Former Timberwolves Dancer is Miss Minnesota USA 2011
by Molly Reuter
KSTP.com
A Plymouth native is the next Miss Minnesota USA. Brittany Thelemann was crowned Sunday night at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center during the 2011 Miss Minnesota USA and Miss Minnesota Teen USA pageant.
Thelemann, a former NBA dancer with the Timberwolves and a graduate of St. Thomas University, was also named Miss Congeniality at the pageant finals. This award was voted on by other contestants.
The competition, which is held annually in Burnsville, consists of three proportional segments: evening gown, swimwear and interview. Eligible young women must be between the ages of 14 and 26 and be unmarried residents of Minnesota in order to compete in the pageant.
Hannah Corbett of Excelsior was crowned Miss Minnesota Teen USA. Both titleholders will now advance and compete next year at the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA national pageants.
