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Best Buddies’ Mikayla Holmgren Becomes First Woman with Down Syndrome to Compete in Miss Minnesota USA Pageant

Best Buddies’ Mikayla Holmgren Becomes First Woman with Down Syndrome to Compete in Miss Minnesota USA Pageant

Best Buddies’ Mikayla Holmgren Becomes First Woman with Down Syndrome to Compete in Miss Minnesota USA Pageant

Oct 17, 2017 | News Archive |

Mikayla Holmgren is making history by becoming the first woman with DownMikayla Holmgren Syndrome to compete in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant – which is also a first for the Miss USA pageant in any state. We celebrate her life to inspire others to dream big without limits.
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