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South Dakota Native January Jones Shares Photo Prior to SAG Awards

January Jones in the 1980's
January Jones in the 1980's

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South Dakota native and Hollywood actress January Jones, from the AMC television series "Mad Men," got the public talking over the weekend. She posted a photo of herself from the 1980's as a contestant in a Miss Teen South Dakota Pageant. Jones shared the photo on her Instagram account and says she posted it in honor of “all the pretty ladies getting dolled up for the SAG [Screen Actors Guild] awards.” Jones grew up in Hecla, South Dakota, but she also spent time in Sioux Falls. She graduated high school at Sioux Falls Roosevelt.

Nate Wek is currently the sports content producer and sports and rec beat reporter for South Dakota Public Broadcasting. He is a graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism Broadcasting and a minor in Leadership. From 2010-2013 Nate was the Director of Gameday Media for the Sioux Falls Storm (Indoor Football League) football team. He also spent 2012 and 2013 as the News and Sports Director of KSDJ Radio in Brookings, SD. Nate, his wife Sarah, and three sons, Braxan, Jordy, and Anders live in Canton, SD.