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ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS - In this Thursday, May 18, 2017, photo, Mikayla Holmgren gives a hug to her mom, Sandi Holmgren, after she finishes working with beauty pageant coach Wendi Russo at Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minn. 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)