Miss Minnesota USA 2024 is Muna Ali of Minneota


Miss Minneota, Muna Ali was crowned Miss Minnesota USA 2024 in a state competition held on Sunday, June 23 at the Ames Center in Burnsville.

The 27-year-old fashion model and business owner who holds a bachelor's degree in pre-med succeeds last year's winner Sarah Anderson.

Muna will now prepare to represent Minnesota at the Miss USA 2024 pageant in Hollywood, California this August.

FINAL RESULTS

Miss Minnesota USA 2024 - Muna Ali (Minneota)

1st runner-up - Cara Rgnonti (Minneapolis)

2nd runner-up - Mandy Schneider (Woodbury)

3rd runner-up - Megan Rivera (Prior Lake)

4th runner-up - Brianna Smith (Minnetonka)

TOP 16

Ally Mickle (Barnum)

Bahja Mohamoud (Edina)

Brooke Critchley (Hennepin County)

Jamila Toussaint (Lake Nokomis)

Dani Thao (Long Lake)

Beloved Vawah (Minnehaha Falls)

Alyanna Mack (Plymouth)

Katie Woods (Rochester)

Cecilia Paige (Saint Paul)

Anissa Rosario (Sherburne County)

Alexis Brixius (Wayzata)

Miss Minnetonka, Grace Stahl, clinched the Miss Minnesota Teen USA 2024 title and will also head to California this summer for Miss Teen USA 2024.

Photos: Future Productions / Instagram

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