Kaye Lani Rae Rafko

Kaye Lani Rae Rafko

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On September 19, 1987, Rafko was named as the Miss America 1988, after winning the Miss Michigan pageant of 1987. Rafko has participated in a number of fundraising activities and has been a vocal advocate for nursing and hospice programs. She has addressed medical professional organizations around the world on the topic of nursing, including groups in Malaysia, Paris, Rome, and Singapore.

Rafko is a Registered Nurse and is married to Charles (Chuck) Wilson, with whom she has three children, Nicholas, Alana, and Joseph. She is the president of Gabby’s Ladder, a bereavement program for children and their families. In the Miss America competition her platform included help for hospice services and her talent was a tahitian dancing performance.

Trivia

* Kaye Lani Rae Rafko is 5'10" (1.78 m) tall.
* She makes a brief appearance in the 1989 documentary film "Roger & Me", by Michael Moore. In the film, Moore questions Rafko during her appearance in a parade in Flint, Michigan.
* Rafko's younger brother, Nick, played football at the University of Wisconsin from 1989-1993. He was killed in a car accident on June 26, 1994.
* A street in Monroe, Michigan, her hometown, is named for her.

External links

* [http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1980/1988.asp Kaye Lani Rae Rafko profile] on missamerica.org
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* [http://www.missmichigan.org/former_miss_michigans.html Former Miss Michigans]
* [http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031102/ART16/111010114 2003 article from the ToledoBlade.com]


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