Miss Universe" in Long Beach, Calif. Publicizing the Treasure State, Miss Smith's float bore the seal of Montana and its centerpiece was topped with the wording, "Montana."

9 Aug 1959 • Bar Beth Smith, 18, of Butte, Miss Montana for 1959 and a Miss Universe representative, returned from the Long Beach, Calif, pageant and stopped in Billings Saturday. She turned down attractive offers to continue her education, probably at Montana State College in Bozeman.

31 May 1965 • Waiting to go on stage in opening ceremonies of Miss USA contest at Miami are left to right Miss Montana Patricia Bradford; Miss Nebraska, Constance Lynne Kellogg; Miss Nevada, Denyse Turner, and Miss New Mexico, Judy Baldwin. Girls presented gifts from their home states.

24 May 1965 • Patcee Bradford, Montana's entry in the "Miss U.S.A." contest, was among the first contingent of contestants to face the cameras at New York Monday before boarding a special bus for Miami Beach, where title will be awarded June 4. Left to right, front row, are Indiana's Lora Starr, Oregon's Leslie Bruchner, Colorado's Catherine McPherson, Nebraska's Constance Kellogg, and Miss Bradford. In the back row are Connecticut's Betty Matusko, Vermont's Andrea Kenyon, Nevada's Bunny Baxter and Alaska's Carla Sullivan.

2 Jun 1965 • Patricia Bradford, right, of Red Lodge, Mont., Miss Montana in the Miss USA Beauty Pageant at Miami Beach, Fla., receives a flower lei from Miss Hawaii, Elithe Aguiar, left, of Honolulu. In the center is Miss Nebraska, Constance Kellogg, of Omaha.

31 May 1965 • Patricia (Petcee) Bradford of Red Lodge, Miss Montana (right) and Miss U. S. A. (1964) Bobbi Johnson of Washington, D. C, chat at Crandon Park in Miami Beach where the girls are participating in the Miss U. S. A. contest.

16 May 1967 • These young ladies from the Northwest are representing their states in the Miss USA Pageant in Miami Beach, and Miss Montana. Stevie Lahti, is right up front. In the first row. from left, are Miss Wyoming. Helen Barker; Miss Washing ton. Diana Bateman, and Miss Montana. In the back row are Miss Oregon, Maureen Bassett: Miss Idaho, Sandra Baldwin; Miss Alaska, Maria Helfrich, and Miss Utah, Marilyn Christiansen

15 May 1967 • It was Mother’s Day and most of the girls in the Miss USA contest on Miami Beach were away from their mothers Sunday. So, they picked up the phone to say ‘Hi.’ Calling are: (seated from left) Miss North Dakota, Jackie Linder; Miss Wisconsin, Jodi Bonham; Miss Kentucky, Debbie Dibble; Miss South Carolina, Hope Patterson; Miss New York, Wendy Cox; (standing from left) Miss Maryland, Sandy Clevering; Miss Montana, Stevie Lahti; Miss Oklahoma, Becky Berry; Miss New Mexico Clydia Newell.

13 May 1967 • Montana entry in the Miss U.S.A. Pageant, Miss Stevie Lahti, University of Montana coed, is greeted in Helena Friday when her plane arrived from Missoula. Her father, Clyde Lahti of Wolf Creek (in hat) watches his daughter meet a pageant official. Her mother joined Miss Lahti for the flight to Miami.

13 May 1968 • Beauties from Oklahoma and Arkansas were among the contestants lined up in the FL sunshine Sunday as they got ready to have official Miss USA Beauty Pageant photographs taken in Miami. The Arkansas entry is Ann Smithwick. Oklahoma’s entry is Linda Bertozzi of Oklahoma Cit, a freshman at Central State College. Other contestants are Rhode Island, Delaware, Louisiana, Arizona, Florida, Ohio and Montana.

21 May 1971 • With big smiles, three western beauties pose for pictures here. The girls are in Miami Beach for the Miss U.S.A. pageant. The winner will be chosen Saturday and will represent the United States in the Miss Universe pageant in July. From left are Rebecca Lou Thomas, Miss Montana; Kristeen Ann Riordan, Miss Idaho; and Mary Kay Heaton, Miss Wyoming

20 May 1971 • These six entrants in the Miss U.S.A. Pageant try the leapfrog game at Miami Beach, Fla., as they wait for the big night Saturday when one of 51 entrants will be chosen to represent Miss U.S.A. in the Miss Universe Pageant July 24. From left (top): Miss Wyoming Mary Kay Heaton; Miss Colorado Diane Lynn Knaub; Miss California Karin Dawn Morrell; (bottom) Miss Arizona Susanne Pottenger; Miss Nevada Anita Jean Laurie; Miss Montana Rebecca Lou Thomas.

13 May 1971 • Rebecca Lou Thomas, right, gets a goodbye kiss from her mother before the comely Miss Montana Universe leaves for the Miss USA contest in Miami Beach.

