Miss North Dakota USA

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

North Dakota is one of the least successful states in the pageant competition. They have had only three placements and have never won the Miss USA crown. Their highest placement was in 1966 when Judy Slayton placed 3rd runner-up to Maria Remenyi of California. No Miss North Dakota USA has placed since 1996.

Two Miss North Dakota USA titleholders have competed at Miss America and four have competed at Miss Teen USA.

[edit] Results summary

3rd runners-up: Judy Slayton (1966)
4th runners-up: Elizabeth Jaeger (1983)
Top 6: Juliette Spier (1996)

[edit] Winners

Year	Name	Hometown	Age¹	Placement at Miss USA	Notes
2008	Stephanie Tollefson	New Rockford	21
2007	Rachel Mathson	Thief River Falls	25
2006	Kimberly Krueger	Fargo	21
2005	Chrissa Miller	Bismarck	20
2004	Jennifer Smith	Fargo	27
2003	Samantha Edwards	Fargo	23
2002	Amy Elkins	Riverdale
2001	Michelle Guthmiller	Palermo
2000	Amie Hoffner	Minot
1999	Shayna Bank
1998	Alison Nesemeier	Casselton			Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1994
1997	Lauri Marie Gapp	Fargo	25
1996	Juliette Spier		20	Finalist	Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1992
1995	Jean Stallmo
1994	Amy Lantz
1993	Jennifer Seminary	Fargo			Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1988
1992	Camie Fladeland
1991	Mischelle Chistensen
1990	Kari Larson				Previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1984, top 10 at Miss Teen USA 1984
1989	Carla Christofferson	Tolna
1988	Kate Sevde	Williston
1987	Shelley Gangness	Fargo
1986	Beth Remmick	Minot
1985	Regina Schatz	Linton
1984	Suzanne Lewis	Fargo
1983	Elizabeth Jaeger	Fargo		4th runner-up	Later Miss North Dakota 1985
1982	Tammy Martinson	Lansford
1981	Laurie Saarinen	Jamestown			Later Miss Minnesota 1982
1980	Kim Thompson
1979	Renae Hermanson
1978	Theresa Olson
1977	Barbara Redlin
1976	Linda Paulson	Bowman	21		Previously Miss North Dakota Teenager 1973
1975	Renae Saville
1974	Judith Waltz
1973	Barbara Lundien
1972	Gail Schmeichel
1971	Joanne Engel
1970	Nancy Jean Perry
1969	Beckee Benz
1968	Jewel Chrstensen
1967	Jacqueline Linder
1966	Judy Slayton			3rd runner-up	3rd runner up at Miss American Beauty 1965, title of usa rep to Miss International pageant
1965	Patricia Dodge
1964	Did Not Compete
1963	Karen Kopseng
1961,1962	Did Not Compete
1960	Twila Fleckton
1959	Patricia McGinley
1958	Diana Spidahl
1957	Anne-Marit Studness
1956	Mary Harroun
1955	Joan Smith
1954	Jane Hewitt
1953	Marilyn Caufield
1952	Gloria Rowe