Fans can follow Vrieze on Instagram at @missamericamn. Vrieze is the second person from the Park Rapids area to compete in Miss America. Laurie Saarinen was crowned Miss Park Rapids in 1981, won Miss ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — A Park Rapids woman and Twin Cities teen were crowned Miss Minnesota and Miss Minnesota's Teen 2025 on Friday. Emma Vrieze, a nursing student from Park Rapids, won Miss ...