Miss North Dakota

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss North Dakota USA.

Jacqueline Johnson, Miss North Dakota 2005

The Miss North Dakota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss America pageant.

Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Talent at Miss America	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes
2011	Ariana Walker	Bismarck	20	Miss State Capitol	Contemporary Lyrical Dance "Defying Gravity"			Previously Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2008 & Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2010
2010	Beth Dennison	Hutchinson, MN	21	Miss Grand Forks	Modern Dance "All'improvviso Amore"			Qualified to be Miss North Dakota as a student at the University of North Dakota
2009	Katie Ralston	Carrington	22	Miss Red River Valley	Vocal "One Hundred Easy Ways" from Wonderful Town
2008	Tessie Jones	West Fargo	21	Miss Dickinson	Piano			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2007
2007	Ashley Young	Grand Forks	20	Miss Grand Forks	Classical Vocal "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus		Miss Congeniality
2006	Annette Olson	Baldwin	23	Miss Peace Garden	Vocal "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2005
2005	Jacqueline Johnson	Fargo	20	Miss Red River Valley	Cello "Julio"
2004	Ashley Ford	Cavalier	21	Miss North Dakota State Potato Queen	Vocal "There You Are"
2003	Sara Schelkoph	Grand Forks	23	Miss Fort Abercrombie	Lyrical Ballet "Somewhere"
2002	Stacey Thomas	Bismarck	19	Miss Fort Abercrombie	Jazz en Pointe "Sparkling Diamonds" from Moulin Rouge!			previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2001
2001	Jillayne Mertens	Motley, Minnesota	19	Miss North Dakota State College of Science	Violin / Vocal "Look to the Rainbow" from Finian's Rainbow
2000	Carrie Haberstroh	Lisbon	21	Miss Red River Valley	Classical Piano "Prelude in C sharp minor"
1999	Kay Picconatto	Minot	21	Miss Dakota Territory	Vocal "Journey to the Past"
1998	Sonja Gedde	Fargo	18	Miss Fargo	Piano "Malagueña"
1997	Roxana Saberi	Fargo	20	Miss Fargo	Classical Piano "Prelude in G minor"	Top 10	Miss America Scholar	In 2009 she gained worldwide attention when she was imprisoned for 100 days for espionage in Iran.
1996	Stephanie Hamilton	Williston	18	Miss Williston	Lyrical Dance "On My Knees"
1995	Kim Cooley (White)	Grand Forks	24	Miss Potato Bowl	Tap Dance "Luck Be a Lady"			ND Quality of Life Winner
1994	Nicci Elkins	Grand Forks	21	Miss Red River Valley	Tap Dance			previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1991, top 10 at Miss Teen USA 1991
1993	Suzanne Spilde	Casselton	24	Miss Pride of the Prairie	Vocal "On a Wonderful Day Like Today" from The Sweetheart Tree
1992	Stephanie Fisher	Larimore	24	Miss Watford City	Vocal "Until Now"
1991	VanNessa Straub	Fargo	24	Miss US Durum	Piano "Warsaw Concerto"
1990	Lezlie Lund	Tolna	23	Miss US Durum	Vocal "Time Heals Everything" from Mack & Mabel
1989	Susan Jacobson	Grand Forks	23	Miss Potato Bowl	Vocal / Dance "One Night Only"
1988	Tina Curran	Grand Forks	21	Miss Oil Country	Ballet en Pointe "Capriccio Espagnol"	Top 10 Semi-finalist		Previously North Dakota's Junior Miss 1985
1987	Susan Campbell	Grand Forks	20	Miss Grand Forks	Lyrical Dance
