I could have posted on world trends in Taiwan (pro-China leader Ma Ying-jeou re-elected), Scotland (will vote to secede in 2014) and the Middle East (coming end of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and Ali Abdullah Saleh in Yemen), but this Sunday, so, in follow-up to my blog yesterday: Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppler, is the 2012 Miss America:
In the opening introductory statements of the 53 competitors, she stood out as the most beautiful. Her public service focus is to support and mentor children of incarcerated parents...no doubt because her father served 18 months in a Federal Prison for mail fraud. He is out of jail now, and at the pageant in Las Vegas indicated "this was the best day in my life."
I spent my day at the SONY Open, and checked my blood pressure after an alcoholic drink (no change) and cigar (also, no change)--I bought one of those wrist gizmos. All seems well, after a fiery week with a high blood pressure scare. Tadd Fujikawa did okay. Here he is at the 16th after a good shot. Note the waves in the background:
I spent my day at the SONY Open, and checked my blood pressure after an alcoholic drink (no change) and cigar (also, no change)--I bought one of those wrist gizmos. All seems well, after a fiery week with a high blood pressure scare. Tadd Fujikawa did okay. Here he is at the 16th after a good shot. Note the waves in the background:
Laura Kaeppeler | Miss America 2012 | Miss America 2012 Winner | Miss Southern Wisconsin 2011 | Miss Wisconsin 2011
Laura Kaeppeler has won the 91st Miss America beauty pageant. Laura Kaeppeler has been crowned Miss America 2012 by Teresa Scanlan (Miss America 2011) at the Theatre for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on 14th January, 2012.
Laura Kaeppeler's Profile:
| NAME | Laura Kaeppeler |
| BIRTH DATE | March 1988 |
| BIRTH PLACE | Kenosha, Wiscosin |
| AGE | 23 years |
| HAIR COLOR | Brunette |
| HOME TOWN | Kenosha |
| STATE | Wisconsin |
| EDUCATION | a degree in music from St. Joseph High School Carthage College in 2010 |
| TALENT | Operatic Vocal |
| AMBITION | To become a Speech Pathologist |
| PREVIOUS AWARDS | |
| Miss Southern Wisconsin 2011 | |
| Miss Wisconsin 2011 | |
| AWARDS | Miss America 2012 Winner |
Miss America 2012'S Semifinalists :
| AWARD NAME | WINNER |
| Miss America 2012 | Laura Kaeppeler (Wisconsin) |
| FIRST RUNNER-UP | Betty Thompson (Oklahoma) |
| SECOND RUNNER-UP | Katilin Monte (New York) |
| THIRD RUNNER-UP | Jennifer Sedler (Arizona) |
| FORTH RUNNER-UP | Noelle Freeman (California) |
Laura Kaeppeler (Wisconsin) : Miss America 2012 Winner
Betty Thompson (Oklahoma) : First Runner Up
Katilin Monte (New York) : Second Runner Up
Jennifer Sedler (Arizona) : Third Runner Up
Noelle Freeman (California) : Forth Runner Up
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| Miss America 2012 |
Miss Wisconsin 2011 Laura Kaeppeler, one of 53 Miss America pageant queens, becomes the Miss America 2012. A panel of seven judges was set to pick the Miss America on Saturday night during a live telecast on ABC, the culmination of a week of preliminary competitions and months of preparations for the titleholders from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
"There are many of you out there — and I was one of them — but it doesn't have to define you," Kaeppeler told The Associated Press after winning the crown and $50,000 scholarship on Saturday night. To win, she said beauty queens and politicians should remember they represent all Americans, sang an opera song and strutted in a white bikini and black evening gown.
Her looks, smarts and personal vocation impressed a panel of seven celebrity judges enough to give her the next year with the title. Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson came in second, while Miss New York Kaitlyn Monte placed third.
Kaeppeler, 23, replaces Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska, who won last year at age 17 and plans to use her scholarship to pay for law school. As the new Miss America, Kaeppeler will spend the next year touring the country to speak to different groups and raising money for the Children's Miracle Network, the Miss America Organization's official charity. She now says she intends to use the scholarship money to pursue a law degree and become a family attorney who specializes in helping children of incarcerated adults.
Laura Kaeppeler in Swim Suit!Miss America 2012 Winner Laura Kaeppeler
Laura Kaeppeler, Miss Wisconsin, competes in the swimsuit competition during the 2012 Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 14, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kaeppeler went on to be crowned the new Miss America.
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