What a Weekend!

This past weekend was our Pre Pageant weekend for the Miss South Dakota Pageant. With this only a month away, we got the chance to learn all of our production dances (or for the non-dancers like myself, at least try to), do a set of mock interviews, check over paperwork, get wardrobe help, and more importantly, get to know each other better. To top it all off, we got the amazing opportunity to speak with South Dakota's Secretary of State and former Miss South Dakota, Shantel Krebs, and Attorney General, Marty Jackley. After both of those talks, I can definitely see myself one day becoming a part of South Dakota politics and making a difference on the legislative side for the Dairy Industry. It was such an honor to hear them speak about the on goings at the Capital in Pierre and their personal stories, including how they got to be so successful in this great state.

Miss South Dakota and the Class of 2015 with SD Attorney General, Marty Jackley.

All of the events of this weekend have me so excited and nervous for June. It truly showed me all of the progress I have made so far, but also all of the things I still need to keep working on before the pageant. And no matter the results on June 20th, I have just been so thrilled with the experience so far and only foresee more positive things for the rest of my year as Miss Brookings.