The 68th edition of Miss North Dakota USA was held on 11th June 2023 at Watertown Events Center, Watertown, South Dakota where Monni Nyaribo was crowned Miss North Dakota USA 2023 as she became the official representative of North Dakota at Miss USA 2023. Monni succeeds and was crowned by Miss North Dakota USA 2022 SaNoah LaRocque.

Monni Nyaribo is a proud Kenyan American, 1st generation black woman. Her foundation and social impact initiative is Find Your Match: eliminating hustle culture and burnout prevention which was cultivated from her own life altering experience with burnout in her 20s and how she viewed it not as an obstacle, but fuel to her fire. The newly crowned Miss North Dakota USA 2023 Monni Nyaribo’s court included –

1st Runner-up – Morgan Layton

2nd Runner-up – Haley Helmin

3rd Runner-up – Chelsey Faye Morlock

4th Runner-up – Lauren Cannon

Top 15 also included Brenna Jessen (Bismarck), Claire Vetter (Burleigh County), Hannah Fahnbulleh (Cass County), Sydney Black (Grand Forks), Hannah Hofstad (Horace), Paige Hoffarth (Nelson County), Madysen Nordstrom (Pembina County), Syria Gonzalez (Prairie Rose), Mariah Pollard (Southern North Dakota), Alaysia Nelson (West Fargo).

Also at the end of the event finale, Morgan Schwindt was crowned Miss North Dakota Teen USA 2023 as she became the official representative of North Dakota at Miss Teen USA 2023. Allie Goodall, Olivia Redding, Devyn Bechel and Bella Ulrich were adjudged first, second, third and fourth runners-up respectively.

Congratulations!