Miss South Dakota
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The Miss South Dakota competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota
in the Miss America
pageant.
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant.
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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| 2011 | Anna Simpson | Rapid City Rapid City, South Dakota Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid... |
21 | Miss Rolling Plains | Piano | |||
| 2010 | Loren Vaillancourt | Huron Huron, South Dakota Huron is a city in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 12,592 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beadle County. Huron was the home of now-defunct Huron University since 1897. Huron is also the home of the South Dakota State Fair... |
20 | Miss Hub City | Gymnastics/Dance "Cinema Italiano" from Nine Nine (film) Nine is a 2009 musical-romantic film directed and produced by Rob Marshall. The screenplay, written by Michael Tolkin and Anthony Minghella, is based on Arthur Kopit's book for the 1982 musical of the same name, which was itself suggested by Federico Fellini's semi-autobiographical film 8½... |
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| 2009 | Morgan Peck Morgan Peck Morgan Victoria Peck is a Miss America Organization local and state titleholder from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As a student at the University of South Dakota, she received many of the school's top scholarships, and was the President of Pi Beta Phi sorority, South Dakota Alpha chapter.Morgan... |
Sioux Falls | 20 | Miss USD | Vocal "My Simple Christmas Wish" | |||
| 2008 | Alexandra Hoffman Alexandra Hoffman Alexandra Hoffman is a beauty queen and athlete from Eureka, South Dakota, who competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant and placed in the Top 15 at Miss America 2009.-Pageants:... |
Eureka Eureka, South Dakota Eureka is a city in McPherson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 868 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Eureka is located at .... |
20 | Miss South Dakota State University | Vocal "Even Now" | Top 15 at Miss America 2009 Miss America 2009 Miss America 2009, the 88th Miss America pageant, was held on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada on January 24, 2009. The winner was Katie Stam from Indiana.... |
Previously Miss South Dakota Teen USA Miss South Dakota Teen USA The Miss South Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Future Productions.... 2006; sister of Miss South Dakota Teen USA Miss South Dakota Teen USA The Miss South Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant. The pageant is directed by Future Productions.... 2008. Received a "golden sash" and was voted into the top 15 by the American viewing public |
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| 2007 | Kate Wismer | Britton Britton, South Dakota Britton is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,241 at the 2010 census.A weekly newspaper, the Britton Journal, is published in Britton.-Geography:... |
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 Pierre, South Dakota Pierre is the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota and the county seat of Hughes County. The population was 13,646 at the 2010 census, making it the second least populous state capital after Montpelier, Vermont... |
23 | Miss Sioux Empire | Vocal "Shy" from Once Upon a Mattress Once Upon a Mattress Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway... |
Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2003 |
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| 2004 | Kyra Korver | Mitchell Mitchell, South Dakota -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 14,558 people, 6,121 households, and 3,599 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,475.7 people per square mile . There were 6,555 housing units at an average density of 664.4 per square mile... |
23 | Miss Black Hills Gold | Classical Vocal "Time to Say Goodbye Con te Partiró - History :The song's original single release by Polydor Records was not commercially successful in Italy, and received little radio airplay there. Elsewhere, however, it was a massive hit. In France and Switzerland, the single topped the charts for 6 weeks, earning a triple Gold sales award. In... " |
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| 2003 | Sara Seever | Custer Custer, South Dakota Custer is a city in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,067 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Custer County.-History:... |
21 | Miss Rushmore | Vocal / Dance "The Music And the Mirror" from A Chorus Line A Chorus Line A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch.... |
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| 2002 | Vanessa Short Bull | Rapid City | 23 | Miss State Fair | Ballet en Pointe "The Dying Swan The Dying Swan The Dying Swan is a ballet choreographed by Mikhail Fokine in 1905 to Camille Saint-Saëns's cello solo Le Cygne from Le Carnaval des Animaux as a pièce d'occasion for the ballerina Anna Pavlova. The short ballet follows the last moments in the life of a swan, and was first presented in St.... " |
Previously Miss South Dakota USA Miss South Dakota USA The Miss South Dakota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss USA pageant. This state pageant is currently directed by Future Productions.... 2000 |
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| 2001 | Alecia Zuehlke | Britton Britton, South Dakota Britton is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,241 at the 2010 census.A weekly newspaper, the Britton Journal, is published in Britton.-Geography:... |
23 | Miss Great Plains | Piano "My Tribute" by Andraé Crouch Andrae Crouch Andraé Crouch is a seven-time Grammy Award-winning American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, recording artist, record producer, and pastor.-Early years:Born Andraé Edward Crouch in San Francisco, California.... |
