Misti Vogt

2009 Miss Montana USA

September 7th 2008 forever changed the life of Misti Vogt. This was the day she earned the title of Miss Montana USA. This is the day she won the opportunity to represent the majestic state of Montana at Miss USA.

Misti is an engineering student, US Army Veteran, professional snowboard instructor, and passionate volunteer. She is an over achiever, bad speller, and grammatical error maker. She is an entrepreneur, dreamer, adventurer, dancer, singer, and lyricist. She absolutely loves to cook, barbeque, and invent new recipes. She loves NFL Sunday, supreme pizza, and fresh powder. She is a daughter, granddaughter, great-grand daughter, sister, and a friend. Misti is filled with passion, persistence, and perseverance. It's not that she can't decide what to do it's she want to do it all.

Now, from where she is today, it is difficult to explain the adventures she has taken on without sharing her life in details. Misti moved to Montana at a young age and fell in love with it. She is a small town girl with a big city heart. She grew up in a big family with limited means but somehow everything worked out. Living in a small town makes it easy for some to place their dreams out of reach but Misti never lost sight of a single one. Her drive allowed her to rise above all tribulation.

In 2003, when she was just 17 years old, she joined the US Army. She joined as a junior in high school and completed basic training before she was a senior in High School. She came home and graduated early in order to continue training. She was an Intel and Imagery analyst. Her experience could not be replaced or substituted; she was given the opportunity to save lives, stand and salute for our country, and of course persevere.

After her Army career, she was anxious to come home to Montana. She got a job at a local bank and quickly moved up into the loan department. This was not her passion. She resigned from her position and enrolled in college. She is now studying to be a biomedical engineering student. She hopes to design and engineer prosthetics. She also instructs snowboarding at Whitefish Mountain Resort.

Misti has a big heart and logical thinking. She knows she will make a difference whether it is one person, a community, or the world. Her ideas for the year are derived from a quote by Gandhi, "We must be the change we wish to see in the world."

 

"Where I have been and at this current milestone in my life, I know my future will present a number of promising possibilities. I will persevere. I am unstoppable, unbreakable, driven, and passionate. I believe and so I am."