Early competitions In June 2006, Wineman entered the
Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen pageant and was named first runner-up for the state title. In August 2009, Wineman won the title of Montana's
Junior Miss 2010. (Her sister Amanda won the same title for 2011.) She was not a finalist for the national title. In January 2010, Wineman won first place for Humorous Solo at the 2009–10 Montana State Drama, Speech and Debate championships.
Miss Montana 2015 Wineman entered the
Miss Montana pageant in June 2015 as one of 14 qualifiers for the state title. Wineman's competition talent was a piano solo of music from the
Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Her platform is "Growing Compassion: One Scene at a Time" which emphasizes empathy and verbal communication. Wineman won the competition on Saturday, June 13, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Montana titleholder
Victoria Valentine. She was also chosen as "most photogenic" and won the "Outstanding Interview" award. Wineman earned more than $5,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. As Miss Montana, her activities include public appearances across the state of Montana.
Vying for Miss America 2016 Wineman was Montana's representative at the
Miss America 2016 pageant in
Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015. In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition. She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative. == References ==