Keepers of the Crown

Forever Miss Montana's

Forever Miss Montana's Teen

1940- Kay Kittendorf(TA)
1947- Carol Chaffen (TA)
1948- Patti Luer (STA)
1949- Carol Fraser (C)
1950- Donna Marie Buls
1951- Patricia McGinty
1952- Karen Whittel (TA)
1955- Bertha Hubel
1956- Alice Jean White
1959- Sharon D. Tietjen
1960- Louis Marie Volkel
1961- Joanna Lester (Top 10)
1962- Marsha Thompson
1963- Roberta Tarbox
1964- Merilee Miller
1965- Dianne Feller (TA)
1966- Nancy McLeod
1967- Linda Rhein
1968- Karen Frank
1969- Jeanne Meek
1970- Jane Opp
1971- Nancy Harper
1972- Debra DeBiase
1973- Debbie Reber (TA)
1974- Pamela Royer
1975- Diana Pacini (PTA)
1976- Janice Frankino
1977- Sue Stanaway
1978- Vanessa Ochsner
1979- Lori Conlon
1980- Lilly Cruise (TA)
1981- Sue Harris
1982- Kimberly Knauf
1983- Laurie Nelson
1984- Michele Larson
1985- Julie Culbertson
1986- Kamala Compton
1987- Julie Reil - AMS
1988- Becky McRae

Special Awards Received at Miss America
Top 10- Top 10 Finalist
QL- Quality of Life
PTA- Preliminary Talent Award
C- Congeniality Award
TA- Talent Award
STA- Special Talent Award
STEM F- STEM Finalist
STEM- STEM Award
NFT- Non Finalist Talent

AMS - Allman Medical Scholarship

1989- Cathy Brewer
1990- Karen McNenny
1991- Jenni Ramseth (TA)
1992- JoAnn Jorgensen
1993- Erica Havig
1994- Yvonne Dehner (Top 10, TA)
1995- Amanda Granrud

1996- Aubrey Hiller
1997- Kristen Garlock
1998- Delight Michelle Sheck
1999- Elissa Schwarz
2000- Janna LaBree
2001- Kara Svennungsen
2002- Heather Rathbun
2003- Amber Shipman
2004- Evangelina Duke
2005- Sophia Steinbeisser
2006- Christie Hageman
2007- Kristen Mantooth
2008- Jennifer Hepner
2009- Brittney Wiser (QL Finalist)
2010- Kacie West
2011- Veronika Ohlinger
2012- Alexis Wineman
2013- Sheridan Pope
2014- Victoria Valentine
2015- Danielle Wineman
2016- Lauren Scofield (STEM F)
2017- Maddie Murray
2018- Laura Haller (STEM, NFT)
2019- Mo Shea (STEM F)
2021- Jessica Criss

2022- Alexa Baisch

2023 - Faith Johnson

2005- Jacqueline Irigoin
2006- Holly Matz
2007- Chantel Bury
2008- Victoria Valentine
2009- Alysse Charlesworth
2010- Amy Fox (Top 15)
2011- Jalyssa Gorder
2012- Mo Shea*
2013- Tessa Shelton
2014- Haylee Storlie
2015- Katee Orr
2016- Faith Johnson*
2017- Alexa Baisch*
2018- Cammy Heck
2019- Karsen Murphy
2021- Annika Bennion (ACT, AD)
2022 - Bronte Bennion (ACT)

2023 - Julia Kunau

* Later became Miss Montana

Special Awards at Miss America’s
Outstanding Teen
Top 15- Top 15 Finalist
ACT- Teens in Action Finalist
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