- Miss South Dakota USA
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss South Dakota.
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.South Dakota is one of the least successful states, having only placed twice and never having advanced past the Semi-finals. One notable Miss South Dakota USA was Vanessa Shortbull (2000), one of the first Native Americans to compete at Miss USA. Shortbull was also Miss South Dakota 2002.
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age1 Placement at Miss USA Special awards at Miss USA Notes 2011 Chandra Burnham Highmore 23 2010 Emily Miller Irene 21 2009 Jessica Rowell Sioux Falls 22 2008 Charlie Buhler Mitchell 19 2007 Suzie Heffernan Brookings 20 2006 Alexis LeVan Sioux Falls 19 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 2005 Jessica Fjerstad Madison 20 2004 Andrea Parliament Brandon 20 2003 Jessica Lawrence Brookings 25 Contestant at National Sweetheart 2001 2002 Sitania Syrovatka Sioux Falls 2001 Beth Lovro Sioux Falls 2000 Vanessa Shortbull Rapid City Future Miss South Dakota 2002 1999 Shawna Gross Huron 1998 Lori O'Brien Rapid City 1997 Jamie Swenson Sioux Falls 25 1996 Caresa Winters Huron 20 1995 Jenny Snobeck Sioux Falls 1994 Tabetha Mauck Mobridge 1993 Kara Rovere Sturgis 1992 Shawn Frerichs Sioux Falls 1991 Jillayne Fossum Canton 1990 Valerie Sejnoha Sioux Falls 1989 Nanette Enders Watertown 1988 Sandi Lynn Fix Sioux Falls 1987 Jana Van Woudenberg Hudson 1986 Lori Scumacher Sioux Falls 1985 Stacey Arnold Rapid City 1984 Donna Smith Box Elder 1983 Kelly Rosenbaum Elk Point 1982 Meaghan North Sioux Falls 1981 Joan Abbott Irene 1980 Jane Schmidt Flandreau 1979 Noele de Saint Gall Garretson 1978 Nadene Oppold Sioux Falls 1977 Ginger Thomson Sioux Falls 1976 Dorothy Westphal Sioux Falls Miss Congeniality (tie) 1975 Lanette Rabenberg Sioux Falls 1974 Debra Ann Brickley Sioux Falls Semi-finalist 1973 Rebecca Bunkers Brookings 1972 Kathleen Bakke DeSmet 1971 Sonia Hart Sioux Falls 1970 Cynthia Finley Sturgis 1969 Mary Bergen Sioux Falls 1968 Byrean Blacksmith Sioux Falls 1967 Patricia Marshall 1962-1966 Did Not Compete 1961 Sharon Hoffman 1960 Patricia Klith 1959 Jeannine Stratton 1958 Helen Youngquist Semi-finalist 1957 Gay Marshall 1956 Did Not Compete 1955 Phyllis Choquette 1954 Barbara Ann Brown 1953 Kathleen Herman 1952 Marlene M. Rieb withdrew 1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
References
External links
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