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MICHIGAN 2012
MISSISSIPPI 2012

Nitaya Panemalaythong was Miss Minnesota USA 2012

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A native of Savage, Nitaya Panemalaythong was crowned Miss Minnesota USA on 27 November 2011 and represented Minnesota at the Miss USA 2012 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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MICHIGAN 2012
MISSISSIPPI 2012

Meet Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2012 Kendra Berger

Nitaya's sister titleholder was Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2012 Kendra Berger. Click here to visit Kendra's profile and check out photos of their year together.
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Miss USA photos
State pageant photos
Professional photos
Candid and Appearance photos
Farewell photos
After the Crown

Meet Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2012 Kendra Berger

Nitaya's sister titleholder was Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2012 Kendra Berger. Click here to visit Kendra'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 Nitaya’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 Nitaya’s state pageant photos.

Professional photos

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

Candid & Appearance photos

From events straight after her crowning to her final appearances before she passed on her crown, here’s a look at all the appearances Nitaya made during her reign, as well as other candid photos during her year.

Farewell photos

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

After the crown

Winning a state title is a sisterhood for life. Here are Nitaya’s “after the crown” photos.

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