Mikayla Holmgren
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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Thursday, May 18, 2017, photo, Mikayla Holmgren laughs as she puts on high heels before working with beauty pageant coach Wendi Russo at Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minn. Her mother is standing to the left. Holmgren, 22, of Marine on St. Croix, Minn., is the first woman with Down Syndrome to compete in the Miss Minnesota contest. (Jean Pieri/Pioneer Press via AP)