HURON — Two young women will earn local titles and move on to next spring’s Miss South Dakota Pageant, at the close of Saturday’s Miss State Fair Pageant.
The pageant will take place at 2 p.m., on the Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage, directly behind the old administration building. The pageant will consist of four phases of competition including talent, physical fitness in a swimsuit, evening wear, private interview and on-stage questions.
Carolyn Knutson is this year’s Miss State Fair executive director.
“We have six contestants for the ‘Miss’ title again this year,” Knutson said. “We will again crown a Miss State Fair and a Miss Wheel Jam.
There will, however, be no Outstanding Teen competition, as there were no teens who registered for the pageant.
Another change will be how the reign of the new Miss State Fair will unfold.

“The new titleholder will reign over next year’s fair,” Knutson said. “Our current Miss State Fair, Carly Goodhart will reign over this year’s fair to it’s completion. It is less confusing than switching titleholders in the middle of the fair.”
The other reigning titleholders are Kaitlin O’Neill, Miss Wheel Jam, Miss State Fair’s Outstanding Teen Karlee Krogman and Miss Wheel Jam’s Outstanding Teen Jaimye Wininger.
Here is a brief look at this year’s field of contestants:
Heather Egbert is a senior at the University of South Dakota, majoring in Media & Journalism, and double minoring in Communication Studies and Bussiness Administration. Alongside her studies, Heather works as a PR assistant for an advertising agency and is the advertising manager for USD student media. Heather has been baton twirling for 12 years and loves being Feature Twirler for the Sound of USD and teaching baton to children in her community.
Callie Pospishil   a Yankton native, is currently studying Communications as well as Public Administration at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She intends to continue her education at the University of South Dakota to obtain a Degree of Law. Callie’s platform is Do Better - Encourage Others to Take Action. She believes that everyone has something, somehow to offer to make a positive change in this world. Her mission is simple, to inspire others to do the unthinkable, the courageous and the positive. Callie wants to inspire others to take action on things they care about.
Cameron Schroder   is from Huron, , and is attending South Dakota State University for a major in Broadcast Journalism. Cameron’s platform is called Green Print: simplifying the term “going green.”  A fun fact about Cameron is that she has actually met the famous Winter the dolphin and other famous animal cast members from the movie “Dolphin Tale.”
Lysa Thompson is 20 years old and hales from from Sioux Falls.
Her platform is called Talk About it. It is about educating everybody about the signs, how to handle, and how to comfort those that have gone or are going through any kind of abuse. She is an avid book reader with over 500 books in her collection, as she aspires to be a librarian in the future.
Carrie Wintle is a longtime South Dakota State Fair goer.  Raised on a farm just outside of Huron, she grew up going to the fair with her family.  Carrie graduated in May from the University of South Dakota with a double major in Mathematics and Accounting.  
She is completing her Masters in Accountancy, Valuation at Vanderbilt University.  In her free time she loves playing with her cat, Candice, curling up on the couch with a good book, and playing the piano.  On Sunday, Sept. 3, Carrie will be the Featured Author at the S.D. State Fair.  Stop by the Education Building on the fairgrounds to visit with her and buy a copy of Mr. Money $heep.
Annie Woodmansey is a Pierre native who has always loved the stage and performing in front of an audience.  She is currently pursuing a double music education major with a vocal primary and an instrumental secondary with a minor in theatre. 
Annie is hoping to continue her education after graduation to someday become a collegiate music professor.  In Annie’s free time, she is practicing her music, choreographing for her dance team, and napping.