[3][4] Instead, Wiedrich spent the summer as a Burning Hills Singer in the Medora Musical, North Dakota.
[7] Entering the state pageant in June 2015 as one of 24 finalists, Wiedrich's preliminary competition talent was a Broadway-style vocal performance of "On My Own" from Jekyll & Hyde.
[8][9] Wiedrich won the competition on June 13, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Housing title holder Jacky Arness.
[7] Wiedrich was North Dakota's representative at the Miss America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.
[13][14] Wiedrich is a native of Tracy, California, whose family relocated to Hazen, North Dakota, in 2001.