Miss South Dakota Teen competition coming to Brookings on May 30-31

BROOKINGS Twelve young women from around the state will compete for the title of Miss South Dakota’s Teen 2024 on May 30-31 in Brookings.

The theme of this years competition is Swingin Glam, with delegates judged on interview, talent, physical fitness, and red carpet. The new titleholder will be crowned Miss South Dakotas Teen 2024 and will compete for the title of Miss Americas Teen.

The competition will be held at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the South Dakota State University campus, in conjunction with the Miss South Dakota competition. Showtime will be 6:30 p.m. May 30 and 6:30 p.m. May 31, with the new Miss South Dakotas Teen crowned at the conclusion of the May 31 performance. Tickets are available at https://www.misssd.org.

The pageant will feature Nevaeh Kee of Faulkton, the current Miss South Dakotas Teen. Kee represented South Dakota at the Miss Americas Teen Competition in Orlando in January.

Participation in this program provides young women with the opportunity to promote a platform of community service and share their talents, intelligence, and positive values while serving as role models in their communities. The program is run entirely by volunteers and is supported by private donations which help the delegates in their pursuit of academic excellence, service, and lifelong success.

The new Miss South Dakotas Outstanding Teen will take home at least $3,000 in scholarships, with more than $12,000 in scholarship funds available to teen candidates.

The new titleholder will compete at the 2025 Miss America’s Teen Competition. The Teen Pageant is open to young women ages 14-18 who have not yet graduated from high school or who graduate this spring.

The young women competing are (name, age, title, hometown, talent, and Community Service Initiative):

• Adrian Gruis, 18, Miss Jacks Teen, Onida, Talent: Vocal, Community Service Initiative: Teen Dating Violence Awareness
• Amelie Wilcox, 18, Miss Rolling Plains Teen, Rapid City, Talent: Electric Bass Guitar, Community Service Initiative: Seeing the Invisible: Autoimmune Disease Awareness
• Anna Bisbee, 18, Miss Wolf Packs Teen, Columbia, Talent: Vocal, Community Service Initiative: Support for Children of Law Enforcement Officers
• Arianna Galles, 16, Miss Rapid Citys Teen, Rapid City, Talent: Lollypop Lyra, Community Service Initiative: Restore our Earth
• Bailey Phillips, 17, Miss Brookings Teen, Sioux Falls, Talent: Dance, Community Service Initiative: Epilepsy Awareness
• Briley Hope Steffensen, 17, Miss Hub Citys Teen, Harrisburg, Talent: Dance, Community Service Initiative: Be True 2 You
• Evian Johnson, 16, Miss Siouxlands Teen, Brookings, Talent: Dance, Community Service Initiative: Use Your Power
• Jerica Ratigan, 16, Miss Missouri Rivers Teen, Frankfort, Talent: Dance, Community Service Initiative: Seatbelt Safety
• Modesty Heath, 17, Miss State Fairs Teen, Huron, Talent: Vocal, Community Service Initiative: Harvesting Wisdom: Agriculture Literacy
• Riley Schwinler, 17, Miss Hurons Teen, Aurora, Talent: HERStory, Community Service Initiative: Caring with CASA
• Taya Ritterbush, 17, Miss Rushmores Teen, Hot Springs, Talent: Trumpet, Community Service Initiative: Swimming in Inclusion: Floating in Diversity
• Taysan Rouselle, 17, Miss Hot Springs Teen, Hot Springs, Talent: Vocal, Community Service Initiative: Decreasing Homeless Population

For more information, visit www.MissSD.org.