Pageants’ winners announced

Mrs. North Dakota, Miss North Dakota and Miss Teen North Dakota International Pageants state finals were Dec. 3 in Fargo.

The winners were Mrs. North Dakota Ashley Voigt, a speech-language specialist employed by Beyond Boundaries of Fargo, Miss ND International 2012 Erica Lemna, a nursing student at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, and Miss Teen ND International 2012 Olivia Naylor, Fargo.

First runner-up in the Mrs. division was Erin Bertel, Fargo, and second runner-up was Hope Adam, Fargo. In the Miss division, first runner-up was Taylor Wagner, Lisbon, a student at North Dakota State University, Fargo, and second runner-up was Rachel Allickson, Rugby. In the teen division, first runner-up was Annalisse Kragerud, Fargo, and second runner-up was Grace Sproule, Grand Forks.

The winners will represent the state this year and earn the right to compete at the Mrs., Miss and Miss Teen International pageants in July in Chicago. They will also work with The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women campaign, the official alliance between Go Red and North Dakota International Pageants.

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