- Miss South Dakota
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss South Dakota USA.
The Miss South Dakota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss America pageant.
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age Local Title Miss America Talent Placement at Miss America Special scholarships at Miss America Notes 2011 Anna Simpson Rapid City 21 Miss Rolling Plains Piano 2010 Loren Vaillancourt Huron 20 Miss Hub City Gymnastics/Dance "Cinema Italiano" from Nine 2009 Morgan Peck Sioux Falls 20 Miss USD Vocal "My Simple Christmas Wish" 2008 Alexandra Hoffman Eureka 20 Miss South Dakota State University Vocal "Even Now" Top 15 at Miss America 2009 Previously Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2006; sister of Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2008. Received a "golden sash" and was voted into the top 15 by the American viewing public 2007 Kate Wismer Britton 22 Miss South Dakota State Fair Classical Vocal "The Doll Song" from The Tales of Hoffmann 2006 Callee Bauman Huron 21 Miss South Dakota State University Vocal "Journey to the Past" Miss Congeniality Top 3 finalist 2005 Nikki Grandpre Pierre 23 Miss Sioux Empire Vocal "Shy" from Once Upon a Mattress Contestant at National Sweetheart 2003 2004 Kyra Korver Mitchell 23 Miss Black Hills Gold Classical Vocal "Time to Say Goodbye" 2003 Sara Seever Custer 21 Miss Rushmore Vocal / Dance "The Music And the Mirror" from A Chorus Line 2002 Vanessa Short Bull Rapid City 23 Miss State Fair Ballet en Pointe "The Dying Swan" Previously Miss South Dakota USA 2000 2001 Alecia Zuehlke Britton 23 Miss Great Plains Piano "My Tribute" by Andraé Crouch 2000 Nicole Nigg Sisseton 24 Miss Western Plains Vocal "When I Look At You" from The Scarlet Pimpernel 1999 Trisha Haroldson Bruce 22 Miss Dakota Rose Classical Vocal "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus 1998 Sara Frankenstein Tulare 23 Miss Heartland Vocal "In His Eyes" from Jekyll & Hyde Non-finalist Talent Award 1997 Shantel Swedlund Arlington 24 Miss State Fair Jazz Alto Saxophone Solo 1996 Stephanie Camp Rapid City 20 Miss State Fair Vocal "I Am Changing" 1995 Kimberlee McKay Belle Fourche 22 Miss University of South Dakota Flute Solo "Carmen Fantasy" recipient of Allman Medical Scholarship 1994 Kristi Bauer Brookings 23 Miss State Fair Interpretive Ballet 1993 Angela Casey Rapid City 24 Miss Rushmore Popular Vocal recipient of Allman Medical Scholarship 1992 Leslie Saunders Dakota Dunes 21 Miss East River Classical Vocal "O Mio Fernando" from La Favorita 1991 Melissa Brown Rapid City 22 Miss Rapid City Vocal "Crazy" 1990 Jennifer Palmquist Wilmot 21 Miss State Fair Dramatic Monologue 1989 Dawn Strunk Irene 20 Miss Sioux Empire Piano Solo 1988 Kathryn Barnes Sioux Falls 22 Miss Sioux Falls Vocal "Miss Celie's Blues" from The Color Purple 1987 Najla Ghazi Brookings 19 Miss South Dakota State University Oral Interpretations 1986 Julie Hedin Watertown 21 Miss South Dakota State University Flute Solo 1985 Amy DeHeer Hot Springs 21 Miss State Fair Vocal "Who Will Buy?" from Oliver! 