Miss South Dakota's Teen
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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.
| Formation | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Location | |
| Members | Miss America's Teen |
Official language | English |
| Website | Official website |
Evian Johnson of Brookings was crowned Miss South Dakota's Teen on May 29, 2026, at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. She will compete for the title of Miss America's Teen 2027 in September 2026.
Results summary
The results of Miss South Dakota's Outstanding 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
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local title | Talent | Placement at MAO Teen | Special scholarships at MAO Teen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Evian Johnson | Brookings | 18 | Miss Siouxland’s Teen | Dance | TBD | TBD | |
| 2025 | Taya Ritterbrush | Hot Springs | 18 | Miss State Fair's Teen | Vocal, "Se Tu M'Ami" | |||
| 2024 | Briley Steffensen | Harrisburg | 17 | Miss Hub City's Teen | Musical Theater Dance | |||
| 2023 | Nevaeh Kee[1] | Faulkton | 17 | Miss Missouri River's Teen | Vocal | |||
| 2022 | Olivia Odenbrett | Brandon | 15 | Miss Siouxland's Outstanding Teen | Contemporary/Lyrical Dance |
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| 2021 | Kianna Healy[2] | Hartford | 18 | Musical Theater Vocal, "I'm a Star" by Scott Alan | Later Miss South Dakota 2026 | |||
| 2019-20[3] | Payton Steffensen[4] | Yankton | 16 | Acrobatic 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 | 17 | Miss Hot Springs' Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" from Wonderful Town | |||
| 2017 | Elizabeth Nesland[6] | 17 | Miss Sioux Empire's Outstanding Teen | Electric Violin, "The Phantom of the Opera" | Miss Hub City 2022 | |||
| 2016 | Hunter Widvey[7] | 17 | Miss Rapid City's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "Als Luise die Briefe" by Mozart | Later Miss South Dakota 2022[8] | |||
| 2015 | Cameron Schroder[9] | Huron | 17 | Miss Sioux Empire's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" from Annie Get Your Gun | |||
| 2014 | Taylor Bird[10] | Arlington | 17 | Miss Jack's Outstanding Teen | Vocal, "My Hallelujah Song" | |||
| 2013 | Nina Mesteth[11] | Rapid City | 16 | Miss State Fair's Outstanding Teen | Ballet en Pointe | Younger half-sister of Miss South Dakota's Outstanding Teen 2006, Aja Kessler[12] | ||
| 2012 | Meridith Gould[13] | Sioux Falls | 17 | Miss Siouxlands' Outstanding Teen | Dance | Later 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] | 16 | Vocal/Guitar | |||||
| 2010 | Emma Thomas[19] | Rapid City | 16 | Miss Rapid City's Outstanding Teen | ||||
| 2009 | Jessica Dyk[20] | Lyrical/Pointe Dance | ||||||
| 2008 | Carrie Wintle[21] | Iroquois | 14 | Piano | Later Miss South Dakota 2018[22] | |||
| 2007 | Autumn Simunek[23] | Hot Springs | 14 | Ballet | Contestant 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 | 17 | Ballet en Pointe | Half-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 | 17 | Vocal, "I Believe" | Currently a country singer who goes by the name Hailey Steele[28] | |||