Caitlin Brunell

Pageant titleholder bio
title=Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2007
Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008
nationalcompetition=Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 (winner)
location= Seattle, Washington
birthname= Caitlin Brunell
eye color= Brown
hair color= Brown
nationality= American

Caitlin Brunell (born May 1992 in Seattle, Washington)cite news|title=Tracks, Tds, and a toddler: keeping up with Caitlin... Brunell's Sporting Life revolves around daughter|publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=1993-05-15] from Great Falls, Virginia is a contestant who won the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 title in August of 2007.

Brunell is the daughter of Stacey and Mark Brunell, a successful NFL quarterback who currently plays for the New Orleans Saints. Her parents were seniors and successful athletes at the University of Washington at the time she was born, and her father went on to play for the Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Washington Redskins, as well as the Saints. She was home schooled through middle school and spent her freshman year at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. [cite web|title=Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 profile|url=http://www.maoteen.org/2008_titleholder/bio.htm|publisher=MAO Teen]

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.

Brunell runs her own non-profit organization called "Caitlin's Closet", which collects donated prom gowns and distributes them to those in need. [cite news|title=Kniffin Collects Dresses, Makes Prom Reality|first=Kim|last=Centazzo|date=2007-05-02|publisher=Connection Newspapers]

References

External links

* [http://www.missva.com Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen official website]
* [http://www.maoteen.org Miss America's Outstanding Teen official website]