1984 Debra Cleveland Madison 19 Miss State Fair Classical Piano Solo 1983 LaRonda Lundin Revillo 20 Miss South Dakota State University Classical Piano "Polichinelle" by Sergei Rachmaninoff 1982 Tara Meyerink Platte 19 Miss Mitchell Classical Piano "Beethoven's Sonata No. 6, Opus 10" 1981 Pennisue Largent Hot Springs 22 Miss Hot Springs Vocal & Jazz Dance "Misty" 1980 Carol Barnett Sioux Falls 18 Miss Sioux Falls Vocal "Money Tree" Toured with Miss America USO Troupe 1979 Julie Kleinsasser Freeman 19 Miss Huron Popular Vocal "Cry" Non-finalist Talent Award 1978 Jennifer Holt Mitchell 20 Miss Mitchell Vocal "Spanish Rose" 1977 Karen Janousek Rapid City 22 Miss Rapid City Classical Piano "Prelude in C Minor" Non-finalist Talent Award 1976 Beth Guthmiller Tripp 21 Miss South Dakota State University/Brookings Vocal "My Tribute" Younger sister of Miss South Dakota 1974, Barbara Guthmiller 1975 Gina Campbell Canton 21 Miss University of South Dakota Vocal "Listen to a Country Song" 1974 Barbara Guthmiller Tripp 21 Miss Yankton College Vocal "Summertime" Semi-finalist Older sister of Miss South Dakota 1976, Beth Guthmiller; Competed in the 1972 National Sweetheart Pageant 1973 Gwen Resick Clark 20 Miss South Dakota State University Dramatic Skit "Aldonza" from Don Quixote 1972 Janet Hunter Madison 20 Miss Madison Classical Piano "Chopin's Scherzo No. 3" 1971 Susan Inman Hot Springs 19 Miss Hot Springs Original Dramatic Skit "Ecology" 1970 Mary Harum Sioux Falls 19 Miss Sioux Falls Vocal Medley "You've Made Me So Very Happy" "Something" & "Yesterday" Semi-finalist Co-host of Entertainment Tonight 1969 Nancy Nickelson Belle Fourche 20 Miss Black Hills State College Folk Singing & Guitar "If I Had Wings" 1968 Ann McKay Vermillion 21 Miss Lead-Deadwood Dramatic Monologue from This Property Is Condemned Non-finalist Talent Award 1967 Sally Jo Iverson Brandon 20 Miss Sioux Falls Original Reading "Tommorow's Game" 1966 Deborah Molitor Vermillion 19 Miss University of South Dakota Popular Vocal & Contemporary Dance 1965 Nancy Sandwick Sioux Falls 19 Miss Sioux Falls Vocal Medley "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" & "I Could Have Danced All Night" 1964 June Ann Delbridge Sioux Falls 19 Miss Sioux Falls Piano Solo 1963 Heather Ann Paterson Watertown Miss Yankton College Ballet, Soft-Shoe & Charleston Dance 1962 Charlean Fuhrman Mansfield 19 Miss Northern State Teachers College Vocal Solo & Dramatic Act 1961 Rejean Bowar Faulkton 21 Miss South Dakota State College Piano, Vocal & Narration of Original Monologue 1960 Janet Barber Britton 18 Miss Britton Dramatic Interpretation "Casual Approach to Violence" 1959 Meredith Auld Yankton 18 Vocal Wife of Tom Brokaw 1958 Carolee Nelson Irene Drama 1957 Patricia Miller Mobridge Vocal 1956 Lois Paulson Mobridge Vocal 1955 Connie White Canistota 1954 Cleo Ann Harrington Colman Classical Vocal 1953 Delores Jerde Spearfish Piano Preliminary Talent Award, Non-finalist Talent Award 1952 Sandra Hart Huron Fire Baton Twirling 1951 Marlene Rieb Parkston Baton Twirling Semi-finalist Preliminary Swimsuit Award withdrew from 1952 Miss USA competition 1950 Irene O'Connor Burbank Dramatic Monologue "Dedication of the White Armor" from Saint Joan 1st runner-up Preliminary Talent Award 1949 Carol Quinn Sioux Falls 1948 Myrna Clemenson Conde 1947 Roselyn Anderson Saint Onge Piano "'O Sole Mio" 1927 Ramona Sarenson Lemmon 1926 Mary Davis References
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