Caitlin Brunell
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born | Caitlin Brunell May 17, 1992 Seattle, Washington |
|---|---|
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2007 Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 Miss Jacksonville Teen USA 2009 Miss University of Alabama 2012 Miss Rocket City 2013 Miss Leeds Area 2014 Miss Alabama 2014 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 (winner) Miss America 2015 (Top 10) |
Caitlin Brunell (born May 17, 1992 in Seattle, Washington)[1] from Great Falls, Virginia won the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 title in August 2007. In 2014, she was crowned Miss Alabama and represented the state at the Miss America 2015 competition where she was a Top Ten semi-finalist and the Quality of Life Award winner.
Early life
Brunell is the daughter of Stacey and Mark Brunell, a former NFL quarterback.[1] She was home schooled through middle school[2] and spent her freshman year at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School.[3] She graduated high school from Providence School.[citation needed] She is a 2014 graduate of the University of Alabama.[4]
Pageants
In 2007, Brunell won the Miss Greater Richmond's Outstanding Teen title and then the Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen title. She represented Virginia in the third Miss America's Outstanding Teen pageant held on August 11, 2007 and won the title. She also won a preliminary evening gown award earlier in the week. In 2008, Caitlin also won the Miss Jacksonville's Teen USA 2008 in Florida.
She was also crowned Queen Shenandoah LXXXIV at the 84th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on April 30, 2011, in Winchester, Virginia.[5] In 2012, she was chosen as Miss University of Alabama.[4][6] In 2013, she was crowned Miss Rocket City and was a top-11 semi-finalist for Miss Alabama 2013.[7]
In June 2014, competing as Miss Leeds Area, Brunell was crowned Miss Alabama.[8] In September 2014, she represented the state at the Miss America 2015 pageant.[9] She made the initial cut and competed in the swimwear, evening wear, and talent competitions to place in the top ten contestants as a semi-finalist but she was not one of the five finalists.[10] Brunell won a Quality of Life Award for her community work with Caitlin's Closet.[9]
Personal life
Brunell runs her own non-profit organization called "Caitlin's Closet", which collects donated prom gowns and distributes them to those in need.[11][2]
References
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External links
- Caitlin Brunell on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen official website
- Miss America's Outstanding Teen official website
| Preceded by | Miss Alabama 2014 |
Succeeded by Meg McGuffin |
| Preceded by
Maria DeSantis
|
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 |
Succeeded by Taylor Fitch |
| Preceded by
Brittany Young
|
Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2007 |
Succeeded by Lexie Overholt |
- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2015
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School alumni
- Miss Alabama winners
- Miss America 2015 delegates
- Miss America's Outstanding Teen delegates
- People from Seattle, Washington
- People from Fairfax County, Virginia
- University of Alabama alumni