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| 2000 | Nicole Nigg | Sisseton Sisseton, South Dakota Sisseton is a city on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,470 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Roberts County. Sisseton is home to a number of attractions including the Nicollett Tower and is near the "Song to the... |
24 | Miss Western Plains | Vocal "When I Look At You" from The Scarlet Pimpernel The Scarlet Pimpernel (musical) The Scarlet Pimpernel is a musical with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics and book by Nan Knighton, based on the novel of the same name by Baroness Orczy. The show is set in England and France during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution... |
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| 1999 | Trisha Haroldson | Bruce Bruce, South Dakota Bruce is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 204 at the 2010 census. It was first called Lee when it was founded in 1881 but was renamed in 1883 for the son one of the early North Western railroad officials. Or it may have been named after Blanche K. Bruce, a... |
22 | Miss Dakota Rose | Classical Vocal "Adele's Laughing Song" from Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée.- Literary sources :... |
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| 1998 | Sara Frankenstein | Tulare Tulare, South Dakota Tulare is a town in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 207 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Tulare is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land.... |
23 | Miss Heartland | Vocal "In His Eyes" from Jekyll & Hyde Jekyll & Hyde (musical) Jekyll & Hyde is a musical based on the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The original stage conception was by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn. The music is by Wildhorn and the lyrics and book are by Leslie Bricusse.The musical ran on Broadway for 1,543... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1997 | Shantel Swedlund | Arlington Arlington, South Dakota Arlington is a city in Brookings and Kingsbury counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The population was 915 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
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 Belle Fourche, South Dakota According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,565 people, 1,854 households, and 1,186 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,446.9 people per square mile... |
22 | Miss University of South Dakota | Flute Solo "Carmen Fantasy" | recipient of Allman Medical Scholarship | ||
| 1994 | Kristi Bauer | Brookings Brookings, South Dakota Brookings is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. Brookings is the fourth largest city in South Dakota, with a population of 22,056 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Brookings County, and home to South Dakota State University, the largest institution of higher... |
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 Dakota Dunes, South Dakota Dakota Dunes is an unincorporated, master-planned residential and commercial development covering about in Union County in the extreme southeast corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The development is sandwiched between the Big Sioux River and the Missouri River... |
21 | Miss East River | Classical Vocal "O Mio Fernando" from La Favorita La favorite La favorite is an opera in four acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a French-language libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz, based on the play Le comte de Comminges by Baculard d'Arnaud... |
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| 1991 | Melissa Brown | Rapid City | 22 | Miss Rapid City | Vocal "Crazy Crazy (Willie Nelson song) "Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline, whose version was a #2 country hit in 1962.... " |
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| 1990 | Jennifer Palmquist | Wilmot Wilmot, South Dakota Wilmot is a city in Roberts County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 492 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Wilmot is located at .... |
21 | Miss State Fair | Dramatic Monologue | |||
| 1989 | Dawn Strunk | Irene Irene, South Dakota Irene is a city in Clay, Turner, and Yankton counties in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The population was 420 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Irene is located at .... |
20 | Miss Sioux Empire | Piano Solo | |||
| 1988 | Kathryn Barnes | Sioux Falls | 22 | Miss Sioux Falls | Vocal "Miss Celie's Blues" from The Color Purple The Color Purple (film) The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker. It was Spielberg's eighth film as a director , and was a change from the summer blockbusters for which he had become famous... |
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| 1987 | Najla Ghazi | Brookings | 19 | Miss South Dakota State University | Oral Interpretations | |||
| 1986 | Julie Hedin | Watertown Watertown, South Dakota Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 21,482 at the 2010 census. It is also the principal city of the Watertown Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Codington and Hamlin counties... |
21 | Miss South Dakota State University | Flute Solo | |||
| 1985 | Amy DeHeer | Hot Springs Hot Springs, South Dakota Hot Springs is a city in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,711. It is the county seat of Fall River County... |
21 | Miss State Fair | Vocal "Who Will Buy?" from Oliver! Oliver! Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.... |
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| 1984 | Debra Cleveland | Madison Madison, South Dakota Madison is a city in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,474 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Lake County and is home to Dakota State University.-Geography:Madison is located at .... |
19 | Miss State Fair | Classical Piano Solo | |||
| 1983 | LaRonda Lundin | Revillo Revillo, South Dakota Revillo is a town in Grant County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 119 at the 2010 census. The name of the town was derived from a backwards spelling of the proper name "Olliver".-Geography:Revillo is located at .... |
