# Miss North Dakota

The Miss North Dakota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss America pageant. The first Miss North Dakota to compete at Miss America was Kitty Page in 1949. In 2017, Cara Mund became the first North Dakotan to win the Miss America title, when she won the Miss America 2018 pageant.
Sophia Richards of Hope was crowned Miss North Dakota 2024 on June 8, 2024, at Bakken Auditorium in Williston, North Dakota. She will compete for Miss America 2025.

## Gallery of past titleholders

* Roxana Saberi, Miss North Dakota 1997
* Annette Olson, Miss North Dakota 2006
* Cara Mund, Miss North Dakota 2017 and Miss America 2018

## Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss North Dakota titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.

### Placements

* Miss America: Cara Mund (2018)
* Top 10: Donna Grotberg (1977), Tina Curran (1989), Roxana Saberi (1998)
* Top 16: Jacky Arness (2015)

### Awards
#### Preliminary awards

* Preliminary Talent: Karen Kopseng (1965), Rosie Sauvageau (2013)

#### Non-finalist awards

* Non-finalist Talent: Joan Teets (1950), Margaret Aandahl (1953), Claudia Gullickson (1960), Denise Fledderman (1967), Georgia Ann Becker (1973), Daureen Podenski (1980), Rosie Sauvageau (2013)

#### Other awards

* Miss Congeniality: Ashley Young (2008), Jacky Arness (2015)
* Miss America Scholar: Roxana Saberi (1998)
* Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Cara Mund (2018)

