In a major disappointment, the judges at this weekend’s Miss South Dakota contest in Brookings did not crown the gal from Timber Lake who monologued on a unicycle for the talent competition.
In another disappointment, the contest admitted two competitors who claim hometowns not in South Dakota: one from Fargo, North Dakota, and another from Madison, Wisconsin.
How can this be? South Dakota won’t let itinerant RVers vote in its elections, but it will let out-of-staters compete with and potentially deny a real live South Dakota women the chance to bear the glittering tiara that represents all that is good and holy in South Dakota womanhood?
Miss America rules say that a “delegate” must reside in the state for at least 120 consecutive days before the competition. But shouldn’t a delegate then brand herself as being from that in-state locus of residency? “And now, from Fargo, North Dakota, Miss South Dakota!” just doesn’t sound right.
But the whole pageant circuit puts “residency” in quote marks, as nearly half of the 27 contestants are not from the places whose crown they bear:
- Miss Fall River Balloon Festival is from Onida, in Sully County.
- Miss Central States Fair (Rapid City) is from Howard.
- Miss Brown County Fair is from Rapid City.
- Miss Rolling Plains is from hilly Rapid City.
- Miss Badlands is from Britton.
- Miss Missouri River is from Wisconsin.
- Miss Hub City is from Hartford.
- Miss Vermillion is from Sioux Falls.
- Miss Sioux Falls is from Hartford.
- Miss Brookings is from Fargo.
- Miss McCrory Gardens is from Vermillion.
- Miss Huron is from Mitchell.
- Miss West River is from Mitchell.
It’s just a beauty pageant scholarship competition, but maybe Miss South Dakota should tighten its residency rules. Maybe towns should be represented by women who are from those towns… or who at least can get to those towns from their homes on a unicycle. Then we’d be guaranteed a Miss South Dakota who is 100% local… and well-balanced.
Lack of residency matters when it comes to bloggings and internal South Dakota politics where out-of-state name-callers and unaccountable dark money are very bad. When it comes to pretty girls then all are welcomed.
Quite an exceptionally plain crop this year, IMO.
Grudz, you need to watch Rachel’s Farm. I’m sure you loved Rachel Ward and she addresses you.
As far as out of state responses, as I’ve pointed out my wife owns hundreds of acres of South Dakota and my ancestor paid the first tax in Dell Rapids township and has a full page photograph in The History of Dakota Territory by George W. Kingsbury. His name was Rolluf Anderson. Its in volume five, published in 1915.
As far as dark money, the pittance I get doesn’t amount to much at all, but George Soros is a source of light. After all he took out Viktor Orban who is among the blessed trilogy worshipped by Magas.
I’m sure if he is the Rolluf Anderson buried in Dell Rapids, Mr. Lansing probably has some ethnic advice of some sort for you and the fellow from Meråker kommune, Nord-Trøndelag fylke, Norway. grudznick abides, and has no beefs with your ancestor, Mr. Anderson, as I am sure he was a swell fellow who liked the beauty pageants as much as any, be they crewed by local ladies or otherwise.
Thumbnail Scandinavians:
Swede’s names end in “sen” or “ssen”.
Norsk names end in “son”.
German names end in what job they did or where their ancestors lived.
Don’t believe me? Watch Olympic hockey or football and survey the players’ names.