Marshall County Snow Queens brought the smiles at Saturday’s state festival. Langford Area was represented by Megan Gustafson and Britton Area by Jayden Bender.
Bender Wins Second Runner-Up
The Marshall County snow queens continued to see success at this past weekend’s state festival in Aberdeen. This time, the senior candidates got their chance to shine, and one local queen was chosen for the queen’s court.
Britton Area Snow Queen Jayden Bender was chosen as the second runner-up on Saturday. Jayden is a senior at Britton-Hecla High School and is the daughter of Tammy and Jason Bender of Britton.
Olivia Hadrick of Faulkton was crowned as the 2024 South Dakota Snow Queen. Other members of the queen’s court included first runner-up Morgan Sumption of Frederick Area. Miss Congeniality was awarded to Faith Fliehs of Groton Area.
Langford Area was well-represented by Megan Gustafson, the daughter of Jennifer and Joe Gustafson of Claremont. Megan had initially tied for Miss Congeniality though the award was given to Miss Groton after a run-off.
Last week, Britton Area Junior Snow Queen Mataya Knecht earned first runner up in the junior state festival.