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.

Compared to the sister Miss North Dakota USA pageant, North Dakota Teen USAs have been quite successful at Miss Teen USA, and are ranked fifteenth in terms of number and value of placements . North Dakota is one of only ten states to have had nine or more semifinalist (or better) placements at Miss Teen USA . Despite this, no Miss North Dakota Teen USA has ever won the Miss Teen USA crown, though both Audra Mari and Caitlyn Vogel finished as 1st runner-up in 2011 and 2019 respectively.

Eight Miss North Dakota Teen USAs have gone on to win Miss North Dakota USA, and more unusually, two have competed at Miss America, including Stacey Thomas who is the most recent Miss North Dakota Teen USA delegate to compete at the Miss America pageant.

Audrey Emerson of Fargo was crowned Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2026 on May 30, 2026, at the Franklin Center in Des Moines. She will represent North Dakota at Miss Teen USA 2026.

Results summary Placements 1st runners-up: Audra Mari (2011), Caitlyn Vogel (2019) 2nd runner-up: Katie Cooper (2006) 4th runners-up: Dayna Decker (1987), Heidi Langseth (1989) Top 6: Nicci Elkins (1991) Top 10: Kari Larson (1984), Jill Hutchinson (1985), Katrina Bergstrom (1996), Julie Nagle (1997), Marisa Field (2003) Top 15: Breanna Abernathy (2004) Top 20: Morgan Schwindt (2023) North Dakota holds a record of 13 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards Miss Congeniality: Heidi Langseth (1989), Breanna Abernathy (2004)

Winners

Year Name HometownAge1 Local title Placement at Miss Teen USA Special awards at Miss Teen USA Notes 2026 Audrey Emerson Fargo TBA 2025 Sofia Console Fargo 19 Miss Fargo Teen 2024 Jaycee Parker Minot 17 Miss Minot AFB Teen 2023 Morgan Schwindt Fargo 19 Miss Fargo Teen Top 20 2022 Berkley Lundeen Minot 18 Miss Minot Teen Cousin of Caitlyn Vogel, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2019 and Miss North Dakota USA 2021 2021 Aspen Hennessy Des Lacs 18 Miss Des Lacs Teen 2020 Amanda Higginbotham Grand Forks 18Later Miss Volunteer America 2027 2019 Caitlyn Vogel Minot 18 1st runner-up Later Miss North Dakota USA 2021 1st runner-up at Miss USA 2021 She is the second woman to make 1st runner-up at both Miss Teen USA and Miss USA Cousin of Berkley Lundeen, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2022 2018 Ashlyn Erickson Fargo 17 2017 Kilyn Parisien-Hill Belcourt 16 2016 Paige Mathison Fargo 15 2015 Hannah Nelson Hunter 18 2014 Josie Hettich Bismarck 18 2013 Emilee Mahar Fargo 17 2012 Tiffany Fletschock Casselton 18 2011 Audra Diane Mari Fargo 16 1st runner-up Later Miss North Dakota USA 2014 1st runner-up at Miss USA 2014 pageant She is the first woman to make 1st runner-up at both Miss Teen USA and Miss USA Later Miss World America 2016 Top 11 at Miss World 2016 2010 Ariana Walker Bismarck 19 Miss Bismarck Teen Previously Miss North Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2008 Later Miss North Dakota 2011 2009 Codi Miller Amidon 15 Later North Dakota High School Rodeo Queen 2010 Later Miss North Dakota USA 2024 2008 Gretchen Joanne Dawley Munich 17 2007 Taylor Ellen Kearns Fargo 18 Later Miss North Dakota USA 2010 2006 Katie Marie Cooper Westhope 17 2nd runner-up 2005 Caitlin Brown Colgate 17 2004 Breanna Ranae Abernathey Lansford 18 Top 15 Miss Congeniality 2003 Marisa Christina Field Fargo 17 Top 10 2002 Jessica Ann Deringer Bismarck 18 2001 Stacey Thomas Fargo 18 Later Miss North Dakota 2002 2000 Amy Kensok Fargo 15 1999 Natalie Larson Cooperstown 15 1998 Brandy Smolen Dickinson 16 1997 Julie Nagle Fargo 18 Top 10, finishing in 8th Place 1996 Katrina Bergstrom Fargo 17 Top 10, finishing in 9th place First runner-up at Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1995 1995 Jessica Spier West Fargo 17 Younger sister of Juliette Spier, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1992 and Miss North Dakota USA 1996 First runner-up at Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1994 Later second-runner up at Miss North Dakota USA 1998 1994 Alison Nesemeier Casselton 16 Later Miss North Dakota USA 1998 1993 Wendy Howe Grand Forks 18 1992 Juliette Anne Spier West Fargo 16 Older sister of Jessica Spier, Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1995 Later Miss North Dakota USA 1996 Finished 6th at Miss USA 1996 pageant 1991 Nicci Elkins Grand Forks 17 Top 6 Finishing in 4th Place Later Miss North Dakota 1994 Cousin of Amy Elkins, Miss North Dakota USA 20021990 Sherry Lynn Bernotas Fargo 18 1989 Heidi Jo Langseth Fargo 17 4th runner-up Miss Congeniality 1988 Jennifer Seminary Fargo 17 Later Miss North Dakota USA 1993 1987 Dayna Marie Decker Fargo 17 4th runner-up Fourth runner-up at Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1986 1986 Shannon Kaiser Williston 15 1985 Jill Hutchinson Fargo 17 Top 10, finishing in 7th Place First runner-up at Miss North Dakota Teen USA 1984 1984 Kari Lee Larson Bismarck 17 Top 10, finishing in 6th Place Later first runner-up at Miss North Dakota USA 1988 Later Miss North Dakota USA 1990 1983 Lisa Marie Rubin Grand Forks 18 1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

External links Official website State Director's Official Website.