Caitlin Brunell (born May 17, 1992) from

Great Falls, Virginia Great Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 15,427, an increase of 80.5% from the 2000 census. History Colonial farm settlements began to form in the area a ...

won the

Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss America's Outstanding Teen is an American scholarship Beauty pageant, pageant. It is the sister program to the Miss America Organization, and it aims to "promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community in ...

2008 title in August 2007. In 2014, she was crowned

Miss Alabama The Miss Alabama competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Alabama in the annual Miss America Competition. Alabama has won three Miss America titles: Deidre Downs in 2005, Heather Whitestone (the first deaf w ...

and represented the state at the

Miss America 2015 Miss America 2015, the 88th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sunday, September 14, 2014. Miss America 2014, Nina Davuluri crowned the winner, Miss New York, Kira Kazantsev, making it the third c ...

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 Mark Allen Brunell (born September 17, 1970) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played in the NFL for nineteen seasons and is best k ...

, a former NFL quarterback. She was home schooled through middle school and spent her freshman year at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. She attended high school at Providence School. She is a 2014 graduate of the

University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the publ ...

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

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 The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival ("The Bloom") is a 14-day festival held annually in spring in Winchester, Virginia. First held in 1924, it is one of the oldest civic celebrations in the Commonwealth of Virginia. History The festival was f ...

on April 30, 2011, in

Winchester, Virginia Winchester is the most north western independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Frederick County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Winchester wit ...

. In 2012, she was chosen as Miss University of Alabama. In 2013, she was crowned Miss Rocket City and was a top-11 semi-finalist for

2013. In June 2014, competing as Miss Leeds Area, Brunell was crowned

. In September 2014, she represented the state at the

pageant. 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. Brunell won a Quality of Life Award for her community work with Caitlin's Closet.

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.

References

External links

*
Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen official websiteMiss America's Outstanding Teen official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunell, Caitlin 1992 births Living people Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School alumni Miss Alabama winners Miss America 2015 delegates Miss America's Outstanding Teen delegates People from Great Falls, Virginia University of Alabama alumni