The Miss South Dakota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of South Dakota in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently directed by Future Productions based in Savage, Minnesota since 2002. South Dakota has placed four times. One notable Miss South Dakota USA was Vanessa Short Bull (2000), one of the first Native Americans to compete at Miss USA. Short Bull was also Miss South Dakota 2002. South Dakota's best placement in the competition was Madison Nipe placing in the top five in 2018. The current titleholder is Shania Knutson of Brookings and was crowned on April 9, 2022 at Watertown Event Center in Watertown. She represented South Dakota for the title of Miss USA 2022. Gallery of titleholders Results summary Top 5: Madison Nipe (2018) Top 10/12: Debra Ann Brickley (1974), Madison McKeown (2016) Top 15/16: Helen Youngquist (1958), Caroline Pettey (2021) South Dakota holds a record of 5 placements at Miss USA. Winners Color key References External links South Dakota South Dakota culture Recurring events established in 1952 Women in South Dakota 1952 establishments in South Dakota Annual events in South Dakota