Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen

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Miss South Dakota's Teen
Formation2005
Type Beauty pageant
Location
Membership Miss America's Teen
Official language
English
Key people
September Kirby (Executive Director)
Website Official website

The Miss South Dakota's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of South Dakota in the Miss America's Teen pageant.

Contents

Briley Steffensen of Yankton was crowned Miss South Dakota's Teen 2024 on May 31, 2024 at the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings, South Dakota. She competed in the Miss America's Teen 2025 pageant in January 2025.

Results summary

The results of Miss South Dakota's Teen as they participated in the national Miss America's Teen competition. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the Miss America's Teen competition the award/placement was garnered.

Winners

YearNameHometownAgeLocal titleTalentPlacement at MAO TeenSpecial scholarships at MAO TeenNotes
2024 Briley Steffensen Yankton 17Miss Hub City’s TeenDanceYounger sister of Miss South Dakota’s Teen 2019, Payton Steffensen
2023 Nevaeh Kee [1] Faulkton 17Miss Missouri River's TeenVocal
2022 Olivia Odenbrett Brandon 15Miss Siouxland's Outstanding TeenContemporary/Lyrical DanceLater crowned Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2024

Placed as finalist in the Top 20 at Miss Teen USA

2021 Kianna Healy [2] Hartford 18Musical Theater Vocal, "I'm a Star" by Scott Alan
2019-20 [3] Payton Steffensen [4] Yankton 16Acrobatic Musical Theatre Dance, "Call Me Back" from Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown 2nd runner up to Miss South Dakota 2023
2018 Jessica Benson [5] Rapid City 17Miss Hot Springs' Outstanding TeenVocal, "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" from Wonderful Town
2017 Elizabeth Nesland [6] 17Miss Sioux Empire's Outstanding TeenElectric Violin, "The Phantom of the Opera"Miss Hub City 2022
2016 Hunter Widvey [7] 17Miss Rapid City's Outstanding TeenVocal, "Als Luise die Briefe" by Mozart Later Miss South Dakota 2022 [8]
2015 Cameron Schroder [9] Huron 17Miss Sioux Empire's Outstanding TeenVocal, "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" from Annie Get Your Gun
2014 Taylor Bird [10] Arlington 17Miss Jack's Outstanding TeenVocal, “My Hallelujah Song”
2013 Nina Mesteth [11] Rapid City 16Miss State Fair's Outstanding TeenBallet en PointeYounger half-sister of Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2006, Aja Kessler [12]
2012 Meridith Gould [13] Sioux Falls 17Miss Siouxlands' Outstanding TeenDanceLater Miss South Dakota 2014 [14] [15]

Later Miss Minnesota USA 2017 [16]
2nd runner-up at Miss USA 2017 pageant [17]
2011 Alexis Kosiak [18] 16Vocal/Guitar
2010Emma Thomas [19] Rapid City 16Miss Rapid City's Outstanding Teen
2009 Jessica Dyk [20] Lyrical/Pointe Dance
2008 Carrie Wintle [21] Iroquois 14PianoLater Miss South Dakota 2018 [22]
2007 Autumn Simunek [23] Hot Springs 14BalletContestant at National Sweetheart 2012 pageant

Later Miss South Dakota 2015 [24]
Kelly Johnson Sioux Falls 14
N/A
Abdicated
2006 Aja Kessler [25] Rapid City 17Ballet en PointeHalf-sister of Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2013, Nina Mesteth [12]

Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant

2nd runner-up at Miss South Dakota 2009 pageant [26]
2005 Hailey Soyland [27] Madison 17Vocal, "I Believe"Currently a country singer who goes by the name Hailey Steele [28]

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