Miss Minnesota USA 2020 Taylor Fondie, 23, of Ham Lake, Minnesota, United States will crown her successor at the Ames Center in Burnsville, Minnesota on August 1, 2021. It will be the 65th edition of the state-level beauty pageant that selects Minnesota’s represented for Miss USA, which selects the Miss Universe candidate of the U.S.

Currently, Minnesota has 15 Miss USA placements. Representing the state, Barbara Peterson won the title in 1976.

There are 29 women competing for the Miss Minnesota USA 2021 title. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 10 candidates:

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#10. Yashmin Nagujja

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#9. Sady Ly

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#8. Muna Ali

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#7. Kala Schmidt

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#6. Elle Gilbert

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#5. Cara Rgnonti

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#4. Nicole Perlstein

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#3. Katarina Spasojevic

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#2. Hajamaya Mulbah

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#1. Darby Davis (Minneapolis)