WILLISTON – Kennedy DeLap from Bismarck was crowned this year’s Miss North Dakota 2025 on June 7 by 2024 Miss North Dakota Sophia Richards of Hope. DeLap will compete in the Miss America 2026 pageant.

Rita Johnson from Williston was crowned this year’s Miss North Dakota’s Teen by 2024 Miss North Dakota Teen Tayler Christianson of Burlington.

The Miss North Dakota 2025 Pageant took place from June 3-7 in Williston.

The program aims to “recognize potential, reward achievement and promote women throughout North Dakota by providing opportunities to develop interviewing and communication skills, enhance performance capability, encourage a healthy lifestyle, promote community involvement through service, and build self-esteem and self-confidence through competition,” according to the Miss North Dakota Scholarship organization.