Mikayla Holmgren became the first woman with Down Syndrome to compete in state beauty pageant

History was made Saturday during the Miss Minnesota USA pageant when the beauty competition included its first contestant with Down syndrome.
Mikayla Holmgren became the first woman with Down syndrome to compete in the beauty pageant. The 22-year-old is from Stillwater, Minnesota -- which is nearly 30 miles west of Minneapolis.

Mikayla Holmgren became the first woman with Down Syndrome to compete in state beauty pageant