(Click here to see the delegate profile for Lexy Schenk, Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2011)
| | Chandra Burnham |
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| Highmore, South Dakota |
| 1st RU, Miss SD USA 2010
1st RU, Miss SD USA 2009
2nd RU, Miss SD USA 2008
4th RU, Miss SD Teen USA 2006
4th RU, Miss SD Teen USA 2005
Top 6, Miss SD Teen USA 2004
Top 10, Miss SD Teen USA 2003 |
From the Miss South Dakota USA website:
Chandra is currently a graduate student studying Chiropractics at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, Minnesota. She previously graduated with a degree in dietetics and nutrition from South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota, and grew up in Highmore, South Dakota, a little town of 800 in the center of the state.
When Chandra isn't hitting the books, she is an avid Green Bay Packers fan and even has a "cheesehead.Ó She also follows the Twins and was so excited to go to her first pro football game this year when the Minnesota Vikings played her beloved Packers. She enjoys traveling, snowboarding, volleyball, spending time with her friends, dancing and doing choreography, singing a little karaoke, and being on-stage and entertaining in general.
Chandra has a special place in her heart for the Relay for Life and has given of her time and talents to give back to the organization. It began when her aunt was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and through God's will and the doctor's foresight, ChandraŐs aunt has been cancer free for 10 years now. She has also participated in ChildrenŐs Miracle Network Fundraiser, and as Miss South Dakota USA she will have the opportunity to assist with the Special Olympics in the spring.
As a Chiropractor, Chandra wants to specialize in sports injuries and women and children." I have always enjoyed being involved with children and their well-being." This was evident in her youth, as she started her own dance company at the age of 15 to give school children a positive place to go after school and help them realize their potential. They performed during half-time of sporting events and gave a dance recital to help boost confidence. Chandra is hoping that her dietetics and nutrition degree will be put to good use due to the ever increasing child obesity issues our nation is facing today.
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Miss South Dakota USA 2010 (1st runner-up)
Miss South Dakota USA 2009 (1st runner-up)
Miss South Dakota USA 2008 (2nd runner-up)
Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2006 (4th runner-up)
Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2005 (4th runner-up)
Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2004 (Top 6 Finalist)
Chandra is the first multiple runner-up and the most experienced contestant to win the Miss South Dakota USA title since at least 2000.
She is the first winner with prior Miss South Dakota Teen USA experience since Charlie Buhler in 2008, and the first former Teen runner-up to win since at least 2000 (as far as my records go).
All three of the 2008 top three are now Miss South Dakota USA titleholders. Charlie Buhler, first runner-up was Jessica Rowell and Chandra (2nd runner-up).
She is the first titleholder from central South Dakota since 1999 and the first ever from Highmore.
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