## Winners

* Declared as winner
* Ended as a runner-up
* Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
| 2024 | Sophia Richards | Hope | 23 | Miss West Fargo | Vocal | | | |
| 2023 | Sydney Helgeson | Bismarck | 22 | | Vocal | | | |
| 2022 | Sidni Kast | Minot | 24 | Miss Grand Forks | Piano, "Somebody to Love" | | | |
| 2021 | Reyna Bergstrom | Fargo | 25 | Miss State Capitol | Vocal | | | |
| 2019–20 | Haley D. Wolfe | Carrington | 21 | Miss West Fargo | Dance | | | Previously Distinguished Young Woman of North Dakota 2016 |
| 2018 | Katie Olson | Williston | 20 | Miss Fargo | Lyrical Dance, "I Will Wait" | | | |
| 2017 | Lizzie Jensen | Fargo | 23 | Miss West Fargo | Vocal, "Hallelujah" | Did not compete; originally first runner-up, later assumed the title after Mund was named Miss America 2018 | Did not compete; originally first runner-up, later assumed the title after Mund was named Miss America 2018 | Did not compete; originally first runner-up, later assumed the title after Mund was named Miss America 2018 |
| 2017 | Cara Mund | Bismarck | 23 | Miss Northern Lights | Jazz Dance, "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Winner | Quality of Life Award 1st runner-up | Previously Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2010 4th runner-up at Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2012 pageant |
| 2016 | Macy Christianson | Minot | 19 | Miss Grand Forks | Contemporary Ballet | | | Later Miss North Dakota USA 2020 |
| 2015 | Delanie Wiedrich | Hazen | 19 | Miss Grand Forks | Vocal, "A New Life" from Jekyll & Hyde | | | Delanie Jane Wiedrich is a native of Tracy, California. |
| 2014 | Jacky Arness | Fargo | 21 | Miss Peace Garden | Vocal, "Feeling Good" | Top 16 | Judges' Choice Miss Congeniality | 1st runner-up at Miss North Dakota USA 2018 pageant |
| 2013 | Laura Harmon | Grand Forks | 23 | Miss Grand Forks | Vocal, "’O sole mio" | | | |
| 2012 | Rosemary (Rosie) Elizabeth Sauvageau | Fargo | 24 | Miss Fort Abercrombie | Piano / Vocal, "To Make You Feel My Love" | | Preliminary Talent Award Non-finalist Talent Award | First black woman to be named Miss North Dakota |
| 2011 | Ariana Walker | Bismarck | 20 | Miss State Capitol | Contemporary Lyrical Dance, "Defying Gravity" from Wicked | | | Previously Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2008 Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2010 |
| 2010 | Beth Dennison | Hutchinson, MN | 21 | Miss Grand Forks | Modern Dance, "All'improvviso Amore" | | | Eligible as a student at the University of North Dakota |
| 2009 | Katherine (Katie) Elise Ralston | Carrington | 22 | Miss Red River Valley | Vocal, "One Hundred Easy Ways" from Wonderful Town | | | |
| 2008 | Tessie Louise Jones | West Fargo | 21 | Miss Dickinson | Piano | | | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007 pageant |
| 2007 | Ashley Anne Young | Grand Forks | 20 | Miss Grand Forks | Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus | | Miss Congeniality | |
| 2006 | Annette Ellen Olson | Baldwin | 23 | Miss Peace Garden | Vocal, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" | | | Contestant at National Sweetheart 2005 pageant |
| 2005 | Jacqueline Marie Johnson | Fargo | 20 | Miss Red River Valley | Cello, "Julio" | | | |
| 2004 | Ashley Jo Ford | Cavalier | 21 | Miss Potato Queen | Vocal, "There You Are" | | | |
| 2003 | Sara Marie Schelkoph | Grand Forks | 23 | Miss Fort Abercrombie | Lyrical Ballet, "Somewhere" | | | |
| 2002 | Stacey lynn Thomas | Bismarck | 19 | Miss Fort Abercrombie | Jazz en Pointe, "Sparkling Diamonds" from Moulin Rouge! | | | Previously Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen 1999 Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2001 |
| 2001 | Jillayne Ann Mertens | Motley, MN | 19 | Miss North Dakota State College of Science | Violin / Vocal, "Look to the Rainbow" from Finian's Rainbow | | | |
| 2000 | Carrie Ann Haberstroh | Lisbon | 21 | Miss Red River Valley | Classical Piano, Prelude in C sharp minor by Rachmaninoff | | | |
| 1999 | Kathryn (Kay) Ruth Picconatto | Minot | 21 | Miss Dakota Territory | Vocal, "Journey to the Past" | | | |
| 1998 | Sonja Marie Gedde | Fargo | 18 | Miss Fargo | Piano, "Malagueña" | | | |
| 1997 | Roxana Saberi | Fargo | 20 | Miss Fargo | Classical Piano, Prelude in G minor by Rachmaninoff | Top 10 | Miss America Scholar | In 2009 gained worldwide attention after being imprisoned for 100 days for alleged espionage in Iran |
| 1996 | Stephanie Lee Hamilton | Williston | 18 | Miss Williston | Lyrical Dance, "On My Knees" | | | |
| 1995 | Kimberly (Kim) Ann Cooley | Grand Forks | 24 | Miss Potato Bowl | Tap Dance, "Luck Be a Lady" | | | |
| 1994 | Nicci Elkins | Grand Forks | 21 | Miss Red River Valley | Tap Dance | | | Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1991 Top 6 at Miss Teen USA 1991 pageant |
| 1993 | Suzanne Janelle Spilde | Casselton | 24 | Miss Pride of the Prairie | Vocal, "On a Wonderful Day like Today" from The Sweetheart Tree | | | |
| 1992 | Stephanie Jean Fisher | Larimore | 24 | Miss Watford City | Vocal, "Until Now" | | | |
| 1991 | VanNessa Straub | Fargo | 24 | Miss US Durum | Piano, Warsaw Concerto | | | |
| 1990 | Lezlie Joan 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 Marie Curran | Grand Forks | 21 | Miss Oil Country | Ballet en Pointe, "Capriccio Espagnol" | Top 10 | | |
| 1987 | Susan Campbell | Grand Forks | 20 | Miss Grand Forks | Lyrical Dance | | | |
| 1986 | Barbara Ann 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 1983 pageant |
| 1984 | Callie Lynn Northagen | Grand Forks | 21 | Miss Red River Valley | Piano | | | |
| 1983 | Phyllis Jeanette 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" from Tosca | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1978 | Shelia Jean Lindeman | Linton | 20 | Miss Valley City | Popular Vocal, "Woman in the Moon" from A Star Is Born | | | |
| 1977 | Kathryn L. Power | Beulah | 22 | Miss North Dakota State Potato Queen | Classical Vocal, "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus | | | |
| 1976 | Donna Grotberg | Valley City | 18 | Miss Valley City | Piano, "The Cat and the Mouse" | Top 10 | | |
| 1975 | Cathy Marie Woell | Minot | 19 | Miss Minot | Vocal, "Yes" | | | |
| 1974 | Susan Kay Myhr | Bottineau | 18 | Miss Bottineau | Vocal, "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, "Rose Garden" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1971 | Lana Jean Herreid | Williston | 20 | Miss Williston | Original Vocal Composition, "From Life" | | | |
| 1970 | Nancy Jean Tangen | Northwood | 19 | Miss Grand Forks | Classical Vocal, "Pace pace mio Dio" from La forza del destino | | | |
| 1969 | Charlene Hope Seifert | Gascoyne | 21 | Miss Bowman | Comedy Monologue, "Sleeping Beauty" | | | |
| 1968 | Virginia Lee 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 Lee Fledderman | Inkster | 20 | Miss Langdon | Popular Vocal | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1965 | Onalee Louise Olson | Fargo | 19 | Miss Fargo | Original Interpretive Dance "Charleston" | | | |
| 1964 | Karen Victoria 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 Ellen Revland | Fargo | 19 | Miss Fargo | Vocal & Guitar | | | |
| 1961 | Diane Leda Ulvedal | Grand Forks | 18 | Miss Grand Forks | Piano, "Gavotte in B Major" by Bach | | | |
| 1960 | Carol Ruth Olson | Fargo | 21 | Miss Fargo | Dramatic Monologue from Mary Stuart | | | |
| 1959 | Claudia Jean Gullickson | Grand Forks | 18 | | Classical Vocal, "Carissima" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1958 | Helen Estelle Korfhage | Grand Forks | | | Classical Vocal, "If Thou Lov'st Me" | | | |
| 1957 | Helen Jane Winje | Minot | | | Vocal | | | |
| 1956 | Janet Elizabeth Smith | Steele | | | Drama | | | |
| 1955 | Mary Ann Gibbs | Williston | | | Vocal | | | |
| 1954 | Delores Ann Paulson | Bismarck | | | Violin, "Méditation" from Thaïs | | | |
| 1953 | Marilyn Joy Wentz | Napoleon | | | Vocal | | | |
| 1952 | Margaret Winifred Aandahl | Litchville | | | Piano | | Non-finalist Talent Award | |
| 1951 | Marilyn Jean Walker | Minot | | 19 | Painting Display | | | Marilyn Jean Walker Polsfut died at age 89 on August 16, 2021, in Denver, Colorado. |
| 1950 | Clarice Joan Teets | Minot | | 19 | Comedy Monologue, "Touch of Norway" | | Non-finalist Talent Award | Clarice Joan Teets Kern, who later became a minister, died on September 7, 2006, in Sarasota, Florida at the age of 75 after suffering a stroke. |
| 1949 | Kitty Gates Page | Bismarck | | | Tap Dance & Baton Twirling | | | |
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