Miss South Dakota State Fair

Reigning Miss South Dakota State Fair Jordan Wagner

Hello!   I’m so incredibly excited to be your 2025 Miss State Fair. I grew up on a ranch in Western Nebraska, where I lived with my mom, dad, and older sister.  My family is many generations deep in agriculture.  I am a graduate of 4-H, where I have shown at one time/through all my years rabbits, pigs, ducks, cows, horses, sheep along with static projects. My favorite project is pigs. I am of the one percentile of all FFA members, completing my final SAE swine project to earn my American degree.

The South Dakota State Fair is part of the great history of our state.  In 1885, Governor Pierce signed a legislation act of the Territorial Legislature creating the Board of Agriculture.  The function of this board was to organize an annual event of agriculture products, known as the ”Annual Territorial Fair", with Huron winning the bid to host the first state fair in 1885.  In 1905 it was decided that the State Fair needed to have one location instead of changing locations amongst the bigger bidding cities, Huron was that location.

I joined the Miss America program to have a bigger voice for agriculture and myself. South Dakota is an agricultural state with 12.9 Billion dollars of our state’s revenue coming from agriculture. Our agriculture population is aging with the average age of producers being 57.2. This means that the next generations are not getting  involved. As your 2025 Miss State Fair, I have taken a grassroots campaign style to spread interest and reconnect people with agriculture.  I am going to schools and talking to classes about how you can be involved in your own food source and what it takes. It doesn’t take acreage to be involved. Follow me on Facebook or Instagram to catch up with all my adventures.

More about me:
I am the youngest in my family.
My favorite agriculture project is my pigs (my sister and I raise our own pigs to show, sell, and yes eat.)
I am scared of chickens but love my Ducks
My favorite food is potato chips with cocktail sauce (don’t judge till you try it), mashed potatoes, and French fries.
My favorite color of the moment is pink.
My mom makes a lot of my pageant clothes.
I live by Rapid City with my family’s (now my) two fat cats: King Ben and Princess Patches.
I drive a manual car that I bought with earning from my animal sales.
I attend Cosmetology school.
I am proud of my background and excited to have a bigger voice as your 2025 Miss State Fair. 

Reigning Miss South Dakota State Fair Outstanding Teen Taya Ritterbush

I am a 17 year old full time dual credit student at the University of South Dakota, and a passionate musician.  In the summer, I work as a swim coach at the local swimming pool in my hometown of Hot Springs.  I love working with kids, and my job has been a great inspiration for my passion for promoting visibility and accessbility for swimmers with disabilities.  Becoming a swim coach was what gave me my passion for my platform!  I am very excited to have the opportunity to be Miss State Fair Teen, and I cannot wait to represent this title at Miss South Dakota!  I am always looking for opportunities to showcase my musical talents and continue my professional growth both on and off stage.  As a trumpet player, choral singer, and theater enthusiast, I relish the opportunity to play in front of people and share the joy of music.

My CSI is calling Swimming in Inclusion and Floating in Diversity.  As a swim coach, I get the opportunity to interact with children from many different walks fo life, this includes children with disabilities.  I can see in my own workplace, the impact that comes from working to make people feel included.  When kids feel included, they visibly start to peform better and are more likely to graduate to the next level of swimmer.  It was through my job and knowing the power of inclusion my CSI was born.  Inclusion and visibility are important in all walks of life, from business to athletics and much further on.  With the platform that the Miss State Fair gives me, I hope to promote the voices of inclusion for all people with a focus on para swimmers.  Let's 'Swim in Inclusion and Float in Diversity'!

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