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North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
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Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Talent at Miss America | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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| 2011 | Ariana Walker | Bismarck Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779... |
20 | Miss State Capitol | Contemporary Lyrical Dance | Previously Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2008 & Miss North Dakota Teen USA Miss North Dakota Teen USA The Miss North Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant.... 2010 |
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| 2010 | Beth Dennison | Hutchinson, MN Hutchinson, Minnesota According to the 2000 United States Census , there were 13,080 people, 5,333 households, and 3,418 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,763.6 people per square mile . There were 5,667 housing units at an average density of 764.1 per square mile... |
21 | Miss Grand Forks | Modern Dance "All'improvviso Amore" | Qualified to be Miss North Dakota as a student at the University of North Dakota University of North Dakota The University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ... |
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| 2009 | Katie Ralston | Carrington Carrington, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,268 people, 961 households, and 594 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,531.9 people per square mile . There were 1,057 housing units at an average density of 713.9 per square mile... |
22 | Miss Red River Valley | Vocal "One Hundred Easy Ways" from Wonderful Town Wonderful Town Wonderful Town is a musical with a book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Leonard Bernstein... |
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| 2008 | Tessie Jones | West Fargo West Fargo, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 14,940 people, 5,771 households, and 4,091 families residing in the city, however the current population of West Fargo is estimated at over 26,000 residents. The population density was 2,049.2 per square mile . There were 5,968 housing units at an average... |
21 | Miss Dickinson | Piano | Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2007 |
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| 2007 | Ashley Young | Grand Forks Grand Forks, North Dakota Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 52,838, while that of the city and surrounding metropolitan area was 98,461... |
20 | Miss Grand Forks | Classical Vocal "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée.- Literary sources :... |
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| 2006 | Annette Olson Annette Olson Annette Olson was Miss North Dakota 2006 and a contestant in the Miss America 2007 pageant. Claiming the local title “Miss Peace Garden,” Olson promoted a platform for the early detection of breast and cervical cancers, which she titled the “Power of Prevention.” Prior to her crowning as Miss... |
Baldwin Baldwin, North Dakota Baldwin is an unincorporated community in western Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 83 north of the city of Bismarck, the county seat of Burleigh County. Its elevation is 1,939 feet . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code... |
23 | Miss Peace Garden | Vocal "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" is a popular country-pop music song by Crystal Gayle , younger sister of Loretta Lynn. The song was written by Richard Leigh and first appeared on Gayle's 1977 album, We Must Believe in Magic.... " |
Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2005 |
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| 2005 | Jacqueline Johnson | Fargo Fargo, North Dakota Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777... |
20 | Miss Red River Valley | Cello "Julio" | |||
| 2004 | Ashley Ford | Cavalier Cavalier, North Dakota Cavalier is a city in Pembina County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Pembina County. The population was 1,302 at the 2010 census. Cavalier was founded in 1877 and became the county seat in 1911.... |
21 | Miss North Dakota State Potato Queen | Vocal "There You Are There You Are (Martina McBride song) "There You Are" is the title of a song written by Ed Hill, Mark D. Sanders, and Bob DiPiero, and recorded by American country artist Martina McBride. It was released as the third single from her fifth studio album, Emotion. The song was McBride's twelfth Top Ten hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot... " |
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| 2003 | Sara Schelkoph | Grand Forks | 23 | Miss Fort Abercrombie | Lyrical Ballet "Somewhere Somewhere (song) "Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the... " |
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| 2002 | Stacey Thomas | Bismarck Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779... |
19 | Miss Fort Abercrombie | Jazz en Pointe "Sparkling Diamonds" from Moulin Rouge! Moulin Rouge! Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 romantic jukebox musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth, La Traviata, and La Bohème... |
previously Miss North Dakota Teen USA Miss North Dakota Teen USA The Miss North Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant.... 2001 |
