This weekends pageants are South Dakota and Michigan! Miss South Dakota USA contestants are posted here and the Teen contestants are here. There are 17 contestants in Miss which is the same as last year, and one more Teen contestant bringing the Teen total to 19.
I've mentioned before that there are an unusually high number of former Teen titleholders returning to compete this year and for the fourth or fifth year in a row South Dakota has more than one competing. Last year's first runner-up Kalani Jorgensen, who was Miss SD Teen USA 2012, is back, as is Miss SD Teen USA 2010 Alyssa Hustrulid who was second runner-up in 2016 & 2017.
Other than Kalani & Alyssa there are no other former Miss runners-up competing this year, but last year's Teen third runner-up Julia Gesling has moved up to the Miss division this year.
In the Teen competition, Shelby Specht is the only returning Teen semi-finalist. There are four non-finalists returning this year.
I've mentioned before that there are an unusually high number of former Teen titleholders returning to compete this year and for the fourth or fifth year in a row South Dakota has more than one competing. Last year's first runner-up Kalani Jorgensen, who was Miss SD Teen USA 2012, is back, as is Miss SD Teen USA 2010 Alyssa Hustrulid who was second runner-up in 2016 & 2017.
Other than Kalani & Alyssa there are no other former Miss runners-up competing this year, but last year's Teen third runner-up Julia Gesling has moved up to the Miss division this year.
In the Teen competition, Shelby Specht is the only returning Teen semi-finalist. There are four non-finalists returning this year.
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Photos of Alyssa & Kalani winning their state titles and competing at Miss Teen USA and their two Miss SD USA competitions
Click "read more" below to view the full list of contestants with notes of past placements.
Contestant lists
MISS CONTESTANTS (17)
Jennifer D.
Berkeley F.
Blair Flammond (NF 18)
Julia Gesling (3RU SD TUSA 18)
Megan Hill (SF SD TUSA 12, SF 10, NF 09)
Alexa H.
Alyssa Hustrulid (2RU 17, 2RU 16, SD USA 10)
Kalani Jorgenson (1RU 18, SF 17, SD USA 12)
Morgan K.
Liz K.
Rebeka L.
Abigail M.
Aanna Okerlund
Jhena van den Hoek (NF 18, NF 16, SF SD TUSA 15, NF 14)
Victorie W.
Jennifer D.
Berkeley F.
Blair Flammond (NF 18)
Julia Gesling (3RU SD TUSA 18)
Megan Hill (SF SD TUSA 12, SF 10, NF 09)
Alexa H.
Alyssa Hustrulid (2RU 17, 2RU 16, SD USA 10)
Kalani Jorgenson (1RU 18, SF 17, SD USA 12)
Morgan K.
Liz K.
Rebeka L.
Abigail M.
Aanna Okerlund
Jhena van den Hoek (NF 18, NF 16, SF SD TUSA 15, NF 14)
Victorie W.
TEEN CONTESTANTS (19)
Cate B.
Kate Dailey (NF 18)
Janelle Dickau
Anna F.
Alexzaria P.
Danielle H.
Torrance Howe (NF 18)
Izabel K.
Alexis K.
Jaimi McN.
Luann M.
Jaydlynn N.
Matilyn O.
Madison P.
Emma S.
Molly S.
Jenae Schoeberl (NF 18, NF 17)
Shelby Specht (SF 18)
Jaimye Lynn Wininger (NF 18)
Cate B.
Kate Dailey (NF 18)
Janelle Dickau
Anna F.
Alexzaria P.
Danielle H.
Torrance Howe (NF 18)
Izabel K.
Alexis K.
Jaimi McN.
Luann M.
Jaydlynn N.
Matilyn O.
Madison P.
Emma S.
Molly S.
Jenae Schoeberl (NF 18, NF 17)
Shelby Specht (SF 18)
Jaimye Lynn Wininger (NF 18)
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