1986	Barbara Kerzman	Minot	23	Miss Ward County	Semi-Classical Vocal "Love Is Where You Find It"
1985	Elizabeth Anne Jaeger	Fargo	25	Miss Fargo	Jazz Dance			previously Miss North Dakota USA 1983 (4th runner-up at Miss USA)
1984	Callie Northagen	Grand Forks	21	Miss Red River Valley	Piano
1983	Phyllis Hankey	Park River	22	Miss Mayville State College	Vocal "If You Believe" from The Wiz
1982	Jeana Wolf	Rugby	21	Miss Red River Valley	Tap Dance "You're a Grand Old Flag" & "Give My Regards to Broadway"
1981	Stacie Anfinson	Hettinger	21	Miss Dickinson	Vocal "I Only Want to Say"
1980	Karen Moe	Minot	20	Miss Minot	Popular Vocal
1979	Daureen Podenski	Edgeley	22	Miss LaMoure County	Classical Vocal "Vissi d'arte"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1978	Shelia Lindeman	Linton	20	Miss Valley City	Popular Vocal "Woman in the Moon" from A Star Is Born
1977	Kathryn Power	Beulah	22	Miss Park City	Classical Vocal "Adele's Laughing Song"
1976	Donna Grotberg	Valley City	18	Miss Valley City	Piano Solo "The Cat and the Mouse"	Top 10 Semi-finalist
1975	Cathy Woell	Minot	19	Miss Minot	Vocal "Yes"
1974	Susan Kay Myhr	Bottineau	18	Miss Bottineau	Vocal Medley "You're Gonna Hear From Me" & "Don't Rain on My Parade"
1973	Linda Joyce Cole	Lisbon	19	Miss Valley City	Classical Vocal "Winds in the South"
1972	Georgia Ann Becker	Napoleon	18	Miss Kidder County	Country Western Vocal "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden"		Non-Finalist Talent Award	Toured with Miss America USO Troupe
1971	Lana Herreid	Williston	20	Miss Williston	Original Vocal Composition "From Life"
1970	Nancy Tangen	Northwood	19	Miss Grand Forks	Classical Vocal "Pace Pace Mio Dio" from La forza del destino
1969	Charlene Seifert	Gascoyne	21	Miss Bowman	Comedy Monologue "Sleeping Beauty"
1968	Virginia Hanson	Bismarck	21	Miss Grand Forks	Semi-Classical Vocal "This Is My Country"
1967	Wanda Lou Lowry	Bismarck	18	Miss Parshall	Classical Vocal "Je Veux Vivre" from Roméo et Juliette
1966	Denise Fledderman	Inkster	20	Miss Langdon	Popular Vocal		Non-finalist Talent Award
1965	Onalee Olson	Fargo	19	Miss Fargo	Original Interpretive Dance "Charleston"
1964	Karen Kopseng	Bismarck	19	Miss Grand Forks	Classical Vocal "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly		Preliminary Talent Award
1963	JoAnn Syvrud	Mandan		Miss Dickinson	Vocal Ballad & Guitar
1962	Claudia Revland	Fargo	19	Miss Fargo	Vocal Ballad & Guitar
1961	Diane Ulvedal	Grand Forks	18	Miss Grand Forks	Piano Solo "Gavotte from the Second Sonata" by Bach
1960	Carol Olson	Fargo	21	Miss Fargo	Dramatic Monologue "Mary Stuart"
1959	Claudia Gullickson	Grand Forks	18		Classical Vocal		Non-finalist Talent Award
1958	Helen Korfhage	Grand Forks			Classical Vocal "If Thou Lov'st Me"
1957	Helen Winje	Minot			Vocal
1956	Janet Smith	Steele			Drama
1955	MaryAnn Gibbs	Williston
1954	Delores Paulson	Bismarck			Violin "Méditation"
1953	Marilyn Wentz	Napoleon			Vocal
1952	Margaret Aandahl	Litchville			Piano		Non-finalist Talent Award
1951	Marilyn Walker	Minot
1950	Joan Teets	Minot			Comedy Monologue "Touch of Norway"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1949	Kitty Page	Bismarck			Tap Dance & Baton Twirling

External links

• Miss North Dakota official website