The contestants were judged on a private interview with the judges (25%), talent (35%), evening gown (20%), on-stage question (5%), and swimsuit (15%).
Miss South Dakota 2017 Final Results
Miss SD 2017 Miranda Mack
1st runner up Carrie Wintle
2nd runner up Evy Johnson
3rd runner up Rachel Evangelisto
4th runner up Isabel MacLachlan
Nine semi-finalists: Carly Goodhart, Isabella Garcia, Amber Hulse, Isabel MacLachlan, Rachel Evangelisto, Miranda Mack, Heather Egbert, Carrie Wintle, Evy Johnson.
Placements of the state of South Dakota at Miss America
Miss Americas: N/A
1st runners-up: Irene O'Connor (1951)
2nd runners-up: N/A
3rd runners-up: N/A
4th runners-up: N/A
Semi-finalists: Marlene Rieb (1952), Mary Harum (1971), Barbara Guthmiller (1975), Alexandra Hoffman (2009)