Miss South Dakota Scholarship Pageants

Miss South Dakota is the official preliminary to the Miss America pageant. The winner of Miss South Dakota represents South Dakota at the Miss America pageant for a chance to win the title of Miss America.

Miss South Dakota has four phases of competition that include: private interview, on-stage question, talent and evening gown. In order to compete for Miss South Dakota, you must live in South Dakota, be between the ages of 17 - 25 and have won a preliminary title. Additionally, to qualify you must be a female who has never married and who does not have any children.

Winners of Miss South Dakota:
Miss South Dakota 2019- Amber Hulse
Miss South Dakota 2018- Carrie Wintle
Miss South Dakota 2017- Miranda Mack
Miss South Dakota 2016- Julia Olson
Miss South Dakota 2015- Autumn Simunek
Miss South Dakota 2014- Meridith Gould
Miss South Dakota 2013- Tessa Dee
Miss South Dakota 2012- Calista Kirby
Miss South Dakota 2011- Anna Simpson
Miss South Dakota 2010- Loren Vaillancourt
Miss South Dakota 2009- Morgan Peck
Miss South Dakota 2008- Alexandra Hoffman
Miss South Dakota 2007- Kate Wismer
Miss South Dakota 2006- Callee Bauman
Miss South Dakota 2005- Nikki Grandpre
Miss South Dakota 2004- Kyra Korver
Miss South Dakota 2003- Sara Seever
Miss South Dakota 2002- Vanessa Short Bull
Miss South Dakota 2001- Alecia Zuehlke
Miss South Dakota 2000- Nicole Nigg
Miss South Dakota 1999- Trisha Haroldson
Miss South Dakota 1998- Sara Frankenstein
Miss South Dakota 1997- Shantel Swedlund
Miss South Dakota 1996- Stephanie Camp
Miss South Dakota 1995- Kimberlee McKay
Miss South Dakota 1994- Kristi Bauer
Miss South Dakota 1993- Angela Casey
Miss South Dakota 1992- Leslie Saunders
Miss South Dakota 1991- Melissa Brown
Miss South Dakota 1990- Jennifer Palmquist
Miss South Dakota 1989- Dawn Strunk
Miss South Dakota 1988- Kathryn Barnes
Miss South Dakota 1987- Najla Ghazi
Miss South Dakota 1986- Julie Hedin
Miss South Dakota 1985- Amy DeHeer
Miss South Dakota 1984- Debra Cleveland
Miss South Dakota 1983- LaRonda Lundin
Miss South Dakota 1982- Tara Meyerink
Miss South Dakota 1981- Pennisue Largent
Miss South Dakota 1980- Carol Barnett
Miss South Dakota 1979- Julie Kleinsasser
Miss South Dakota 1978- Jennifer Holt
Miss South Dakota 1977- Karen Janousek
Miss South Dakota 1976- Beth Guthmiller
Miss South Dakota 1975- Gina Campbell
Miss South Dakota 1974- Barbara Guthmiller
Miss South Dakota 1973- Gwen Resick
Miss South Dakota 1972- Janet Hunter
Miss South Dakota 1971- Susan Inman
Miss South Dakota 1970- Mary Harum
Miss South Dakota 1969- Nancy Nickelson
Miss South Dakota 1968- Ann McKay
Miss South Dakota 1967- Sally Jo Iverson
Miss South Dakota 1966- Deborah Molitor
Miss South Dakota 1965- Nancy Sandwick
Miss South Dakota 1964- June Ann Delbridge
Miss South Dakota 1963- Heather Ann Paterson
Miss South Dakota 1962- Charlean Fuhrman
Miss South Dakota 1961- Rejean Bowar
Miss South Dakota 1960- Janet Barber
Miss South Dakota 1959- Meredith Auld
Miss South Dakota 1958- Carolee Nelson
Miss South Dakota 1957- Patricia Miller
Miss South Dakota 1956- Lois Paulson
Miss South Dakota 1955- Connie White
Miss South Dakota 1954- Cleo Ann Harrington
Miss South Dakota 1953- Delores Jerde
Miss South Dakota 1952- Sandra Hart
Miss South Dakota 1951- Marlene Rieb
Miss South Dakota 1950- Irene O'Connor
Miss South Dakota 1949- Carol Quinn
Miss South Dakota 1948- Myrna Clemenson
Miss South Dakota 1947- Roselyn Lea Anderson
Miss South Dakota 1946- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1945- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1944- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1943- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1942- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1941- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1940- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1939- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1938- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1937- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1936- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1935- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1934- No Miss America held
Miss South Dakota 1933- No Miss South Dakota at Miss America
Miss South Dakota 1932- No Miss America held
Miss South Dakota 1931- No Miss America held
Miss South Dakota 1930- No Miss America held
Miss South Dakota 1929- No Miss America held
Miss South Dakota 1928- No Miss America held
Miss South Dakota 1927- Ramona Pearl Sorensen
Miss South Dakota 1926- Mary Davis


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