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| 2001 | Jillayne Mertens | Motley, Minnesota Motley, Minnesota As of the census of 2000, there were 585 people, 258 households, and 167 families residing in the city. The population density was 442.7 people per square mile . There were 270 housing units at an average density of 204.3 per square mile... |
19 | Miss North Dakota State College of Science | Violin / Vocal "Look to the Rainbow" from Finian's Rainbow Finian's Rainbow Finian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane. The 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances. Several revivals and a 1968 film version followed. A Broadway revival ran from October 8, 2009 until January 17, 2010... |
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| 2000 | Carrie Haberstroh | Lisbon Lisbon, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,292 people, 948 households, and 571 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,019.7 people per square mile . There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of 452.4 per square mile... |
21 | Miss Red River Valley | Classical Piano "Prelude in C sharp minor" | |||
| 1999 | Kay Picconatto | Minot Minot, North Dakota Minot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state... |
21 | Miss Dakota Territory | Vocal "Journey to the Past Journey to the Past "Journey to the Past" is a song written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 animated film Anastasia. The song was originally recorded by actress Liz Callaway to be included in the film and was later re-recorded by singer Aaliyah as an pop-R&B single to promote the soundtrack.The pop... " |
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| 1998 | Sonja Gedde | Fargo | 18 | Miss Fargo | Piano "Malagueña" | |||
| 1997 | Roxana Saberi Roxana Saberi Roxana Saberi is an American journalist who was arrested in Iran in January 2009. On April 8, 2009, the Iranian government charged Saberi with espionage, which she denied. She was subsequently sentenced to an eight-year prison term... |
Fargo | 20 | Miss Fargo | Classical Piano "Prelude in G minor Prelude in G minor (Rachmaninoff) Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5, was a music piece by Sergei Rachmaninoff, completed in 1901. It was included in his Opus 23 set of ten preludes despite having been written two years earlier than the other nine. It epitomizes Rachmaninoff's Russian nationalism, being rich, in full chords, and... " |
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 Williston, North Dakota -Demographics:Preliminary data from a 2010 housing study indicates that population has grown by nearly 22 percent over the past decade; the actual increase might be much higher. Williston is in western North Dakota's booming oil patch, and adequate, affordable housing has become a concern. The... |
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 Miss North Dakota Teen USA The Miss North Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of North Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant.... 1991, top 10 at Miss Teen USA 1991 |
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| 1993 | Suzanne Spilde | Casselton Casselton, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,855 people, 702 households, and 509 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,315.5 people per square mile . There were 738 housing units at an average density of 523.4 per square mile... |
24 | Miss Pride of the Prairie | Vocal "On a Wonderful Day Like Today" from The Sweetheart Tree The Sweetheart Tree The Sweetheart Tree is the twenty third original studio album released by singer Johnny Mathis and his seventh album for Mercury Records.-Overview:... |
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| 1992 | Stephanie Fisher | Larimore Larimore, North Dakota -Today:Unlike many of small towns in North Dakota, Larimore has maintained a relatively stable population for the last forty years. Its close proximity to employment opportunities in Grand Forks and at the Grand Forks Air Force Base have led the town to become an attractive choice for commuters... |
24 | Miss Watford City | Vocal "Until Now" | |||
| 1991 | VanNessa Straub | Fargo | 24 | Miss US Durum | Piano "Warsaw Concerto Warsaw Concerto The Warsaw Concerto is a single-movement piano concerto written for the 1941 film Dangerous Moonlight . It was written by British composer Richard Addinsell... " |
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| 1990 | Lezlie Lund | Tolna Tolna, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 202 people, 104 households, and 50 families residing in the city. The population density was 260.8 people per square mile . There were 118 housing units at an average density of 152.3 per square mile... |
23 | Miss US Durum | Vocal "Time Heals Everything" from Mack & Mabel Mack & Mabel Mack & Mabel is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. The plot involves the tumultuous romantic relationship between Hollywood director Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand , who became one of his biggest stars... |
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| 1989 | Susan Jacobson | Grand Forks | 23 | Miss Potato Bowl | Vocal / Dance "One Night Only One Night Only (song) "One Night Only" is a song from the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger. In the context of the musical, "One Night Only" is performed twice in succession, as differing versions of the song - a soul ballad by the character Effie White and a disco... " |
