Caitlin Brunell

Caitlin Brunell
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Caitlin Brunell Seattle, Washington
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Title(s)	Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2007 Miss Jacksonville Teen USA 2009 Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008
Major competition(s)	Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 (winner)

Caitlin Brunell (born May 1992 in Seattle, Washington)^[1] from Great Falls, Virginia is a contestant who won the Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 title in August 2007.

Brunell is the daughter of Stacey and Mark Brunell, a NFL quarterback who currently plays for the New York Jets. 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.^[1] She was home schooled through middle school and spent her freshman year at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School.^[2]

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. Just recently, Caitlin also won the Miss Jacksonville's Teen USA in Florida.

She was also crowned Queen Shenandoah LXXXIV at the 84th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on April 30, 2011 in Winchester, Virginia.^[3]

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.^[4]

Caitlin was also the topic of discussion during an episode of Hard Knocks featuring the New York Jets, backup QB Mark Brunell discusses his college-bound daughter with 23-year old starting QB Mark Sanchez.

References

^ ^a ^b "Tracks, Tds, and a toddler: keeping up with Caitlin... Brunell's Sporting Life revolves around daughter". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 1993-05-15.
^ "Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008 profile". MAO Teen. http://www.maoteen.org/2008_titleholder/bio.htm.
^ Queen Shenandoah LXXXIV: Caitlin Brunell
^ Centazzo, Kim (2007-05-02). "Kniffin Collects Dresses, Makes Prom Reality". Connection Newspapers.

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Preceded by Maria DeSantis	Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2008	Succeeded by Taylor Fitch
Preceded by Brittany Young	Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen 2007	Succeeded by Lexie Overholt

Virginia Pageant Winners

Miss Virginia	Kylene Barker (1978) · Shannon Noelle DePuy (1990) · Nicole Johnson (1998) · Jennifer Pitts (2002) · Nancy Redd (2003) · Kristi Lauren Glakas (2005) · Caressa Cameron (2009)

Miss Virginia USA	Wendy Dascomb (1969) · Deborah Shelton (1970) · Donna Dixon (1976) · Lynn Herring (1977) · Tanquil Collins (1983) · Patricia Southall (1994) · Kellie Lightbourn (1999) · Julie Laipply (2002) · Kristi Lauren Glakas (2004) · Jennifer Pitts (2005) · Amber Copley (2006) · Lauren Barnette (2007) · Tori Hall (2008) · Maegan Phillips (2009) · Samantha Casey (2010)

Miss Virginia Teen USA	Kristi Lauren Glakas (1999) · Lauren Barnette (2002) · Amber Copley (2003) · Tori Hall (2005) · Samantha Casey (2006)

Miss Virginia's Outstanding Teen	Caitlin Brunell (2007)

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Name	Brunell, Caitlin
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Date of birth	1992
Place of birth	Seattle, Washington
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