Kristina Janolo, (born February 20, 1987) is an American

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titleholder from

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, who was named

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2011. She represented Florida in the 2012 Miss America pageant, where she reached the top 13. She is the first Filipino-American winner for the Miss Florida title. Janolo studied at the

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, where she majored in marketing. She also graduated from Bishop Moore Catholic High School in Orlando Florida, where her younger sister, Samantha attended. She is UCF's fourth Miss Florida winner, after

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in 2003 who went on to be crowned

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, Rachael Todd in 2009, and

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in 2010.

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* 1987 births American pageant participants of Filipino descent Living people Miss America 2012 delegates People from Kissimmee, Florida University of Central Florida alumni {{US-pageant-bio-stub