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The Miss Montana USA and Miss Montana Teen USA competition is on September 10 at noon for the preliminary show and the final show is at 3 p.m. The competition will be held at Missoula Children's Theatre. Delaney Harrington | Miss Greater Billings USA 2017
Delaney, 18 years old, is a second year college student at MSU Bozeman studying mechanical engineering technology and drafting design. She hopes to someday use her degree to help others in need and make her community, country, and world a better place. She is a dancer, actress and singer since the age of three. She is currently studying for her black belt in taekwondo. She has lived in Billings her entire life and is so excited to represent this amazing city this September.
Emma Jobson | Miss Bozeman USA 2017
Emma is a third year PhD student at Montana State University studying plant genetics. After graduation, she hopes to work abroad at an international research facility. Additionally, Emma coaches figure skating at the local ice rink, and serves on the board of directors for the curling league. When she’s not on campus or in an ice rink, Emma likes running, hiking, and kayaking around the mountains surrounding Bozeman.
Maria Vega | Miss Fort Peck USA 2017
Maria has grown up in the Fort Peck reservation. Living in Wolf Point, Montana, a place she calls home, others she says see addicts, suicide rates, poverty, and hopelessness. According to Maria, she has experienced firsthand what it is like to have parents, friends, and a significant other become addicted to drugs. She is a sexual abuse, domestic violence, and suicide survivor. Through her personal challenges, she hopes to become a psychiatric nurse practitioner with a specialty in substance abuse. She hopes to inspire others to not let their experiences of their past hold them back from planning for a bright future.
Shelbi Schroeder | Miss Billings USA 2017
Shelbi was born and raised in the Flathead Valley where she learned to love the outdoors. She has a passion for hiking and being on the water. She is the owner of Adore Salon and Spa and is a vibrant, intelligent and driven business owner. She is focused and wants to encourage and inspire young women entrepreneurs to follow their dreams and conquer their goals.
Emily Madieros | Miss Garden City USA 2017
Emily is an Event Planner, Photographer and Bridal Stylist in Missoula. She is currently pursuing her Masters Degree in Business Administration to achieve her goal of designing and owning her own event venue. Emily has always had a desire to work with children in need and hopes the venue can be a place where she can work with organizations, who share the same goal, raise awareness and achieve the necessary funding to make the differences needed in the lives of these children. In her spare time, Emily loves enjoying all that Montana has to offer in the great outdoors, including hiking, fishing, skiing and camping. She hopes to achieve the title of Miss Montana USA to create a platform on which she can become the voice for those who may not have one for themselves.
Grace Zitzer | Miss Zootown USA 2017
Grace is a Dillon, MT native and moved to Missoula after graduating from Concordia University-Portland in 2013. She studied social work at Concordia and will graduate from the University of North Dakota with her Masters in Social Work in December. Grace currently works as a Child Protection Specialist for the state of Montana. In her free time, Grace loves trail running with her family and being outside with her dogs. She also enjoys volunteering at CampMake-A-Dream and the American Cancer Society.
Yessenia Jarvey | Miss Cascade County USA 2017
Yessenia currently works as a Early Childhood Educator at Wee Disciples Pre-School. She plans on attending the Aveda institute of Minneapolis. In her spare time she enjoys working full time, exercising and spending time out doors. She likes to use her sparkle to make other people's day better. Overall Yessenia has a kind heart.
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