18 years old Corvallis native Madison Murray was crowned as Miss Montana 2017 on Saturday in Glendive. She will now compete at Miss America pageant to be held in Atlantic City on September 10. The event will be broadcast by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Miss America 2017 Savvy Shields from Arkansas will officially crown her successor.
Murray's platform was volunteerism - turning your passion into action. She has travelled to Nicaragua three times to help impoverished neighborhoods. Madison (Maddie) sang "The Prayer" for her talent round and won the outstanding Interview and was a preliminary winner in both swimsuit and evening gown.
Along with the crown she won $5000 as scholarship. She was crowned by Lauren Scofield, the reigning Miss Montana. The official photographer for the week was Jessica Criss of Bozeman. She captured amazing pictures of Miss Montana 2017 and the runner ups.
Murray was embraced in a beautiful golden color long dress. She looked absolutely flawless at the gala night. Let’s see if she will be able to engrave her name on the coveted crown of Miss America 2018 or not.