Miss Montana
The Miss Montana competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of Montana in the Miss America pageant.
Unlike most state pageants in the Miss America system, Montana does not use preliminary local pageants to limit entrants to the state-level competition. They accept at large contestants after an application and interview process.
Haley Joy Tate of Missoula was crowned Miss Montana 2025 on June 21, 2025, at the Motherlode Theatre in Butte, Montana. She competed for the title of Miss America 2026.
Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Montana titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.
Placements
Top 10: Joanna Lester, Yvonne Dehner Top 15: Kay Kittendorf, Patti Luer Top 16: Alexis Wineman
Awards
Preliminary Talent: Kay Kittendorf, Patti Luer, Diana Pacini, Yvonne Dehner
Non-finalist awards
Non-finalist Talent: Dianne Feller, Debbie Reber, Lilly Cruise, Jenni Ramseth, Laura Haller
Other awards
Miss Congeniality: Carol Fraser America's Choice: Alexis Wineman Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship: Janice Frankino, Julie Reil, Mo Shea Quality of Life Award Finalists: Brittany Wiser STEM Scholarship Award Winners: Laura Haller STEM Scholarship Award Finalists: Lauren Scofield, Mo Shea