20 | Miss South Dakota State University | Classical Piano "Polichinelle Morceaux de Fantaisie Morceaux de fantaisie , Op. 3, is a set of five piano solo pieces composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff in 1892... " by Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music... |
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| 1982 | Tara Meyerink | Platte Platte, South Dakota Platte is a city in Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,230 at the 2010 census. The community is named after the Platte Creek.- History :Settlement began in the area in the early 1880s.... |
19 | Miss Mitchell | Classical Piano "Beethoven's Sonata No. 6, Opus 10 Piano Sonata No. 6 (Beethoven) Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2, was dedicated to the Countess Anne Margarete von Browne, and written from 1796 to 1798.The sonata spans approximately 14 minutes.- Form :The sonata is divided into three movements:... " |
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| 1981 | Pennisue Largent | Hot Springs | 22 | Miss Hot Springs | Vocal & Jazz Dance "Misty Misty (song) "Misty" is a jazz standard written in 1954 by the pianist Erroll Garner.Originally composed as an instrumental following the traditional 32-bar format, the tune later had lyrics by Johnny Burke and became the signature song of Johnny Mathis, reaching #12 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart in 1959... " |
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| 1980 | Carol Barnett | Sioux Falls | 18 | Miss Sioux Falls | Vocal "Money Tree" | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1979 | Julie Kleinsasser | Freeman Freeman, South Dakota Freeman is a city in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,306 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... |
19 | Miss Huron | Popular Vocal "Cry Cry (Churchill Kohlman song) "Cry" is the title of a 1951 popular song written by Churchill Kohlman. The song was first recorded by Ruth Casey on the Cadillac label. The biggest hit version was recorded in New York City by Johnnie Ray and The Four Lads on October 16, 1951.... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1978 | Jennifer Holt | Mitchell Mitchell, South Dakota -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 14,558 people, 6,121 households, and 3,599 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,475.7 people per square mile . There were 6,555 housing units at an average density of 664.4 per square mile... |
20 | Miss Mitchell | Vocal "Spanish Rose" | |||
| 1977 | Karen Janousek | Rapid City | 22 | Miss Rapid City | Classical Piano "Prelude in C Minor Prelude in C minor (Rachmaninoff) The Prelude in C minor, Op. 23, No. 7 is a 1903 composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It is part of Rachmaninoff's Ten Preludes, Op. 23.- Structure :... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1976 | Beth Guthmiller | Tripp Tripp, South Dakota Tripp is a city in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 647 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Tripp is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.... |
21 | Miss South Dakota State University/Brookings | Vocal "My Tribute" | Younger sister of Miss South Dakota 1974, Barbara Guthmiller | ||
| 1975 | Gina Campbell | Canton Canton, South Dakota Canton is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. The city was named by Norwegian settler and former legislator James M. Wahl... |
21 | Miss University of South Dakota | Vocal "Listen to a Country Song" | |||
| 1974 | Barbara Guthmiller | Tripp Tripp, South Dakota Tripp is a city in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 647 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Tripp is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.... |
21 | Miss Yankton College | Vocal "Summertime Summertime (song) "Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.... " |
Semi-finalist | Older sister of Miss South Dakota 1976, Beth Guthmiller; Competed in the 1972 National Sweetheart Pageant | |
| 1973 | Gwen Resick | Clark Clark, South Dakota Clark is a city in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,139 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Clark County.-Geography:Clark is located at .... |
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 Scherzo No. 3 (Chopin) The Scherzo No. 3 by Frédéric Chopin begins in the key of C-sharp minor, then moves to D-flat major, and returns to C-sharp minor, concluding in C-sharp major. It was completed in 1839. The composition opens with an almost Lisztian introduction, leading to a subject in octaves of pent-up energy... " |
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| 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 You've Made Me So Very Happy "You've Made Me So Very Happy" is a song written by Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson and Berry Gordy, and was released first as a single in 1967 by Holloway on the Tamla label... " "Something" & "Yesterday Yesterday (song) "Yesterday" is a song originally recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Help!. The song first hit the United Kingdom top 10 three months after the release of Help!. The song remains popular today with more than 1,600 cover versions, one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded... " |
Semi-finalist | Co-host of Entertainment Tonight Entertainment Tonight Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer... |
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| 1969 | Nancy Nickelson | Belle Fourche | 20 | Miss Black Hills State College | Folk Singing & Guitar "If I Had Wings" | |||
| 1968 | Ann McKay | Vermillion Vermillion, South Dakota Vermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the tenth largest city in the state. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 10,571. Vermillion lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River.The area has been home to... |
