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MASSACHUSETTS 2012
MINNESOTA 2012

Kristen Danyal was Miss Michigan USA 2012

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Detroit

Miss Michigan Teen USA 2009 (Semi-finalist at Miss USA)

Top 16 at Miss USA 2012

A native of Detroit, Miss Michigan USA 2012 Kristen Danyal represented Michigan at the Miss USA 2012 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kristen was the first Miss Michigan Teen USA to win Miss Michigan USA. She made the semi-finals at both pageants.

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Meet Miss Michigan Teen USA 2012 Courtney Pizzimenti

Kristen's sister titleholder was Miss Michigan Teen USA 2012 Courtney Pizzimenti. Click here to visit Courtney's profile and check out photos of their year together.
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Miss USA photos
State pageant photos
Professional photos
Previous pageant photos
Farewell photos

Meet Miss Michigan Teen USA 2012 Courtney Pizzimenti

Kristen's sister titleholder was Miss Michigan Teen USA 2012 Courtney Pizzimenti. Click here to visit Courtney's profile and check out photos of their year together.
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Miss USA pageant photos

Competing in the Miss USA pageant is once-in-a-lifetime event few get to experience. Here are Kristen’s official Miss USA photos.

State pageant photos

The on-stage moments, the tension of the final two and the glory of the crowning, here are Kristen’s state pageant photos.

Professional photos

Lights, camera, action!  Professional photoshoots are one of the perks that comes from winning a title.

Previous pageant photos

There’s nothing better than watching a contestant progress from year to year! Here’s a look back at Kristen’s previous pageant photos.

Farewell photos

All beautiful things must come to an end, no matter how bittersweet. See Kristen’s farewell walk and other candids from the weekend she crowned her successor Jaclyn Schultz as Miss Michigan USA 2013.

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