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| 1988 | Tina Curran | Grand Forks | 21 | Miss Oil Country | Ballet en Pointe "Capriccio Espagnol Capriccio espagnol Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34, is the common Western title for an orchestral work based on Spanish folk melodies and written by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. Rimsky-Korsakov originally intended to write the work for a solo violin with orchestra, but later decided that a purely orchestral work... " |
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 Miss North Dakota USA 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 has 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... 1983 (4th runner-up at Miss USA) |
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| 1984 | Callie Northagen | Grand Forks | 21 | Miss Red River Valley | Piano | |||
| 1983 | Phyllis Hankey | Park River Park River, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,535 people, 660 households, and 390 families residing in the city. The population density was 772.6 people per square mile . There were 760 housing units at an average density of 382.5 per square mile... |
22 | Miss Mayville State College | Vocal "If You Believe" from The Wiz The Wiz The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A... |
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| 1982 | Jeana Wolf | Rugby Rugby, North Dakota Rugby is a city in Pierce County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Pierce County. The population was 2,876 at the 2010 census. Rugby was founded in 1886.Rugby is often billed as being the geographic center of North America.... |
21 | Miss Red River Valley | Tap Dance "You're a Grand Old Flag You're a Grand Old Flag "You're a Grand Old Flag" is a patriotic song of the United States. The song, a spirited march written by George M. Cohan, is a tribute to the U.S. flag. In addition to obvious references to the flag, it incorporates snippets of other popular songs, including one of his own... " & "Give My Regards to Broadway Give My Regards to Broadway "Give My Regards to Broadway" is a song written by George M. Cohan for his musical play Little Johnny Jones .... " |
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| 1981 | Stacie Anfinson | Hettinger Hettinger, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,307 people, 584 households, and 345 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,556.6 people per square mile . There were 720 housing units at an average density of 857.5 per square mile... |
21 | Miss Dickinson | Vocal "I Only Want to Say" | |||
| 1980 | Karen Moe | Minot | 20 | Miss Minot | Popular Vocal | |||
| 1979 | Daureen Podenski | Edgeley Edgeley, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 637 people, 293 households, and 162 families residing in the city. The population density was 870.1 people per square mile . There were 336 housing units at an average density of 458.9 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.37% White, and 0.63%... |
22 | Miss LaMoure County | Classical Vocal "Vissi d'arte Vissi d'arte "Vissi d'arte" is a soprano aria from act II of the opera Tosca by Giacomo Puccini. It is sung by Tosca as she thinks of her fate and how the life of her beloved, Mario Cavaradossi, is at the mercy of Baron Scarpia.-Libretto:-External links:*... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1978 | Shelia Lindeman | Linton Linton, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 1,321 people, 613 households, and 386 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,791.4 people per square mile . There were 701 housing units at an average density of 950.6 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.17% White, 0.23%... |
20 | Miss Valley City | Popular Vocal "Woman in the Moon" from A Star Is Born A Star Is Born (1976 film) A Star Is Born is a 1976 American rock music musical film telling the story of a young woman, played by Barbra Streisand who enters show business, and meets and falls in love with an established male star, played by Kris Kristofferson, only to find her career ascending while his goes into decline... |
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| 1977 | Kathryn Power | Beulah Beulah, North Dakota At the 2000 census, there were 3,152 people, 1,213 households, and 851 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,307.8 inhabitants per square mile . There were 1,475 housing units at an average density of 612.0 per square mile... |
22 | Miss Park City | Classical Vocal "Adele's Laughing Song" | |||
| 1976 | Donna Grotberg | Valley City Valley City, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 6,826 people, 2,996 households, and 1,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,062.5 per square mile . There were 3,250 housing units at an average density of 982.0 per square mile... |
18 | Miss Valley City | Piano Solo "The Cat and the Mouse The Cat and the Mouse The Cat and The Mouse is a composition by the American classical music composer Aaron Copland. The first of his works to be published, it was written shortly before he began his schooling in Paris, France in 1921... " |
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| 1975 | Cathy Woell | Minot | 19 | Miss Minot | Vocal "Yes" | |||
