Sidney's Cole vies for Mrs. Nebraska title

Sidney's Ylani Cole is representing Cheyenne County in the 2018 Mrs. Nebraska Pageant in April.

A native of Klerksdorp, South Africa, Cole has lived in Sidney since 2012 and serves as a change management lead at Cabela's.

Living in Pretoria, South Africa's capital city, brought Cole to Sidney.

"I was a safari coordinator there and that's how I met my husband," she said. "He worked for Cabela's Outdoor Adventures."

Pageantry has always been an important part of Cole's life.

"Back home, it is a huge deal. South Africa has been four or five times Miss Universe," she said. "We have it in smaller s...