Miss Idaho

The Miss Idaho scholarship program is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Idaho in the Miss America pageant. The current titleholder receives a $4,000 cash scholarship to any accredited institution of her choice. She also represents the state of Idaho for the live ABC broadcast of the Miss America pageant.

Ellie Daniels of Bonneville was crowned Miss Idaho 2025 on June 14, 2025, at the Colonial Theater in Idaho Falls. She competed for the title of Miss America 2026.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Idaho titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.

Placements

1st runners-up: Karen Herd (1972)
Top 10: Marlene Coleman (1961), Nina Forest (2019)
Top 15: Louise Fletchner (1939), Kylee Solberg (2017)
Top 16: Sierra Sandison (2015)

Awards

Preliminary awards

Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness: Kristine Phillips (1968)

Non-finalist awards

Non-finalist Talent: Carene Clark (1958), Bonnie Leila Baird (1959), Judith Steubbe (1965), Rhonda Hammond (1966), Karen Ryder (1969), RaNae Peterson (1977), Kimberly Jensen (1979), Stephanie Kambitsch (1982), Elaine Pack (1984), Kendra Ruwe (1991), Sadie Quigley (2008), Whitney Wood (2013), Kalie Wright (2016)
Non-finalist Interview: Rebecca Trueblood (1990), Elizabeth Barchas (2005)

Other awards

America's Choice: Sierra Sandison (2015)
Miss Congeniality: Grace Zimmerman (2020)
Four Points Award: Genevieve Nutting (2012), Whitney Wood (2013), Sarah Downs (2014)
Louanne Gamba Instrumental Award: Whitney Wood (2013)
Quality of Life Award Winners: Tracey Brown (2006)
Quality of Life Award 1st runners-up: Brooke Gambrell (1996), Elizabeth Barchas (2005)
Quality of Life Award Finalists: Whitney Wood (2013)
Women in Business Scholarship Award Finalists: Grace Zimmerman (2020)