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 2008, it was taken by Pageants NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington.
Montana is one of the least successful states in Miss USA history, but there has been success in other pageants. The most recent placement was Sharon D. Tietjen in 1958, placed in the Top 15, and has not done so in the modern era. Miss Montana USA 2005 Amanda Kimmel was chosen to represent the United States in the 2005 Miss Earth pageant. Although she failed to place at Miss USA, Kimmel finished in the Top 8 at Miss Earth and became famous on her starring role in ', ' and .
Merissa Underwood, a native of Wilton, California residing in Bozeman, was crowned Miss Montana USA 2020 on September 15, 2019 at University of Montana Dennison Theater in Missoula. She will represent Montana for the title of Miss USA 2020 on the spring of 2020.
Gallery of winners
Results summary
Placements
- Top 10: Valerie Jackson
- Top 15/20: Dawn Oney, Sharon D. Tietjen
Awards
- Miss Congeniality: Robbin English, Meredith McCannel, Stephanie Trudeau
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
| 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| 2020 | Merissa Underwood | Bozeman | 27 | TBA | TBA | |
| 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. | ||
| 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, ', ', and 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 Whittman | |||||
| 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 | Later Miss Montana 1959 | |||
| 1955-1957 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1954 | Dawn Oney | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1953 | Billie Jean Tyrrell | |||||
| 1952 | Valerie Jackson | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1951 | Patricia McGinty |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant