Miss Montana Teen USA

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Miss Montana Teen USA
Formation1983
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Great Falls
Location
Membership
Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
Website Official website

The Miss Montana Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Montana in the Miss Teen USA pageant. From 1994 to 2007, it was directed by Carol Hirata and the Carlton Group, based in Bellvue, Colorado. In 2013, it was taken by Pageants NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington. Since 2021 the pageant based in Great Falls, Montana.

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Montana is the least successful state at Miss Teen USA, placing only once in 2006 by Katie Blair from Billings, who went on to win the title Miss Teen USA 2006.

Julia Kunau of Lewistown was crowned Miss Montana Teen USA 2022 on September 12, 2021 at Red Lion Hotel Templin's on the River in Post Falls, Idaho. Kunau will represent Montana for the title of Miss Teen USA 2022.

Results summary

Placements

Montana holds a record of 1 placement at Miss Teen USA.

Winners

YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2024 TBATBATBATBA
2023 Ava Williams Billings 18
2022 Julia Kunau Lewistown 16Later Miss Montana's Teen 2023
2021 Katie Tooke Ekalaka 15
2020 Morgan Pierce Lewistown 15
2019 Megan Brewer Melstone 17
2018 Elley Munson Billings 16
2017 Elle Cook Billings 17
2016 Jami Forseth Huntley 18Later Miss Montana USA 2021
2015 Miranda Youngren Columbus 17
2014 Madyson Rigg Kalispell 17Later Miss Montana USA 2023
2013 Maurissa Gunn Park City 16
2012 Danica Jansma Manhattan 15
2011 Sibahn Doxey Frenchtown 18Later Miss Montana USA 2016
2010 Dakota Mackey Missoula 18
2009 Haley Boyer Stevensville 17
2008 Stacey Velasco Dillon 18
2007 Chelsea Nelson [1] Billings 17
2006 Katie Blair Billings18Miss Teen USA 2006She is the first Miss Montana Teen USA to make the semifinals at the national pageant. Later assumed the Miss California USA 2011 title.
2005 Kendall PowellMissoula17
2004 Autumn Muller Harlowton 17Later Miss Montana USA 2012
2003 Arielle BrownBillings17
2002 Meghan MinnickMissoula15
2001 Kristi KringsBillings18Won the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition for her original song "I Am Found."
2000 Renae Skogen Conrad 19
1999 Raylene Miller Great Falls 18
1998 Maggie Stoker Bigfork 18Daughter of Mike Stoker from 1970s TV series Emergency!
1997 Coty StricklerDillon17
1996 Grace Tubbs Helena 17
1995 Christi HansonHelena17
1994 Desiree Gravelle Kalispell 18
1993 Angela CarterKalispell18
1992 Aubrey Jo HillerMissoula19Later Miss Montana 1996
1991 Theresa RosenbaumMissoula18
1990 Stephanie Wallace Billings 17
1989 Jennifer CookStevensville17
1988 Kristen Anderson Columbia Falls 17Later Miss Montana USA 1993
1987 Andrea Madsen Bozeman 17
1986 Karry KosleckiBozeman17
1985 Katie AdamsKalispell18
1984 Pam MillerColumbia Falls17
1983 Leslie LucasMiles City17

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

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References

  1. Healy, Donna (2007-07-31). "Billings teen off to pageant". Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2007-08-01.[ permanent dead link ]