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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler, left, standing next to Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan reacts Saturday after being crowned Miss America at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler reacts Saturday after being crowned Miss America at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler, left and Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson react Saturday after Kaeppeler is named Miss America at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler reacts Saturday after being crowned Miss America at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Kaeppeler went on to win the contest.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Kaeppeler went on to win the contest.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Kaeppeler went on to win the contest.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Kaeppeler went on to win the contest.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Kaeppeler went on to win the contest.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Kaeppeler went on to win the contest.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler reacts Saturday after being crowned Miss America at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
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Hosts Chris Harrison and Brooke Burke stand Saturday with Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler during the 2012 Miss America Pageant at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Kaeppeler went on to win the contest.
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Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant at The Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Thomson placed second in the Pageant while Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler went on to win.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler, left, and Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson react Saturday as Kaeppeler is named Miss America during the 2012 Miss America Pageant.
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Miss New York Kaitlin Monte competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant. Monte placed third in the pageant.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler, left, Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson and Miss New York Kaitlin Monte react Saturday as Monte is named second runner up during the 2012 Miss America Pageant.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler reacts Saturday after being crowned Miss America.
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Miss Wisconsin Laura Kaeppeler, left, Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson, Miss Arizona Jennifer Sedler, Miss New York Kaitlin Monte and Miss California Noelle Freeman compete Saturday as the top five finalists during the 2012 Miss America Pageant.
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Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant. Thomson placed second in the pageant.
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Miss Oklahoma Betty Thompson competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant. Thomson placed second.
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Miss New York Kaitlin Monte competes Saturday during the 2012 Miss America Pageant. Monte placed third.
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