Miss Montana

Miss Montana & Outstanding Teen Competition, June 15-17 in Glendive

Who will be crowned Miss Montana 2017 taking over for the reigning Miss Montana Lauren Scofield of Helena? The 68^st annual Miss MT Scholarship Pageant is June 15-17 in Glendive in conjunction with Miss Montana’s Outstanding Teen competition for 13-17 year olds.   Each Miss Montana contestant receives at least a $850 scholarship and the teens $150 with over $64,000 in cash and applied scholarships awarded.

Miss Montana 2017 contestants are:

Hanna Pepprock of Havre; Jessica Criss from Bozeman; Abigail Helland ,Glasgow; Toby Jeanne Almy, Miles City; Justiss Firemoon of Poplar; Alyssa Kessel, Glendive; Maddy Tommerup, Havre; Ella Crowder, Culbertson; Madison Murray, Corvallis; Kate Shea, Helena; Alara Vogel, Havre and Autumn Gault of Glasgow.

Outstanding Teen Class of 2017 are:
Alexa Baisch of Glendive, Rosie Ramirez of Helena, McKenzie Taylor of Rock Springs, Sloan Orrell, Belgrade and Halle Fatzinger of Bloomfield.

Preliminary competition with 12 Miss MT contestants and five outstanding teens begins Thursday June 15 at 7PM at the DCHS auditorium in Glendive.  Friday at 1PM the Glendive Chamber sponsors the “Show Us Your Shoes” parade followed by an ice cream social.  Friday night viewers will see the other half of the contestants perform talent and one of the teens crowned Miss Montana’s Outstanding Teen followed by a coronation party at the Moose Lodge.

The public is invited to the Royal Tea Saturday at 1PM at the Moose, emceed by Miss Montana 2016 Lauren Scofield.   The princesses, age 6-9, sit with their “big sister” Miss Montana or Outstanding Teen contestant and enjoy entertainment and refreshments

Saturday night at 7PM the Miss Montana contestants compete in evening gown, fitness, talent and on stage question and the judges select the top five.   The newly crowned Miss Montana 2017 wins a $5000 scholarship and will compete in the Miss America pageant in September.

Tickets are $15 Thursday, $20 Friday, $25 Saturday or $50 for all three nights. Reserved patron seating is $60.   Tickets are available at the Chamber of Commerce 377-5601 online at www.missmontana.com or at the door.