Miss South Dakota Teen USA


The Miss South Dakota Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss Teen USA pageant and the name of the title held by that winner.
South Dakota's highest placement was in 1986 when Valerie Marsden placed 4th runner-up to Allison Brown of Oklahoma. Their most recent placement was in 2016, when Makenzie Falcon placed in the top 15.
Four Miss South Dakota Teen USA titleholders have won the Miss South Dakota USA pageant and competed at Miss USA. In 2016, Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2014 Madison McKeown became the first representative of South Dakota to place at the Miss USA pageant since the 1970s.
The pageant was first held in 1982 to select a winner to represent the state at Miss Teen USA 1983. It has been directed by Future Productions since 2002 and is a subsidiary of the Miss Universe Organization. It has been held in Sioux Falls, Aberdeen, Rapid City, Pierre, Brookings, and Brandon.
Izabel Kreger of Canton was crowned Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2020 on September 22, 2019 at Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center in Brandon. She will represent South Dakota for the title of Miss Teen USA 2020 on the spring of 2020.

Results summary

Placements

South Dakota holds a record of 3 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Winners

YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2020Izabel KregerCanton17TBA
2019Shelby SpechtSioux Falls17
2018Shania KnutsonViborg17
2017Delaney RuppSioux Falls18Sister of Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2013
2016Makenzie FalconAberdeen18Top 15Later 2nd runner-up at Miss South Dakota USA 2018
2015Marley HansonVermillion17Later 4th runner-up at Miss South Dakota 2016, and later 3rd runner-up at Miss South Dakota USA 2017
2014Madison McKeownBrandon18Later Miss South Dakota USA 2016 and top 10 at Miss USA 2016
2013Alexis RuppSioux Falls18Sister of Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2017, later 1st runner-up at Miss South Dakota USA 2017
2012Kalani JorgensenSioux Falls17Later Miss South Dakota USA 2020
2011Lexy SchenkIrene17Later Miss South Dakota USA 2015
2010Alyssa HustrulidBeresford15Later competed three times in Miss South Dakota USA and 3rd runner-up in Miss Nebraska USA 2019
2009Fallyn PattersonRapid City17Later 1st runner-up at Miss South Dakota USA 2011
2008Elizabeth HoffmanEureka16Sister of Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2006
2007Kari SchullWatertown17Sister of Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2004
2006Alexandra HoffmanEureka18Later Miss South Dakota 2008 and top 15 at Miss America 2009; sister of Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2008
2005Amanda DeCurtinsRamona18
2004Katie SchullWatertown17Sister of Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2007
2003Nicole CuppyHarrold17
2002Jessica FjerstadMadison17Later Miss South Dakota USA 2005
2001Jessica HerrgottMitchell17
2000Nichole BrockhoftWinner16
1999Alexia BonteBeresford16
1998Summer SimunekHot Springs16
1997Juli KeechHill City17Crowned Miss Hospitaly several years in a row. Later signed with L A Models and Wilhelmina model agency as a model/actress
1996Tatewin MeansRapid City19Daughter of activist Russell Means
1995Marty EatonBelle Fourche17
1994Autumn McKinneyMidland17
1993Amy RahlfClear Lake18
1992Brandie BowerRapid City17
1991Tabitha MauckMobridge17Later Miss South Dakota USA 1994
1990Petrona UseraRapid City18
1989Lisa WilliamsonRapid City17Semi-finalist
1988Jillayne FossumCanton17Later Miss South Dakota USA 1991
1987Camille VarlandKeldron16
1986Valerie MarsdenRapid City174th runner-up
1985Sarah BurggrafSioux Falls15
1984Kim StromBrandon16
1983Karen HernesPierpont18

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant