Calista Kirby Crowned Miss South Dakota 2012 - KOTA Territory News

Calista Kirby Crowned Miss South Dakota 2012

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l to r:, 4th runner-up Brittanie Venard, 2nd runner-up Autumn Simunek. Miss SD 2012 Calista Kirby, 1st runner-up Heather Johnson, 3rd runner-up Tessa Dee l to r:, 4th runner-up Brittanie Venard, 2nd runner-up Autumn Simunek. Miss SD 2012 Calista Kirby, 1st runner-up Heather Johnson, 3rd runner-up Tessa Dee
Miss South Dakota 2011, Anna Simpson, crowns Miss South Dakota 2012 Calista Kirby. Miss South Dakota 2011, Anna Simpson, crowns Miss South Dakota 2012 Calista Kirby.

Calista Kirby, Miss Rushmore, was crowned Miss South Dakota Saturday night. Her platform is "Stay Well, Get Well, American Cancer Society." For her talent, she performed a tumbling routine to the song "Defying Gravity" from the musical Wicked.  Kirby was a double preliminary winner, winning the talent competition Thursday night and the preliminary swimsuit award Friday night.

Kirby also won the Miss America Organization Community Service Award for $1,000, and the Top Interview award. She, from Brookings, is 23 years old.
 
First runner-up was Miss Sioux Empire Fair, Heather Johnson of Olivia, Minnesota.
Johnson was also a preliminary winner, winning the swimsuit award Thursday night.
 
Second runner-up was Miss Siouxland, Autumn Simunek of Hot Springs. Simunek also won a scholarship for Top Fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network.
 
Third runner-up was Miss Rolling Plains, Tessa Dee of Mitchell. She also won the "Ray Peterson Rookie of the Year" $500 scholarship for the first-year contestant with the highest overall score.
 
Fourth runner-up was Miss Lake Alvin Brittanie Venard of Tea.  She also won the Miss America Academic award.
 
Miss State Fair Abbi Sudtelgte, Miss Hot Springs Morgan Black, and Miss Rapid City Julia Kendrix rounded out the top eight semi-finalists.  Sudtelgte won the South Dakota National Guard Community Service award. Miss Brookings Cecilia Knutson won the award for most talented non-finalist. Miss James Valley Calli Pritchard was named Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants.
 
Emilee Davenport, Sioux City, Iowa, Miss USD, won the $500 Harold Monroe Memorial Award for best non-finalist interview.  
 
Calista Kirby will represent South Dakota at the Miss America pageant in January 2013.

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