JUNE 3, 2022:
Miss Sioux Falls, Margaret Samp of Sioux Falls and Miss Rapid City, Carly Goodhart of Sisseton, took home preliminary awards at the Miss South Dakota Competition last night (June 2, 2022).
Samp won the preliminary talent competition singing the contemporary opera selection “Time To Say Goodbye,” first recorded by Andre Bocelli. The talent award is a $1,000 scholarship. Samp is attending Augustana University, studying government and music.
Goodhart took the Social Impact Pitch award, a $500 scholarship, after presenting her social impact initiative: “Woman Up: Upping the Education and Access to Women’s Health.” Goodhart is a nursing graduate from South Dakota State University, works as a neonatal intensive care nurse in Sioux Falls, and is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Nursing.
The competition continues Friday at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center at South Dakota State University, with another round of preliminary competition this afternoon at 2:00. Miss South Dakota’s Outstanding Teen 2022 will be crowned at the conclusion of today’s competition. The finals for Miss South Dakota are tomorrow night.
Tickets and information on the Saturday evening livestream are available at https://www.misssd.org/miss-
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JUNE 2, 2022:
Celebrating the Diamond Anniversary of the Miss South Dakota competition, 20 young women from across the state will compete June 2-4, 2022, for nearly $48,000 in scholarships and the role of Miss South Dakota. The new Miss South Dakota will take home at least $8,000 in scholarship money and will represent South Dakota at the Miss America Competition. Dozens of former Miss South Dakotas are expected to attend for the celebration.
The preliminary competitions will be 6:00 Thursday, June 2, and 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 3, with a gala celebration Friday evening in honor of the anniversary. The Miss South Dakota’s Outstanding Teen competition will be held in conjunction with the Miss competition Thursday evening and Friday afternoon, with the new Miss South Dakota’s Outstanding Teen being crowned at the conclusion of Friday afternoon’s event . The final competition, crowning our 75th Miss South Dakota, will take place at 6:00 on Saturday, June 4. All competitions are at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, on the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings. The competition finals on Saturday will be also be available on livestream. Ticket information for in-person events as well as the livestream available at https://www.misssd.org/miss-
The pageant will feature Kaitlin O’Neill of Groton, Miss South Dakota 2021. Kaitlin represented South Dakota at the 100th Anniversary Miss America Competition in December 2021 at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. She spent the year advocating for her social impact initiative, “Healthy Mind, Healthy Body, Healthy You” – focused on helping others to balance their mental, physical, and emotional health.
The candidates will be judged on a private interview with the judges (35%), talent (35%), evening wear/red carpet (15%) and on-stage interview/social impact pitch (15%).
The young women competing are (name, age, title, hometown, talent, and social impact initiative):
- Annie Woodmansey, 25, Miss Northern State University, Pierre, Talent: Flute, Social Impact Initiative: Fine Arts for All Hearts
- Ashley Rose German, 23, Miss Dakota Rose, Sioux City, IA, Talent: Team Routine Dance, Social Impact Initiative: There is an I in Important. A Focus on Self-Worth and Mental Health in a World Full of Comparisons
- Baylee Dittman, 26, Miss Heartland, Spearfish, Talent: Quick Change Magic, Social Impact Initiative: Breaking the Barcode: Ending Human Trafficking
- Breanna Bossman, 20, Miss University of South Dakota, Humboldt, Talent: Dance, Social Impact Initiative: Meet the Need: National Blood Shortage
- Carly Goodhart, 26, Miss Rapid City, Sisseton, Talent: Vocal, Social Impact Initiative: Woman Up: Upping the Education and Access to Women’s Health
- Emily Deinken, 23, Miss Dakota Plains, Sioux Center, IA, Talent: Flute, Social Impact Initiative: Changing Classroom Culture: Advocating for Educators
- Emma Salzwedel, 21, Miss Brookings, Sioux Falls, Talent: Monologue, Social Impact Initiative: Peeling the Label: Embracing Individuality
- Hunter Widvey, 23, Miss Huron, Rapid City, Talent: Vocal, Social Impact Initiative: Childhood Cancer Awareness
- Jaycee Clark, 19, Miss Siouxland, Huron, Talent: Vocal, Social Impact Initiative: Kindness Counts
- Kendall Cummings, 25, Miss Hot Springs, Grants Pass, OR, Talent: Boxing, Social Impact Initiative: Joyful Heart Foundation
- Laney Titze, 19, Miss Rolling Plains, Mitchell, Talent: Piano, Social Impact Initiative: Art for All
- Loretta Simon, 22, Miss Capital City, Seneca, Talent: Vocal, Social Impact Initiative: Perfect Paws
- Lysa Thompson, 25, Miss Fall River Balloon Festival, Sioux Falls, Talent: Monologue, Social Impact Initiative: Speak Up
- Maleah Eschenbaum, 22, Miss Missouri Valley, Aberdeen, Talent: ASL Translated Song, Social Impact Initiative: More Than Looks
- Margaret Samp, 20, Miss Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, Talent: Classical Vocal, Social Impact Initiative: Beyond Dyslexia
- Mckenzie Hassebroek, 20, Miss Hub City, Westport,Talent: Science Experiment, Social Impact Initiative: Turning Roadblocks Into Opportunity
- Megan Clark, 20, Miss Central States Fair, Huron, Talent: Vocal, Social Impact Initiative: IVF for ECK
- Miranda O’Bryan, 24, Miss State Fair, Martin, Talent: Musical Theatre Vocal, Social Impact Initiative: Page Turners: Fall in Love with Reading
- Molly Crawford, 19, Miss South Dakota State University, Danville, KY, Talent: Poetry, Social Impact Initiative: Foster Kits: Welcome Home
- Rio Snyder, 18, Miss Dakota Prairie, Black Hawk, Talent: Dance, Social Impact Initiative: L.I.P.P. – Look Inside People Project
More information about candidates, the competition, and all events is available at misssd.org.
