10 things about Miss South Dakota USA 2025 Megan Hiykel

Megan Bazant Hiykel represented South Dakota, United States in the 74th edition of Miss USA. She was a student of South Dakota State University in Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota when she won Miss South Dakota USA.

BIOGRAPHY

Hiykel is an American beauty queen from Brookings. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She is originally from Papillion, Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA.
2. She is an alumna of Papillion-La Vista Public Schools in Papillion.
3. She is Fred Hiykel III and Valerie Bazant Hiykel‘s daughter.
4. She is Amy Hiykel and Cindy Baker‘s niece.
5. Her brother Anthony Bazant studied biology at Bellevue University in Bellevue, Sarpy County.
6. She was born in 2005.
7. From 2018 to 2019, she attended Stepper-ettes Baton & Dance, a dance school in La Vista, Sarpy County.
8. In 2023, she entered South Dakota State University.
9. She won Miss South Dakota USA 2025.
10. She was a Miss USA 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Megan is 16 years younger than her brother Anthony. He is an alumnus of Ralston High School in Ralston, Nebraska.

2010s

• Her great-grandmother Theresa E. Evans turned 89 on November 7, 2012 and died on October 15, 2013.

2020s

• In May 2023, she received an award of excellence from the First Responders Foundation.
• On May 18, 2024, she was one of the bridesmaids of her brother Anthony and Elizabeth Dike‘s wedding in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska.
• Her paternal grandmother Mary C. Baker turned 77 on October 22, 2023 and died on August 6, 2024.
• On August 25, 2024, her brother Anthony turned 36.
• On August 8, 2025, she competed against four other Miss South Dakota USA 2025 candidates at the Franklin Center in Des Moines, Iowa, USA and won the title.
• On October 24, 2025, she represented South Dakota at Miss USA 2025 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.