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Native
woman second runner-up at Miss America pageant
Elyse
Umemoto, a member of the Yakama Nation of Washington,
placed second runner-up in the Miss America pageant in
January.
Umemoto
said she was "thrilled" about her finish. She
left the competition with $20,000 in scholarship money.
In
addition to being Yakama, Umemoto is German, Hispanic
and Japanese. Her platform as Miss Washington is "Embracing
Diversity, Empowering Women."
Umemoto
grew up in Wapato, on the Yakama Reservation. She is a
student at Pacific Lutheran University and plans to attend
law school.
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