ONU's own Miss Minnesota wins Miss American talent competition on Thursday
Hold on to your seats, Ada.
Miss Minnesota, Rebecca Yeh, 20, an Ohio Northern University student, won the $2,000 scholarship in the talent competition in the Miss America contest, held Thursday night in Atlantic City.
She performed a violin solo and is reported to have said, "I'm going to sleep with this," while holding her award after the competition.
Yeh, who wants to be a pharmacist, said she has no plans to pursue a career in music, but loves playing the violin for others. She began taking lessons at 4 years of age because she was trying to keep up with her older brother, she said.
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