11 May 1972 • Airlines stewardesses serve refreshments to Miss USA contestants as they prepare to depart for Puerto Rico. The young women will participate in contest finals May 20. They are (from left) Susan Tichenor. Miss Arkansas; Donna Reel, Miss New Mexico; Diane Stevens, Miss Connecticut; Mitriann Popovich, Miss Montana; Kim Hobson. Miss California; Jeanne Lemay, Miss Rhode Island, and Alberta Phillips, Miss New York.

11 May 1972 • Four western beauties pause in New York City enroute to Puerto Rico for the Miss U. S. A. contest. They are, from left, Connie Ambrose, Miss Washington; Lianne Fulmer, Miss Idaho; Mitriann Popovich, Miss Montana and Yvonne Philes Miss Oregon.

19 May 1974 • Taking part in the first annual Miss U.S.A. charity bowling tournament for the United Fund of Niagara Falls, N.Y., are Debbie Petty, Miss Wyoming; Carol Aalseth, Miss Montana; Darla Dowden, Miss Idaho; Debra Brickley, Miss South Dakota, and Judith Waltz, Miss North Dakota. Winner of the Miss U.S.A. title was to be crowned Saturday night.

The first of 51 Miss USA contestants began arriving Wednesday at Greater Buffalo International Airport for a week of pomp and pulchritude. Left it’s Miss Nebraska, Mary Lee Hoth. Walking down the stairs and sporting the appropriate smile is Miss Kansas, Robbin Lea Loomas. Also heading for Niagara Falls were Miss Montana, Suzanne L DeMier, and Miss Minnesota, Dawn Carroll La Motte. Finally there was Miss Louisiana, Rhonda Hazel Shear.

7 May 1975 • First passenger to depart on a Western flight from the new terminal at Great Falls International Airport Tuesday was Miss Montana Universe, Suzanne DeMier

26 Apr 1979 • Miss Montana Jurrette Sindelar gets a big hug from her mother Virginia (left) as her parents step off the plane Jurrette wipes away a happy tear (below) during the reunion

12 May 1980 • Saturday night, Robbin English of Great Falls, Montana, received the 'Miss Amity' award in ceremonies emceed by Bob Barker

Contestants in swimsuit at Miss USA 1981 – Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey and New York

4 May 1982 • Miss Arizona Lori Diana Hakoda, Miss Texas Luann Caughey, Miss Utah Susan Gasser and Miss Montana Pierrette Stevenson prepare for the Miss USA pageant swimsuit competition today

29 Apr 1985 • Cooling down in the hot FL sun are Miss USA contestants (from left) Miss Colorado, Lynnette Jessen; Miss Wyoming, Wendy Hartwigsen; Miss Montana. Julie Knot; and Miss Idaho, Sheri Rose. One of the state winners will be crowned national champion during CBS's live coverage of the festivities in Lakeland on May 13.

17 Feb 1987 • Miss Alaska, Shelly Dunlevy, from Anchorage got the heave hoe info the pool by playful Miss USA delegates from left, Miss South Dakota, Jana Van Woudenberg, from Hudson; Miss North Carolina, Donna Wilson, from Davidson; Miss Virginia, Marsha Ralls, from Alexandria; Miss Colorado, Polly Kuska, from Denver; and Miss Montana, Constance Colla, from Bozeman. The new Miss USA will be crowned tonight.

21 Feb 1988 • Miss Montana USA, Kimberly Torp, gets some sun during a desert photo session in El Paso, Texas, for the 51 Miss USA delegates. Torp, 21, is a junior at Montana State University and a modeling director.

28 Feb 1989 • Miss Pennsylvania (Denise Epps), Miss Montana (Tammy Reiter) and Miss Washington (Chiann Fan) have some fun with props backstage at the Miss USA pageant in Mobile, Ala.

