Miss South Dakota USA & Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2016 will be crowned this Sunday in Brandon! After refreshing the page manically for two days, of course the South Dakota contestants went up when I was sleeping :P Great news this year that Miss contestant numbers have passed 20, for the first time that I have a record of. Teen numbers have dropped a little, though. The pageant will be webcast here - contestant photos can be found here.
Miss
In the Miss division three of the four 2015 runners-up are back; the only one not competing this year is Miss SD Teen USA 2009 Fallyn Patterson. In order the three are Tessa Dee, 1RU and a former Miss South Dakota; Alaina Bertsch, 3RU, also a runner-up in teen in 2012 & 2013; and Ashley Hagel, 4RU. Miss SD USA 2014 4RU Ashley Muehl, a semi-finalist last year, and 2012 Teen 2RU Kendra Woytassek are also back.
Even without Fallyn in the competition this year we have two former Teens in the running: Madison McKeown will become the first 2014 Teen to take to the Miss stage; and Miss SD Teen USA 2010 Alyssa Hustrulid is competing in Miss for the first time as well. Alaina and Madison competed together and both made the top five at Miss SD Teen USA 2013
Even without Fallyn in the competition this year we have two former Teens in the running: Madison McKeown will become the first 2014 Teen to take to the Miss stage; and Miss SD Teen USA 2010 Alyssa Hustrulid is competing in Miss for the first time as well. Alaina and Madison competed together and both made the top five at Miss SD Teen USA 2013
Teen
In Teen, first runner Caitlin Fornia and third runner-up Maria Darrah (also 3RU in 2014) are competing again. Returning semi-finalists are Makenzie Falcon, and Nora Van Aartsen.
2016 contestants marked with asterisks:
2016 contestants marked with asterisks:
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Contestant list
MISS SOUTH DAKOTA USA (21)
Alaina Bertsch (3RU 15, NF 14, 3RU SD TUSA 13, 3RU 12, NF 10)
Breea Black Bull
Amillionara Davis (NF 15)
Tessa Dee (1RU 15, Miss SD 2013)
Ashley Hagel (4RU 15)
TedDee Harrell
Alyssa Hustrulid (Miss SD Teen USA 2010, SF 09)
Lainie Kessler
Hannah Kieliszewski
Madison McKeown (Miss SD Teen USA 2014, 1RU 13)
Ashley Muehl (SF 15, 4RU 14, SF 13)
Jenna Neth (NF 15, NF 14)
Regan Olson
Beth Peterson
Megan Spring
Jade Thompson
Katie Triplett
Jhena Van Den Hoek (SF SD TUSA 15, NF 14)
Brittany Webb
Christina Wheeler (SF 15)
Kendra Woytassek (2RU SD TUSA 12)
MISS SOUTH DAKOTA TEEN USA (25)
Taynger Borninkhof
Taylor Burkel
Kaeli Carmichael
Alyssa Christianson
Faith Crissman
Maria Darrah (3RU 15, 3RU 14)
Isabella Di Gioia
Makenzie Falcon (SF 15)
Dominique Flaschberger
Caitlin Fornia (1RU 15)
McKenzie Harrington
Olivia Heinecke
Kaylee LaCompte
Daisie Luna
Savannah Mork
Apryl Narum (NF 15)
Caitlin Olson
Katherine Randall
Miranda Rockwood (NF 15)
Skylar Ross
Rikkia Skovbo (NF 15)
Tabitha Sonne
Allison Stadheim
Hailey Thompson
Nora Van Aartsen (SF 15)
Alaina Bertsch (3RU 15, NF 14, 3RU SD TUSA 13, 3RU 12, NF 10)
Breea Black Bull
Amillionara Davis (NF 15)
Tessa Dee (1RU 15, Miss SD 2013)
Ashley Hagel (4RU 15)
TedDee Harrell
Alyssa Hustrulid (Miss SD Teen USA 2010, SF 09)
Lainie Kessler
Hannah Kieliszewski
Madison McKeown (Miss SD Teen USA 2014, 1RU 13)
Ashley Muehl (SF 15, 4RU 14, SF 13)
Jenna Neth (NF 15, NF 14)
Regan Olson
Beth Peterson
Megan Spring
Jade Thompson
Katie Triplett
Jhena Van Den Hoek (SF SD TUSA 15, NF 14)
Brittany Webb
Christina Wheeler (SF 15)
Kendra Woytassek (2RU SD TUSA 12)
MISS SOUTH DAKOTA TEEN USA (25)
Taynger Borninkhof
Taylor Burkel
Kaeli Carmichael
Alyssa Christianson
Faith Crissman
Maria Darrah (3RU 15, 3RU 14)
Isabella Di Gioia
Makenzie Falcon (SF 15)
Dominique Flaschberger
Caitlin Fornia (1RU 15)
McKenzie Harrington
Olivia Heinecke
Kaylee LaCompte
Daisie Luna
Savannah Mork
Apryl Narum (NF 15)
Caitlin Olson
Katherine Randall
Miranda Rockwood (NF 15)
Skylar Ross
Rikkia Skovbo (NF 15)
Tabitha Sonne
Allison Stadheim
Hailey Thompson
Nora Van Aartsen (SF 15)
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