Laura Kaeppeler
| Laura Kaeppeler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 2, 1988 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Residence | Malibu, California |
| Alma mater |
St. Joseph High School Carthage College |
| Title | Miss Kenosha 2010 Miss Southern Wisconsin 2011 Miss Wisconsin 2011 Miss America 2012 |
| Term | January 14, 2012 - January 12, 2013 |
| Predecessor | Teresa Scanlan |
| Successor | Mallory Hagan |
| Spouse(s) | Mike Fleiss (m. 2014-present) |
| Children | Benjamin (b. 2015) |
Laura Marie Kaeppeler-Fleiss (born March 2, 1988) is an American beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss America 2012 on January 14, 2012, representing the state of Wisconsin. Kaeppeler was the first woman representing Wisconsin to win Miss America since Terry Anne Meeuwsen won Miss America 1973.
Kaeppeler was born to Jeff and Sue Kaeppeler in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In 2009 Kaeppeler won the title of Miss Kenosha. She then went on to win the talent preliminary award and was second runner-up to Miss Wisconsin 2010, Kimberly Sawyer. One year later Kaeppeler won the title of Miss Southern Wisconsin 2010. 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 won Miss America. She attended St. Joseph High School and Carthage College, where she graduated in 2010 with a degree in music.
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.
In the preliminary competition, Kaeppeler won the talent portion and a $2,000 scholarship with her rendition of the Luigi Arditi waltz "Il Bacio". She chose a platform of supporting and mentoring children of incarcerated parents, as her father served 18 months in prison for mail fraud.
In the lifestyle and fitness competition, she wore a white bikini, and for her evening gown, Kaeppeler wore a black customized Tony Bowls beaded dress.
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