From Scrubs to Sashes: Dragon Nursing Student Crowned Miss Minnesota 2025
Nursing student Emma Vrieze proves that grit, humility, and heart can take you anywhere, even to the Miss America stage. The Park Rapids native was crowned Miss Minnesota 2025, and she’s bringing her passion for healthcare and water safety to the national spotlight.
Emma has a busy schedule as she is also president of MSUM’s Letters of Love Club, minoring in psychology, and works at Essentia Health as a float team nurse.
Emma credits Moorhead with teaching her how to manage all the changes in her life.
“MSUM taught me to put all my effort into what I’m working toward to get the result I want,” she says. “I’m so proud to be a Dragon and to represent Northern Minnesota on a national stage.”
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