Woman With Down Syndrome Competes In A Miss USA Pageant For The First Time In History 0 18. Beauty Pageant Win Image: CBS Sacramento Mikalya applied and competed in the Minnesota Miss Amazing pageant. This pageant is open to women with disabilities to help build confidence and allow them to grow their skills and talents. But was she ready for such a huge challenge? Here’s how everything started… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25