The Miss South Dakota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of

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in the

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pageant. It is currently directed by Future Productions based in

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since 2002. South Dakota has placed five times. One notable Miss South Dakota USA was Vanessa Short Bull (2000), one of the first Native Americans to compete at Miss USA. Short Bull was also

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2002. South Dakota's best placement in the competition was Madison Nipe placing in the top five in 2018. The current titleholder is Ahmitara Alwal of

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who was crowned on May 12, 2024 at the Watertown Event Center in Watertown. She represented South Dakota at the

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pageant in August 2024.

Gallery of titleholders

File:Jessica Albers 2015.jpg, Jessica Albers, Miss South Dakota USA 2013 (pictured in 2015) File:Charliebuhler.jpg, Charlie Buhler, Miss South Dakota 2008

Results summary

*Top 5: Madison Nipe (2018) *Top 10/12: Debra Ann Brickley (1974), Madison McKeown (2016) *Top 15/16: Helen Youngquist (1958), Caroline Pettey (2021) South Dakota holds a record of 5 placements at

Winners

;Color key

References

External links

Culture of South Dakota Recurring events established in 1952 Women in South Dakota 1952 establishments in South Dakota Annual events in South Dakota {{SouthDakota-stub