Annie Anseth competes in swimsuit at Miss Montana USA 2010

Brittany Wiser competes in swimsuit at Miss Montana USA 2011

Kadie Latimer competes in swimsuit at Miss Montana USA 2014

Tahnee Peppenger competes in swimsuit at Miss Montana USA 2015

Sibahn Doxey competes in swimsuit at Miss Montana USA 2016

Brooke Bezanson competes in swimsuit at Miss Montana USA 2017

Grace Zitzer competes in swimsuit at Miss Montana USA 2019

Jami Forseth competes in swimsuit at Miss Montana USA 2021

Heather Lee O'Keefe competes in swimsuit at Miss Montana USA 2022

Amanda Kimmel competes in evening gown at Miss Montana USA 2005

Brittany Wiser competes in evening gown at Miss Montana USA 2011

Kadie Latimer competes in evening gown at Miss Montana USA 2014

Tahnee Peppenger competes in evening gown at Miss Montana USA 2015

Sibahn Doxey competes in evening gown at Miss Montana USA 2016

Brooke Bezanson competes in evening gown at Miss Montana USA 2017

Dani Walker competes in evening gown at Miss Montana USA 2018

Grace Zitzer competes in evening gown at Miss Montana USA 2019

Merissa Underwood competes in evening gown at Miss Montana USA 2020

Jami Forseth competes in evening gown at Miss Montana USA 2021

Miss Montana USA 1993 Kristen Anderson's official headshot at Miss USA 1993

Miss Montana USA 1996 Tanya Pogatchnik's official headshot at Miss USA 1996

Miss Montana USA 1997 Christin Didier's official headshot at Miss USA 1997

Miss Montana USA 1999 Michon Zink's official headshot at Miss USA 1999

Miss Montana USA 2001 CaCe Hardy's official photo at Miss USA 2001

Miss Montana USA 2002 Meredith McCannel's official headshot at Miss USA 2002

Miss Montana USA 2003 Megan Monroe's official headshot at Miss USA 2003

Miss Montana USA 2004 Molly Flynn's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2004

Miss Montana USA 2005 Amanda Kimmel's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2005

Miss Montana USA 2006 Jill McLain's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2006

Miss Montana USA 2007 Stephanie Trudeau's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2007

Miss Montana USA 2008 Tori Wanty's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2008

Miss Montana USA 2009 Misti Vogt's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2009

Miss Montana USA 2010 Annie Anseth's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2010

Miss Montana USA 2011 Brittany Wiser's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2011

Miss Montana USA 2012 Autumn Muller's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2012

Miss Montana USA 2013 Kacie West's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2013

Miss Montana USA 2014 Kadie Latimer's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2014

Miss Montana USA 2015 Tahnee Peppenger's official headshot by Fadil Berisha at Miss USA 2015

Miss Montana USA 2016 Sibahn Doxey's official headshot by Jonathan Carter at Miss USA 2016

Miss Montana USA 2017 Brooke Bezanson's official headshot by Georgina Vaughan at Miss USA 2017

A photo of Miss Montana USA 2018 Dani Walker taken at Miss USA 2018

A photo of Miss Montana USA 2019 Grace Zitzer taken at Miss USA 2019

Miss Montana USA 2020 Merissa Underwood's official headshot for Miss USA 2020

Miss Montana USA 2021 Jami Forseth's official headshot by Grant Foto for Miss USA 2021

Miss Montana USA 2022 Heather Lee O'Keefe's official headshot by Grant Foto for Miss USA 2022

Miss Montana USA 2001 CaCe Hardy in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2001

Miss Montana USA 2003 Megan Monroe in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2003

Miss Montana USA 2004 Molly Flynn in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2004

Miss Montana USA 2005 Amanda Kimmel in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2005

Miss Montana USA 2006 Jill McLain in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2006

Miss Montana USA 2007 Stephanie Trudeau in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2007

Miss Montana USA 2008 Tori Wanty in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2008

Miss Montana USA 2009 Misti Vogt in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2009

Miss Montana USA 2010 Annie Anseth in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2010

Miss Montana USA 2011 Brittany Wiser in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2011

Miss Montana USA 2012 Autumn Muller in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2012

Miss Montana USA 2013 Kacie West in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2013

Miss Montana USA 2014 Kadie Latimer in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2014

Miss Montana USA 2015 Tahnee Peppenger in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2015

Miss Montana USA 2016 Sibahn Doxey in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2016

Miss Montana USA 2017 Brooke Bezanson in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2017

Miss Montana USA 2018 Dani Walker in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2018

Miss Montana USA 2019 Grace Zitzer in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2019

Miss Montana USA 2020 Merissa Underwood in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2020

Miss Montana USA 2021 Jami Forseth in the preliminary swimsuit competition at Miss USA 2021

Miss Montana USA 2002 Meredith McCannel competing in evening gown at Miss USA 2002

Miss Montana USA 2003 Megan Monroe in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2003

Miss Montana USA 2004 Molly Flynn in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2004

Miss Montana USA 2005 Amanda Kimmel in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2005

Miss Montana USA 2006 Jill McLain in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2006

Miss Montana USA 2007 Stephanie Trudeau in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2007

Miss Montana USA 2008 Tori Wanty in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2008

Miss Montana USA 2009 Misti Vogt in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2009

Miss Montana USA 2010 Annie Anseth in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2010

Miss Montana USA 2011 Brittany Wiser in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2011

Miss Montana USA 2012 Autumn Muller in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2012

Miss Montana USA 2013 Kacie West in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2013

Miss Montana USA 2014 Kadie Latimer in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2014

Miss Montana USA 2015 Tahnee Peppenger in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2015

Miss Montana USA 2016 Sibahn Doxey in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2016

Miss Montana USA 2017 Brooke Bezanson in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2017

Miss Montana USA 2018 Dani Walker in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2018

Miss Montana USA 2019 Grace Zitzer in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2019

Miss Montana USA 2020 Merissa Underwood in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2020

Miss Montana USA 2021 Jami Forseth in the preliminary evening gown competition at Miss USA 2021