Hannah Marie Wagner is an American dancer, choreographer, and

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titleholder from

Wichita, Kansas Wichita ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Sedgwick County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 397,532. The Wichita metro area had a population of 647,610 in 2020. It is located in ...

, who was crowned

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2015. She competed for the

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title in September 2015.

Pageant career

In October 2014, Wagner was crowned Miss Augusta 2015 which made her eligible to compete at the 2015 Miss Kansas pageant in

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. In her first attempt at the state title, Wagner entered the state pageant in June 2015 as one of 35 finalists. Over the two days of preliminary competition, Wagner won the Wednesday swimwear portion and the Thursday talent portion. Wagner's preliminary competition talent was performing

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to a selection from '' Swan Lake''. Her platform is "Fighting Women’s Complacency in the Workplace". Wagner won the statewide competition on Saturday, June 6, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Kansas titleholder Amanda Sasek. She earned more than $5,000 in scholarship money from the state pageant. As Miss Kansas, her activities include public appearances across the state.

Vying for Miss America 2016

Wagner was Kansas' representative at the

pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015. In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition. She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state's representative.

Early life and education

Wagner is a native of

, and a 2014 graduate of Wichita High School East. Her father is Mark Wagner and her mother is Krista Wagner. Wagner is a student at

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, majoring in business. While a student at Wichita State, Wagner became a member of the

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international women's fraternity. In 2017, Wagner accepted the position of choreographer for the

pageant before permanently relocating to

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, Utah.

References

External links

Miss Kansas official website
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