Williston Gets Ready For 75th Annual Miss North Dakota Competition

The Miss North Dakota Scholarship Organization is thrilled to announce plans for the 75th Diamond Anniversary Competition and Events in June in Williston, North Dakota. This is the 37th year that the competition has been conducted in Williston.

For the 75th Diamond Anniversary, organizers are excited to announce Forever Miss North Dakota's will participate and be introduced onstage during competition evenings. Saturday evening, organizers anticipate 35 to 40 Forever Miss ND contestants to be present.

A Diamond Luncheon honoring Forever Miss North Dakotas and recognizing Sidni Kast, Miss North Dakota 2022, will be held at the Grand Williston Hotel and Conference Center on June 10 at 11:00 a.m. The event is open to the public, and tickets can be purchased online at www.missnorthdakota.org. Tickets are $30 per person. Georgia Bedwell, Miss North Dakota Forever 1972, will preside over the luncheon. You can purchase your luncheon tickets here.

Sixteen North Dakotan young women will compete for more than $35,000 in cash scholarships and the title of Miss North Dakota 2023, while 18 will compete for more than $10,000 in cash scholarships and the title of Miss North Dakota's Teen 2023. Competition night productions will feature guest performers, guest emcees, Little Sisters, ND Princesses, Sidni Kast, and Miss North Dakota's Teen 2022 Olivia Rossland.

The competition will consist of:

Wednesday, June 7, and Thursday, June 8: Miss Preliminary Competition

Friday, June 9: Teen Preliminary Competition

Saturday, June 10: Combined Miss and Teen Finals to crown Miss North Dakota 2023 and Miss North Dakota's Teen 2023.

The pageant will be at the Bakken Auditorium and all competitions start at 7 p.m. Tickets are available now on the event website. Tickets for Preliminary Competition Nights are $25 and tickets for the Combined Finals Night are $40. Each seat is reserved. Each night will be live-streamed and made available for purchase on the website.

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