2017 Miss S.D. contestants tour Hills

Voting still open for The People’s Choice who will be named among finalists

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HOT SPRINGS — The 2017 Miss S.D. contestants visited Mount Rushmore on Monday. The 16 local titleholders and Miss S.D. 2016 Julia Olson were greeted by Superintendent Cheryl Schreier and had an autograph and photo session.
Showtime for the pageant is 6 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Mueller Center in Hot Springs. A pageant parade will take place through downtown Hot Springs on Saturday at 10 a.m.
Tickets are available by calling (605) 745-5224 or on the website at www.misssd.org/buy-tickets-now. Please visit www.misssd.org for box office hours and prices.

Voting is still open for The People’s Choice at the pageant, and YOU can have a vote on who will be one of the finalists for Miss South Dakota 2017.
The People’s Choice winner will compete in the pageant finals and receive a $500 People’s Choice Award Scholarship.
You can vote at www.misssd.org/vote-now. Each vote costs $1 and you can vote as many times for as many contestants as you wish. Proceeds will benefit the pageant scholarship fund.
The new Miss South Dakota will compete at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2017. The Miss America Pageant will air on ABC on Sunday, Sept. 10.
More information about contestants, the pageant, and pageant tickets is available at misssd.org.

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