Miss america

• LAS VEGAS (AP) — The nations newest Miss America is a 23-year-old Wisconsin brunette who had long conversations with her family mulling whether or not to make her fathers jail time for mail fraud the heart of her campaign in the beauty pageant.
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• When Laura Kaeppeler was crowned Miss America on Saturday, she was already known as a stunning brunette who could belt out opera and didnt think Miss America should declare a political party.
(People)
• Tucked between the New Hampshire primary and Ground Hog Day, and directly competing against an NFL playoff game, was last nights annual Miss America pageant.
(Daily Review & Sunday Review)
• Laura Kaeppeler of Wisconsin was crowned Miss America 2012 Saturday night. The gorgeous 23-year-old brunette said her crowning moment was a blur.
(International Business Times)
• Winning the year-long crown and $50,000 in scholarship cash was Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler of Kenosha, Wisc. -- a trained opera singer who initially wanted to become a speech therapist but will now use her winnings to earn a law degree.
(YAHOO!)
• Laura Kaeppeler, a 23-year-old from Wisconsin, won the Miss America 2012 beauty pageant on Saturday evening.
(International Business Times)
• The spectacular flameout of Tim Tebow and his Denver Broncos in the NFL playoffs Saturday night may or may not crimp Tebowmania, but early numbers suggest it gave a boost to the ratings for this years Miss America Pageant on ABC.
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