| 1974 | Susan Kay Myhr | Bottineau Bottineau, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 2,336 people, 979 households, and 550 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,230.0 people per square mile . There were 1,114 housing units at an average density of 1,063.4 per square mile... |
18 | Miss Bottineau | Vocal Medley "You're Gonna Hear From Me" & "Don't Rain on My Parade Don't Rain on My Parade "Don't Rain On My Parade" is a popular song from the 1964 musical Funny Girl. It was also featured in the 1968 movie version of the musical. The song was written by Bob Merrill and Jule Styne. Both the movie and stage versions feature Barbra Streisand performing the song. It has since become one of... " |
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| 1973 | Linda Joyce Cole | Lisbon | 19 | Miss Valley City | Classical Vocal "Winds in the South" | |||
| 1972 | Georgia Ann Becker | Napoleon Napoleon, North Dakota The median household income was $28,167, and the median family income was $36,042. Males had a median income of $28,036 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,208. About 5.9% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those... |
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 Northwood, North Dakota -External links:*... |
19 | Miss Grand Forks | Classical Vocal "Pace Pace Mio Dio" from La forza del destino La forza del destino La forza del destino is an Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on a Spanish drama, Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino , by Ángel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas, with a scene adapted from Friedrich Schiller's Wallensteins Lager. It was first performed... |
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| 1969 | Charlene Seifert | Gascoyne Gascoyne, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 23 people, 9 households, and 8 families residing in the city. The population density was 23.3 people per square mile . There were 15 housing units at an average density of 15.2 per square mile... |
21 | Miss Bowman | Comedy Monologue "Sleeping Beauty" | |||
| 1968 | Virginia Hanson | Bismarck | 21 | Miss Grand Forks | Semi-Classical Vocal "This Is My Country This Is My Country "This is My Country" is an American patriotic folk song composed in 1940. The lyrics are by Don Raye and the music is by Al Jacobs.The song begins slowly, opening with:"This is My Country" is an American patriotic folk song composed in 1940... " |
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| 1967 | Wanda Lou Lowry | Bismarck | 18 | Miss Parshall | Classical Vocal "Je Veux Vivre" from Roméo et Juliette Roméo et Juliette Roméo et Juliette is an opéra in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. It was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique , Paris on 27 April 1867... |
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| 1966 | Denise Fledderman | Inkster Inkster, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 102 people, 45 households, and 28 families residing in the city. The population density was 102.5 people per square mile . There were 55 housing units at an average density of 55.3 per square mile... |
20 | Miss Langdon | Popular Vocal | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1965 | Onalee Olson | Fargo | 19 | Miss Fargo | Original Interpretive Dance "Charleston Charleston (dance) The Charleston is a dance named for the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was popularized in mainstream dance music in the United States by a 1923 tune called "The Charleston" by composer/pianist James P. Johnson which originated in the Broadway show Runnin' Wild and became one... " |
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| 1964 | Karen Kopseng | Bismarck | 19 | Miss Grand Forks | Classical Vocal "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly Madama Butterfly Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Puccini based his opera in part on the short story "Madame Butterfly" by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco... |
Preliminary Talent Award | ||
| 1963 | JoAnn Syvrud | Mandan Mandan, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 16,718 people, 6,647 households, and 4,553 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,642.8 per square mile . There were 6,958 housing units at an average density of 683.7 per square mile... |
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| 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 Bạch Bạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu... |
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| 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 Steele, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 761 people, 336 households, and 191 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,338.5 people per square mile . There were 367 housing units at an average density of 645.5 per square mile... |
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| 1955 | MaryAnn Gibbs | Williston | ||||||
| 1954 | Delores Paulson | Bismarck | Violin "Méditation" | |||||
| 1953 | Marilyn Wentz | Napoleon | Vocal | |||||
| 1952 | Margaret Aandahl | Litchville Litchville, North Dakota As of the census of 2000, there were 191 people, 88 households, and 55 families residing in the city. The population density was 129.2 people per square mile . There were 110 housing units at an average density of 74.4 per square mile... |
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| 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 |