Miss North Dakota USA

Last updated
Miss North Dakota USA
Formation1952
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Savage
Location
Membership
Miss USA
Official language
English
Key people
Denise Wallace
Craig Heitkamp
Website Official website

The Miss North Dakota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss USA pageant. Since 2010, it is directed by Future Productions based in Savage, Minnesota. [1]

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North Dakota's highest placements were in 2014 and 2021, when Audra Mari and Caitlyn Vogel, respectively, placed as the first runner-up. Both had formerly placed as the first runner-up in Miss Teen USA 2011 and Miss Teen USA 2019, respectively.

Three Miss North Dakota USA titleholders have competed at Miss America and seven have competed at Miss Teen USA.

Monni Nyaribo of Grand Forks was crowned Miss North Dakota USA 2023 on June 11, 2023, at the Empire Arts Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She represented North Dakota at Miss USA 2023.

Results summary

North Dakota holds a record of 5 placements at Miss USA.

Winners

Color key
YearNameHometownAge [lower-alpha 1] Placement at Miss USASpecial awards at Miss USANotes
2024 TBATBATBATBA
2023 Monni Nyaribo Grand Forks 27
2022 SaNoah LaRocque Belcourt 25
2021 Caitlyn Vogel Minot 211st runner-up
2020 Macy Christianson Minot 23
  • Previously Miss North Dakota 2016
  • Longest reigning Miss North Dakota USA at 1 year, 7 months and 4 days
2019 Samantha Redding Burlington 22
  • Older first cousin of Abigail Pogatshnik, Miss North Dakota USA 2018
  • Shortest reigning Miss North Dakota USA at 10 months and 17 days
2018 Abigail Pogatshnik Bismarck 19
2017 Raquel Wellentin Fargo 24Born in the Philippines
2016 Halley Maas Grand Forks 22
2015 Molly Ketterling Elgin 20
2014 Audra Mari Fargo 191st runner-Up
2013 Stephanie Erickson[ citation needed ] Fargo 23
2012 Jaci Stofferahn Fargo 22Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009.
2011 Brandi Schoenberg [3] Mohall 26Previously Miss North Dakota International 2007.
2010 Taylor Kearns Fargo 20Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2007.
2009 Kelsey Erickson Grand Forks 22
2008 Stephanie Tollefson New Rockford 21Replaced Bethany Nesheim on Dec 16, 2007 when she moved to another state.
2007 Rachel Mathson Thief River Falls 25
2006 Kimberly Krueger Fargo 21
2005 Chrissa Miller Bismarck 20
2004 Jennifer Smith Fargo 27Contestant at National Sweetheart 1998.
2003 Samantha Mary Edwards Fargo 23Found dead at her north-side Minneapolis, Minn. home on June 14, 2016, at age 37.
2002 Amy Elkins Riverdale 26* Cousin of Nicci Elkins, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1991
2001 Michelle Guthmiller Palermo 24
2000 Amie Hoffner Minot 18
1999 Shayna Bank Fargo 19
1998 Alison Nesemeier Casselton 24Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1994.
1997 Lauri Marie Gapp Fargo 25
1996 Juliette Spier Fargo 20Top 6Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1992
1995 Jean Stallmo Fargo 23
1994 Amy Lantz Fargo 24
1993 Jennifer Seminary Fargo 24Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1988
1992 Camie Fladeland Fargo 21
1991 Mischelle Chistensen Fargo 20
1990 Kari Larson Fargo 24
1989 Carla Christofferson Tolna Previously placed fourth runner-up to Miss North Dakota 1987 and 1988, and won the swimsuit competition in 1987. [4]
1988 Kate Sevde Williston
1987 Shelley Gangness Fargo
1986 Beth Remmick Minot
1985 Regina Schatz Linton
1984 Suzanne Lewis Fargo
1983 Elizabeth Ann Jaeger Fargo 244th runner-upLater Miss North Dakota 1985
1982 Tammy Martinson Lansford
1981 Laurie Saarinen Jamestown Later Miss Minnesota 1982
1980 Kim Thompson Minot
1979 Renae Hermanson Crosby 25
1978 Theresa Olson Fargo 25
1977 Barbara Redlin Ellendale 24
1976 Linda Faye Paulson Bowman 22Mother of Kirsten Norderhaug, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 2010.
1975 Renae SavilleBraddock22
1974 Judith WaltzLangdon19
1973 Barbara LundeenMinot19
1972 Gail SchmeichelMinot27
1971 Joanne EngelMinot23
1970 Nancy Jean Perry Minot 20
1969 Beckee BenzHarvey18
1968 Jewel Christensen Fargo 24
1967 Jacqueline Linder Fargo 26
1966 Judy Ann Slayton [5] Fargo 263rd runner-up3rd runner up at Miss American Beauty 1965, official preliminary to Miss International.
1965 Patricia Dodge Fargo 22
1964 DID NOT COMPETE
1963
1962
1961
1960 Twila Fleckton
1959 Patricia McGinley
1958 Diana Spidahl
1957 Anne-Marit Studness
1956 Mary Harroun
1955 Joan Smith
1954 Jane Hewitt
1953 Marilyn Wentz
1952 Gloria Rowe
  1. Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant

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References

  1. "Future Productions, LLC State Directors" . Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  2. "Minot's Caitlyn Vogel wins first runner up Miss Teen USA". KFYR-TV. May 1, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. "Global Miss Contest: Brandi Schoenberg Crowned as New Miss North Dakota USA 2011". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  4. Thomas A. Kvamme. "Former Lady Teton purchases WNBA Sparks". Williston Herald . Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. "Pageant prayer answered, Miss USA gives thanks". The Baltimore Sun . May 23, 1966. Retrieved 19 November 2010. Judy Ann Slayton, of North Dakota, was third runner- up.