21 | Miss Lead-Deadwood | Dramatic Monologue from This Property Is Condemned This Property is Condemned This Property Is Condemned is a 1966 American drama film starring Natalie Wood, Robert Redford, Kate Reid, Charles Bronson and Mary Badham and directed by Sydney Pollack. The screenplay was written by Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Coe and Edith Sommer. The story was adapted from the 1946 one-act... |
Non-finalist Talent Award | ||
| 1967 | Sally Jo Iverson | Brandon Brandon, South Dakota There were 1,909 households out of which 53.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 13.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.3% had someone... |
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 Wouldn't It Be Loverly "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" is a popular song by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, written for the 1956 Broadway play My Fair Lady.The song is sung by flower girl Eliza Doolittle and her street friends... " & "I Could Have Danced All Night I Could Have Danced All Night "I Could Have Danced All Night" is a song from the musical My Fair Lady, with music written by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, published in 1956... " |
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| 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 Mansfield, South Dakota Mansfield is an unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 93 according to the 2010 census. Located just west of highway 281, it is approximately 18 miles south of Aberdeen, the third largest city in South Dakota. The James River Valley near which... |
19 | Miss Northern State Teachers College | Vocal Solo & Dramatic Act | |||
| 1961 | Rejean Bowar | Faulkton Faulkton, South Dakota Faulkton is a city in and the county seat of Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. Its nickname is the Carousel City. The population was 736 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Faulkton is located at .... |
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 Tom Brokaw Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw is an American television journalist and author best known as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News from 1982 to 2004. He is the author of The Greatest Generation and other books and the recipient of numerous awards and honors... |
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| 1958 | Carolee Nelson | Irene | Drama | |||||
| 1957 | Patricia Miller | Mobridge Mobridge, South Dakota Mobridge is a city in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,465 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mobridge is located at .... |
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| 1956 | Lois Paulson | Mobridge | Vocal | |||||
| 1955 | Connie White | Canistota Canistota, South Dakota Canistota is a city in McCook County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 656 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Canistota is located at .... |
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| 1954 | Cleo Ann Harrington | Colman Colman, South Dakota Colman is a city in Moody County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 594 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Colman is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... |
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| 1953 | Delores Jerde | Spearfish Spearfish, South Dakota Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota,United States. The population was 10,494 at the 2010 census.- History :Prior to the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876, the area was used by Native Americans who would spear fish in the creek... |
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| 1952 | Sandra Hart | Huron | Fire Baton Twirling | |||||
| 1951 | Marlene Rieb | Parkston Parkston, South Dakota Parkston is a city in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,508 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Parkston is located at .... |
Baton Twirling | Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | withdrew from 1952 Miss USA Miss USA The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA... competition |
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| 1950 | Irene O'Connor | Burbank Burbank, South Dakota Burbank is an unincorporated community in Clay County, South Dakota, United States. Although not recognized by the United States Census Bureau, Burbank has been assigned the ZIP Code 57010.... |
Dramatic Monologue "Dedication of the White Armor" from Saint Joan Saint Joan (play) Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw, based on the life and trial of Joan of Arc. Published not long after the canonization of Joan of Arc by the Roman Catholic Church, the play dramatises what is known of her life based on the substantial records of her trial. Shaw studied the transcripts... |
1st runner-up | Preliminary Talent Award | |||
| 1949 | Carol Quinn | Sioux Falls | ||||||
| 1948 | Myrna Clemenson | Conde Conde, South Dakota Conde is a city in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 140 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Conde is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.... |
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| 1947 | Roselyn Anderson | Saint Onge Saint Onge, South Dakota Saint Onge is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Saint Onge has been assigned the ZIP code of 57779.... |
Piano "'O Sole Mio 'O Sole Mio "O sole mio" is a globally known Neapolitan song written in 1898. The lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the melody was composed by Eduardo di Capua. Though there are versions in other languages, "'O sole mio" is usually sung in the original Neapolitan language... " |
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| 1927 | Ramona Sarenson | Lemmon Lemmon, South Dakota Lemmon is a city in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,227 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lemmon is located at .... |
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| 1926 | Mary Davis |