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 2012, it was taken by Pageants NW Productions based in Puyallup, Washington. Since 2021, the pageant is based in Great Falls, Montana under directed by Lime Light Enterprises.

Miss Montana Teen USA
Formation1983
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersGreat Falls
Location
Membership
Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
WebsiteOfficial website

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

  • Miss Teen USAs: Katie Blair (2006)
  • Top 20: Kailey Burress (2024)

Montana holds a record of 2 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Winners

  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss Teen USA Special awards at Miss Teen USA Notes
2024 Kailey Burress Big Sky 17 Top 20
2023 Ava Williams Billings 18
2022 Julia Kunau Lewistown 16 Later 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 18 Later Miss Montana USA 2021
2015 Miranda Youngren Columbus 17
2014 Madyson Rigg Kalispell 17 Later Miss Montana USA 2023
2013 Maurissa Gunn Park City 16
2012 Danica Jansma Manhattan 15
2011 Sibahn Doxey Frenchtown 18 Later 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 Billings 18 Miss Teen USA 2006 She 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 Powell Missoula 17
2004 Autumn Muller Harlowton 17 Later Miss Montana USA 2012
2003 Arielle Brown Billings 17
2002 Meghan Minnick Missoula 15
2001 Kristi Krings Billings 18 Won 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 18 Daughter of Mike Stoker from 1970s TV series Emergency!
1997 Coty Strickler Dillon 17
1996 Grace Tubbs Helena 17
1995 Christi Hanson Helena 17
1994 Desiree Gravelle Kalispell 18
1993 Angela Carter Kalispell 18
1992 Aubrey Jo Hiller Missoula 19 Later Miss Montana 1996
1991 Theresa Rosenbaum Missoula 18
1990 Stephanie Wallace Billings 17
1989 Jennifer Cook Stevensville 17
1988 Kristen Anderson Columbia Falls 17 Later Miss Montana USA 1993
1987 Andrea Madsen Bozeman 17
1986 Karry Koslecki Bozeman 17
1985 Katie Adams Kalispell 18
1984 Pam Miller Columbia Falls 17
1983 Leslie Lucas Miles City 17

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

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