Mikayla Holmgren, 22, became a “trailblazer” when she became the first person with Down syndrome to compete in the Miss Minnesota pageant!
Mikayla Holmgren (right)
“I’m really good at them because it’s my passion,” Holmgren said of her pageantry experience. “It’s really fun. As I do more pageants and I’m really proud of myself … this is my dream.”
The 22-year-old was previously crowned Minnesota Junior Miss Amazing in 2015 and competed in the national Junior Miss Amazing in Los Angeles.
“Mikayla is a trailblazer,” executive co-director of the pageant, Denise Wallace said. Wallace said “that she is the epitome of what the Miss Universe Organization strives to look for in contestants — someone who is confidently beautiful.”
This was the second year the pageant made history. Last year, A Halima Aden, a Somali-American woman who was a semi-finalist in last year’s pageant, was the first person to compete wearing a hijab.
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