Miss South Dakota USA 2023 results: Shania Knutson crowns Amber Hulse in Watertown

• beauty pageant: Miss South Dakota USA
• edition: 67th
• date: June 11, 2023
• venue: Watertown Events Center, Watertown, South Dakota, United States
• national membership: Miss USA
• candidates: 10

FINALISTS

PLACEMENT	NAME (HOMETOWN)
Top 10	Lizzy Hofer (Bruce) D’aija Wilborn (Eastern South Dakota) Quesa Redstar (Kyle) Hallie Mundt (Minnehaha County) Arianna Grause (Rapid City)
Top 5	Amber Hulse (Black Hills) Jaimye Wininger (Brookings) Cathyliana Santiago-Nunez (Harrisburg) Lexus Paulson (Sioux Falls) Anna Bonnstetter (Southeast South Dakota)

SPECIAL AWARDS

AWARD	CANDIDATE
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic	Amber Hulse (Black Hills)

WINNERS

PLACEMENT	2023	2022
4th runner-up	Jaimye Wininger  Brookings	Jhena van den Hoek Southeast South Dakota
3rd runner-up	Anna Bonnstetter  Southeast South Dakota	Cate Berkheimer Rapid City
2nd runner-up	Cathyliana Santiago-Nunez  Harrisburg	Jaimye Wininger Hill City
1st runner-up	Lexus Paulson  Sioux Falls	Julia Gesling Lincoln County
Miss South Dakota USA	Amber Hulse Black Hills	Shania Knutson Brookings County