Laura Marie Kaeppeler was born on March 2,1988 and is an American beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss America 2012 on January 14,2012, representing the state of Wisconsin.
11 Facts About Laura Kaeppeler
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Laura Kaeppeler was briefly on the board of directors for the Miss America Organization.
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Laura Kaeppeler was born to Jeff and Sue Laura Kaeppeler in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Laura Kaeppeler then went on to win the talent preliminary award and was second runner-up to Miss Wisconsin 2010, Kimberly Sawyer.
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One year later Laura Kaeppeler won the title of Miss Southern Wisconsin 2010.
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At the 2011 Miss Wisconsin Pageant, she won the preliminary talent award, which she tied with Raeanna Johnson, who later took over the Miss Wisconsin title after Laura Kaeppeler won Miss America.
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Laura Kaeppeler attended St Joseph High School and Carthage College, where she graduated in 2010 with a degree in music.
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Laura Kaeppeler was Wisconsin's representative at the Miss America 2012 competition held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Theatre for the Performing Arts of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on January 14,2012.
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Laura Kaeppeler chose a platform of supporting and mentoring children of incarcerated parents, as her father served 18 months in prison for mail fraud.
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Laura Kaeppeler met President Obama through a joint meeting with the Children's Miracle Network Hospital Champions at the White House.
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Laura Kaeppeler is currently the co-host of the Health Interrupted Podcast with celebrity fitness trainer Gina Lombardi.