Six new queens were crowned at the 2025 Miss Juneteenth Minnesota State Pageant at North Central University in Minneapolis on June 7. From left to right: Brielle Salifu, Nyelle Salifu, Khamani ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Madam Juneteenth honored Black women ages 31-39 in Minnesota's second annual pageant. Sannia Elzia, a small business owner and Mendota Heights resident, was crowned June 7 as the pageant ...

MARINE ON ST. CROIX, Minn. - A Minnesota woman is believed to be the first in the country with Down syndrome to compete in a Miss USA state pageant. Mikayla Holmgren, a Bethel University student, ...

A Muslim woman has become the first to compete in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant while fully clothed. Halima Aden made the semifinals of the competition over the weekend while wearing a hijab. She ...

The Miss USA 2025 pageant was held in Reno, Nevada, on Friday night. Miss Nebraska won the crown. I attended the finals for both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. There were surprise scholarships, ...

Miss USA 2025 will take place on Oct. 24, featuring contestants from 50 states and Washington, D.C. The 74th iteration of the Miss USA pageant returns this Friday, Oct. 24. 51 contestants will take ...

Last weekend, Rochester native Madeline Van Ert'sreign as Miss Minnesota officially came to an end as she handed off the crown and the title to Miss Minnesota 2017, Brianna Drevlow, at last weekend's ...