Miss Wisconsin Crowned Miss America 2012

Miss America, Laura Kaeppeler Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler may be the new Miss America. Kaeppeler, 23, will get a $50,000 scholarship and can represent the pageant for the following year. On her talent, she carried out operatic vocals at Saturday night's competition, held at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino and located by Chris Harrison. Catch on present day latest news Kaeppeler stated she'll concentrate on emphasizing the significance of education and intends to use her winning scholarship money to visit law school, based on People. Kaeppeler is simply the second Miss Wisconsin to win your competition in the 91-year history. The 2-hour pageant - which once attracted hundreds of countless audiences and was probably the most-viewed annual occasions on tv - averaged 6.68 million people on ABC along with a 1.8 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds, a 13 percent increase versus. this past year.