{"id":311773,"date":"2024-05-05T15:32:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T20:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=311773"},"modified":"2024-05-06T10:55:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T15:55:41","slug":"down-syndrome-miss-delaware-teen-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/down-syndrome-miss-delaware-teen-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen with Down syndrome crowned Miss Delaware Teen USA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kayla Kosmalski, a 17-year-old teenager with Down syndrome, has just made history. She was just crowned Miss Delaware Teen USA, and will become the first contestant with Down syndrome in the national Miss USA pageant.<\/p>\n

Kosmalski has been a busy girl \u2014 she is an honors student, a swimmer, and a cheerleader, in addition to working as a model. She’s about to graduate high school, and has been accepted to 11 colleges. On top of all of that, she decided to compete in the Miss Delaware Teen USA pageant… and won<\/em>.<\/p>\n

She told Delaware Live<\/a> that her crown is dedicated to all people with Down syndrome and disabilities. \u201cEveryone can do anything if they dream big and achieve goals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In the audience, her mother, Amy Kosmalski, was sobbing as she watched her daughter win. As Kayla walked across the stage, she spotted her mom and pointed to her, joking with Delaware Live that Amy \u201chas been crying my entire life.\u201d<\/p>\n