Miss South Dakota
Winners

Miss South Dakota

Section Title: Winners
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Year	Name	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Miss America Talent	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes

2018	Carrie Wintle	Iroquois	23	Miss State Fair	Piano, "The Final Countdown"	Women in Business Scholarship Award	Previously Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2008

2017	Miranda Mack	Redfield	21	Miss South Dakota State University	Operatic Vocal, Habanera" from Carmen

2016	Julia Olson	Sioux Falls	23	Miss Missouri Valley	Vocal	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2015 pageant

2015	Autumn Simunek	Hot Springs	22	Miss Oahe	Vocal, "Glitter and Be Gay"	Previously Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2007 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant

2014	Meridith Gould	Sioux Falls	19	Miss Lake Alvin	Lyrical Dance, "You Raise Me Up"	Previously Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2012 Later Miss Minnesota USA 2017 2nd runner-up at Miss USA 2017 pageant

2013	Tessa Dee	Mitchell	22	Miss Gold Rush	Gymnastics Dancing, "Bad"	Later Miss South Dakota USA 2017

2012	Calista Kirby	Brookings	23	Miss Rushmore	Tumbling, "Hot Honey Rag" from Chicago

2011	Anna Simpson	Rapid City	21	Miss Rolling Plains	Piano, Theme from Pirates of the Caribbean

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	Sister of Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2008, Elizabeth Hoffman Previously Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2006 On Miss America: Countdown to the Crown, received a "Golden Sash" during the third episode, securing a spot in the Top 15

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"

2005	Nikki Grandpre	Pierre	23	Miss Sioux Empire	Vocal, "Shy" from Once Upon a Mattress	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2003 pageant

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	Alto Saxophone Jazz 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"	Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship

1994	Kristi Bauer	Brookings	23	Miss State Fair	Interpretive Ballet

1993	Angela Casey	Rapid City	24	Miss Rushmore	Popular Vocal	Dr. David B. 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 State Fair	Popular Vocal "Cry"	Non-finalist Talent Award

1978	Jennifer Holt	Mitchell	20	Miss Mitchell	Vocal "Spanish Rose"	Founder and lead singer of Tetes Noires band

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"	Top 10	Older sister of Miss South Dakota 1976, Beth Guthmiller Contestant at National Sweetheart 1972 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"	Top 10	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 "Tomorrow'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	Piano

1954	Cleo Ann Harrington	Colman	Classical Vocal

1953	Delores Jerde	Spearfish	Piano	Non-finalist Talent Award Preliminary Talent Award

1952	Sandra Hart	Huron	Fire Baton Twirling

1951	Marlene Rieb	Parkston	Baton Twirling	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Withdrew from Miss USA 1952

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	Dramatic Monologue from Pygmalion

1948	Myrna Clemenson	Conde

1947	Roselyn Lea Anderson	Saint Onge	Piano "'O Sole Mio"

1935-1946	No South Dakota representative at Miss America pageants

1934	No pageant was held

1933	No South Dakota representative at Miss America pageant

1932	No pageant was held

1928-1931	No South Dakota representative at Miss America pageants

1927	Ramona Pearl Sorensen	Lemmon	18

1926	Mary Davis

1925	No South Dakota representative at Miss America pageants

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