Miss South Dakota contestants will gather in Hot Springs, SD  this weekend to begin rehearsals for the 69th Miss South Dakota Pageant.

Each year young women from across the state compete for the title of Miss South Dakota.  After 4 days of rehearsals, the preliminary competitions will be June 18 and 19, and the finals will be held June 20.

The pageant theme this year is “Spark the Fire – Hip, Hot and Glamorous.”

The pageant will feature Meridith Gould of Sioux Falls, Miss South Dakota 2014. Meridith represented South Dakota at the Miss America Pageant last September in Atlantic City and has spent the year advocating for her personal platform of Financial Responsibility Mentorship for Students.

The public has a chance to choose one of the Top 8 Finalists by voting in the People's Choice Contest. Votes cost $1 each and proceeds will provide scholarships through the Miss SD Pageant and the SD Scholarship Foundation. Vote here

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