Meridith Gould - Miss Minnesota USA 2017

MERIDITH GOULD
MISS MINNESOTA USA 2017

22 | MINNEAPOLIS | MISS SOUTH DAKOTA 2014, SD'S OUTSTANDING TEEN 2012
2ND RUNNER-UP AT MISS USA

Meridith, a student at the University of Minnesota, is originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota and was Miss South Dakota 2014 & Miss SD's Outstanding Teen 2012 - one of just two to win MAO, MAOT and USA titles. She was crowned Miss SD by current Miss South Dakota USA Tessa Dee, the second time in recent years that consecutive MAO titleholders will compete together at Miss USA.

Born and raised in South Eastern South Dakota, Meridith and her three sisters grew up on a small acreage in a 130 year-old Victorian home – a lifestyle that taught her the value of hard work and a love for history. Her family put a strong emphasis on the fine arts, leading her to a become a four-year All State Choir delegate and an alto saxophone player for eleven years, earning her the Semper Fidelis Award for Musical Excellence.

Gould was also a nationally ranked public forum debater with the National Forensics League, which is the world’s largest academic competition. She is proud to have started her own financial literacy program dedicated to making financial literacy an educational focus across the region, and her message has reached over 10,000 students to date. She is pursuing a degree in Apparel Retail Merchandising from the University of Minnesota and dreams of becoming a retail buyer, successful businesswoman and entrepreneur.

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