# Miss Montana USA

The Miss Montana USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Montana in the Miss USA pageant. From 1994 to 2007, it was directed by Carol Hirata and the Carlton Group, based in Bellvue, Colorado. In 2012, it was taken by Pageants NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington until 2021. Since 2021, the pageant is based in Great Falls, Montana under directed by Lime Light Enterprises.
Sharon D. Tietjen placed in the Top 15 in 1958 and having the longest streak failing to place in the finals ever since. Miss Montana USA 2005 Amanda Kimmel was chosen to represent the United States in the 2005 Miss Earth pageant. Although she did not place at Miss USA, Kimmel finished in the Top 8 at Miss Earth and was later selected to participate in Survivor: China, Survivor: Micronesia and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains.
The current Miss Montana USA is Shelby Dangerfield of Billings and was crowned on June 16, 2024, at The Petro Theater on the Montana State University-Billings campus in Billings. Dangerfield will represent Montana at Miss USA 2024.

## Gallery of winners

* Megan Monroe, Miss Montana USA 2003
* Tori Wanty, Miss Montana USA 2008
* Sibahn Doxey, Miss Montana USA 2016

## Results summary
### Placements

* Top 10: Valerie Jackson (1952)
* Top 15/20: Dawn Oney (1954), Sharon D. Tietjen (1958)
Montana holds a record of 3 placements at Miss USA.

### Awards

* Miss Congeniality: Robbin English (1980), Meredith McCannel (2002), Stephanie Trudeau (2007)

## Winners
### Color key

* Declared as Winner
* Ended as runner-up
* Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age$^1$ | Local title | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
| 2024 | Shelby Dangerfield | Billings | 30 | Miss Billings | | | |
| 2023 | Madyson Rigg | Kalispell | 26 | Miss Glacier | | | |
| 2022 | Heather Lee O'Keefe | Bozeman | 24 | | | | Expected to become the longest reigning titleholder at 1 year, 7 months and 25 days |
| 2021 | Jami Forseth | Huntley | 23 | | | | Previously Miss Montana Teen USA 2016 |
| 2020 | Merissa Underwood | Bozeman | 27 | | | | |
| 2019 | Grace Zitzer | Dillon | 27 | | | | |
| 2018 | Dani Walker | Billings | 27 | | | | Previously National American Miss California Jr. Teen 2006 & National American Miss California Teen 2009. Competed in Miss California USA several times. Appeared on MTV reality show Parental Control |
| 2017 | Brooke Bezanson | Missoula | 19 | | | | |
| 2016 | Sibahn Doxey | Frenchtown | 22 | | | | Previously Miss Montana Teen USA 2011 |
| 2015 | Tahnee Peppenger | Great Falls | 26 | | | | |
| 2014 | Kadie Latimer | Kalispell | 23 | | | | |
| 2013 | Kacie West | Kalispell | 23 | | | | Previously Miss Montana 2010 |
| 2012 | Autumn Muller | Harlowton | 25 | | | | Previously Miss Montana Teen USA 2004 |
| 2011 | Brittany Wiser | Bozeman | 23 | | | | Previously Miss Montana 2009. |
| 2010 | Elizabeth Anne Anseth | Billings | 19 | | | | |
| 2009 | Misti Vogt | Kalispell | 23 | | | | |
| 2008 | Tori Wanty | Shelby | 21 | | | | |
| 2007 | Stephanie Trudeau | Saint Ignatius | 20 | | | Miss Congeniality | |
| 2006 | Jill McLain | Havre | 21 | | | | |
| 2005 | Amanda Kimmel | Billings | 20 | | | | Miss Earth USA 2005 and top 8 finalist at Miss Earth 2005, Survivor: China, Survivor: Micronesia, and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains contestant. |
| 2004 | Molly Flynn | Townsend | 22 | | | | |
| 2003 | Megan Monroe | Missoula | 22 | | | | |
| 2002 | Meredith McCannel | Billings | 20 | | | Miss Congeniality | Miss Congeniality at National Sweetheart 2005 & Miss Congeniality at Miss Earth USA 2006 |
| 2001 | CaCe Hardy | Kalispell | 18 | | | | |
| 2000 | Brandi Bjorklund | Bonner | | | | | |
| 1999 | Michon Zink | | | | | | |
| 1998 | Reno Wittman | | | | | | |
| 1997 | Christin Didier | Lewistown | 24 | | | Honorable Mention | |
| 1996 | Tanya Pogatchnik | | 21 | | | | |
| 1995 | Angela Janich | | | | | | |
| 1994 | Kelly Brown | | | | | | |
| 1993 | Kristen Anderson | Columbia Falls | | | | | Previously Miss Montana Teen USA 1988 |
| 1992 | Joy Estrada | | | | | | |
| 1991 | Joann Kayleen Jorgensen | Helena | 22 | | | | Later Miss Montana 1992 |
| 1990 | Kimberlee Burger | | | | | | |
| 1989 | Tammy Reiter | Billings | | | | | |
| 1988 | Kimberly Torp | Missoula | | | | | |
| 1987 | Constance Colla | Great Falls | | | | | |
| 1986 | Laurie Ryan | Belgrade | | | | | |
| 1985 | Julie Knox | Columbus | | | | | |
| 1984 | Kristi Ogren | Frenchtown | | | | | |
| 1983 | Barbara Bowman | Great Falls | | | | | |
| 1982 | Perri Stevenson | Bozeman | | | | | |
| 1981 | Cathi Jo Locati | Billings | | | | | |
| 1980 | Robbin English | Great Falls | | | | Miss Congeniality | |
| 1979 | Jurrette Sindelar | Billings | | | | | |
| 1978 | Susan Riplett | Billings | | | | | |
| 1977 | Theresa Rose Bajt | Billings | | | | | |
| 1976 | Teresa Jane Klaus | Great Falls | | | | | |
| 1975 | Suzanne DeMier | Great Falls | | | | | |
| 1974 | Carole Aalseth | Billings | | | | | |
| 1973 | Jeri Joy Shandorf | Missoula | | | | | |
| 1972 | Mitriann Popovich | Butte | | | | | |
| 1971 | Rebecca Thomas | Billings | | | | | |
| 1970 | Moreen Ann Murphy | Helena | | | | | |
| 1969 | Christina Jovin | Missoula | | | | | |
| 1968 | Kerry Barker | Billings | | | | | |
| 1967 | Stevie Lahti | Wolf Creek | | | | | |
| 1966 | Carol Marie Boetcher | Great Falls | | | | | |
| 1965 | Patricia Bradford | | | | | | |
| 1961–1964 | Did Not Compete | | | | | | |
| 1960 | Joanne Lane | | | | | | |
| 1959 | Bar-beth Smith | | | | | | |
| 1958 | Sharon D. Tietjen | | | | Semi-finalist (Top 15) | | Later Miss Montana 1959 |
| 1955–1957 | Did Not Compete | | | | | | |
| 1954 | Dawn Oney | | | | Semi-finalist (Top 20) | | |
| 1953 | Billie Jean Tyrrell | | | | | | |
| 1952 | Valerie Jackson | | | | Semi-finalist (Top 10) | | |
| 1951 | Patricia McGinty | | | | | | |
$^1$ Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant